[kingoftown1]

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A better pic of my desktop.
 
 

I really do enjoy your photos.
 

 

[hodgjy]

It's a good match.  The Asgard warms up the 990s a little and takes some of the sizzle out of the highs.  It is pleasing to me. 
 
However, I feel like the sound stage on the 990s is a little more narrow than my HD600s, and the sound stage on the Asgard is a little more narrow than my WA3.  So, when using my Asgard-990 combo, the sound stage is narrower than my WA3-HD600 combo.  It's not by much, but I can tell.  So, if you are used to massive sound stages, beware.  But, tone-wise, the Asgard-990 combo is very nice.  I like it.  They have good synergy.
 
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I was thinking of getting the Asgard to drive my DT990 600s when they arrive... how's that sound for you?

 

 

[leng jai]

Yep. I'm regularly aroused by inanimate objects
 
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Mine? Thanks. I find it to be quite a good looking photo. 

 

 

[Austin Morrow]

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I really do enjoy your photos.
 

Thanks. I try to take the best shots, albeit my lighting is absolutely horrendous around my desk...

 

[grokit]

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Before you move on from the 701's see if you can have a listen through a Schiit Lyr. It will give the 701's a bottom end that you probably never knew existed. 

Agreed, the Lyr/K701 is an unusually synergistic headphone/amp combo.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

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Agreed, the Lyr/K701 is an unusually synergistic headphone/amp combo.

kinda like the WA6SE, guess the k701s do sound their best out of powerful amps.
 
the k701 have very good bass coming out of the WA6SE and i would never describe them as bass lacking.
 
they are also very smooth and more natural sounding compared to the typical cold sound people say they hear from the k701.

 

[hodgjy]

One of the trends I've concluded with the 701s is they pair very well with transformer coupled tube amps and hybrid amps.  They provide the necessary current and volts but still maintain good impedance matching.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

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One of the trends I've concluded with the 701s is they pair very well with transformer coupled tube amps and hybrid amps.  They provide the necessary current and volts but still maintain good impedance matching.

+1. 
 
good power + tube warmth is just what they need.

 

[Austin Morrow]

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kinda like the WA6SE, guess the k701s do sound their best out of powerful amps.
 
the k701 have very good bass coming out of the WA6SE and i would never describe them as bass lacking.
 
they are also very smooth and more natural sounding compared to the typical cold sound people say they hear from the k701.

Yep. The Burson HA-160DS, like the Lyr, brings out the life in my Q701. Absolutely improved low end and so much more energetic. 

 

[Llloyd]

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What turntable is that? I think I might recognize it... 
 

 
It's a terrible sony usb turntable.  PS-LX300

 

[Dubstep Girl]

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Yep. The Burson HA-160DS, like the Lyr, brings out the life in my Q701. Absolutely improved low end and so much more energetic. 

 

 

[calipilot227]

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It's a terrible sony usb turntable.  PS-LX300

Oh, I thought it was a Technics SL-QD33, lol. It looks similar from the front.
 

 

[hodgjy]

I have the non-USB version, the LX250.  It's not THAT bad.  It certainly does benefit from a stylus upgrade.  An elliptical stylus is a great upgrade over the stock conical.
 
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It's a terrible sony usb turntable.  PS-LX300

 

 

[Branded]

I exchanged the AKG K550 for Beyerdynamic T70P.  And bought the HD650 off my friend.  I find myself listening to the T70P the most really loving the sound from them
 
 

 

[mmayer167]

^ nice lineup! 
 
x5 on the lyr-q701/k70x combo. It has been getting all the head-time lately. 
 
-M