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Uncle Erik

Uncle Exotic
Pros: You don't have to buy one.
Cons: The whole package.
I've listened to the Triport on several occasions.
 
The first time was memorable - I was convinced that a vandal had damaged the drivers of the display unit.  Surely, they could not sound this bad.
 
So I went to another pair at the store.  They sounded just as bad as the first.  So were the third and fourth pairs.  I wasn't expecting anything great from Bose, but was surprised at how poor these sounded.  Even the free Buds that come with an iPod sound better.

The Triport is muddy and awful down low.  The mids are recessed and unappealing and the highs are practically non-existent.  There are no good qualities to these headphones.  If you're in the market, buy something else.  There are dozens of other headphones that offer great sound and enjoyment at a lower price.
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Uncle Erik

Uncle Exotic
Pros: Comfortable, attractive, priced reasonably.
Cons: Godawful mids that sound artificial and plastic.
This is the only pair of headphones I bought that I was never able to warm up to.  The reason for this is that the mids - especially vocals - take on an unnatural, artificial and plasticky sound.  They never sounded true to life and began to grate on me after short listening periods.  They were OK for instrumental music, but even then, the tonality was off in the mids.
 
What's disappointing is that AKG dropped the K-501 and K-1000, and gave us this.  The K-701/2 is nothing like AKG's previous efforts.  I have the K-1000, K-340 and K-240DF, and used to have the K-501.  All of those got the midrange right.  I was expecting to love the K-701 as well, but like I said, the artificial tonality in the mids completely ruined them for me.
 
Strangely, the K-601 sounds halfway decent the times I've listened to it and I remain hopeful that AKG will introduce a model that gets the mids right.  They used to have some of the best mids of any manufacturer.
koax
koax
I also strongly prefer the K501's, and for the same reason. The K701 seems more articulate, at the expense of balance on the top and bottom. The K501's lay the sound out before you. Not recessed, and not forward. When focussing on any particular instrument, nothing gets in your way. The ranges play nicely with each other. With the K701, everything feels closer and more forward. The K701 's are more assertive. Not dramatically, but definitely significantly. The balance on the K501's is just comfy and dreamy.
Electrosapiens
Electrosapiens
I registered only in order give my finger down for these poor headphones.
Does not matter what amplifier you are going to use this with, how long you are going to burn in for or what choice of music you are going to listen they are going to sound awful, plasticky, unnatural, shallow, uninspiring. I’ve listened AKG’s on 800€ valve amp, desktop amp, straight from PC, listen brand new 50 and 5000 hours run in headphones, death metal and classic and all their sound is not acceptable. Good look thought it that’s matter to you.
jdlm
jdlm
I think they sound just fine,but sometimes i eq up the bass +3 dB
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