Not for me. Very light weight. I was amazed when I first held one how light they are. And the clamp is firm but not pressing ( HD280 ) if you open up the pads you don't notice the pressure. Like (almost) any headphone it gets a little uncomfortable in its own way with prolonged periods of wear, it'll also leave dents in your hair.

I'm still trying to figure out how Steve was feeding a balanced beta22 from an ipod?!?! I'm guessing that's why it sounded like poo and that there's nothing wrong with it.

I used to think my tube pre/Aleph 30/K1000 was tits until I heard them on my friend's ECC99/300B/Lundahl monoblocks. Yummmm sound.

Well judging from the costs of most 300B monoblocks I've seen, I imagine I may go the Pass or Pass clone route. I've already heard from Marc about the F5, and it sounds interesting.

I take them off, judge by eye, then put them back on. Though most of the time so far I've listened on full toe-out or with a tiny bit of toe out so that the inner grille doesn't touch my ear.

And Steve, havent you got a neighbour you can steal a CD player from? Get that balaclava out.

All of my friends and neighbors aspire to the Bose Wave music system. Sheep following the herd. And no, not a decent CDP amongst them. Saturday will be here soon.

I have an idea I'm going to try with my TT today, and if that works then I'll have a wonderful source. I'll keep you posted.

I used my fingers, to put them between the speakers and my ears, if that make any sense:palm: Then just checked visualy as well...

Anyhow, it worked for me, cos used them slightly open, most of the time, and just sometimes wide open, but found it to distand and lacking at low end.

I do a finger adjustment too, my fave position is first index finger knuckle width from my ear flap to cage when the finger is inserted from behind as I grasp the cage. Very quick and easily repeatable. Takes all of about 3 seconds per side and very accurate.

Once I decide on the right spot it's doubtful I'll have need to move them much IMO.

OK, The African Chant/Dungeon Torture Screams/Gay Pride Dance Beats Fusion Mix may require a different toe in. I'll let you know.

Is it true the K1000 is uncomfortable to wear?

That was another issue the seller had. He described them as very painful after 15 minutes.

Although I'm a pretty big guy at 6'1" and 230 lbs., apparently I have a pretty small noggin, as most phones fit me without a lot of extension. This could possibly correlate to a lot of my decision making througout my life.

The K1000 was very comfortable at the two hour mark for me.

I'm still trying to figure out how Steve was feeding a balanced beta22 from an ipod?!?! I'm guessing that's why it sounded like poo and that there's nothing wrong with it.

I'm crossing my fingers that you're correct, however my TT was giving me the same issues when driven by the Beta22. I'll know if that's a TT issue or not later today. I'll have a much better idea about the Beta22 Saturday.

This may definitely changes what we've discussed at any rate. PM on it's way.

So I'm listening to beautiful music from my turntable as I type this.

I connected the Pass Pearl phono stage directly to my Consonance integrated amp, with no SUT. Happily the Consonance has plenty of gain for this low ouput Zu cartridge. It's driving the K1000 with plenty of gusto.

My this is nice! Listening to The Dream Academy, one of my favorite groups from the 80's.

I thought I'd like the K1000, but damn! Why did I wait so long? I'm fastly getting over the remorse of selling the K340.

Great news, it seems like you made the right choice. They can sound absolutely sublime when fed properly. Enjoy.

OK, The African Chant/Dungeon Torture Screams/Gay Pride Dance Beats Fusion Mix may require a different toe in. I'll let you know.

Is that volume 1 or 2? I don't have the new one yet.

Is that volume 1 or 2? I don't have the new one yet.

Oh volume 2, you have to get it! It's got the new duet "Scream It Like You Mean It Girlfriend" with Clay Aiken and Yoko Ono. She's sooo butch!

Edited December 31, 200817 yr by swt61

Enjoy them Steve, they are a special headphone.

OK, I finally shaved, so here's the requested pic...

Keep in mind that the best looking guy will look pretty silly in these headphones. Multiply that by a factor of ten for my ugly mug and... well you see the results.

Ladies and Gentlemen... Dr. Wood!

Clearly, I need to take a picture of myself wearing my TakeT H2s now. Then we just need Duggeh to wake up...

Clearly, I need to take a picture of myself wearing my TakeT H2s now. Then we just need Duggeh to wake up...

Ack, no! Do not awaken the beast from the deep, nothing good can come of it......

meow

Don't actually have access to a digicam. Thus no K1K pics to date.

Am I the only who is happy running mine off a DAP? They sound perfectly fine and still better than just about any other phone I plug into it as long as you don't need high volume.

Anyway, It's a good phone to have no matter how dumb you look wearing them

Sounds better out of my iPod than the O2, H2 or AMT. But then the AMT is the only one of those three that even makes any noise in the same situation.

Now Duggeh, you know perfectly well that a DAP with SRD 7Mk2 with the O2 is a perfectly reasonable portable setup.... as long as your generator is on wheels

Smeggy, they actually look somewhat less than completely disproportionate on you.

Smeggy, they actually look somewhat less than completely disproportionate on you.

That's because I have a pinhead, the bigger the head the more retarded the phones look.

No, I think the long hair actually makes them look much less ridiculous. It kind of fills in for the width of the K1000.

I have a head the size of a "That's no moon." and a buzzcut so I've got the worst of both worlds.

I remembered that my laptop has a crappy webcam and shot a couple of Patrick82 snaps. Sadly my USB stick has gone walkies and my network sharing has gone all fucked up so still no postie for you. Smeggy doesnt look like he's got full toe out in that pic tho.

Believe it or not mine are only about 1/2 toe out. It sure doen't look that way, but it is.

I don't normally wear headphones in the bathroom either, but I'm not really the kind of guy to have mirrors all over the house.

Ok now I know you're just making this stuff up.

Ok now I know you're just making this stuff up.

Well Mr. Fitz, where's your K1000 mug shot? With your short hair and small build, that might make a fun shot.