mulveling : If I remember reading Tyl's article correctly the HD580 is a good deal warmer, but still similar to it. HD560's vocal presentation tends to be just a touch sweet and very dynamic; whereas K271's vocals are dry yet massive, but don't change much in size during a recording.
As for an amp, truthfully speaking I'm interested in finding a dac/amp combo with a neutral (but it can be on the warm side) dac and and transparent amp section. Seems pretty impossible to find; the only one ive found seems to be the Yulong D100 and at $450+ its out of my price range. One can always dream...
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I've got a friend using a set of HD560 for occasional nighttime listening; I've heard them briefly and liked them quite a bit. Probably more akin to the HD580 kind of sound, though my memory is fuzzy. Certainly a steal at $1! They're worth throwing a decent amp at. He's using a basic PPA - it's not an exotic one; pretty ordinary op-amps and Elpac wall-wart. Great amps; a build like that one should be very affordable when it comes up for sale, and the more maxed out versions (627 opamps, dedicated PSU, discrete buffer outputs), which I'd recommend tracking down, sound much better yet.
From there, if you like the sound you could move to an HD580/HD600. The HD650 is better yet but it does have a darker sound; still it's a pretty excellent combination when combined with a maxed PPA, for not a whole lot 'a cash.
cifani090 : As I really like the organic texture of Sennheiser's and the highs of Etymotic/AKG, I've always wanted the K601 or HD598. There really isn't any point in spending $200+ on a soundstage increase that I wouldn't be able to power properly to get anyway. Who knows, I might get pretty close with a usb-dac+amp source upgrade or simply a PPA amp+lod for home use like mulveling said.
I'm keeping them, for me these are the poor man's K601/HD598's i've always wanted
They really don't sound like typical Sennheiser's at all XD
I'm still at a loss of words trying to explain to myself why treble actually sparkles on these...
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I though the same, great deal for any pair of headphones besides iBuds
At least he can make 1000% profit ( and i didn't accidentally add a 0)
JamesMcProgger : Thanks, though I can't say I haven't tried; Ive returned as many items as ive bought becuase of one reason or another
Fiio E7 was too dark, Ety8's bluetooth adapter died on me and I had to learn that standard bluetooth sucks the hard way, you know how it goes...
As amazing of a tape player the DD9 Quartz Walkman is, ive been think about selling it. If I sold it and the 20 or so unopened Maxel X-LS II tapes my grandfather gave me -told me I was free to do what I want with them- I imagine I could make enough to buy a real DAP or usb-dac/amp. Then I guess i'd be a proper member of the forums here
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math wise indeed
and kudos to the OP, first time I saw a member gets in and doesnt murder his wallet