[Jbroad572]

Make sure you let them burn in before you draw any conclusions. They were very harsh and bass shy for me before 50 hours.

 

[commando]

I will do, thanks Jbroad572. I'm used to a long burn-in - my HD280s are still improving, and they're between 100 and 200 hours at the moment. I'll run them more or less nonstop for a week before I make any decision about whether or not to keep them.

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

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Originally posted by Jbroad572 Make sure you let them burn in before you draw any conclusions. They were very harsh and bass shy for me before 50 hours.

I had the same impression.

 

[mikey]

apologies for hijacking this thread - would tubes and 271 complement each other. im planning to get a 271 and use them with my diy morgan jones. cheers.

 

[itza2mer]

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Originally posted by Jbroad572 Make sure you let them burn in before you draw any conclusions. They were very harsh and bass shy for me before 50 hours.

I also agree. After 50 hours, the phones come alive.

 

[itza2mer]

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Originally posted by InstantOat my portable cd player and computer have no problem powering my Senn 280 pros which are rated at 64 ohms. The 271's are 55 ohms. Is there more to powering headphones than the impendace rating?

Yes, the Sensitivity. The K271 Sensitivity is 91db and the 280 Sensitivity is 113db.

 

[Jc.]

I just got my AKGs this Tuesday and I'm finding them a bit harsh and lacking bass as other people have mentioned. I'm still burning in at the moment (around 40 hours in) so I'm hoping it will improve as you guys said. I'm using it unamped and so far I find it a bit dissapointing coming out of my M Audio Revolution, I was expecting a bit more. Coming out of my AIWA Stereo it sounds a lot better though with much more bass. The AKGs seem to be very dependent on the source and amp. Looks like I'll be needing an amp in the future (damn you head-fi

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[Iron_Dreamer]

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Originally posted by mikey apologies for hijacking this thread - would tubes and 271 complement each other. im planning to get a 271 and use them with my diy morgan jones. cheers.

I don't see why not, the K271 sounded great from the Melos Maestrobator.

 

[mikey]

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Originally posted by Iron_Dreamer I don't see why not, the K271 sounded great from the Melos Maestrobator.

k, thanks.