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$20 AKG k701 hardcase

post #1 of 15
6/3/08 at 2:29pm
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I will mostly let the pictures do the talking, but here is the BOM I used:

- 1 piece of 2" foam - $6
- 1 piece of 1" foam - $5
- 1/2 yd. of velvet - $6
- Portable coctail set from my church's rummage sale - $3

$20 total.







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post #2 of 15
6/4/08 at 5:10pm
very nice!

man, i need to find a nice case like that. lol.
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post #3 of 15
6/4/08 at 6:16pm
Tat looks cool on the inside... if only if the outside is a lil "nicer"
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post #4 of 15
6/4/08 at 7:12pm
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Yeah, it is a little beat up, but this is better to me than the hardcases they sell at home depot. Definitely more unique.
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post #5 of 15
6/4/08 at 8:23pm
Comparing to nothing in the picture, it looks HUGE on the outside, but then inside, it fits the 701 perfectly lol.
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post #6 of 15
6/4/08 at 8:28pm
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It is 12"x11.5"x6". So the picture doesn't do it justice. It is not very big. You are right, it looks like a suitcase without any frame of reference.
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post #7 of 15
6/4/08 at 8:36pm
very nice

I'll have to watch for items usable like this when I do garage sales
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post #8 of 15
6/5/08 at 10:30pm
The case looks so vintage, and then has these nice shiny K701s inside... looks like it would fit better with a K340 or something. Nice find though.
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post #9 of 15
6/5/08 at 10:52pm
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This is my first set of AKG so I don't know anything about the vintage stuff. I sure like this for my 701s though.
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post #10 of 15
6/6/08 at 12:36am
where did you get the foam?
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post #11 of 15
6/6/08 at 12:45am
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A place called Joann's Fabric. It comes in 2 sqft sheets.
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post #12 of 15
6/6/08 at 1:35am
If you want to model it with some AKGs from '75 or 76, definitely period appropriate, just holler.

I need to find one similar for my phones, too easy to have somebody sit on them, or get left in direct sunlight or something.

Thanks for the picts and inspiration!
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post #13 of 15
6/6/08 at 1:42am
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You should come to the mini-meet I am trying to organize in July.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f24/ea...r-poll-330297/
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post #14 of 15
6/7/08 at 4:02am
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Originally Posted by juniperlater View Post
I will mostly let the pictures do the talking, but here is the BOM I used:

- 1 piece of 2" foam - $6
- 1 piece of 1" foam - $5
- 1/2 yd. of velvet - $6
- Portable coctail set from my church's rummage sale - $3

$20 total.
Nice. I am thinking of having a big suit case that can contains 2 or more headphone. Issit visible?
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post #15 of 15
7/26/08 at 1:08am
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Originally Posted by earthflyer View Post
Nice. I am thinking of having a big suit case that can contains 2 or more headphone. Issit visible?
I can't imagine wanting to carry a big hardcase suitcase for headphones. I used this on a trip to Palm Springs a few weeks ago and it was only a little bulky. However, can you imagine how thrashed the 701s would have been without the case?

Whoa.
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