plektret
New Head-Fier
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2006
- Posts
- 37
- Likes
- 10
Is 353X the best solid state amp for L700 in that price range, which is $741 at Pricejapan?
Interesting set-up, Jjacq. Are you running the L700 off low bias, or is that a pro-bias SRD-7 ?
Doug
OJ has modded the internals to set it as pro bias. He used a Mjolnir 1 to run it before shipping it back to me. I'm quite pleased with how it all turned out.
My L700 arrived and I'm quite pleased with the sound.
Obviously not as airy or 3 dimensional compared to my two cans but I find it quite resolving. The midrange is extremely smooth and the decay is unmatched. It's a little bit on the bright side but it's enough to still call neutral. The downside to this is that the subbass is nothing substantial but midbass is there and it's quite enough for indie/acoustic recordings which I use them for.
If anyone's curious about the chain: Schiit GMB > Audio GD Master 9 > SRD7 > L700.
With a good dedicated Stax amp both the treble smoothness and the sub/bass will improve, but your notes will be still valid. With that, I think the L700 is the best Lambda so far. Listen to it for 3 weeks and it will change the way you enjoy the music . The 009 and 007Mk1 are better (3D stage, smoother sound, better bass, more natural instrument rendering, etc), but for a big price difference.
L700 is actually more expensive than a 007 Mk 1 depending on where you get them.
My L700 arrived and I'm quite pleased with the sound. I'm just gonna paste what I said about it from another place:
I had sold my Ether to "sidegrade" to an estat and I'm quite pleased with how this performs. Obviously not as airy or 3 dimensional compared to my two cans but I find it quite resolving. The midrange is extremely smooth and the decay is unmatched. It's a little bit on the bright side but it's enough to still call neutral. The downside to this is that the subbass is nothing substantial but midbass is there and it's quite enough for indie/acoustic recordings which I use them for. I bought these to get my feet wet when it comes to estats and because it was reported to have similar technology to the SR009, I figured it's something worth trying out.
If anyone's curious about the chain: Schiit GMB > Audio GD Master 9 > SRD7 > L700. Been listening to some Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and all of the usual suspects.
The Master 9 is quite an amp, it makes all my headphones very very resolving.
Has Tyll changed his mind on the 009s?
I am surprised by his review here. I agree the 009s can be a bit of a challenge in the treble energy area, but get it right with carefully chosen DAC and Stat amp and I firmly believe it is still one of the best out there. If the HE-1000 can make every recording sound good (soft?) is it stamping a warm cuddly signature over everything?
Thoughts anyone who has heard both the 009s and the HE-1000s....
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/big-sound-2015-finale-headphones#KsJP65gyxctXIsmK.97
Yeah, he totally flipped, at least from what I recall. He raved when he first heard them, paired with a BHSE -- a somewhat bright pairing, but an excellent amp. And he rated 009 much higher than 007 there (even though BHSE voicing is more tuned to 009). 2nd time it was paired with a KGSS, and the 007 that time was modded and got a special EQ treatment. I've heard amps that make the 009 sound a lot less appealing, and I can see an opinion flip due to a big time gap and an amp upheaval like that. But you know...also he's allowed to change his opinions, just like the rest of us.
A while ago I heard Purk's HE1000 at my place (w/ balanced dynahi, which is a freaking AWESOME amp), and they're real nice but I didn't feel like they could supersede my 009. Maybe as an alternative system, if I had the money burning a hole in my pocket (and I kinda do now). But to be honest, I also felt like I was getting a bit of listening fatigue from them, even though tonally they're warm/lush.