You're welcome. When I lived in France, I hated that (almost) nobody would correct my errors. How was I to learn to speak correctly without correction. On the other hand, I probably made so many errors that we could never finish a conversation if they corrected them. I'm curious, where are you from?
Santa Barbara is 100 miles north of LA going up the coast. How long it will take depends on exactly where in LA you will be leaving from and the traffic. If you drive during a low traffic time, it will take about 1.5 hours each way for the trip.
I should warn you. My best amplifier is a Singlepower Platinum Extreme. Considering what we know now about SP, I wouldn't recommend buying one. Still, it would give you an idea of how your K701s would sound driven by a good amp. Other than that, I only have small amps (Corda Headfive and Headamp AE-2) that would do a great job driving them. So you might also want to try to meet up with other members in LV, LA and SF.
Shh! You'll ruin our reputation.