[myinitialsaredac]

Over the course of a large number of e-mails with Jacob over at Soloz Audio,

I have placed an order for my k701 to be recabled to dual-entry with cardas wire and a cardas plug.

Also in that order I am getting a boutique Millet Max with blackgates and vit-qs all wired up with cardas magnet wire in teflon, and cardas rca ins.
And to top it off a boutique mini-rca cable with cardas wire, cardas rcas and a switchcraft right angle mini.

Very Excited.
Will post a fairly detailed review/impressions in two to three weeks after about 300-400 hours of listening.

UPDATE: Got the 701s yesternight, and they were burned in by Jacob for a day before they arrived and have already maybe 12 hours on them from my end. Initial impressions are that they sound great! The familiar 701 sound seems to have been improved slightly overall, it seems a bit clearer, with the already liquid mids emphasized a bit more. The major improvement is definitely the bass. I can feel and hear the beats in rap songs, but overall in rock and jazz it seems more pronounced, but still very articulate. My music choices are also varying from when they were stock, I used to listen to a lot of jazz and acoustic, now I find they still sound great with Krall and Cole but I am also listening to some rap and metal bands such as All That Remains.

Just a brief synopsis, I will be putting up a much more indepth review when I get the amp and interconnect.

If anyone has not used the cardas plug (1.4th) it looks awesome, kind of a juggernaut but very official and sturdy looking. The cable is nicely flexible but much heavier than stock, not too heavy though.

Special Thanks to Jacob over at Soloz Audio!

As promised, here are some pictures:

(The 701s in all their glory)

(The awesome Cardas 1/4th plug)

(The trademark)

Cheers,

Dave

(p.s. I do not wish to discuss the wiring argument in this thread and yes I believe I went a lil' overboard with all this Cardas nonsense

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[Tridacnid]

Awesome man! Getting excited over something is usually half the fun. I spend a ton of time agonizing over how my next upgrade should go, planning, looking around, and finally getting something. It's just so fun!

Although, how you're going to get 300 hours of listening in within 3 weeks baffles me.

 

[aaron313]

Comparing your trajectory to mine, I'd say you'll have some electrostats within the next month.

 

[myinitialsaredac]

Thanks for the vote of comfidence that ill last a month aaron =D.

Tridacnid,
I plan to get them in two to three weeks, and allow burn in and comparison time of 300-400 hours (blackgates need some settling time) and thereby i can remove the factor of excitement and non-burned in equipment for the review, because if I were to write one currently it would be psychoacoustics to the moon.

Also forgot to mention the rca ins on the amp are definitely cardas also =D.

Dave

 

[aaron313]

Quote:

Originally Posted by myinitialsaredac /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for the vote of comfidence that ill last a month aaron =D. Tridacnid, I plan to get them in two to three weeks, and allow burn in and comparison time of 300-400 hours (blackgates need some settling time) and thereby i can remove the factor of excitement and non-burned in equipment for the review, because if I were to write one currently it would be psychoacoustics to the moon. Also forgot to mention the rca ins on the amp are definitely cardas also =D. Dave

Have you checked my profile? All that happened over the course of 4.5 months.

 

[nsx_23]

I can't wait to receive my K601s that I just purchased off a head-fi member!

Also, can't wait to receive my Soundmagic Pl30.

 

[myinitialsaredac]

nsx,
I hope you enjoy them, I am an akg fan =D.

Aaron,
Thats incredible xD, I definately dont have that kind of funding haha. BTW nice guitars sir.

Dave

 

[928GTS]

Thats quite a bit of stuff for one order. I hope you can deal with having all this new Hi-Fi equipment all at once. Enjoy!

 

[myinitialsaredac]

928,
The anticipation is getting to me,
One I receive it I will likely disappear for those first 400 hours.

Dave

 

[Rednamalas1]

oh boy. I would advise that you stop at AD2000, before spending money like Aaron.

 

[myinitialsaredac]

Thanks for the concern,
Realistically after I create this setup I will be done for some time. Mostly because of money haha, darn societal constraints =).

Dave

 

[nsx_23]

I just bought a new bike rather unexpectedly and overspent (bought a 2nd gen touch earlier), so my spending stops here as it has put my investment plans behind.

 

[Rednamalas1]

^ bicycle? or Harley 883 Sportster?

 

[nsx_23]

Bicycle (ie no engine)

My parents wouldn't let me have a motorcycle, otherwise a HD Nightrod would be sitting in my garage.

Regardless, I'll still buy a motorbike when I move out.

 

[Rednamalas1]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nsx_23 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Bicycle (ie no engine) My parents wouldn't let me have a motorcycle, otherwise a HD Nightrod would be sitting in my garage. Regardless, I'll still buy a motorbike when I move out.

start slow - I nearly killed myself when I tried R1 for the first time.

Grab a crappy old 250cc to start with - something that you can beat the living .... out of. Then move up - Litre on a bike is quite different from a litre on cars

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Also remember that your body is protecting the metal - not the other way around