my friend has the AD700 and A900ltd, will be auditioning it this coming Sunday I was told that the AD700 is... though

you mean before and after?

nothing much....just that the 3dwings will leave 2 crop circles on ur head

@mofonyx
None of us have a pair of MS-1...can't really compare it and I have not heard of the MS-1...only the sr125

This post has been edited by AlamakLor: Sep 17 2006, 01:24 PM

one should ALWAYS test AT's phones before buying any of them. They have their own sound signature that not everybody likes.

ps: never had the chance to try the ad700 unfortunately but they....the ad900ltd sounds like crap to my ears....my friend is looking to sell it...anybody interested?

EDIT: friend says USD300 shipped (limited edition nia...someone get it )

This post has been edited by AlamakLor: Oct 26 2006, 10:42 PM

yup, you'd get those kind of sound out of the AT, same for the RS-1 and RS-2, thought not nearly as severe as the AT.

but besides that, the mid range is very colored, guess you really have to try it yourself to know. Try not to buy any AT phone blindly...

ive heard a few AT earphones...they all sound the same...honky and colored. They all just sound that way as far as I know.

stuff like those brakes arent really flawed, they were made for specific purpose for specific type of car, there is a defined purpose for those items. However, in the context of "normal" or roadster kind of car, these brakes are almost useless compared to other all rounder brakes and thus can be viewed in the perspective of these roadster driver as flawed.

As far as I am concerned, I aint a professional driver but those who want a good roadster car. I need phones that have a good tonal balance and will work with majority of the music...not just vocal, not just bass, and etc. These other phones that do not have a defined purpose are just flawed in my POV. Grados have almost an implied purpose on them - rock...I dont go to rock concert nor do I have specific preference in rock music, so I dont know what kind of aspects are these people looking for. So as far as I am concerned, the grados are good for rock, but still missing something that the 701 could do - the warmth. But maybe in those "rock ppl's" POV, they are really high end and works well for them...who knows.

Regardless, I can tell you that majority of the people will tell u that there is something "wierd" with these AT phones.

@gogo2
If you've read what i said above, I'd recommend you to get the hd580.

In our meet, the only guy who likes the A900ltd was the owner...and even he finds it wierd sounding after hearing the 701 n 600 in a much better setup that his (hence the a900ltd is now for sale). Nobody in the meet actually liked that phone. Then again, that phone was the most honky ive ever heard in the AT line..W5000 comes second, following W1000. The W100 however, has a much better tonal balance among those that i've heard...but heck...still no match for those european made phones...the only thing that the AT is really good at is the looks and packaging, and customer service i must say.

oh bntw, when I said "These other phones that do not have a defined purpose are just flawed in my POV" I meant to say that those so called high-end phones, more so expensive phones actually, that sounds odd and not have a defined purpose i.e. - made for vocal (Westone ES2), made for rock (grado), and etc, are flawed. Some of them are just freaking flawed whether they have a defined purpose or not. Just listen to the A900 yourself and you will know it right away.

I've never heard of the CK7 nor the CX300, elliminist has the CK7, maybe u wanna wait till he gets his iM716 and listen to his comments about them. I swear by the iM716 as being one of the best IEM out there not costing more than RM400, yet beat the crap out of many RM1k+/- IEM.

Yeah the PMX60 is gay I dont deny that, which is why I sold it and got the MX500 - almost equally gay unfortunately

If you like the ksc35, save up for the iM716 and try to find someone in the states to send one back to you when amazon sells them for 60+usd again! - out of stock now. The CX300 is suppose to sound very boomy if im not mistaken...much more than the PX100.

EDIT: if you wanna try a "REAL" pair of AT phone...wait for scottie's W5000 to arrive that phone has incredible transparency and texture...but sadly...the second most honky AT phone I've ever heard. Especially without my "pad mod"

ei...RM560 BNIB is a common price over here

This post has been edited by AlamakLor: Oct 28 2006, 12:05 AM

they were only 60+USD a little while back and totally sold out. If you sit back n wait, should be able to get that price next time.

how much did it cost you? I hope you enjoy it. I have little affection with the A900ltd, if not loath , for how it sounded given that kind of price. Did your daughters ask you why are there crop circles on your head (hair) after using the headphone for awhile?

when I said little affection...I didn't really mean I like it at all, in fact, I meant that I didnt quite like them. The A900ltd is supposedly an improvement over the A900. My friend has a pair of A900ltd and I had tried it many times in many different occassions. The phone is just awfully horrible in the vocals, total muffleness and the infamous AT mid range honkiness is surprisngly prominent. The phone is also upfront and pretty much have the same kind of treble found in the W series. The bass on the A900ltd was ok, but afaik, the A900 is quite bass shy. I didn't mean to burst your bubble though. Although I havent heard of the senn 595, if it is anything like the 555 as most ppl claimed, it would be a signicant improvement over the A900. 595 cost USD160 + shipping over here....should be more or less the same price when it gets to malaysia. btw, the hd580 can also be had for around USD160+/- shipped to malaysia. Anyway, hope you like it, this is definitely not my cup of tea...and I have a hard time trying to figure out why would anybody like them

EDIT: btw, I dont have the rights to justify your purchase

This post has been edited by AlamakLor: Nov 30 2006, 06:23 PM