[troymadison]

Please don't tell me the k701s sound horrible with the gilmore lite amp.

 

[robm321]

They sounded very good to me together

 

[troymadison]

Okay, its just cotdt said they were horrible together. That give me nightmares...

 

[penguindude]

Dendending on what you consider as "good" sound. Some say the combo might sound a little bit dry.

 

[troymadison]

What do you mean by dry?

 

[XENOPHOS]

well then again, cotdt didn't think the heed would work well with the k701 either becuase its such a "simple" design. Alot of people love the lite with their 701's and then there are those that hate it. don't worry about it too much. yet at least

 

[penguindude]

Quote:

Originally Posted by troymadison /img/forum/go_quote.gif What do you mean by dry?

Dry as in lacking emotions in bringing the recordings alive. K701 is a rather neutral/flat phones, which would benefit from a warmer amp. However, since the GL is also a colder SS amp, the combo is not something i'd prefer.

 

[vcoheda]

i used this combo for a while. sounded pretty good to me.

 

[Mazuki]

I don't think anything at that level ever sounds bad. It was probably just not to his taste.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Think of it as K701^2.

 

[Asr]

Quote:

Originally Posted by penguindude /img/forum/go_quote.gif Dry as in lacking emotions in bringing the recordings alive. K701 is a rather neutral/flat phones, which would benefit from a warmer amp. However, since the GL is also a colder SS amp, the combo is not something i'd prefer.

The "cold" sound of the combo can be entirely corrected at the source level, by starting with a warm-sounding source, and you can also improve it more by using copper ICs than silver. Indeed, the performance of the K701/GL combo is entirely dependent on source, it's not limited to either the amp or the headphones.

That said, I don't know why "cold" or "neutral" get a bad rap around here. Do you guys not want to hear your music with stunning detail & clarity?

 

[troymadison]

Would a 205.2 be a good source? I bought it on impulse...

 

[penguindude]

Quote:

Originally Posted by troymadison /img/forum/go_quote.gif Would a 205.2 be a good source? I bought it on impulse...

Do you like the sound of your HD650? If you do, you will probably not like the K701 combo.

 

[troymadison]

Quote:

Originally Posted by penguindude /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you like the sound of your HD650? If you do, you will probably not like the K701 combo.

I love the hd650s but I am also open minded.

 

[NoPants]

gcha + k701 = win

sorry didn't want to make a thread for it but I had to say it haha

That being said, I've heard the 205.2 with a headfive for the 701s and that sounded very warm to me