[sanne]

Picked these up for brand new for $399 on ebay with $120 cashback from Microsoft Live.

Packaging was simple and no nonsense. The headphones are simply beautiful. They are not blue at all, more of a light black color if anything.

Comfort wise they feel great. The automagic adjusting headband is a wonderful change from the Senn. 600's I used to have. I listened for 2 hrs today with no discomfort at all.

How do they sound? My Stello HP100/DA100 combo is on the way, so for now I'm only using my laptop's line out. I am pleasantly surprised at how good they sound with only my laptop powering them. That's all I will say for now. Will give an updated review with lots of pictures when all of my equipment arrives and I have a chance ot properly burn them in.


Update 10/14/08

All the equipment is here now. I have not had a chance to properly burn in anything so I will hold my thoughts for now.

 

[spinali]

Happy to hear you like them so far. Congrats on the killer price.

 

[cHoBomonkey]

these kinds of topics are boring without pics

 

[QQQ]

Quote:

these kinds of topics are boring without pics

Go to akg.com and watch.

 

[Viktor]

Very good price. It really makes me envy.

BTW, the pics on the official website are not the true face of the gear, but somewhat glorified.

 

[krmathis]

Congratulations!

The K702 looks quite nice imo.

 

[vkvedam]

Have a laugh!

 

[myinitialsaredac]

Grats,
If they are like the k701 (which I believe they are) then they only get better over the next few days =).

Enjoy,
Dave

 

[kertong]

I like my k702s.

You're right - after all the head-fi talk I heard about how hard they are to drive, I expected the worst from my laptop lineout.

They sounded great! Gave me the same sparkle that my grados do, but with a more airy/smoother midrange and low end.

I hooked them up to a fubar ii dac and a musical fidelity x-can v3, and they sounded even better.

 

[leftnose]

Just got my pair of K702s from the same source as the OP.

I only have very limited experience with the 701s but these are much more comfortable. For me, the 701s weren't long enough. I could not expand the headband enough to get the ear pads around my ears. The bottom of the pads would sit on top of my earlobes. Not with the K702s: the pads easily go all the way around my ears.

They sound pretty darn good, too.

 

[ph0rk]

the K702 cable looks thicker than the k271 cable - is this true?

 

[Andrew_WOT]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ph0rk /img/forum/go_quote.gif the K702 cable looks thicker than the k271 cable - is this true?

No, it is the same cable and the same part number from AKG. But I am almost sure K702 cable just a little stiffer, may be because it's new or something changed in manufacturing process, don't know. Can't tell any sonic difference switching between the two.

 

[davidastoria]

the K702s have been quite tempting with the live cash rebate still up on ebay. just to clarify, are these the same as the K701s, just with detachable cables and a new color?

 

[wolf18t]

Yes

 

[alpha80]

More pics?

I'm eager to pay $100 for a detachable cable.
(seriously I beat the f@#k out of headphones)