fewtch
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Just thought it worth noting this thread is getting WAY off topic (AKG K501 love, a.k.a. appreciation thread).
Originally Posted by fewtch Just thought it worth noting this thread is getting WAY off topic (AKG K501 love, a.k.a. appreciation thread). |
Originally Posted by VR6ofpain Agreed. So who do you think is going to win the superbowl? (j/k...I don't even like football) |
Originally Posted by VR6ofpain I disagree. |
Originally Posted by RnB180 oi, im not familiar with the signature of the cans let along know how they are supposed to sound like with swapped pads. from my recollection one is cloth and the other is velour, the dimensios and distance seemed to be the same, how is this supposed to effect sound signature? the driver distance are the same, and they both seem to have the same breathing room with same porous composition? grados are effected because the distance between the driver and the ears are dramatically changed between the flats and bowls. |
Originally Posted by Rob80b I’ve been doing some experimenting on my Grados with velour wraps and would love to try the K601 or even better the K701 pads on my K501’s. |
Originally Posted by jimmyjames8 I love AKG 501's and I don't even have them yet. $129 shipped for what most say is the best set of cans in the world for listening to vintage jazz. Yow! They will be on my head Monday night. How is that for luv and appreciation? |
Originally Posted by mysticaldodo Is the USD 129 for a new set or second hand? I want to find a reasonable second hand price |
Originally Posted by BluesDaddy I doubt you'll see used 501s for sale here for awhile, though obviously I could be wrong. $129 is a great price. I'm interested in seeing what a set of 601/701 cushions would do for the 501s (and what they would cost |
Originally Posted by Rob80b My reply from AKG http://www.akg.com/akg_structuretree...odeid,105.html |
Originally Posted by BluesDaddy Well, I was wrong about that. There's one posted from yesterday for $100 plus shipping. |