[john53]

Hi,i'm a satisfied owner of an hd 600.I really like the sound of these cans,they have a balanced,open,silky/smooth sound,with natural timbre and they are not fatiguing,i can listen to them for hours...

I was searching for a pair of good closed cans to use with my portable cd player.I've tried the sony mdr 7509hd,german maestro 8.35,akg k271mkii,sennheiser hd25ii-i,but i didn't really like any of them.I think i don't like closed cans.They sound a bit weird and unnatural to my ears(except the hd25,which was nice,but i didn't like it so much,just personal preference).They all had an echoing,hollow sound,especially in the mids,like the sound comes from a closed space,causing ressonances?(sorry for my english here...)I will try the srh 840 and ath m50 in the next days,but i have a feeling that i will not like them...
I'm not sure that this problem with closed cans is because of my portable cd player(i know that it's not ideal either),because i've tried hd595/555,k601 out of my portable too,and they sounded ok...

I really liked the k601 the last time i listened to them out of my portable(when i was searching for closed cans,i tried it out of curiocity),and i'm seriously thinking getting a pair for home use.

I like my hd600,but i have a problem with my earpads,and no solution had been found yet,so i/m thinking to get a pair of these(k601)because i don't want to spend a big amount of money...

What do you think about the k601 vs k701?I have tried the k701 in the past,out of a proffesional audio equipment(this thing with the many switches(eq) and knobs which is used outside for proffesional use,sorry i don't know the english word),and it was not bad at all.

 

[Cankin]

My post from a thread of similar topic

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Originally Posted by Cankin /img/forum/go_quote.gif K701/K702: + more neutral + larger soundstage + more resolving + airy + better instrument placement - headband bumps can be uncomfortable for some - bright, harsh, fatiguing, boring, lifeless are usual descriptions used by those who don't like K701/702 K601: + more upfront sound in which some may enjoy more + musical + warmer and a little more bass than K701/702 + better headband IMO - smaller soundstage - less airy - less transparent - less resolving, something annoying around its midrange to me

 

[paulb09]

I don't own both so can't compare, but this is one topic that had quite a lot of detail on the subject: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/thr...s-k701-213146/

For the most part, other views seem to agree fairly closely with those in that topic.

 

[estreeter]

Personally, I prefer my 601s for more laid-back listening sessions. They *can* react poorly to a bright source, with piercing highs, but mostly they reward you with a large soundstage and good detail levels. Bass is tight, and nowhere near the impact levels of my Ultrasones, and I'm surprised that you liked them from a portable, as I consider a good mains-powered amp essential for these cans. I might add that they also converted me from burn-in sceptic to burn-in believer after 200 hours.

For the money I paid, I believe there are better cans out there from Beyer and AT - just my personal opinion.

 

[Aruna]

I agree with Cankin

 

[john53]

Quote:

Originally Posted by estreeter /img/forum/go_quote.gif Personally, I prefer my 601s for more laid-back listening sessions. They *can* react poorly to a bright source, with piercing highs, but mostly they reward you with a large soundstage and good detail levels. Bass is tight, and nowhere near the impact levels of my Ultrasones, and I'm surprised that you liked them from a portable, as I consider a good mains-powered amp essential for these cans. I might add that they also converted me from burn-in sceptic to burn-in believer after 200 hours. For the money I paid, I believe there are better cans out there from Beyer and AT - just my personal opinion.

I liked the overall sound signature,but it had many shortcomings out of the portable(volume,dynamics,highs/lows extension,a little sibilant,bass/midbass/mids definition,mids not so natural and smooth,lack of body etc.But i understand that with the right setups,it could be very good.

thanks everybody for the replies.I will think about it before make any purchase.