preproman
Headphoneus Supremus
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I can't wait for the thread saying that these have way more bottom end and warmth than the K/Q7 series and are like completely different headphones. :rolleyes:
Am I the only person who never found the old headband to be uncomfortable? I imagine a pad redesign is worth something though!
I wonder why they chose to make the "702" the anniversary model and not the 800. To me, it would have made more sense to bust out with a limited edition 800.
What would have been uber cool and, quite possibly, awesome:
Limited Edition AKG K1000
God, that even looks good in written form.
Please don't scare me like that.
I found the K701 headband rather comfortable too. Better than a lot of other headphones at least.
There's an AKG K800?
And last I read, this was a few years ago mind you, the K1000 cannot re-enter production because the die/molds for producing certain parts are either lost or damaged beyond repair, so it's beyond just re-tooling an assembly line to put that back into production. I don't see it as something they'd be willing to invest in.
Regarding the anniversary K702 in general: how much are these going to cost in 'merica? For some reason I'm seeing $1000 or thereabouts, which is just...sickening. I think the K701 were good, but come on, it's been six years, do something new!
Really, I didn't realize that was the case. That's quite unfortunate.
God forbid AKG (or Harman rather) design and produce a new headphone rather than just releasing a painted version of their current models. I'd love to see the K1000 (or some sort of successor) back on the market. But since the whole design doesn't gel well with Harman's consumer target, it'll probably never happen.
According to this they should be available now http://www.akg.com/site/press_center/powerslave,id,279,nodeid,0,_country,EN,_language,EN,nodeid,33.html