krele
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I have AKG501 and I was thinking about burning some cash for K701. If anybody went the same path, I would like to hear if it was worth it.
Originally Posted by cotdt /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think you're in the minority Uncle Eric. I find the bass on the K701s to be far superior over the K501s. |
Originally Posted by krele /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have AKG501 and I was thinking about burning some cash for K701. If anybody went the same path, I would like to hear if it was worth it. |
Originally Posted by warpdriver /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think the progression of K501 to K601 to K701 is definitely the way to go in terms of overall sound quality, and I'm pretty sure that's the way AKG also intended. But hey, what do we know? |
Originally Posted by cotdt /img/forum/go_quote.gif you guys are making it more difficult for the thread starter to come to a decision. in the spirit of head-fi, we should make it easy for him to decide by telling him to just buy it. |
Originally Posted by ferraro25 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The main thing I don't like about the K501 is that I find its head-stage to be too big for a lot of tracks. It seems to force its "distant" sound on every recording. |
Originally Posted by Mrvile /img/forum/go_quote.gif However, this ended up changing the sound signature and people who enjoyed the K501 sound didn't necessarily like the new K601 or K701 sound. |
Originally Posted by ferraro25 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The main thing I don't like about the K501 is that I find its head-stage to be too big for a lot of tracks. It seems to force its "distant" sound on every recording. |