[rhythmdevils]

Nice one Prog Rock!  Why didn't my pair have plastic pad covers?

  Do let us know how you like them!  I really don't think I have enough amp for these bad boys.  Can't wait to plug them into something fierce at the next bay area meet...

 

[tdogzthmn]

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Nice one Prog Rock!  Why didn't my pair have plastic pad covers?

  Do let us know how you like them!  I really don't think I have enough amp for these bad boys.  Can't wait to plug them into something fierce at the next bay area meet...

I'll bring my K340!  We can do comparisons.

 

[rhythmdevils]

Nice!  And if a bay area meet doesn't come together soon, maybe we should do a sort of vintage headphone mini-meet

 

[Prog Rock Man]

Thanks guys! The sound is superb, but I have not had enough time with them to really get used to them. My X-CANV8P has oodles or power, but I have yet to find a sweet spot with the volume control. Since they leak a lot of sound I am restricted as to when I can really let them loose. As soon as the volume control gets to 12 o'clock the family complain!

 

[muad]

The family complains about your headphones being too loud?
 
Wow...

 

[Prog Rock Man]

I listen in the living room, in competition with the TV and kids playing.

 

[muad]

That really sucks...
 
I would have a very hard time listening to music in that kind of environment. But beggars can't be choosers. Makes me feel very fortunate to at least have enough privacy to listen to music in some kind of privacy.

 

[Prog Rock Man]

I am not a beggar, I chose to set up my system in the livingroom so I would be able to be with the family as opposed to disappearing off to a spare room. I understand that would not be everyone's choice, but it is mine

 

[muad]

Lol, I guess to each his own, I could never understand.... I have no family

 

[Frank I]

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I am not a beggar, I chose to set up my system in the livingroom so I would be able to be with the family as opposed to disappearing off to a spare room. I understand that would not be everyone's choice, but it is mine

Good for you. I have mine setup in the Family room. So at night TV always going and younger daughters still watching the TV. Plus I get to play with the PC also. My 2 channel rig is another room.

 

[Skylab]

Much of my headphone listening is done in my family room as well. At least I am near the kids when they are playing video games...

 

[Landis]

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Great score. Congratulations!

If only there were a new K340 pair available for all of us...

I heard that every time an audiophile dies, a NOS K340 is born.
 
Also, fantastic pictures, OP! Looked like manufacturer stock photos.

 

[Prog Rock Man]

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I heard that every time an audiophile dies, a NOS K340 is born.
 
Also, fantastic pictures, OP! Looked like manufacturer stock photos.

That is a slightly disturbing thought Landis

I agree about the photos, mine are rubbish!

 

[rhythmdevils]

Thanks about the pictures!  It was fun getting that manufacturer glow out of them

 

[Prog Rock Man]

I have had a proper chance to listen to these and get used to the sound. What to me is most striking is the detail and scale. Each instrument stands out from the other as if there is a lot of space around them. I like to follow different parts of a track each time I listen, so that suits me. I also find that the bass, whilst still light like the K702s, can actually create a sense of movement where I would say I can actually feel the diaphram or whatever it is called move. Echos last longer as well, creating a very fat, lush, but not boomy or dull sound.
 
I still get little crackles unfortunately. Does that mean they are sadly on their way out?