greggf
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Something interesting that I've noticed about the K701 - - -
They sometimes make me feel a tad dizzy or disoriented. Does anybody else notice this? And, if so, what's going on? What is it about the 701 that might be doing that?
Three things: first, it's not that big a deal. It's not like listening to them makes me sick. It's SUBTLE.
The second thing is that I don't necessarily have the right audiophile-approved terms for describing this, so bear with me.
Thirdly, it's not any excess of detail or "coldness" or sterility or treble or sibilance that's causing the phenomenon, nor a malfunction. (And no, it's not associated equipment, I'm certain!)
What I think is happening - and again, I'm not sure I'm using words correctly here - is that I'm getting "lost" in the soundstage. Everything is so spread out, I get queasy trying to locate instruments, voices, and sounds in space.
Is it possible the K701 has too big, too great a soundstage? Or is it really, really good, and I'm just not used to such good soundstaging? Or is it artificial, fake-sounding, too exaggerated? And how does imaging (whatever that is) fit in here? Is that what I'm talking about?
Compared to Grados that I've heard or owned, or Sennheisers, or Beyerdynamics, or Stax or Koss stats, it's almost as if the instrumentalists are walking or floating across the stage at times. Not walking far, but shifting a few inches or feet this way then that way. Very disconcerting!
Moving back to the HD650 or HD600, everything locks back firmly into place........
They sometimes make me feel a tad dizzy or disoriented. Does anybody else notice this? And, if so, what's going on? What is it about the 701 that might be doing that?
Three things: first, it's not that big a deal. It's not like listening to them makes me sick. It's SUBTLE.
The second thing is that I don't necessarily have the right audiophile-approved terms for describing this, so bear with me.
Thirdly, it's not any excess of detail or "coldness" or sterility or treble or sibilance that's causing the phenomenon, nor a malfunction. (And no, it's not associated equipment, I'm certain!)
What I think is happening - and again, I'm not sure I'm using words correctly here - is that I'm getting "lost" in the soundstage. Everything is so spread out, I get queasy trying to locate instruments, voices, and sounds in space.
Is it possible the K701 has too big, too great a soundstage? Or is it really, really good, and I'm just not used to such good soundstaging? Or is it artificial, fake-sounding, too exaggerated? And how does imaging (whatever that is) fit in here? Is that what I'm talking about?
Compared to Grados that I've heard or owned, or Sennheisers, or Beyerdynamics, or Stax or Koss stats, it's almost as if the instrumentalists are walking or floating across the stage at times. Not walking far, but shifting a few inches or feet this way then that way. Very disconcerting!
Moving back to the HD650 or HD600, everything locks back firmly into place........
