[NCBob]

I see the AKG 7XX is back up for sale on mass drop.

 

[jayeshrc]

LOL, yeah i saw it too. they're milking it!

The grace m9xx is back too

 

[Stealth3si]

For anyone who own(ed)/used both K7xx and Beyerdynamic DT 990 600 ohm headphones, what genre of movies and games does the K7xx natural sound signature favor? Likewise for the DT 990's V-shaped sound signature.

 

[c61746961]

There's no instance where I'd take the DT990 (250 ohm, Pro version) over the K7XX.

 

[sghound]

There's no instance where I'd take the DT990 (250 ohm, Pro version) over the K7XX.

for hip-hop defo

 

[wwmhf]

I am not sure why, but my Beyerdynamic DT 990 600 ohm gets a lot of dusts on the hanger. I do not like how it sounds in any of my amps. 
 
On the other hand, the K7xx is my recent favorite phone. I listen to them hours and hours on a Garstud H10 every day in this Thanksgiving break.

 

[c61746961]

for hip-hop defo

Bass-heavy music with ****ty mastering and generally elevated highs on a bass-heavy headphone (with a rolled-off sub-bass nonetheless) with piercing highs? No, thanks. There is no instance where I would pick the DT990 over the K7XX.

 

[mchou25]

Hey guys, I have been using the K7xx for the last 7 months recently, Love them, I would say they're my first audiophile headphones, I'm still learning everything, but as of right now i'm planning on getting a cable from BTG-Audio. (http://btg-audio.com/) I talked to the owner and he suggested on getting my headphones modded to be compatible with balanced cables. (http://btg-audio.com/webstore.htm#!/AKG-Balanced-conversion/p/53874971/category=2609209) I'm still not sure what balanced cables are so what do you guys suggest?

 

[DavidA]

  For anyone who own(ed)/used both K7xx and Beyerdynamic DT 990 600 ohm headphones, what genre of movies and games does the K7xx natural sound signature favor? Likewise for the DT 990's V-shaped sound signature.

I wouldn't call the K7XX natural sounding but that's just me
K7XX: never used for movies or games, mostly new age, jazz and rock (bifrost/Lyr2)
DT-990 premium 250:  also never used for movies or games, classic rock, well recorded classical, Kpop, and Jpop (UD-301/BH Crack)
Movies: HD-700 (UD-301/Project Ember)
Games: SennGrado, walnut cups with angled drivers (Asus Xonar STX)

 

[wwmhf]

Unless you have a balanced amp, this balanced mod will not help much.
 
Quote:

  Hey guys, I have been using the K7xx for the last 7 months recently, Love them, I would say they're my first audiophile headphones, I'm still learning everything, but as of right now i'm planning on getting a cable from BTG-Audio. (http://btg-audio.com/) I talked to the owner and he suggested on getting my headphones modded to be compatible with balanced cables. (http://btg-audio.com/webstore.htm#!/AKG-Balanced-conversion/p/53874971/category=2609209) I'm still not sure what balanced cables are so what do you guys suggest?

 

[cel4145]

Hey guys, I have been using the K7xx for the last 7 months recently, Love them, I would say they're my first audiophile headphones, I'm still learning everything, but as of right now i'm planning on getting a cable from BTG-Audio. (http://btg-audio.com/) I talked to the owner and he suggested on getting my headphones modded to be compatible with balanced cables. (http://btg-audio.com/webstore.htm#!/AKG-Balanced-conversion/p/53874971/category=2609209) I'm still not sure what balanced cables are so what do you guys suggest?

What is your current amp and DAC?

 

[mchou25]

The Amp/Dac i'm currently using is a REX-A2496HA1, I picked it up from Japan when I was over there during the summer, not sure if you'll be able to find information on it in english, but I picked it up for like $35 and it's been solid for me

 

[mchou25]

  The Amp/Dac i'm currently using is a REX-A2496HA1, I picked it up from Japan when I was over there during the summer, not sure if you'll be able to find information on it in english, but I picked it up for like $35 and it's been solid for me

 

What is your current amp and DAC?

The Amp/Dac i'm currently using is a REX-A2496HA1, I picked it up from Japan when I was over there during the summer, not sure if you'll be able to find information on it in english, but I picked it up for like $35 and it's been solid for me

 

[cel4145]

The Amp/Dac i'm currently using is a REX-A2496HA1, I picked it up from Japan when I was over there during the summer, not sure if you'll be able to find information on it in english, but I picked it up for like $35 and it's been solid for me

Here is the manual for your amp. I don't read Japanese, but these appear to be the power specs:

The power specs appear to be 33mw per channel at 60 ohm, and 2Vrms per channel into 100 ohms. If you are running it at or near full volume, then a better amp/dac setup is probably the way to go and not worry about balanced cables.

 

[mchou25]

Here is the manual for your amp. I don't read Japanese, but these appear to be the power specs:

The power specs appear to be 33mw per channel at 60 ohm, and 2Vrms per channel into 100 ohms. If you are running it at or near full volume, then a better amp/dac setup is probably the way to go and not worry about balanced cables.

ok, im running my amp at like 40-50% volume