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Haha, kewl.
Realised a long time ago that most k70x owners that love their k70x, have their dac+amp or individually, is more expensive than their k70x haha
Guess this is what they meant by k70x being a great bang for the bucks phone, but the amping and source is the one that is gonna cost haha
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Yes... they do sing with great equipment. I could get myself an HD800 or T1, but I'm content ATM with the K702 sound and doubt VERY much that I'll be that much more impressed by the available big guns available. Why? I now have my Symphones Magnums (SR325is mod) and they are being compared to the HD800's and thought by others, to better the RS1's. One owner is trying to figure out which he prefers, his HD800's or his Magnums, saying that the only thing extra to get out of the HD800 is improved sound staging. OTOH, I still find them comparable as they were, with my RS2i's, and YES, my K702's. When I posted this experience, I was advised that I needed an improved amp and source to better appreciate my Magnum's excellence before seriously considering the HD800's.
The Magnums still end up being just under a half the value of the HD800's, so I'm sure you'll soon hear that there's an equipment issue that prevents one from properly appreciating the HD800's superiority over the Magnums.
My Ed8's are great in their own way too but not on another level as I initially felt about them!!
There's a lot of tabled argument about placebo effect for cables, power cords etc. But none really about Headphones and the degree of differences appreciated between them. There will be inevitable differences between them so there are usually no arguments there. However, I do sit and quietly observe the
subjective value placed on those differences. I know I'm not immune to this sort of influence.... not by any means. But one thing I stubbornly believe, is that the K702's price tag, it's continued availability and lack of exclusivity, has a lot to do with its currently perceived distance from way more expensive cans where their performance and sound quality are concerned.
The K702's are fussy with dac/amp'ing, no doubt. It's interesting how this characteristic is portrayed when compared with the HD800, for example. For the HD800, it's a given... I mean, what else would one expect from a can that expensive? Some testify this experience with pride of ownership.
Afterall, one wouldn't purchase one without planning to power them with a great amp. So for one can, it's not unusual, is expected and some may even consider it a 'virtue' since the fussiness in amp'ing is put down to the resolving power of the can. For another, it leads to other problems, the main being that the typical user is unable to afford the type of amp'ing required and hence, fails to experience them at their full potential and making their final verdict.
