[jonathanjong]

Anyone heard both of these and want to give a brief comparative impressions?

 

[lucky]

AFAIK, no one here has owned both simultaneously. Some folks have owned the AD900 and K601 simultaneously, and others have owned the AD700 and K701 simultaneously.

 

[moonboy403]

I would assume the K601 to have better mids, clarity, and transparency.

 

[kool bubba ice]

And maybe better 3d imaging. Hell, compare the 501 to the AD700.

 

[mookowz13]

I have the K601 and A700 but its an unfair comparison because its an open headphone vs. the closed version of another.

 

[chews89]

^ note that it's "AD" not "A", hence its open.

 

[Rhinosaur]

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Originally Posted by chews89 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ^ note that it's "AD" not "A", hence its open.

I think he meant it would be unfair for him to compare his phones because he has the K601 and the closed version of the 700s.

 

[chews89]

Oh thanks for pointing that out. And sorry about that mookowz, studying the whole day has made me very blur

 

[Nocturnal310]

yes..very confusing.


AD = Open

A = Closed

 

[Mystere]

I owned the AD700's for 3 weeks before I returned them. I couldn't get the proper fit with them. I recently got the K601's and love them. The comfort on them is perfect. I found the AD700's too lose and the pads above your ear sat further away then they did below. I also didn't like the 3d wing design. (Yes, I tried the rubber band) The K601's just fit exactly how you want them to and don't move. I feel that the K601's have better mids and more detail then the AD700's. The K601's have a nice tight bass where the AD700's were pretty lean. The K601's are warmer then the AD700's in a very pleasing way. The soundstage is big on both of them. The Ad700's may be slightly bigger but its hard to tell without A/B'ing them. Anyways, hope that helps.

 

[QQQ]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhinosaur /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think he meant it would be unfair for him to compare his phones because he has the K601 and the closed version of the 700s.

A700 is not closed closed version of AD700, it's completely different headphone.

 

[lutwey]

to the op.- arent the k601 twice as much than the ad700? i was just wondering.

 

[anadin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lutwey /img/forum/go_quote.gif to the op.- arent the k601 twice as much than the ad700? i was just wondering.

Not here in the UK, price wise there pretty close.

 

[moonboy403]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lutwey /img/forum/go_quote.gif to the op.- arent the k601 twice as much than the ad700? i was just wondering.

So?

The mids of the K501 is very comparable to the mids of the W5000 at 1/4th of the price.

 

[QQQ]

^k501 is much better pair of cans than w5000...