[erikzen]

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Originally Posted by Jahn That is a FREAKING LOW price for a K1000! If I only lived in a non-screaming baby atmosphere, I'd be all over that deal! Kudos to that offer, Todd!

Babies grow up. Buy now - listen later.

And if you don't like them, you can sell them to me when my baby stops screaming.

 

[mulveling]

I received my K1000's on Friday. WOW, so far I've been blown away by the sound of these babies - and at this price they were an absolute steal. Hope lots of you guys got in on this amazing deal!

Now I've gotta look into a better amp and cable for these cans (my CD player is good enough, thanks to Todd

)...

 

[some1x]

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Originally Posted by gsferrari Now I can start recasing and modding my T-Amp Thanks to mikeg who gave me this little monster

Why not use the Dynahi

It will power the K1000 better than T-amp.

 

[gsferrari]

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Originally Posted by some1x Why not use the Dynahi It will power the K1000 better than T-amp.

It is not portable

My portable setup = T-Amp + K1000 + Sony DEJ2000

LOL

 

[number1sixerfan]

k1000 came in today. Waiting on an adapter from Larry now. I am the only one that finds the presentation of these cans amazing? The wooden box is beautiful and the manual is a novel.lol I don't find them overly uncomfortable, but they aren't pillows either. I can't wait to hear them!!

 

[JJ15k]

Just ordered one myself, hope I don t find them too uncomfortable, since they are going to be my main headphones(currently have a very old DT880)

 

[some1x]

Is Todd MIA? I haven't heard from him since Friday.

 

[mulveling]

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Originally Posted by number1sixerfan k1000 came in today. Waiting on an adapter from Larry now. I am the only one that finds the presentation of these cans amazing? The wooden box is beautiful and the manual is a novel.lol I don't find them overly uncomfortable, but they aren't pillows either. I can't wait to hear them!!

I also though the box was nice, but then I expect that from a $1200 retail headphone. I was impressed by the manual - besides being a good size made with nice paper, it's got some interesting information about the design of these cans, along with a cool (and amazingly flat) frequency response plot.

Anyways, what matters is the sound of the cans, and they've been amazing so far. Its presentation is not without flaws, but it has a magical openness and musicality like no other headphone I've heard. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I like mine!

 

[mulveling]

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Originally Posted by some1x Is Todd MIA? I haven't heard from him since Friday.

I phoned in an order on Monday. Just give him a call - IMO email isn't really a reliable form of communication these days, what with spam, spam filters, computer/database crashes, etc...

 

[JzzMaTzz]

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Originally Posted by mulveling I also though the box was nice, but then I expect that from a $1200 retail headphone. I was impressed by the manual - besides being a good size made with nice paper, it's got some interesting information about the design of these cans, along with a cool (and amazingly flat) frequency response plot. Anyways, what matters is the sound of the cans, and they've been amazing so far. Its presentation is not without flaws, but it has a magical openness and musicality like no other headphone I've heard. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I like mine!

What flaws have you noticed so far?

 

[mulveling]

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Originally Posted by JzzMaTzz What flaws have you noticed so far?

VS HD650/Zu:
K1000 has a lot more top-end energy that can make them slightly more fatiguing. Sibilance is also more pronounced, though it's debatable which one is being more true to the recording. The HD650 has more bass quantity and reaches a bit deeper before rolloff hits, however what the K1000 has is very clean and tight - even more than the Senn's.

VS Grado HP-2:
K1000 is not quite as liquidy smooth as the HP1000 from the midrange though the high end (ex: female vocals). Again, K1000 has more treble and less bass but that's a matter of personal preference anyways.

I've only begun to experiment with the K1000's driver positioning - it seems that when I bring them in very close to my ears the smoothness improves and bass quantity increases - brings them more in line with the hp2/hd650 in these areas. The K1000 kills the other two in providing natural, seamless imaging.

Of course, I'm currently using budget SS amplification with the stock cable so these observations might not hold with better equipment.

 

[Sleestack]

Argggh. I saw this post too late. I would of definitely snatched a pair at that price.

 

[some1x]

Arg. Called Todd yester and twice today, no answer

PM receipt from Saturday is still unread.

Could this have to do with a certain head-fi/headroom tour?

 

[bhd812]

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Originally Posted by some1x Could this have to do with a certain head-fi/headroom tour?

I would say your totally off base for that, nothing could be further from the truth!

 

[MichaelFranks]

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Originally Posted by mulveling Of course, I'm currently using budget SS amplification with the stock cable so these observations might not hold with better equipment.

Observations accurate for your setup I am sure, but I noticed no such "flaws" with the fisher 400

Anything but fatiguing, an absolute joy on all ends of the spectrum! Maybe you just need a few tubes in there somewhere.