[Todd R]

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Originally Posted by Sean H You must love those new cans then, eh?

OMG Sean is still around!

How's things been bud?

Actually I've got a week of constant burn in on them, and I check the progress once a day to see how it's going.
I'm not liking the upper mids / lower highs, they sound harsh and spitty. Snare drums sound like plastic toy drums to me with these. The headband isn't too comfortable either.

I'm going to give them another couple days, but it's not looking good.

Too bad, I was really hoping they lived up to all the hype.
TR

 

[bangraman]

Have you tried moving it around the head? There are positions in which I get the sort of sound you describe too. As I said elsewhere, the K701 seems to be very position sensitive and not very well designed. I could see that straight away after putting it on my head for the first time so I just moved around the phone until I found a sound that I liked. After the Qualias, repeating a finicky fit is not a problem

 

[Todd R]

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Originally Posted by bangraman Have you tried moving it around the head? There are positions in which I get the sort of sound you describe too. As I said elsewhere, the K701 seems to be very position sensitive and not very well designed. I could see that straight away after putting it on my head for the first time so I just moved around the phone until I found a sound that I liked. After the Qualias, repeating a finicky fit is not a problem

Yes, I've had them all over and have found slight differences, but not enough to correct the problem in the highs.

They are officially up for sale now if you want them. 1 week old, just like new

 

[bangraman]

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Originally Posted by Todd R Yes, I've had them all over and have found slight differences, but not enough to correct the problem in the highs. They are officially up for sale now if you want them. 1 week old, just like new

It's a shame as it's got many likeable attributes, just not very biomechanically sound IMO. I'll pass for now as if I can get the grilles replaced and extract the bungee cord from inside the cups I'm happy with what I've got.

 

[cantsleep]

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Originally Posted by jl123

so, black and white = ground ?
if soldered into a plug?

 

[jl123]

Yeah that's right. Take a look at the service document if you loose track of which lug is what on the driver. If you're recabling or something.

 

[jim580]

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Originally Posted by Todd R OMG Sean is still around! How's things been bud? Actually I've got a week of constant burn in on them, and I check the progress once a day to see how it's going. I'm not liking the upper mids / lower highs, they sound harsh and spitty. Snare drums sound like plastic toy drums to me with these. The headband isn't too comfortable either. I'm going to give them another couple days, but it's not looking good. Too bad, I was really hoping they lived up to all the hype. TR

Patience my good man. You've just started the burn-in process.
Stick it out for another 300 hours, then give your impression.
What have you got to loose?
Believe me, they still have radical changes ahead of them.
This from a previous burn-in cynic.
Just my .02.
Jim

 

[Todd R]

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Originally Posted by jim580 Patience my good man. You've just started the burn-in process. Stick it out for another 300 hours, then give your impression. What have you got to loose? Believe me, they still have radical changes ahead of them. This from a previous burn-in cynic. Just my .02. Jim

Hi Jim,
They are still getting constant play. I know burn in / break in happens, but I haven't seen much progress with these so far.
I haven't checked them in a couple days, but might be able to tonight.
TR

 

[Audie]

I know this post is old but it was very helpful. I used a metal mechanical draft pencil and a clothes pin on either side of the mesh piece and turned counter-clockwise to remove them very easily. Thanks for the discussion guys