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cclragnarok

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  1. Up until that point I hadn't heard anything better than them. But I sold them because I picked up an AKG K1000.

    From what people say about the K1000, I think I would like the way it sounds. Unfortunately, the fit is even worse than the SR-404. In fact, the fit is so bad I can't even try them. :'(

  2. I wish I was joking. I'd rather listen to the K701 main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1862&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=c6adad207b07730972dad48688768db4

    The K701 is actually my main headphone right now. :rofl:

    I guess this just shows how different people are. I've tried headphones like the K501 (a little cold and hard sounding), HD650 (a little too dark), AD2000 (colored midrange), L3000 (just colored), Qualia (sounds metallic), etc, and I think I'd rather have the K701 or SR-404 sound.

  3. LOL! Do you think they sound like shit though? I think deepak exaggerated a lil' bit, just a lil' ;)

    It's unfortunate that you find the Lambda line uncomfortable. I actually find it more comfortable than a lot of other headphones I've used.

    I bought the SR-404 with the SRM-313 more than a year ago. Considering the comfort issues, I would have sold them a long time ago if I didn't like the sound. I do think the Omega II is significantly better though. So is the HE90. ;D

  4. Perhaps the law of diminishing returns applies to the modern Lambda line, but to me the SR-404 and SR-007 aren't even in the same league. They're not even playing the same sport, the SR-404 is a very mediocre to poor headphone.

    Too bad I didn't know this before I bought the SR-404 from you. :P

    I actually like the sound quite a bit. Unfortunately, I have an unusual fit/comfort issue with the lambda design. It's hard to enjoy the sound when my head hurts.

    Maybe it is time to start planning an upgrade to the Omega II. ;D

  5. Here's a newbie point of view. I got my K701s after only hearing the shitty apple earbuds. They sounded like heaven! However, I found that I got somewhat fatigued because (to my ears, my PERCEPTION of the sound) the cans were a bit bright. After reading stuff on head-fi (yes I bought into the hype) I played them continuously for 300 hours, with short listening sessions every so often. After a while I found that they weren't as bright and the bass had beefed up slightly.

    Whether this was a false perception, my ears getting used to the sound or whatever, I don't know, but that's how I perceived it.

    I feel like the headphones themselves changed, because I didn't change the source, amp, or cables, but I know the power of the brain in deception (hell, music isn't even real, its just air molecule vibrations).

    My K701 also sounded a little shrill/edgy at first. I tried to listen to them for a little while (maybe 10 or 20 minutes), and my ears started hurting. That was the first time I actually felt real pain from listening to a pair of headphones.

    After that, I burned them in for a few days, and they never hurt my ears again.

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