[Hendrix]

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Originally Posted by AtheisticFreedom Hmmm...do you guys think those who like Etys like the K701 as well?

I don't know, I use the koss 75 for my portable cans.

 

[imported_Matt_Carter]

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Originally Posted by Hendrix I don't know, I use the koss 75 for my portable cans.

 

[A.Thorsen]

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Originally Posted by CookieFactory Are we even on the same message board? Where are all these naysayers who fall under 1) or 2) ? Are you so tunnel-visioned that you willfully ignore the fact that everyone who discounts the 701 burn-in has actually compared an old and a new one side-by-side? Everyone who has made this comparison has attested no little to no changes. Seriously, reading comprehension: It helps.

Don't write checks you can't cash.

 

[CookieFactory]

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Originally Posted by A.Thorsen Don't write checks you can't cash.

Making sense: It helps.

 

[Samgotit]

I highly doubt the ability to accurately "remember sound" when users speak of "burn in" after long hours. I find comparing sound difficult enough to accomplish when switching components in real time (by real time I mean under a minute), alone, on my own rig.

I personally don't trust anyone who reports anything on "burn in" unless they have a "unburned" reference, even then I'm skeptical.

Having said that:

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Originally Posted by varsitypride3 have you compared your burned-in pair vs. a brand-new one?

I did this in real time. I heard very little difference. The old "burned in cans" were a bit more open/airy. That is all I could identify. I heard no difference in bass.

I do hear a significant difference in the bass between different amps using my pair of 701s which now have ~200 hours.

 

[en480c4]

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Originally Posted by Matt_Carter Ya PeeeMeS your Hilarious.....

PeeeMeS's posts get much better when they look like this:

 

[PeeeMeS]

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Originally Posted by en480c4 PeeeMeS's posts get much better when they look like this:

And my post gets quoted

 

[dw6928]

having had my set at 500+ hrs and a friend's right out of the box, once again
I respectfully disagree that the difference is minimal.

 

[Filburt]

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Originally Posted by AtheisticFreedom A weird one! A weird one! Burn him! Burn him!

Meh, I'm just not much of a basshead. I am somewhat wondering if I should have sprung for the 880s since people say they're leaner, but the K701s have a lot to like elsewhere, and the bass at this point isn't so much that I can't stand it. I tried episiarch's K501, CD3000, and SA5000 on his Gilmore Lite and my PINT and found that the K701s are actually a pretty nice piece of kit.

I'll let you guys know if I notice changes from burn-in. I'm expecting most of what I'll notice is myself getting used to the sound, but I've tried to find some conditions under which I can quasi-measure differences (e.g. there's some sort of distinct element that may be trackable over time).

 

[003]

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Originally Posted by PeeeMeS I will sink no lower because I'm a true audiophile. Not too many audiophiles on head-fi nowadays.

And yet you claim the sound from the K1000 is perfectly fine directly out of an iPod.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

I think he means its tolerable, not audiophile-quality. I rather have something than nothing, wouldn't you?

 

[PeeeMeS]

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Originally Posted by 003 And yet you claim the sound from the K1000 is perfectly fine directly out of an iPod.

I have K1000s to test it, do you?

It drives them to listenable volumes.

Go look up my original quote.

 

[Samgotit]

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Originally Posted by dw6928 having had my set at 500+ hrs and a friend's right out of the box, once again

That's a really important detail to leave out of your original post.

 

[mypasswordis]

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Originally Posted by 003 And yet you claim the sound from the K1000 is perfectly fine directly out of an iPod.

I think you missed the sarcasm.

Hey, PeeeMeS, if you ever find the K1000's don't sound right, lend them to me and I'll burn them in for you a bit.

You don't have to thank me.

 

[PeeeMeS]

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Originally Posted by mypasswordis Hey, PeeeMeS, if you ever find the K1000's don't sound right, lend them to me and I'll burn them in for you a bit. You don't have to thank me.

After the last New Orleans meet I had with 2 other head-fiers I think we all agreed the K1000s sounded anything but "not right"