I wasn't personally linked, but I was searching on the headphones subreddit for "q701 cable" since I was wondering what people have been doing with theirs and I saw the link and it piqued my interest.   http://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/26j0a4/akg_q701_plus_modmic_cable_modding/

I've just been linked to this thread from Reddit so I don't know if it's still going on. But if it is I'm very much interested. I just got my q701s yesterday and have been searching everywhere online for a solution for this issue. I'm located in the US.