oh my e9 just came to pair wif my preexisting e7 and k702..... the presence it gains is wonderful. xD

Thanks for the reply guys. Have heard about e7+e9 but many still said it's not enough to drive those higher end headphones, so I think I will invest on a RM1-2k amp for it. Any recommendation?

This post has been edited by edwardgsk: Mar 21 2011, 05:09 PM

Erm, mind explain?

K701/K702 is not meant to be portable. carrying amps around, and being an open can it will leak sound out. wouldnt want to annoy everyone around the KTM/LRT you're taking right? lol

Fiio E9 has plenty of juices to provide and is absolutely enough to power up most high-end headphones, I have both K701/2 and HD800, go figure.

The main problem isn't E9 being underpowered, it's more like it's darned NEUTRAL. And K701's bass is somewhat weak, it's airy and may sound "empty", so....basically most people will opt to get amps that can warm up the K701's sound signature.

I for one appreciates how K701/2 originally sounds like, so..I am happy with E9.

And forget about E7 alone, it won't be able to drive K701 at decent volume.

1-2k is a good budget for amps, while i would like to recommend govibe peak to you since it drives majority of high end headphones ive auditioned pretty well, i would advice AGAINST that for k701/k702 as the govibe peak just doesnt matches this headphone at all.

I noticed if i plug in my tf10 in the e9 6.5mm out, i find the bass muddied and boomy with the highs attenuated, but with the k702 there is no such problem. Anyone can explain ? Thanks

Why would you use 6.5mm for a low impedance portable headphone is beyond me.

Basically the 6.5mm out is designed for high impedance and low sensitivity headphones, if I'm not mistaken, a 33 ohm resistor is added in the 3.5mm out for low impedance headphones.

oo just saja wanna test haha. The 3.5 one oso kinda blur eh the sound =.=" too much power can fry the tf10 or not ? haha

I am not sure, never tested any portable headphones with my E9 lol.
You should check the specs of the amp and your headphones. But I'd say yes..E9 with gain switched on and at max vol will most likely fry your TF10 lol.

Ic, thanks for your feedback about E7 and E9. Do you have any recommendation to warm up the k702's sound signature? Well I will be heading to Jaben to try out their available range of amp soon, but if there's a good one to go for, I can save the time

Ah icic, thanks. No portable amp able to drive out k702's full power either?

portable powerful amp?? hmm...there is ibasso PB1 Toucan and/or PB2 Pelican..with recable to balanced

Since you've stated your budget for 1-2k, I'd definitely recommend either Schiit Asgard (Solid-State) or Valhalla (Tubes).
Valhalla is highly praised and tested with AKG K701 by Schiit themselves.

If portable ver? Any amp reco? I might raise my budget to 3k if my next month allowance increases.

No idea.
Frankly speaking, if you are really thinking of using K702 on-the-go, think AGAIN.
First thing you want to consider is the size, it's humongous and you will look like a retard wearing it outdoor.
Unless..well you wanted to look like one..by all means.

Then, we move to the portable amp..I'd recommend you Headstage : The Arrow.
Here's a detailed and thorough review about it.

http://www.headfonia.com/headstage-the-arrow-amplifier/

Its price is 299USD (Even after adding shipping and taxes, it's still within your budget)

So..yes, if you want a portable amp that can drive K702..I'm pretty sure there are other options.
Also, it's worth mentioning that K702 is definitely NOT a low volume headphone. Meaning, you will lose out a lot of detail if you don't crank the volume considerably high.

Honestly..Using K702 on-the-go doesn't make sense.
It's basically 2 speakers on your ear, meaning anyone 5-10 feet (or more) around you will be able to listen what you are listening.

If I'm 10 feet around you..I'd probably tell you to turn your music/song off because it annoys the eff outta me. Just sayin'

This post has been edited by awyongcarl: Mar 22 2011, 05:32 AM

^

this. if you're buying a K702, you're pretty much forgoing portability. forget about it.

=edit=
to add, sound leakage from the headphones, or carrying DAP/amps/buncha dangling cables etc around you.

not something most people would be walking around with

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Mar 22 2011, 07:32 AM

can is can, its just k702 is never meant to be portable and we've explained to you on the other thread. you may want to consider IEMs for portable options

Somehow I find the bolded part to be quite amusing. Imagine a dude wearing a full size cans on the LRT with the Whitney Houston songs leaking out of it (not directed to anybody, and Whitney Houston is an amazing singer).

Anyway guys, what is the flagship model for AKG? Is it the K702?

It's K1000. Though...It's been long discontinued..
So yeah..I guess K701/2 is the current flagship of AKG at the moment.