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Earpeace Livewires T1. A Detalied Review.
Okay, so my new IEM's have arrived. After some fairly extensive listen-in (I am not calling it burn-in, as I am still not entirely sure I believe in it) I have some thoughts on their sound, and I thought it was about time I put finger to keyboard and wrote something about it. This may not be...- stewtheking
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Ugliest Headphones Ever Awards--VOTE NOW!
Prepare your eyeballs for an assault like no other--Head-Fi style! I'm talking the Ugliest Headphones Ever Awards! Here are the contenders: Jecklin Float AKG K1000 Stax Sigma Precide Ergo AMT Sears Stereo AM Radio Headphones, Circa 1970 Grande Headphones...- applaudio
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Mainline: New Bottlehead Premium Headphone Amp!
I searched and didn't find an announcement thread on this (not-yet-released) amp. I have a Crack and am excited to see that Doc is making more awesome headphone-amp kits. Here is Doc's description from the Bottlehead website: Two Bottlehead headphone amps have left an indelible...- dsound
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Project Ember Review
Hey all, This is going to be a review of the Project Ember. I'll start with a general product introduction and then the review itself. The photography takes a variations on a theme approach with versions of an image edited in different fashions. I hope you like it as well as the review...- RAZRr1275
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Comparison AKG K-1000 and Sennheiser HD-800 on similar equipment.
Comparison AKG K-1000 (hardwired with Stefan Audio Art Equinox cable) and Sennheiser HD 800 (with Toxic black widow 22 AWG copper cable). Well, without any idea why starting this thread is really necessary, I would like to share my experiences with the AKG k1000 and Sennheiser HD-800 using...- playitloud
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AKG K1000
I am about to buy a pair of AKG K1000 and I need to know if I can buy a converter cable to fit a 3.5mm jack, please tell me the name of the cable and where I can buy one thanks very much- liore
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Emotiva mini-x a-100 with AKG K1000s? What about Tripath-based amps?
I have several headphone amps that I am confident will be able to drive my soon-to-arrive K1000s with ease. But in the past I have had good results driving my HiFiMAN HE-6s off a Tripath chip-based speaker amp (a Trends TA-10.2SE) and my Emotiva mini-x a-100 (I have a speaker-tap to 4-pin XLR...- amcananey
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Windfall loan of gear for home auditioning: Phonitor, LCD3, HE-6, T1, more...
First things first: This is my first post on head-fi, and I have very little idea what I'm doing. I have a modest 256-320kbps mp3 collection across many genres, mostly classical, electronic/trance, soundtracks, 80s rock, and a bunch of other stuff. I've spent upwards of $200 on in-ear phones...- planet
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Onkyo TX-8555 + Headphones (Subwoofer stays on)
Well I would like to easily switch from using speakers + sub to headphones, but when I plug my headphones in and disable the 'A' Speakers, the Pre-Amp Subwoofer stays on. I was wondering if there is an easy way of doing this, other than turning off my subwoofer with a powerstrip (My current...- TsukiNick
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Info about AKG K1000
Hi guys, I have acquired a set of AKG K1000's which I now want to sell but they have a strange jack on them. It is circular with 4 pins. I dont have any equipment to test them on to see if they work before selling them but a guy in my local dj equipment shop suggested putting a new...- millphil24
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Audible Differences in Copper vs. Silver Cables?
I'm pretty sure this has been mentioned at least several times on these boards but the Search button has provided way too many unrelated results. I did a search on Google and found that silver has better electrical conductivity, but why is it then that some manufacturers, such as Cardas...- SteeleBlayde
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DIY an Ear-Speaker Similar to AKG-K1000
Recently managed to get few pairs of ribbon tweeters from friend's factory, they are great stuff and really perform well as tweeter. But my hand got itch again when i saw the beautiful LCD-2, i really wish i have thousand bucks to spare, but i don't so i use my hand instead. Here's the...- acetate
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100 watt per channel tube amp overkill for AKG K1000?
While I don't have a pair of AKG K1000s yet, I listened to a pair at the the Canjam at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, and was quite impressed. Thinking about getting a pair. For those who have experience with them, while I know single ended 300B style tube amps are preferred by some with this "ear...- Mark Maloof
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Powering the AKG K1000 - Whats all the fuss about?
Hey there, I had a K1000 some months ago, and I'm considering getting a pair again. But I got wondering: Whats all the fuss about them being hard to drive, needing a speaker amp or a high power balanced amp? I mean when i got them, i just plugged them into my receivers jack, and voila - great...- VictorHalgaard
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Considering selling my AKG K1000
Hi guys, I am new to posting on the forum but have been an avid reader. I have a pair of AKG K1000's in the original box(and the original wood box within) with owners manual and all the supplied acc. I have only used them a hand full of times and can't decide if I should sell or keep...- ThaDacta
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Got my AKG K1000, what now? (I'm a novice)
Hi all, I'm still considering myself something of a new guy in the high-end hifi scene. Anyway, I managed to get myself a pair of AKG K1000 and I can plug them into the Jack on the front of my Denon AVR 1907. For the sound to be alright I have to turn the volume way up. Now I don't...- josendk
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where are the "Ear-speaker" type cans?
So I've been bitten by the headfi upgrade-itis bug after nearly a 6-7+ year hiatus... and wow has this place changed in a lot of ways. One things still kind of the same though is that the "ear speaker" kind of design still remains relatively high end. When I was last active here I had...- kramer5150
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Looking for AKG K1000s
I'm looking for a pair of AKG K1000s with all accessories including wooden box and amplifier cable, in excellent condition both in appearance and sound quality. I'm from China mainland, but I can pay through PayPal. Please kindly let me know if anyone could help. Thank you!- yeyu
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2007 Awards for Headphones and Amps
With only a few more days in 2007 left, I thought I'd put my audio experience acquired over the past year to some use to share what I think are the best of the best for headphone hi-fi. Not all these products came out in 2007 but all are still available on the market. These are, of course, my...- Asr
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Battle Of The Flagships (58 Headphones Compared)
THE BATTLE OF THE FLAGSHIPS My quest to find the greatest headphone ever made! by David Solomon TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ABOUT THIS REVIEW ABOUT THIS REVIEWER BEING @ HEADPHONES.COM THE GEAR SOURCE AMPS ODDS & ENDS 50+ HEADPHONES COMPARED TL;DR & CHARTS...- DavidMahler
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AKG K1000 with subwoofer
I'm trying out a AMC B1-19 powered subwoofer to be used in conjunction with my A500/K1000 set up. The main reasoning for this is to improve the low end performance of the K1000 which while very good otherwise is lacking in low freq range. Others have tried similar set ups with good results so...- squirt
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Balanced headphones w/ an unbalanced amp
Can this be done using a balun (Or vice versa - unbalanced headphones with a balanced amp) ? If so, what would be the downside, compared to just having an unbalanced setup to begin with? Is this essentially what the re-zero trs adapter does?- phishneslo
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Newbie Here
Hey guys first off i would like to thank all the members on this forum for the vast amount of helpful information and reviews. I in no way consider myself a hardcore audiophile but I do enjoy high quality sound in my headphones, home setup, and car. I recently decided that I was going to be in...- JapanrotE46
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Does anyone wear fullsize headphones out in public?
I've been considering doing this simply because no matter how good IEM's can sound, they're no match for fullsize cans.- yepimonfire
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Summit-Fi headphones?
Aside from Stax, HD800, T1, & Audeze LCDx what else are on the market if you own those already?- HiFiGuy528
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