Could anyone here buy some RX700s in the US and ship them to me in New Zealand? I'm willing to pay a little extra for your trouble. Please PM me or email me on therkster@gmail.com
Originally Posted by Therk /img/forum/go_quote.gif Could anyone here buy some RX700s in the US and ship them to me in New Zealand? I'm willing to pay a little extra for your trouble. Please PM me or email me on therkster@gmail.com
cheers
I don't think there's currently a single pair in stock anywhere in the US. You'll probably have better luck finding someone from Japan to ship to you.
I caved and ordered a pair from Japan. If they ever come back in stock, I'll probably order a pair of rx900's just to see how they differ.
Even at $100, I still think that's a good value for these. I found the Denon D2000 to be only slightly better and the cheapest you can find those is about $220 used, $300 new.
Originally Posted by SDaRR /img/forum/go_quote.gif That sux!
When it happened, I should just have mailed them in to AT (they'd have been covered under warranty) instead of trying to fix them myself. Oh well. Lesson learned.
I took my RX900s apart to recable. I must say, the build of these is fairly intricate and clever and surprising considering the price point. Mine are still apart since I needed to order a smaller wire that would fit through the tiny routing holes. The smallest I had was 26AWG and I have to go to 28 to fit two separate conductors. Honestly, I'm not recabling mine for the main purpose of squeaking out more SQ - though usually it does happen even at this level of 'phone - but I don't like long cables. I like the 900s enough to consider them keepers though I do plan on experimenting installing my Pro750 drivers and see what I hear. Another experiment will be to lengthen the hole of the diffuser to open up the blockage a bit more. Trying to gain a balance of more top end and soundstage. Fun headphones to work on I must say.
lucky - depending on the problem with your ATs, I may be able to help. Drop me a PM if interested.
Originally Posted by lucky /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ever since my AD700 stopped working, these have been my only home phones. Enjoying them.
How would you say the rx700 compares to the AD700? I know it's open vs closed, so that alone might be enough to make them incomparable, but I'm just wondering. Never had an open pair of headphones, and I was (and still am) considering the AD700s as I debated the rx700 import.
Originally Posted by warrior05 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Honestly, I'm not recabling mine for the main purpose of squeaking out more SQ - though usually it does happen even at this level of 'phone - but I don't like long cables.
Is there a reason that you don't just clip the existing cable and terminate it with a plug?
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Originally Posted by warrior05 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Another experiment will be to lengthen the hole of the diffuser to open up the blockage a bit more. Trying to gain a balance of more top end and soundstage. Fun headphones to work on I must say.
'scuse my ignorance. What's a diffuser?
And please post your results. I'm game to modding mine further.
Originally Posted by micmacmo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is there a reason that you don't just clip the existing cable and terminate it with a plug?
I'm not a fan of OEM cables so whenever I can, I replace them. All of my headphones that I own, except for my RS-1s, I have recabled. It offers both a bump in SQ as well as creating custom lengths. I also hate dealing with lacquered conductors that you find in OEM cables.
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Originally Posted by micmacmo /img/forum/go_quote.gif 'scuse my ignorance. What's a diffuser?
It is the piece of plastic JVC installed over the holes that the driver sits behind. The holes of the diffuser are a bit offset from those on the housing which reduces their size. I believe the thought is to try and "throw" the sound around a bit, providing a sense of soundstage. When I put mine back together I am first going to leave it off.
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Originally Posted by micmacmo /img/forum/go_quote.gif And please post your results. I'm game to modding mine further.
I certainly will post back if I notice any bump in SQ from the recabling.
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