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In Reply to: Best speaker posted by guskund@yahoo.com on April 8, 2007 at 20:31:07:
But I am currently torn between the AKG 701's and the Beyerdynamic DT990's. You haven't by any chance had an opportunity to compare these two sets of headphones, have you?
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I've owned both. To these ears, the Beyers are a little brighter on top, while being punchier in the bass. It depends on your preferences in these areas. Both the AKG and Beyer are very resolving. I would probably give the midrange edge to the 701s--seems smoother and more fluid to me. IMO, both headphones need a good headamp to bring out their full potential. Honestly, you can't go wrong either way. Both are at the top of the heap of what's currently available new.
I've been hanging around over at head-fi and the opinions over there on this subject are all over the place. I'm leaning towards the Beyers right now, but if I find some 701's for a deal, I'll jump on that, instead.As far as an amp is concerned, I am planning on going with an old Marantz 1060 amp because it has such a great headphone stage (I'm told) and I can probably get one for under $100 off of creaig's list or ebay. Maybe down the road I'll jump into something a little more duty specific, like a Headamp Gilmore Lite or something from Meier Audio when I have more money to throw at this project, but in the meantime, a Marantz is looking like quite the deal.
I'm a huge fan of the late Mr. Genzale. Saw him several times in NYC--and, safe to say, the shows were, um, memorable. :)
I envy your experiences of having seen him live, but he didn't come to Dallas much by the time I started going to shows. :-(
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