I can u I can understand why. Every second spend with my black Bravura is truly incredible - especially now I can also place the experience within the Aperio context. Good luck.

Ah - ok. I don‘t know of two 812 versions. Akg and Akg Pro are, I believe, one and the same.

No. The 872 followed the 812. they look almost identical. The 872 are closed-back. They are tuned differently - but still conceived as a neutral set of headphones- targeting the music studios. Personally I don‘t experience that great a difference in detail retrieval as compared to the 240DF -...

Impressive. This a powerful, thorough relationship with the 700 series. You know how I feel about the 872. they‘re a superb closed back AKG. For me the 812 are supreme. A more refined 240DF - no need for pad rolling either. Plenty of natural, impactful bass. I love my 812. always.

I find they need driving well to truly show their quality - I haven‘t experienced the 701 - so cannot make any comparisons. My AKG journey was 712 to 812 to 872 and then the 240DF. We can‘t have (or even try) every headphone. I definately love what AKG have been doing.

Enjoy your 701. I found some secondhand 812 - three years ago (on ebay) - I got lucky and paid 440 euro. They are absolutely amazing. But seriously - the 240DF don‘t have anything to hide. And those I got for 70 euro - and another 70 euro for the ZMF pads. But enjoy the 701.

I second this. My secondhand pair are astonishing. I like yaxi pads (on my 712 for example) - but I have some zmf (beyer) on the 240DF. Actually - the drivers and tuning are top class - the precision, clarity and separation are brilliant. On my Feliks Echo OTL they sound especially good.

Sounds wonderful - I love the work of Jarret - I experienced him live - in one of his laT concerts - in Munich (my home city). What dac and amp do you currently use?

Thanks for sharing and detailing your experiences. The truth is, for me, unless or immediate impressions are ‚no!‘ (because of this or that or a set of sonic qualities not matching our tastes - a longer term (minimum several weeks) and extensive listening period is required. As well as that...

I also regard the 812 as absolute totl headphone-ville. I got them before the HD800S (which I resisted for various reasons) - I lived with the HD650 and 600 for 7 odd years or so. Fully satisfied. I don't EQ the 812 - it's a personal thing - I love their upper end - all the extension and I...

Certainly, if we're using this or that balanced component (DAC / DAC-AMP) - it can be interesting to check SE against XLR/Balanced. My experience has been the energy/power/strength of the signal can be markedly different with the balanced mode. Sometimes the sonic quality is different to (not...

What exactly don‘t you like about the design?

What differences, in sonic presentation, would you be hoping to experience with that modification?