[Porksoda]

Hey guys

I got an AV-710 a little while back during the big initial craze and having plugged it directly into my HD497s, I wasn't terribly impressed. It crackled frequently during playback, and the sound was bassless, harsh, and unsatisfying.

I just finished my first CMoy and all I can say is WOW. The difference is night and day with this little amp. The bass filled out and has actual PUNCH now and the highs are a lot more relaxed, almost to a fault. But, then again I like gobs of highs.

Just my two cents to everyone out there thinking about getting an AV-710 who doesn't have an amp. Spending a few bucks on a CMoy makes a WORLD of difference!

 

[lumanogin]

i'm pretty wow'd with my av710 unamped, but i have an a900. and i went from bottom of the barrel headphones. but i already ordered an amp, so i'll see what happens.

 

[llmobll]

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Originally Posted by lumanogin i'm pretty wow'd with my av710 unamped, but i have an a900. and i went from bottom of the barrel headphones. but i already ordered an amp, so i'll see what happens.

Wow, an amp would REALLY help those A900's. You're about to learn why those are considered basshead phones. I miss my pair.

 

[Spitzfiya]

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Originally Posted by Porksoda Hey guys I got an AV-710 a little while back during the big initial craze and having plugged it directly into my HD497s, I wasn't terribly impressed. It crackled frequently during playback, and the sound was bassless, harsh, and unsatisfying.

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[necropimp]

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Originally Posted by Spitzfiya [size=xx-large]EXACTLY X99999999[/size]

well now it's gonna be impossible to try to con you out of your 710...

 

[funnytimes]

they are fine unamped.

i'd say your exaggerating alot

 

[llmobll]

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Originally Posted by funnytimes they are fine unamped. i'd say your exaggerating alot

Can you tell us a bit more about your setup and why you think this way. Though I disagree that a Cmoy made that HUGE of a difference, something like a PPA can really make hard to drive headphones shine on a 710.

 

[Publius]

I've done a lot of listening to my 710 unamped to my A900. Overall I'd say the sound is a good bit thinner, but it is not overly terrible - it was fine playing HL2 that way, and it didn't sound just obviously distorted. Also A900s are surprisingly efficient - they're usually louder than my ER-4S at the same volume setting. Or Etys are just inefficient. In any case it was obvious that the 710 didn't completely fail when driving the A900.

 

[jum]

my setup is ms1's plugged straight into my av710. The slider only needs to be about a quarter of the way up to for my preferrred listening level. If I put the volume on full it hurts my ears, but it is simply louder, theres no clipping or anything

i plan to get a meta42 mint amp soon

 

[skitlets]

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Originally Posted by jum my setup is ms1's plugged straight into my av710. The slider only needs to be about a quarter of the way up to for my preferrred listening level. If I put the volume on full it hurts my ears, but it is simply louder, theres no clipping or anything i plan to get a meta42 mint amp soon

You will be absolutely blown away. I had the ms-1 for quite some time before obtaining an amp, and the difference was IMMENSE. The sound was no longer bass-anemic and fatiguing.