I've read and watched a lot of reviews on these headphones. I liked everything described about them, and it seems they'd be right for me. However, it is always mentioned that these headphones are terrible for metal, hard rock, hip hop, etc. I'm not exactly sure in what way they mean. I presume it is because that they have little to no impact and bass? I don't really care about that; I don't enjoy metal the same way most people do.

If I'm a person who likes the idea of balanced/neutral sounding headphones, is a metal head, but also doesn't care about any sort of experience of the music, would these be right for me?

It seems the Grado SR325is are supposed to best for the type of music I listen to, but these I have to order online, while the Q701s are available at a local store.

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Originally Posted by MalVeauX 

If you can get the Q701 locally, do it, but you'll need a decent amplifier (an AV receiver could do too if you don't have a dedicated headphone amp). Make sure you can return it too. So just buy it and try it out. Take it back if it doesn't suit you.

 

Very best,

 

Would the headphone amp built into the Asus Xonar Essence STX be sufficient?

Thanks for the replies. I think I'll get them, then.

I'm coming to these from the DT770s (pro, 250ohms version) because I'm getting tired of the muddiness, and they make me feel like I'm listening to music (imagine music as being white; a blank slate by default) that is being colored by the headphones. They also have a lot of bass, which can be fun, but it feels like I'm missing a lot out of my music because of that.

Regardless of my distaste for the 'style' of the DT770s, I've been worrying about whether going to the AKG Q701s is a meaningful upgrade (in a general way). Disregarding the specifics of how they sound, I'm thinking in regards to the sound quality in a more objective way; whether the difference there is meaningful (enough to justify the price). It makes me worried when I see the DT770s in the same line up as the AKG Q701s. It's starting to seem like someone's personal taste (how they want their music to sound like) is the only thing that matters between these headphones. I was hoping the AKG Q701s being $200 more would mean they are better overall (disregarding personal taste), but it seems like that was a naive hope and is not the case.

Some people might have trouble seeing how I can possibly consider objectivity to be a factor in something like this. It's easier if you imagine the difference between a $20 pair of cheap headphones and any high end pair of headphones. That is the kind of objectivity I am talking about.

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Originally Posted by xMadej 

Thanks for the replies. I think I'll get them, then.

 

I'm coming to these from the DT770s (pro, 250ohms version) because I'm getting tired of the muddiness, and they make me feel like I'm listening to music (imagine music as being white; a blank slate by default) that is being colored by the headphones. They also have a lot of bass, which can be fun, but it feels like I'm missing a lot out of my music because of that.

 

Regardless of my distaste for the 'style' of the DT770s, I've been worrying about whether going to the AKG Q701s is a meaningful upgrade (in a general way). Disregarding the specifics of how they sound, I'm thinking in regards to the sound quality in a more objective way; whether the difference there is meaningful (enough to justify the price). It makes me worried when I see the DT770s in the same line up as the AKG Q701s. It's starting to seem like someone's personal taste (how they want their music to sound like) is the only thing that matters between these headphones. I was hoping the AKG Q701s being $200 more would mean they are better overall (disregarding personal taste), but it seems like that was a naive hope and is not the case.

 

Some people might have trouble seeing how I can possibly consider objectivity to be a factor in something like this. It's easier if you imagine the difference between a $20 pair of cheap headphones and any high end pair of headphones. That is the kind of objectivity I am talking about.

Looking off of amazon

 

DT770 250ohm- 167.95$

AKG701 - 239.59$

 

200$ more? Sounds like you're getting ripped off..

 

Well, local stores can be like that. Are you looking at Amazon USA? Prices in general are much higher in Canada. The lowest I can find from a seller on Amazon.ca for the AKG Q701s is $329 CDN. I don't know of many online sellers that ship to Canada where I might find a better price.

Taking into account the cost of shipping, I'd save about $67 if I ordered online compared to buying it locally ($399 local). The DT770 250ohms are $179 local.