[Mr.Toad]

I just received a new MG Head OTL. It makes my ancient AKG K340s sound absolutely incredibly bloody wonderful.

One thing that surprised me is the effect of the NFB switch in OTL mode: switching to the NFB position makes the sound 'close in'. In the 0 NFB position there is a much more open sound. I can hear the same thing with some HD 580s, but less pronounced.

One odd thing was that the amp arrived from divergent with a spare set of valves, but no power cord!

 

[joelongwood]

Hi, Mr.Toad, and welcome to Head-Fi! Congratulations on your new MG Head. Your "ancient" AKG K340s happen to be a great pair of headphones, and I still get great enjoyment out of mine as well. They really need some power (not as much as the newer K501s) to sound their best, and the MG Head does a nice job, particularly with no negative feedback. It really does open them up quite a bit. That said, the K340s really come into their own with a more powerful amp such as the Sugden Headmaster. If you want to save your wallet, though, disregard my last statement and leave this site at once. If you stay here long enough, you'll be like the rest of us poor souls, who are doomed to wander forever in Headphone Hell.

 

[gloco]

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Originally posted by joelongwood If you stay here long enough, you'll be like the rest of us poor souls, who are doomed to wander forever in Headphone Hell.

Speak for yourself Joe

Hehe, Mr.Toad congrats on your amp

 

[Mr.Toad]

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Originally posted by joelongwood That said, the K340s really come into their own with a more powerful amp such as the Sugden Headmaster. If you want to save your wallet, though, disregard my last statement and leave this site at once. If you stay here long enough, you'll be like the rest of us poor souls, who are doomed to wander forever in Headphone Hell.

Arrrgh, no! <holding on to wallet>

Thanks for the warning.

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David Jenkins <starting to wander>