tlkohler 106 Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Not sure why the original thread got locked but I wanted to report that after reading many reviews and a discussion with the ebay proprieter I purchased these:AKG K 701 K701 Open Back DynaMic Reference Headphones Got them for a great price and they are not used but "new" to boot. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to try them. I will be using my C-1 built in headphone amp initially and if I find I need to I will move onto another headphone amp in the future. Any suggestions there??? 1
Gene C 1,748 Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I would listen to them first before geting into a hedphone tube amp. Tube amps could sound better depending on the specs of the headphones. The higher the ohm rating the more detail your going to hear from what I can tell with my WA6.
tlkohler 106 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks Gene, I intend to do just that. The specs for the 701's: Key Specifications ➔ System: Dynamic ➔ Design: Open-back Headphones ➔ Color: White ➔ Frequency range: 10Hz to 39.8kHz ➔ Sensitivity: 105dB SPL/V ➔ Max. input power: 200mW ➔ Input impedance: 62 Ohms ➔ Net weight (without cable): 235g ➔ Cable: 99.99% Oxygen-free cable 3m ➔ Main connection: Hard gold-plated jack plug and contacts
tkd.teacher 93 Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Not sure why the original thread got locked Given that Rabbit had the last post in the thread, I would guess it's related to the most recent purge. John
Gene C 1,748 Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Those are good headphones for your C-1. But if you drop some bucks into a headphone tube amp your going to want to go anywhere from 200 ohms on up to 600 ohms say. 1
tlkohler 106 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Posted February 16, 2014 Not sure why the original thread got locked Given that Rabbit had the last post in the thread, I would guess it's related to the most recent purge. John Understood and thanks
tlkohler 106 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Posted February 19, 2014 They arrived today, I begin the break-in and audition this evening ... \
Gene C 1,748 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Nice! Have fun breakin those babies in.
galaxyoilcan 88 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Do I recall correctly that you have a special made rack for your headphone collection? What's the count up to? I hope you find these are keepers and enjoy them.
tlkohler 106 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Posted February 19, 2014 Haha thank you sir ... I intend to have a good time (and/or perhaps go deaf in the process)
tlkohler 106 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Posted February 19, 2014 Galaxy you might be thinking about Gene C.'s Home Depot Headphone Stand
Gene C 1,748 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Galaxy you might be thinking about Gene C.'s Home Depot Headphone Stand Yep, that's me. The old hitchin post as Dom coined it. ;-)
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