Paradox reviews are so mixed, I'd also like to see that on here 

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Borat, haha... John's a great guy!
 
So, I've begun working on the new review.  It will be added hopefully early February.  

I am also probably going to be adding the LCD-2 rev. 2 into the mix at some point soon.  It's been talked about so much.

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Hurry up before 2.3 hits the shelves.
Kidding, can't wait, LOL on Borat/Grado.
 
This is gonna be great!

I'd really like to see the Q701 added to this. In the time I've had to hear them both, I prefer both the HD600 and HE-400 over the K701/2, but not over the Q701. 

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I am also probably going to be adding the LCD-2 rev. 2 into the mix at some point soon.  It's been talked about so much.

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Cool!

alondite said:

I'd really like to see the Q701 added to this. In the time I've had to hear them both, I prefer both the HD600 and HE-400 over the K701/2, but not over the Q701. 

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If any AKG should be added, it should be the 65th Anniversary K702. Noticeably better than the Q701. No need to go with a lower model.

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mad lust envy said:

If any AKG should be added, it should be the 65th Anniversary K702. Noticeably better than the Q701. No need to go with a lower model.

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Hi. Do you mean "noticeably different" or "noticeably better"? I haven't compared these side by side but I have compared k702 Anniversary to a new k701 and there was no difference in SQ through a Schiit amp and a Cambridge 851 CD player as a source. OK, there was a little more weight in the Anniversary version (with all the benefits and costs) and perhaps (but only slightly) little more refinement in k702 but the sound signature is the same and there is nothing in the SQ that can justify the $200 price difference. But of course, maybe k701 is too modestly priced today. I don't want to step on your toes or anything, just asking an honest question.

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bracko said:

Hi. Do you mean "noticeably different" or "noticeably better"? I haven't compared these side by side but I have compared k702 Anniversary to a new k701 and there was no difference in SQ through a Schiit amp and a Cambridge 851 CD player as a source. OK, there was a little more weight in the Anniversary version (with all the benefits and costs) and perhaps (but only slightly) little more refinement in k702 but the sound signature is the same and there is nothing in the SQ that can justify the $200 price difference. But of course, maybe k701 is too modestly priced today. I don't want to step on your toes or anything, just asking an honest question.

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As far as I and a few others are concerned, its both different and better, noticeably so. I have already mentioned this on the Anniversary thread, that I didnt like the Q701 and especially not the old K701 for music, yet the Anniversary brought out quite a bit of musicality, warmth, bass compared to those, that they have become my main music can. This is coming from a mild basshead. I don't wanna go into specifics yet again, but check the K702 Anniversary topic.

I'm willing to bet that the reason why some people aren't noticing much of a difference is their choice of music. Because it'd be damn near impossible to not be able to tell which is which, IMHO.

Hifiguy was one of the first who got it here, and didn't hear much of a difference. Then he changed his mind. Looks like they need more than a brief audition, though I could tell immediately.

Whether the change is su btle or not, you also have to factor in the new memory foam pads and headband which increase comfort substantially. The Q701 was a hard 6 in comfort. The Annie . Basically perfect. 9.5.

Then there is the availability as well. All these things will raise costs, though they can be found for $405 or so.

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I'm willing to bet that the reason why some people aren't noticing much of a difference is their choice of music. Because it'd be damn near impossible to not be able to tell which is which, IMHO.

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Oh... I wouldn't have any problems to hear which is which but I am not sure that there is a significant difference in SQ. The difference is there but which one is better/worse and by what margin is another question I think. I have to admit that, when I compared k701 to k702 Anniversary I listened mostly to classical. k701 feels a bit airier and in all fairness I actually prefered it's sound to k702 Anniversary. I think both headphones are great. But so is my precious HD650 I own both HD650 and k701 and couldn't live without any of them, They complete each other perfectly.

Put some genres that have more emphasis on bass, and you'll see just how different they are. Its a statement to say that they perform quite similarly for classical, which means the noticeable bump in bass didn't cause a negative effect to everything else.

Movies especially. The Annie is very enjoyable for movies, whereas the Q701 didn't come close, and the old K701 was even worse

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Movies especially. The Annie is very enjoyable for movies, whereas the Q701 didn't come close, and the old K701 was even worse

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OK, you have compared these side by side. (?)

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Review the current flagship of Vsonic, the GR07 and JVC's new series, JVC HA-FXZ100 / HA-FXZ200 TRALUCENT 1PLUS2, FITEAR TG334, and FITEAR MH335DW.

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The Grado and Borat-look-alike love have both been moved to the Grado Fanclub.

A friend of mine coming back from CES told me that HiFiMAN may be revising the design (looks/comfort) of the HE series in the future. I'm anxious to see this, and hear the difference if this is to happen.

Just bought the HE-6 - hope it's not going to be superseded too soon !!!!