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In Reply to: I'm working on it. posted by j_thunders on April 10, 2007 at 12:25:42:
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.
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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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