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Monitor upgrade or new headphone?

#31 Arksun

Posted 11 January 2012 - 09:12 PM

tehlord, on 11 January 2012 - 07:57 PM, said:

Even more off topic, is that a home made bass trap in the pretty cotton pillowcase in the first pic?

I needs to make me some of those soon.

Haha yes, the poor mans DIY trapping :lol:

, but it works well. I have larger self stapled fabric covered blocks as well placed here and there. The only one I could be bothered to make a proper nice looking wooden frame for was the rear wall 1st reflection point trap.

The reason why there's 4" pyramid Auralex foam in there too is because I bought it early on at a time I knew little about the absorption properties of different materials and how much more effective certain insulation materials are, but now that I have it might as well still use it. If it was 3" or less I mighta sold them off.

#32 MaDI

Posted 11 January 2012 - 10:15 PM

Sabri, on 11 January 2012 - 08:15 PM, said:

guys my head realy °ed because some one say me buy a soundcard no need amp or other part for AKG 701
so my last question about AKG701 what i must buy %100 soundquality an AMP ? or a SOUNDCARD ? or both ?? sorry for ° the scene lol have a nice day

(AKG701 + AMP) or (AKG701 +external soundcard) or (AKG701 +ext soundcard+amp) which one ?

Tomorrow arrives my K702's. I'll tell you how they are on my basic Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface with a decent headphone amp in it.

#33 Ayer_Lotus

Posted 12 January 2012 - 01:24 AM

Arksun, on 11 January 2012 - 05:18 PM, said:

Bit off topic I know, but I've been lucky enough to be given a demo pair of sE Munro Eggs to test out. I'll post up a review on here after a few days if anyones interested in new monitors around that price range.

Interesting Monitors. Btw, are they passive monitors? How much is it?

MaDI, on 11 January 2012 - 10:15 PM, said:

Tomorrow arrives my K702's. I'll tell you how they are on my basic Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface with a decent headphone amp in it.

Congrats

Wanna know how is it with your interface. I use Novation IO2|4 interface. Btw, how much did you pay for 702? Is more expensive than 701?

#34 seejay

Posted 12 January 2012 - 03:43 AM

You could make a sidways price move and an audio upwards move by switching to Yamaha HS80M's

#35 MaDI

Posted 12 January 2012 - 09:06 AM

Ayer_Lotus, on 12 January 2012 - 01:24 AM, said:

Congrats

Wanna know how is it with your interface. I use Novation IO2|4 interface. Btw, how much did you pay for 702? Is more expensive than 701?

Thanks. Got'em from amazon.com. 250$ + 11$ delivery.

#36 Sabri

Posted 12 January 2012 - 12:03 PM

MaDI, on 11 January 2012 - 10:15 PM, said:

Tomorrow arrives my K702's. I'll tell you how they are on my basic Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface with a decent headphone amp in it.

thanks madi i will wait your post and can you post some demo with it if its possible

#37 MaDI

Posted 14 January 2012 - 02:30 PM

Sabri, on 12 January 2012 - 12:03 PM, said:

thanks madi i will wait your post and can you post some demo with it if its possible

They are here, got em 15 min ago. My God, i am simply blown away. People said they have little bass. No way, bass is so clear and nicely detailed.
Soundstage is amazing, so detailed, could hear so many stuff going on that i missed on my Rockit G2's monitors.

Comparing them to the monitors, headphones are a bit more punchy, but the overall balance is the same. So i can clearly see me mix on these.

Keep in mind, i listened them on my Scarlett 2i2. Also, they had no burn in or what so ever.

Please tell me if you got any questions. Now back to listening.

I also got before the AKG K271MK II, K121 Studio, Sennheiser HD598, HD555 & HD518. K702 blows every single one of these away.

This post has been edited by MaDI: 14 January 2012 - 02:32 PM

#38 AbsMechanik

Posted 14 January 2012 - 07:41 PM

MaDI, on 14 January 2012 - 02:30 PM, said:

I also got before the AKG K271MK II, K121 Studio, Sennheiser HD598, HD555 & HD518. K702 blows every single one of these away.

Yeah. I tested them a couple of months ago and the K702 were gorgeous, exactly what I was looking for, but couldn't afford it. Amazon.ca sucks bawls anyways, so getting a good deal here is almost impossible :angry:

But yeah, nice to know you're loving 'em. Hope to hear some new tunes from you while mixing with those cans

#39 Sabri

Posted 14 January 2012 - 07:41 PM

MaDI, on 14 January 2012 - 02:30 PM, said:

I also got before the AKG K271MK II, K121 Studio, Sennheiser HD598, HD555 & HD518. K702 blows every single one of these away.

very good MADI hope you enjoy well for you opinion
what you think about the depth is there any difference with others headphone you have ? can we say if otherHeadphones give 2Dimension quality K701 is 3Dimension ? and if you can post a demo for me with using just AKG701 its will give me all i need thanks dude for help

#40 MaDI

Posted 14 January 2012 - 08:52 PM

Sabri, on 14 January 2012 - 07:41 PM, said:

I now only have the K702 and some cheap closed K77.
Some work coleagues also have some HD518 and 595 so i will make an a/b to check the soundstage, if that's what's interesting you.

But it's not really the soundstage that impressed me the most on these K702, but the detail, you can literally hear every single hiss and bug of a track.

This post has been edited by MaDI: 14 January 2012 - 08:55 PM

#41 tehlord

Posted 14 January 2012 - 09:13 PM

Arksun, on 11 January 2012 - 09:12 PM, said:

Haha yes, the poor mans DIY trapping :lol:

What are you using for bass absorbtion?

I'll need to make some corner traps but they need to be temporary and moveable so ideally they don't want to be too massive (in terms of weight).

I'm thinking triangular about 2' across with an MDF frame filled with Rockwool, with the mass covering between 2' and 5' in height.

#42 Ayer_Lotus

Posted 15 January 2012 - 05:59 PM

MaDI, on 14 January 2012 - 02:30 PM, said:

I also got before the AKG K271MK II, K121 Studio, Sennheiser HD598, HD555 & HD518. K702 blows every single one of these away.

Glad to know that you happy with it MaDI, I also read a lot of good reviews for K702 on many sites. It's one of the best in "Neutral" frequency response. But I have one question that is it comfort? Because I have used K271 (old version, not MKII) and I don't really like K271 because it's too tide on my head and ears. I don't even wanna listen to any sound as it's not comfort at all. But I have read K702 is so comfortable in reviews. So you have also used K271 and K702 and let me how K702's comfortable?

#43 MaDI

Posted 15 January 2012 - 06:16 PM

Ayer_Lotus, on 15 January 2012 - 05:59 PM, said:

K702 - very light on the ears, like feathers.

But tight on the head, the strap is not that good, hurts your head a bit if you have short hair, you need to reposition the headphones every 1-2 hours.

Sabri, on 14 January 2012 - 07:41 PM, said:

and if you can post a demo for me with using just AKG701 its will give me all i need thanks dude for help

As for the mixing on them, they still need time to burn in and get to maturity sound wise. I did something though, 70% done, mixed and pre-mastered on the K702, the rest on my RP5 G2's.

WIP, i know there are problems; arrangement is just for this sample, nothing final.

This post has been edited by MaDI: 15 January 2012 - 06:25 PM

#44 Arksun

Posted 15 January 2012 - 07:55 PM

Ayer_Lotus, on 12 January 2012 - 01:24 AM, said:

Interesting Monitors. Btw, are they passive monitors? How much is it?

I'd class the whole thing as an active system. It's just that they've taken the approach of housing the amps seperately and connecting via the standard speakon format. But definitely do NOT use this amp or those speakers with any other amp or speakers. They are designed to work with each other only using only the cables supplied.

Digital Village has a online price of £1649

tehlord, on 14 January 2012 - 09:13 PM, said:

Mineral Wool fibre is probably your best bet, with established gas flow resistance properties. The general rule is the thinner the panel the higher the density and vice versa. For a panel thats say 12" thick, even just standard fluffy fibre glass would do. If one could lose that amount of room space, would absorb down to very low frequency indeed. Or there's using a combo of fibre + rigid vibrating panel, sealed enclosures vrs open etc etc.

Really its best just to head over to the gearslutz subforum, its such a heavy in depth subject with soo many variables, all the info you need right there:

http://www.gearslutz...anels-foam-etc/

#45 Sabri

Posted 15 January 2012 - 09:43 PM

MaDI, on 15 January 2012 - 06:16 PM, said:

K702 - very light on the ears, like feathers.

But tight on the head, the strap is not that good, hurts your head a bit if you have short hair, you need to reposition the headphones every 1-2 hours.

thanks MADI i checked the sounds mixing and its quality like you say with time the sound will achieve a level
when i have a question i will come back again lol enjoy with your bombs

#46 TheUNOfficial

Posted 17 January 2012 - 04:24 AM

I've absolutely caned my ears in the past from sitting at a synth or grooveboxes, plugged in directly with my DJ headphones ! not good !..... I just shelled out for a set of Event 20/20's, am loving em..... and my ears dont feel as though there bleeding after a couple of hours, I still have issues of setting up my room properly as far as proper accoustics goes. But It's a definite improvement !!

#47 MaDI

Posted 27 January 2012 - 09:03 AM

MaDI, on 14 January 2012 - 02:30 PM, said:

I also got before the AKG K271MK II, K121 Studio, Sennheiser HD598, HD555 & HD518. K702 blows every single one of these away.

Ok, so after about 2 weeks, and only 3-4 hours of listening a day the bass got significantly better. Also, the mid-highs are less fatiguing. Will come back with updates.

#48 Sabri

Posted 27 January 2012 - 11:59 PM

MaDI, on 27 January 2012 - 09:03 AM, said:

Ok, so after about 2 weeks, and only 3-4 hours of listening a day the bass got significantly better. Also, the mid-highs are less fatiguing. Will come back with updates.

madi can i send my demo fl project to you and you can do the mixing testwith k702 on it ? then i will see the result exactly what s the magic on k702

#49 MaDI

Posted 28 January 2012 - 08:44 AM

Sabri, on 27 January 2012 - 11:59 PM, said:

madi can i send my demo fl project to you and you can do the mixing testwith k702 on it ? then i will see the result exactly what s the magic on k702

Post a sample before.

#50 Bluffmunkey

Posted 28 January 2012 - 11:36 AM

Sabri, on 27 January 2012 - 11:59 PM, said:

madi can i send my demo fl project to you and you can do the mixing testwith k702 on it ? then i will see the result exactly what s the magic on k702

You'll also see the difference between his mixing ability and yours :huh:

#51 Sabri

Posted 28 January 2012 - 05:32 PM

MaDI, on 28 January 2012 - 08:44 AM, said:

Post a sample before.

here the sample

if you wanna try a test with k 702 i will be very happy

This post has been edited by Sabri: 28 January 2012 - 05:34 PM

#52 Sabri

Posted 28 January 2012 - 05:36 PM

Bluffmunkey, on 28 January 2012 - 11:36 AM, said:

You'll also see the difference between his mixing ability and yours :huh:

if my theory is okey its okey for me

#53 Ayer_Lotus

Posted 02 February 2012 - 06:45 AM

MaDI, on 14 January 2012 - 02:30 PM, said:

I also got before the AKG K271MK II, K121 Studio, Sennheiser HD598, HD555 & HD518. K702 blows every single one of these away.

Thanks MaDI. Glad that you enjoy with K702. I have seen a lot of Good reviews about it's soundstage and detail.
For me, I ordered HD650 and I'm gonna get it tomorrow and will write my opinion on it