First Impressions of My New AKG K701s

[Mr Peabody]

Were the Stax quite a bit better than the 600's? Or, just different? How do you think they will do for Rock? I didn't realize you could get into Stax for that, I may have to snoop around some.

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Were the Stax quite a bit better than the 600's? Or, just different? How do you think they will do for Rock? I didn't realize you could get into Stax for that, I may have to snoop around some.

What I found with conventional headphones is that the sound is in your head, and that while the headphones sound good they still don't compare to my speakers. Now with Stax it was a whole other story, it feels like I'm in an auditorium! My mind was actually confused the first time I heard Stax 303's, it felt like the sound was coming at me from every corner of the room. This was only the second time I've ever been blown away by any audio system.

So meanwhile, I went ahead and auditioned Senn 650's, Grado RS-2's and AKG 701's. These were with a Naim Headline2 amp and a NAPSC2 power supply. I really, really wanted to like them, but ultimately I just wasn't a fan of the matching Naim headphone amp, especially since these systems would cost more than a Stax system, and were no where near comparable.

Anyways, a basic Stax SRS-2050II system retails for US$750. I haven't auditioned this yet, but I was really blown away with the next system up (albeit almost twice the cost!). So tomorrow I go in for an audition, I'll report back!

cheers,
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