[Noobiiee]

 
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Yea you could put them over some books or something; lots of people do this with all types of headphones that have a strong clamp. Now that I think back on it... I think my 702's headband was tight as well; I don't have any problems with it now but I've had em on my head for around 80 hours at this point

So... your head had to break-in in your case 

 I'm gonna try the book trick again since it works with some of my previous HPs. 

 

[Mochan]

The K701 definitely had too much clamp for me. I had to bend them a bit, they actually still feel clampy.

 

[Young Spade]

^^ Yes Good thing was that my head isn't that big so it might be a little uncomfortable for most other people

 

[Noobiiee]

After a night of book stretching, the clamping and pushing force of the headband have reduced significantly. 

 Now some amping question, has anyone tried driving the K701 with the Millet MiniMax? If you have, which tubes you think suit the K701 the most? 

 

[spickerish]

Can any of the K701 owners quickly tell me something? How high is the K701 and the stand together? Mine is coming on monday and I want to make a few modifications to my desk so it can have a nice place to stand.

 

[Ridleyguy]

The measurement is 9 3/4 ".  

 

[spickerish]

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The measurement is 9 3/4 ".  

Thanks!!

 

[Mochan]

I just tried this combo today. The Millet MiniMax is able to drive the k701 quite well. I threw it some metal, bossa, jPop and jazz. All genres worked well. I usually bass an amp's ability to drive the K701 based on whether it can do metal adequately. The K701's weakpoint is in electronic guitars. If it can render these properly without sounding too tinny or screechy, then it's a good amp for the K701 in my ears.
 
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After a night of book stretching, the clamping and pushing force of the headband have reduced significantly. 

 Now some amping question, has anyone tried driving the K701 with the Millet MiniMax? If you have, which tubes you think suit the K701 the most? 

 

[Seamless Sounds]

Now joining the AKG K701 club! I finally have it! I bought it used, but I don't know how many hours are burned into it as I'm the 3rd owner. After these past 2 years of owning nothing, now I own something. So far I only have the headphones and EMU 0404 USB. I'm going to build a M3 amp with my dad. The wait and suspense is killing me lol. Out of curiosity I plugged them into the EMU 0404 usb, and the bass wasn't as refined as I had heard in Canjam (Desktop amp from headroom). These definitely must be amped to fully bring out the bass. There is no clamping issues with mine. It's a snug fit, but probably because I'm thin and skinny.

 

[lejaz]

You are right. the emu 0404 amp is really under-powering them. The bass is pretty horrible through that amp. Other than that, they sound OK with the 0404, just not their full potential. You will be amazed at the improvement in the low end when you get something to power them better.
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Now joining the AKG K701 club! I finally have it! I bought it used, but I don't know how many hours are burned into it as I'm the 3rd owner. After these past 2 years of owning nothing, now I own something. So far I only have the headphones and EMU 0404 USB. I'm going to build a M3 amp with my dad. The wait and suspense is killing me lol. Out of curiosity I plugged them into the EMU 0404 usb, and the bass wasn't as refined as I had heard in Canjam (Desktop amp from headroom). These definitely must be amped to fully bring out the bass. There is no clamping issues with mine. It's a snug fit, but probably because I'm thin and skinny.

 

[Greeny24]

Ahh this sucks. I planned on doing one year with the army and making enough cash to buy a high end setup, like a dacmagic>WA6SE but I got denied
Whats the Yulong DAH1 like for these headphones, I'm thinking of selling my STX and going S/PDIF out (from motherboard) > DAH1

 

[kunalraiker]

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Ahh this sucks. I planned on doing one year with the army and making enough cash to buy a high end setup, like a dacmagic>WA6SE but I got denied
Whats the Yulong DAH1 like for these headphones, I'm thinking of selling my STX and going S/PDIF out (from motherboard) > DAH1

The DAC Magic by no extent is high end, may be mid-end.

 

[Greeny24]

Noob mistake, but for me spending close to $2000 is high end

 

[kunalraiker]

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Noob mistake, but for me spending close to $2000 is high end

I only wanted to warn you, that you should not be disappointed.

 

[Greeny24]

Hey i noticed you have the audio-gd DAC 19 and audio-gd C-2 as well as the K701's. Whats that combination like, and what kind of music do you find it works best with?