I think Sennheisers pair well with ss amps instead. Grado/Alessandro have very good synergy with valve amps. That's why i sold off my entire Grado setup.

If you want to the the MS2i, i guess you have no choice but to get 2 amps for both your K701 and MS2i. The X-can 3 is a nice hybrid amp, but if i remember correctly Danny did mention before that the v3's is on the soft side. I don't have any experience on any of these amps though.

You already had a LD2++ dude...

yup...as i said earlier...there are alot of possibilities...
mayb i will let go my k701 and get a grado/alessandro instead of getting both setup which will cost a bomb to me...

for you K701 is inferior to MS2i?

actually cant compare them...
coz i dun hav the MS2i,mayb after the meet u can express ur feel over walabies's ms2i

I would somehow... suggest he goes to try a Grado sounding headphone and see... which one he likes. You've gotta love it's 'base' sounding even before burn in. Just my small little comment...

that doesn't apply for K701 i guess. A fresh pair of K701 really sounds bad

wat is base sounding

It's the fundamental sound it will have from your phone even before burn in. Han, the un-burned in and a burn in one have at least 75% of the similar sound signature. Dont tell me the new one doesnt have expansive soundstage and airy feel?

soundstage is already there regardless of new or old.

airiness is also there regardless of new or old.

bass is nil on a new pair.

vocals are muffled on a new pair.

details are less obvious on a new pair.

imaging is less obvious on a new pair.

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Out of 6 criteria above, the new and old K701 shares 2 similarity. Other than that i can tell you, the K701 evolves from caterpillar into a butterfly. I would say the well-burn in K701 is 70% different from a fresh pair.

This post has been edited by yrh0413: Mar 14 2007, 04:53 PM

tats why u give up all ur setup to push the AKG 701 up..
now oni i knew tat

no point keeping the inferior setup. Selling them off to fund for a better setup is a wiser move. If i go for the MS2i last time, i'm pretty sure the LD2+ will stay

oh ho.....u r saying MS2i inferior...
i told walabies ah....
cos inferior amp+ inferior headphone..

oi don't try to start a war here. My inferior setup is SR80 + LD2+

i know lah..
jz kidding...too boring and studying too much liao...siao liao lah

inferior setup
i am once upon using inferior thingy


This post has been edited by yeah_guyz: Mar 14 2007, 11:57 PM

LOL, everyone loves their own setup, no point comparing... Continuous finding and sloting in your favourite rigs gradually, in the end... it become an Orpheus... Lol...

Haha Orpheus is waaay beyond our reach. If i have that amount of money i rather spend it on a decent pair of bookshelves.

Who knows. I thought you are a headphone guy?

K701 is the highest level i'll go. And i won't spend RM2k on an amp over this limit and i'll be seriously considering a good speaker setup