Headphones

[goraman]

I did that my self with a pair of Grado 325 I bought new.
Ran them in the spare bedroom for weeks, problem is they never got much better.
I could live with the fact they had less bass than other Grado's but the top end just seemed to bright and at times down right shrill.
If I wanted shrill I could just turn on CNN and listen to Hillery Clinton.

[jandl100]

Yes, some cans running in can transform, others not so much!
Hopefully the DT100 will respond.
- I've never heard those, only the DT150 model which is excellent imo. And I bought those used, so I don't know if running in is an issue.

I guess they can be returned if they remain unsatisfactory?

[Lawrence001]

This leads me back to my original thought, I got to audition a lot of headphones, keep in mind the Q701 is not voiced like the 701.
They where used to mix Michael Jacksons Thriller album. They make vocals pop and bass is fast ,really fast like sound labs bigger 845's.
I am not saying they are perfect, my favorite headphones have yet to be invented but they don't do a single thing wrong, they are made well in Austria not China.
They fit and feel good on your head, I can wear them all night long. and they are very articulate, big open sound stage, vocals to die for, the upper octaves are not harsh and bass is ample tight and very fast with enough resolve to hear different layers when an electric organ and bass guitar are being played at the same time. In there price range they don't have any misgivings and had better resolve than a lot more expensive cans and did not use up all the headphone amp to be there best.
And by simply clicking in a better cable they are well suited to long runs, up to 20ft.

The Q701s (or any 701s) didn't exist when Thriller was made, AKG paid Quincy Jones to promote their headphones that's all. He might have had some input in the tuning but the differences are minor IMO.

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[goraman]

The Q701s (or any 701s) didn't exist when Thriller was made, AKG paid Quincy Jones to promote their headphones that's all. He might have had some input in the tuning but the differences are minor IMO.

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Silly me , I took the shop owner at his word.

[hornucopia]

I'm guessing some rather BIG speakers were involved in recording, by Quincy Jones?
Yams for near-field, but....what for full scale in US?
VOTT?

[Pieoftheday]

Yes, some cans running in can transform, others not so much!
Hopefully the DT100 will respond.
- I've never heard those, only the DT150 model which is excellent imo. And I bought those used, so I don't know if running in is an issue.

I guess they can be returned if they remain unsatisfactory?

Yes Jerry they can be, in fact I have already boxed them up to return tomorrow, I didn't want to keep them a week only to find little improvement and risk doing something to render them unreturnable

[goraman]

I'm guessing some rather BIG speakers were involved in recording, by Quincy Jones?
Yams for near-field, but....what for full scale in US?
VOTT?

JBL! 4311? They are JBL and look like an early version of the 4311B with a elevated face for the tweeter and mid driver to break up reflection off the face of the speaker. Some used wool felt rings around the driver for this.

https://www.soundonsound.com/people/...ichael-jackson They are in fact JBL 4310's! http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/JBL-4310.htm

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/mbrs/re...%20Monitor.pdf

[Lawrence001]

Silly me , I took the shop owner at his word.

It's possible he used them in a remaster though...

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[Pieoftheday]

The dt100s have been returned and in place are some beyerdynamic dt990 pro's, straight out of the box they're wonderfully clear, I'm thinking the dt100s were somehow faulty? Anyhow these seem great on first impressions