[NinjaSushi2]

Col cool thanks all! So how can I achieve virtual surround, etc. Also I was thinking of going with the K702.

 

[troymadison]

Just bought the black Q701. I've owned two pairs of K701s and a K702 before. The K702 is more comfortable but definitively more "colder" sounding.

 

[elwappo99]

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Just bought the black Q701. I've owned two pairs of K701s and a K702 before. The K702 is more comfortable but definitively more "colder" sounding.

 
I also recently purchased a black Q701, after owning a pair of K702, then a pair of K701, and then a pair of K701...... 
 
do you have that love/hate thing going with these?

 

[troymadison]

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I also recently purchased a black Q701, after owning a pair of K702, then a pair of K701, and then a pair of K701...... 
 
do you have that love/hate thing going with these?

I became a speaker guy for a while and sold most of my headphones. I just recently became interested again since I am a loyal AKG fan and they released a new headphone. I also bought a Grado GS1000 on an impulse since I never tried them before. Also after owning two pairs of K1000s, I was thinking about trying it again.

 

[chicolom]

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Col cool thanks all! So how can I achieve virtual surround, etc. Also I was thinking of going with the K702.

 
If you're on a console, your options are Astro Mixamp, Turtle Beach DSS, and Tritton AX720.
 
If you're on PC, I'd look at one of the Asus Xonar soundcards.

 

[NinjaSushi2]

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If you're on a console, your options are Astro Mixamp, Turtle Beach DSS, and Tritton AX720.
 
If you're on PC, I'd look at one of the Asus Xonar soundcards.

Thanks for that heads up, but which SS amp do you recommend?

 

[Chris J]

Thanks for that heads up, but which SS amp do you recommend?

A lot of the Q701 and K70x folks use the Matrix M Stage.
It has great synergy with those 'phones.
You can't go wrong with a pair of Q701s and the mighty, mighty Matrix M S.

 

[eskimoo]

vote for Q701, you can't go wrong with Quincy Jones reference ears. Q701 tweaked to be well behave & nice sounding than K700, including more bass appearance.

 

[wilky61]

I am pretty sure that almost everyone at Head-Fi who owns the M-Stage also owns a set of AKG's.

It may not work vice-versa, though.
 
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A lot of the Q701 and K70x folks use the Matrix M Stage.
It has great synergy with those 'phones.
You can't go wrong with a pair of Q701s and the mighty, mighty Matrix M S.

 

[elwappo99]

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I am pretty sure that almost everyone at Head-Fi who owns the M-Stage also owns a set of AKG's.

It may not work vice-versa, though.
 

 
haha! Always seems that way. I don't have one though. Love my AKGs though. I always think they sound a lot better with a balanced amp. Seems one great thing about AKGs is their scalability. 

 

[NinjaSushi2]

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I am pretty sure that almost everyone at Head-Fi who owns the M-Stage also owns a set of AKG's.

It may not work vice-versa, though.
 

what is an m-stage?

 

[wilky61]

This is true.
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Seems one great thing about AKGs is their scalability. 

 
 
 
The Matrix M-Stage is, I imagine, by far the most popularly paired amp with the AKG K/Q701 headphones on Head-Fi; it is a solid-state amplifier that sells for ~$250 from TamAudio.
 
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what is an m-stage?

 

[NinjaSushi2]

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This is true.
 
 
 
The Matrix M-Stage is, I imagine, by far the most popularly paired amp with the AKG K/Q701 headphones on Head-Fi; it is a solid-state amplifier that sells for ~$250 from TamAudio.
 

oh nice, does it add 5.1 or anything cool?

 

[chicolom]

Sounds like Head-Fi Jeopardy:
 
     "...By far the most popularly paired amp with the AKG K/Q701 headphones on Head-Fi..."
 
       "What is an m-stage?"

 

[chicolom]

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oh nice, does it add 5.1 or anything cool?

 
No, just a nice solid state headphone amp.