[boodi]

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Originally Posted by lojay (the 501 is A DAMN GOOD DEAL AT $90!!!!!)

where are you getting them from this price ?

 

[lini]

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Originally Posted by PinkFloyd Oh man, those K-500's sure do look nice!

Yup, but the K500 didn't sound as smooth as the K400 - whereas it's vice versa with the K501 and K401.

Greetings from Hannover!

Manfred / lini

 

[lojay]

And I've heard that that the K271 Studio's are a step up from the aging 501. Can anyone tell me what's wrong with that?

 

[Gummy]

That's the first I've heard of that

But for sure 271 is one of the best close phones

 

[Nisbeth]

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Originally Posted by PinkFloyd There's no right and wrong way to listen to music and if your ears like a predominantly bass heavy presentation then the K-501 is not for you, if you want to be presented with proportional bass / mid and treble and get an overall balanced view of the recording then the AKG K-501 cannot be overlooked. EDIT: It must also be stressed that these headphones really give their best if fed a good diet of current ( an amp) I have mine amped and honestly can't understand why anyone would find them to be "lacking" in bass Sure they don't sound like 18 inch loudspeaker drivers strapped to my ears but would I want that?

I agree with you Mike. I came very close to selling my pair a few years ago (bought mine when they were "flabour of the month" here in the spring of 2002

) because I didn't have a proper amp for them. After I got them hooked on to my first META42 I decided they were definitely not going anywhere. I have to get my Gilmore up and running again because that combination was very impressive as I remenber it.

As for the bass issue, I usually compare the K501's to a pair of 2-way standmount speakers. Detail and imaging are absolutely fantastic but there's no earth-shattering bass

/U.

 

[Nak Man]

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Originally Posted by lojay And I've heard that that the K271 Studio's are a step up from the aging 501. Can anyone tell me what's wrong with that?

Maybe not really "wrong", esp in the bass department - but then again you get that 'closed sound' as a bonus from 271s. Still I find it amazing how this closed phones can manage bass in proportion with the mid/highs.

 

[episiarch]

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Originally Posted by Nisbeth As for the bass issue, I usually compare the K501's to a pair of 2-way standmount speakers. Detail and imaging are absolutely fantastic but there's no earth-shattering bass

That's a very good way of putting it. That's how they sound to me too.

 

[fmplautus]

The AKG 501s remind me of a good British studio monitor.

 

[flamingantichimp]

Could the 501's be powered by my iPod?

And, follow-up, since I know the answer to that question, how expensive of an amp will it need?

 

[kwkarth]

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Originally Posted by fmplautus The AKG 501s remind me of a good British studio monitor

Good comparison. The highs and mids particularly remind me of the famous 2-way BBC near-field monitors. What were they, LS-3.5a or something like that. Spendor and who else, Rogers, made them? I think it was a Kef tweeter.

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Originally Posted by flamingantichimp Could the 501's be powered by my iPod? And, follow-up, since I know the answer to that question, how expensive of an amp will it need?

Something that can source a lot of current (for a headphone amp) into a 120 ohm load.

 

[ReDVsion]

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Originally Posted by flamingantichimp Could the 501's be powered by my iPod?

*snicker*

hehe...

HAHAHAHAHA! WOOO! HAHAHAAA!

HAHa... ha... hee... *snort* wheee...

oh, that was a good one!

 

[Ferbose]

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Originally Posted by Nisbeth As for the bass issue, I usually compare the K501's to a pair of 2-way standmount speakers. Detail and imaging are absolutely fantastic but there's no earth-shattering bass

I second this analogy. To me HD580 is like a floor standing speaker. HD580 costs more and provides more bass. But under a careful comparison K501 is better in tems of tonal accuracy, details, airiness and soundsatge width. The midrange of K501 is just lovely--very musical cans indeed.

 

[Gummy]

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Originally Posted by ReDVsion *snicker* hehe... HAHAHAHAHA! WOOO! HAHAHAAA! HAHa... ha... hee... *snort* wheee... oh, that was a good one!

Lol, even with my NJB3 it sounds bad.
iPod doesn't even have a chance!

 

[ReDVsion]

Well, it could have been worse, he could have asked about driving a K1k from the ipod...

 

[kwkarth]

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Originally Posted by ReDVsion Well, it could have been worse, he could have asked about driving a K1k from the ipod...

Now that would be a trick!