[jayohhvee]

What should I set the gain to on my dx90 when I am listening to my Q701?

 

[noobandroid]

What should I set the gain to on my dx90 when I am listening to my Q701?

at least medium gain

 

[jayohhvee]

at least medium gain

Okay thank you. Should I play with high and medium to find a preference or is there an optimal setting?

Also would I benefit at all in buying an amp to go with my dx90 or is that a waste of money?

 

[peter123]

Okay thank you. Should I play with high and medium to find a preference or is there an optimal setting?

Also would I benefit at all in buying an amp to go with my dx90 or is that a waste of money?

Yes, whatever suites you best is correct so play around

 

[noobandroid]

Okay thank you. Should I play with high and medium to find a preference or is there an optimal setting?

Also would I benefit at all in buying an amp to go with my dx90 or is that a waste of money?

If you feel the internal amp is good enough then use as it is, i for one, use dx90 coax to mojo then to all my headphones

 

[rickydenim]

I just got a pair of the Q701's from Amazon. Coming from ATH-M50's & Momentums Over-Ears....wow, initial impressions is these blow them out of the water! I am running through the Heed Canamp and it's quite astounding really. I've just been reading about the bass mod but not sure if I want to do it yet. Not really hearing much deficiency to be honest. Back to listening!

 

[headphones1999]

  I just got a pair of the Q701's from Amazon. Coming from ATH-M50's & Momentums Over-Ears....wow, initial impressions is these blow them out of the water! I am running through the Heed Canamp and it's quite astounding really. I've just been reading about the bass mod but not sure if I want to do it yet. Not really hearing much deficiency to be honest. Back to listening!

HF!
from what i remember the canamp suppose to be very good match to the Q701

 

[Headmate]

I have these since a year and boy I love em so much!
 
I think these are the best headphones under 500$, due to their crystal clear studio reference headphones.
 
Heed Canamp is good match, because its a bit warm in tone, giving a sweeter tone to the Q701.

 

[i luvmusic 2]

Try vintage amp/receiver with your Q.

 

[Smugsie]

I recently recommended the Q701's to a friend:

 Do your headphones ever kick so hard you think someone took a step behind you?

Seems like the Q's aren't bass light!

 

[WildStyle-R11]

  I recently recommended the Q701's to a friend:
Seems like the Q's aren't bass light!

Since when? I mean it's there, but uhm.. No..

 

[headphones1999]

 
Since when? I mean it's there, but uhm.. No..

Then your amp doesn't drive your Q well enough  

 

[jodgey4]

Amp power shouldn't change bass response. Nobody has ever been able to explain that in any of these threads, unless you're just listening louder.

 

[headphones1999]

Not driven well enough doesn't mean the amp don't have enough power...
its very important what sound the amp got, for example when i tried my Q with the master 9 from audio gd (using the 6.3), they sounded like every 701 hater will describe it, thin sound but very precise sounding headphones and though the bass is there and goes pretty low, there is no body to it.
 
As some of us in this thread already "discovered", vintage amps usually works very well with the Q701, there is body to the bass, there is even more details while having fuller mids and treble and the only down side by driving the q with vintage amp is soundstage become smaller and there is less air, but at the same time the soundstage is more defined and there is depth to it. 

 

[jodgey4]

Of course the amps own signature can make a difference, but raw power won't change anything alone. To get more power, there's usually changes in topology that would probably be correlated with changes in sound.