[elwappo99]

   
How do you know which is which?

Amazon have them for sale, albeit twice the price of the vanilla K702...

 
The later version is more like the K712, so I'd compare to that for price. 
 
My up 1000 serial number is the older pads, my 2000+ number is the newer ones. I'd guess you'll get the newer pads if you buy new. 

 

[cdma2k]

   
The later version is more like the K712, so I'd compare to that for price. 
 
My up 1000 serial number is the older pads, my 2000+ number is the newer ones. I'd guess you'll get the newer pads if you buy new. 

712 got gel pad, so is 65th annie?

 

[theveterans]

They are still selling at this high price? @.@

They're made in Austria so you pay 50% of the total price to get the "unique serial number" and the "made in Austria"

 

[elwappo99]

 

   
The later version is more like the K712, so I'd compare to that for price. 
 
My up 1000 serial number is the older pads, my 2000+ number is the newer ones. I'd guess you'll get the newer pads if you buy new. 

712 got gel pad, so is 65th annie?

 
Sorry I'm not sure what you're asking here. 

 

[plakat]

Gel pads? thats news to me... I don't think so. The pads are of a different shape between old AE and 712/newer AE though, but still both memory foam as far as I know.
 

  712 got gel pad, so is 65th annie?

 

[cdma2k]

  Gel pads? thats news to me... I don't think so. The pads are of a different shape between old AE and 712/newer AE though, but still both memory foam as far as I know.
 

  712 got gel pad, so is 65th annie?

Yes , K712 got gel pads which are much softer and more comfortable than the regular memory foam. So it seems that K712 is not exact re-badge of AE.

 

[BillsonChang007]

Yes , K712 got gel pads which are much softer and more comfortable than the regular memory foam. So it seems that K712 is not exact re-badge of AE.

+1 to this

 

[HaVoC-28]

This is true for earliers K702 ANV , the laters have the same pad as K712 Pro .

 

[elwappo99]

 

  Gel pads? thats news to me... I don't think so. The pads are of a different shape between old AE and 712/newer AE though, but still both memory foam as far as I know.
 

  712 got gel pad, so is 65th annie?

Yes , K712 got gel pads which are much softer and more comfortable than the regular memory foam. So it seems that K712 is not exact re-badge of AE.

 
Brought 2 pairs of Anniversary's to a meet and compared the later ones with the K712. Same pads. The early anniversary pads are softer and more memory foam like. 
 
Seems like a bit of an immaterial discussion, as the early pads were pretty quickly phased out and most AE have newer pads. 

 

[King of Pangaea]

I see AKG 702s are now being made in China.  I long thought about sampling a pair of these, and since they are now cheaper, is there any loss in sound quality? 
 
Just wondering, I am a Sennheiser 800 guy but like to experiment every now and then.  Thanks for any input. Would be driving them with either HDVD 800 or Creek OBH-11.

 

[pirarucu]

Are the AKG K702 still in production or discontinued by the manufacturer?

 

[pirarucu]

I mean, the annies

 

[King of Pangaea]

I was considering trying a pair and looked into.  It seems they still are in production but being made in China.  Don't know it the same quality is still there.

 

[plakat]

Did they really move production of the Anniversary Edition to China? I thought the 'Made in Vienna' was one aspect of that edition... plus being a limited production run.

 

[King of Pangaea]

I can't answer about the Anniversary Edition.  I just briefly researched 702s in general.  Sorry.  Ask AKG.