gloco
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Oh My! Those were the first words that popped out of my mouth when i plugged these bad boys into my receiver and fired up some cds. The bass is astounding! It's like having a sub built into the akg k501's. A,lthough the soundstage isn't as expansive. You get clarity, a soundstage and pumping bass. I'm listening to "A thousand Years" by Sting and that bass in the opening seconds is unbelievable! Rumbling away like a sub. These cans simply capture that octave of bass that has been eluding me with my Sony 7506's. The Sennheiser HD580's is comparison sound muddy (or plain boring with proper amplification). I'm currently listening to these cans with the cmoy amp (with crossfeed) JMT built me, the source is a pcdp (Sony D-141). While the cans don't sound as marvelous with my Yamaha Receiver they do clearly shine with the cmoy, i haven't tried them with the Altoid amp i have, but these babies seem to work quite well with a portable setup. Back to the bass, its extremely controlled and tight, plenty of definition. The top end can be described as bright, but nothing like the Sony's. Vocals are good and strings sound really sweet. I've been listening to these for about 3-4 hrs and loving every minute of it, i'm going back and forth grabbing cds from my collection to give them another spin to see what i've been missing. Very surprised by what i'm hearing!
Overall: Smooth, enjoyable and the most extended bottom end i've heard, yet!
The construction is all plastic but quite sturdy, the coiled cord is much shorter than the 7506/V6 cord, but much lighter and slightly thinner, also easier to extend without pulling down on the cans, like the 7506's. The padding on cups is excellent, very comfortable, and this is coming with someone with a rather big head and ears, my ears fit inside the cups without a hitch. The extra padding on the headband adds even more comfort, making these puppies top notch when it comes to extended listening sessions.
Preliminary conclusion: so far so good, i'm really enjoying these cans and they dont seem to need a heavy amp to drive them, thank go out to headfier's Tomcat and Lini (i believe your the only two that have discussed these cans in previous threads) for talking about these cans in such high regards. More to come...
Overall: Smooth, enjoyable and the most extended bottom end i've heard, yet!
The construction is all plastic but quite sturdy, the coiled cord is much shorter than the 7506/V6 cord, but much lighter and slightly thinner, also easier to extend without pulling down on the cans, like the 7506's. The padding on cups is excellent, very comfortable, and this is coming with someone with a rather big head and ears, my ears fit inside the cups without a hitch. The extra padding on the headband adds even more comfort, making these puppies top notch when it comes to extended listening sessions.
Preliminary conclusion: so far so good, i'm really enjoying these cans and they dont seem to need a heavy amp to drive them, thank go out to headfier's Tomcat and Lini (i believe your the only two that have discussed these cans in previous threads) for talking about these cans in such high regards. More to come...