[roBernd]

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really? thats the opposite from what I've heard everyone else say.  Especially when you say horrendously easy to drive. Have you heard them  un-amped or with a portable amp ever? they sound so weak.  

 
easy to drive, like... in easy to drive compared to headphones which actually are hard to driver properly like old Yamaha Orthos e.g.
The K701 need an amp, but they'll be driven fine by almost any dedicated headphone amp. But to make them sound decent you need some tubes to tame the 7k-10k spike.
 
 
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They AREN'T horrendously easy to drive... Stop spouting rubbish, they are well known to be difficult to drive

 
people are well known to not actually know jack ... hell, there are even people who enjoy Grados (haters gonna hate)

 

[linglingjr]

Well sir you are the only person in the world that thinks that.

 

[grokit]

K701 wants about the same as power as the HE5/LE.

 

[WhiteCrow]

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K701 wants about the same as power as the HE5/LE.

This.^^^
roBernd is high as a kite me thinks.
 
I would say roughly 500mw-1watt to properly drive the K701, anything over that isn't really over kill but it wont really make that much difference.

 

[grokit]

The EF5 was made to drive the HE5/LE, and I think it put out 2 watts.

 

[Redcarmoose]

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
K-701
 
 
Clear, detailed, 
 
 
 
but everything is pastel, far away.
 
 
Turns out to be a toy in the end. 

 

[Redcarmoose]

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Skullcandy Smoken Buds
 
 
Noisy, ..............................................really made for 10 year olds to look cool with.

 

[17trevop]

HD 600

 

[WhiteCrow]

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HD 600

I don't remember them sounding like an angry Fuster cluck.

 

[17trevop]

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I don't remember them sounding like an angry Fuster cluck.

I believe you're mistaken, that appears to be what awesome appears like in a physical form.

 

[linglingjr]

K-701
Clear, detailed, 
but everything is pastel, far away.
Turns out to be a toy in the end. 

Those pictures described what you were saying perfectly.
what amp/dac do you use when they sound like that?

 

[WhiteCrow]

HE-500 sound to me like.....

They are so wonderful. They pack a lot of detail as well as a musical....creativity? You can hear so much but at the same time it's just so easy to get lost in the very soft and warm mids.

 

[pinoyman]

the miles davis tributes by monster.
slow, sweet, engaging.

the yamaha eph 100. youre surrounded by the sound.

clear. pure. 
the grado sr325is.

 

[RushNerd]

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Denon AH-D2000's

Can anyone with denons agree on this?

 

[Redcarmoose]

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Those pictures described what you were saying perfectly.
what amp/dac do you use when they sound like that?

W5LE  with Rega Planet or VPI turntable.