deserat
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Would the Bottlehead Crack 1.1 OTL work ok with my Sennheiser HD598SE and AKG K612 Pro headphones?
That's an interesting question. Interesting enough that I actually found and pulled out my 598's and plugged them into the Crack for the first time since I used them to test that the crack worked. I also pulled the HD600's out just to make sure I wasn't being partial to the HD800. Even listened with both the 6080 that came stock and 5998 that I've upgraded to. I can't speak to the AKG's sorry.
The HD598 with both the stock and a Tung Sol 5998 sound.... well... not great. I enjoyed the treble but the bass distorted and dominated the mids. Not the kind of distortion that makes you want to rip the headphones off in fear that they might get damaged but that kind of annoying distortion you hear when the band you wanted to see brought a set of speakers that are to big for the venue they are playing in. It reminded me of seeing a punk band in tiny bar. I can't recommend it unless you are underage, really drunk, and looking for a fight.
The AKG's will probably fair better as they are at the bottom end of the Crack's recommended impedance, 120 ohm. Which is roughly double the 598's 50.