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04-17-2008, 11:45 AM
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I have been told there will be a new K701 (read K702) soon, it will be exactly the same, but for professional use with detachable cables and a black/blue colour. The K701 will still be a valid product for the consumer market.
Hope this answers a few questions. So much for closeout K701s. Dealers jumping the gun. And there will always be dealers who discount... there's a lot of noise out there so believe what you want to. Time will tell.
So modding the cables will be as easy as switching Sennheiser HD6xx cables...
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04-20-2008, 10:17 PM
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that's from China, and it's in mandarin!
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04-20-2008, 10:27 PM
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Why doesn't AKG look to the past, where they made their best headphones.. Sextetts, 340, 501, & K1000..
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04-20-2008, 10:50 PM
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that's from China, and it's in mandarin! |
Useless thread. This thread was their "reliable source".
Another "guy" on AKG forums claims he knows:
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not that it's a big deal; the 702 isn't replacing the 701; rather the 701 MKII is replacing it. the 702 is in the HD line of headphones, although it's nearly exactly the same as the 701S and the 701 MKII. The only thing that's changing here is the color (MKII is a deep blue color). The only difference - rather than the color - between the three is that the 702 HD has a wired design, no detachable cord.
K 271 MK II
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Plausible, no?
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04-24-2008, 05:39 AM
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Interesting... never knew Asian languages were considered cyrillic.
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04-24-2008, 06:51 PM
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K702 info
This morning I spoke with a friend who works at AKG USA. He said that the K-701's are NOT being discontinued.
The K-702 is basically the same phone with a couple of changes. The main one being a detachable cable (The pro market likes detachable cables), and the second being an extreme toning down of the color. Pro users have objected to the white 701's, so the 702's will be a more traditional Black.
So once again, The K-701's are NOT BEING DISCONTINUED! The K-702 will basically be a Pro oriented version of the 701's.
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04-24-2008, 07:45 PM
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Do you know if it will just be a cosmetic change or will they actually change something important to be a "Pro" oriented version?
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04-24-2008, 07:51 PM
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Yikes interesting!
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04-24-2008, 09:04 PM
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What my friend told me would lead me to believe that there are no technical changes, except for the removable cable.
He also said that the K-701's are not being discontinued. Knowing him he would have mentioned to me if the 701's were being updated to a Mk2 version. So I would be very surprised if there were any changes to the 701's.
When the 702's come out I'm sure some will say that they are better/worse but the difference will be the detachable cable and the color.
AKG sort of prides itself on not changing models too often.
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"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered...I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies... The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs."
Thomas Jefferson
All views expressed are IMHO and are in no way meant to denigrate anyone’s equipment or musical preferences.
Now GO Away…. I’m thinking (trying to sleep)......... Dreaming of soft Philadelphia Pretzels with Mustard. (The yellow kind. Not that brown s##t)
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04-24-2008, 09:19 PM
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The detachable cable sounds like a very good idea. It makes for recabling like a Sennheiser much easier. All quality headphones should be made with a detachable cable, unless there's some drawback to that I haven't thought of?
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04-24-2008, 09:53 PM
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Connectors and sockets are convenient but may degrade sound more than hard wiring (I'm assuming) as they could add resistance or whatnot. Also theres the problem of more places for oxidation.
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04-25-2008, 01:38 AM
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AKG sort of prides itself on not changing models too often.
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Given the variations of K240 sextett, K340, and K501, I would say they pride themselves on changing models without telling anyone.
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04-25-2008, 01:50 AM
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Given the variations of K240 sextett, K340, and K501, I would say they pride themselves on changing models without telling anyone.
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Well, versions at least. Different sounding versions.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but they recently came out with the 1X2/2X2 headphones as replacements for the 1X1/2X1 headphones which came out as replacements for the 1x0/2X0 headphones, which they say sound very similar.
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Connectors and sockets are convenient but may degrade sound more than hard wiring (I'm assuming) as they could add resistance or whatnot. Also theres the problem of more places for oxidation.
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Agreed and I know you were responding to the previous post, but in this case I've never seen such poor stock cabling on a full-sized can in my life. A recabler showed me the cut K701s cord recently. I couldn't believe it. It reminded me of individual strands in cheap telephone wiring. Anything that would encourage cable replacement for these cans is a net positive in my book.
And I've loved the eccentric white. Made them stand out. Curious about the black though.
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04-25-2008, 02:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ricey20
Connectors and sockets are convenient but may degrade sound more than hard wiring (I'm assuming) as they could add resistance or whatnot. Also theres the problem of more places for oxidation.
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I don't think it matters. The Sony Qualia 10 and HD650s are world renowned cans they aren't hard wired.
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