K701 or HD650 in...

[DanPrior]

I like classical, Star Wars music, jazz, and pop... What´s better. HD650 or K701?

 

[003]

I hear the HD650 is amazing for jazz and classical.

 

[jagorev]

Either.

 

[darkninja67]

What jagorev said.

 

[billinkansas]

They are both great. The 701's are a little clearer, and the 650's are a little smoother, They each have a different sweet spot in the treble, a frequency ange where everything sounds so nice.

The soundstage is a little wider on the 701's. The 650's carry a little more weight down low.

I think I'd give a very small nod to the 701"s, but you won't make a mistake either way. Check out the 600's too.

 

[jagorev]

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Originally Posted by billinkansas I think I'd give a very small nod to the 701"s, but you won't make a mistake either way. Check out the 600's too.

Also depends a lot on synergy with source and amp. What system will you be using?

On budget systems, there often is no reason to go higher than the 600 or even 580 level.

 

[RichardCory]

Neither. I heard them both amped and unamped, and they sound the same. So does the HD580 to me. I'd say go with the HD580.

 

[Oistrakh]

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Originally Posted by RichardCory Neither. I heard them both amped and unamped, and they sound the same. So does the HD580 to me. I'd say go with the HD580.

AMEN

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[dhp]

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Originally Posted by Oistrakh AMEN !

then why do you still post here

 

[sonic32]

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Originally Posted by RichardCory Neither. I heard them both amped and unamped, and they sound the same. So does the HD580 to me. I'd say go with the HD580.

You should do a comparison between the K701's and apple ipod earbuds, they sound the same too.

 

[DustyAPE]

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Originally Posted by sonic32 You should do a comparison between the K701's and apple ipod earbuds, they sound the same too.

You scared me there for a second.

 

[Borat]

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Originally Posted by RichardCory Neither. I heard them both amped and unamped, and they sound the same. So does the HD580 to me. I'd say go with the HD580.

I can see why you're so pissed off since you sank money into this thing and heard no improvements. But you just went about it all wrong. You can't use a Dell laptop headphone jack or the Indigo as your source. You bought reference quality headphones and did not system match it. I would've recommended the $10 KSC-75's for you if you did not ever intend on improving your source.

Sorry you had a bad experience.

 

[The Monkey]

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Originally Posted by jagorev Also depends a lot on synergy with source and amp. What system will you be using?

Agreed. You definitely will need to amp either, so you need to consider the entire rig.

 

[Oistrakh]

When I heard the K701 at Spearit Sound, it didn't sound very good, and sounded exactly like the K501 and similar to the HD280.... I enjoyed the HD580 better than the K701.

 

[)v(ajin_R_]

To the OP...

If your considering purchasing either of those two options, you will need a decent source/amp. If your not willing to pay for those, then I'd recommend you look at other options.