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[Darkangelpt]

Greetings guys.
I'm going to deciding if I buy akg k702 or the q701. I'm using the o2 amp.
Main purpose will be gaming with mixamp. Any advise?

 

[pbarach]

Greetings guys.
I'm going to deciding if I buy akg k702 or the q701. I'm using the o2 amp.
Main purpose will be gaming with mixamp. Any advise?

 
I have the K702s, haven't heard the Q701. But my advice is break them in--run them with some full range music for a long time, maybe 100 hours,l and you will get deeper, richer bass. I used a pipe organ CD for this purpose, with the play set to repeat and the player+phones in a room by themselves so I didn't have to listen to the same CD 100 times in a row
 
I know that some people claim that break-in with these phones makes no audible difference, while others found a significant improvement in the bass. Basically, you have nothing to lose by doing the break-in, it's free, and it won't harm anything.

 

[Kirkles]

I think I'm wishing I bought the 701 now. Boo Hoo.
Regards

 

[quantx]

Both are crap. 
Both exhibit the same default : poor solding on internal cable causes no sound on right side (could be also left side).
AKG Q701 has this default.
AKG K701 has this default.
Amazon website consumers are complaining about it.
I made a fuss with Amazon. Their reply : we don't sell Q701 anymore. Of course, it's not available anymore !
K701 has same default, and Amazon sells it nevertheless.
 
https://www.amazon.fr/AKG-filaire-Diaphragme-Coussinets-3d-form/product-reviews/B000EBBJ6Y/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewpnt_rgt?showViewpoints=1&filterByStar=critical&pageNumber=1
 
AKG KNOWS evidently about this and does nothing.
They're using a fake image of premium German maker, selling crap.
I've had dozens of headphones, from 200 euros to 3000 euros a pair, and never saw such deceitful practice.

 

[kman1211]

  Both are crap. 
Both exhibit the same default : poor solding on internal cable causes no sound on right side (could be also left side).
AKG Q701 has this default.
AKG K701 has this default.
Amazon website consumers are complaining about it.
I made a fuss with Amazon. Their reply : we don't sell Q701 anymore. Of course, it's not available anymore !
K701 has same default, and Amazon sells it nevertheless.
 
https://www.amazon.fr/AKG-filaire-Diaphragme-Coussinets-3d-form/product-reviews/B000EBBJ6Y/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewpnt_rgt?showViewpoints=1&filterByStar=critical&pageNumber=1
 
AKG KNOWS evidently about this and does nothing.
They're using a fake image of premium German maker, selling crap.
I've had dozens of headphones, from 200 euros to 3000 euros a pair, and never saw such deceitful practice.

I've owned numerous pairs of K7 akgs, the K712(Austrian), Q701(Austrian), and the K7XX(Chinese), as well as two different K612's(one Austrian, one Chinese). Plus 4 different K240s. Never had a single problem with cabling or soldering on any of them. I did find the chinese-made one's aren't near as good as the Austrian-made one's in terms of build-quality and sound quality though. The Chinese manufacturing shift really upset me as it's obvious the same quality controls aren't applied. It was likely AKG's parent company Harman pushing for the Chinese manufacturing shift.

 

[Mad Max]

I'm pretty sure most people don't have issues with the cable or soldering on their K701s.
Me neither.

 

[quantx]

So I suppose all customers complaining on Amazon are just mythomaniac…

 

[quantx]

  I've owned numerous pairs of K7 akgs, the K712(Austrian), Q701(Austrian), and the K7XX(Chinese), as well as two different K612's(one Austrian, one Chinese). Plus 4 different K240s. Never had a single problem with cabling or soldering on any of them. I did find the chinese-made one's aren't near as good as the Austrian-made one's in terms of build-quality and sound quality though. The Chinese manufacturing shift really upset me as it's obvious the same quality controls aren't applied. It was likely AKG's parent company Harman pushing for the Chinese manufacturing shift.

17 buyers complaining of the same soldering problem on Amazon only are just fantasy, I suppose ?

 

[kman1211]

  17 buyers complaining of the same soldering problem on Amazon only are just fantasy, I suppose ?

Not saying they are fantasy, just I never come across that issue before and I've owned and tried a lot of AKGs. I have come across defective AKGs(bass rattle, cracked earcup, and channel imbalance. This is only on Chinese pairs though and I won't buy another Chinese AKG because of this), just as I've come across defective Sennheisers(I had a new HD 650 with a bad channel imbalance) and Beyers[the DT 1770(quite a bit more expensive than the AKGs) I have has been a nightmare]. I also don't know if it's more common across Chinese models compared to Austrian. Did you have Chinese or Austrian pairs?

 

[Mad Max]

  17 buyers complaining of the same soldering problem on Amazon only are just fantasy, I suppose ?

 
Indeed, so representative of the countless K701s and related variants that AKG has produced and sold throughout the Americas and Europe.  Massdrop sells K7XX by the hundreds, and those are surely a drop in the bucket of what AKG has been selling for over a decade.

 

[witt]

  Both are crap. 
Both exhibit the same default : poor solding on internal cable causes no sound on right side (could be also left side).
AKG Q701 has this default.
AKG K701 has this default.
Amazon website consumers are complaining about it.
I made a fuss with Amazon. Their reply : we don't sell Q701 anymore. Of course, it's not available anymore !
K701 has same default, and Amazon sells it nevertheless.
 
https://www.amazon.fr/AKG-filaire-Diaphragme-Coussinets-3d-form/product-reviews/B000EBBJ6Y/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewpnt_rgt?showViewpoints=1&filterByStar=critical&pageNumber=1
 
AKG KNOWS evidently about this and does nothing.
They're using a fake image of premium German maker, selling crap.
I've had dozens of headphones, from 200 euros to 3000 euros a pair, and never saw such deceitful practice.

 
I can attest to this. I purchased a pair of Q701s a couple of years ago and absolutely adored them. Unfortunately, sound went out on the right side due to poor soldering. I'm in the process of getting them replaced, but AKG says they do not have Q701 in stock and doesn't know when they will. To clarify, I have the Chinese version of the headphones. I don't know if this is a problem for Austrian makes.
 
Does anyone know if this is also a problem for the K702 and the entire KXX line? I know of only few reports of it here, but others have had this issue with AKG headphones. It's a such a shame because they are fantastic sounding headphones for their price. 

 

[Mad Max]

Poor soldering can happen regardless of the country it is made in, or whether we're talking about AKG headphones or others for that matter.  It is a rarity, in any case.

 

[quantx]

  Poor soldering can happen regardless of the country it is made in, or whether we're talking about AKG headphones or others for that matter.  It is a rarity, in any case.

Not when 17 customers complain of the same poor soldering in a single Amazon product page, both on previous and current model.
Ripoff.

 

[gorionn]

Bad soldering is one of the easiest issues to fix, you just need soldering iron. If you don't know how to do it or doesn't have the SI required, get the cans to any electrician and he will fix it in the matter of minutes. No need to fuss about it or beg AKG for a new pair.