[HelIish]

Mine should be here tomorrow, pictures will follow.

 

[jerg]

Aw, sucks no one has acquired a cool #number pair yet (something like three repeating digits, or 1337, 1234, 2000, better yet 2012 or 2013 etc) that'd be pretty cool.

 

[syryanyang]

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Aw, sucks no one has acquired a cool #number pair yet (something like three repeating digits, or 1337, 1234, 2000, better yet 2012 or 2013 etc) that'd be pretty cool.

My guess is those ones must have be sent to big studios etc.

 

[YGuyG]

just got mine today too. #968

undecided if i like it better than my he-400 but the weight reduction is nice. also think female vocals sound a lot better.

People need to stop tempting my interest and comparing these to the 400's.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

They are different. Complimentary even. The HE400 has deeper bass and more dynamic treble, and superior imaging. The Annies are far more balanced, very spacious and large soundstage, and the mids trump the HE400s by a considerable margin. The treble on the Annie is smooth and more pleasing than the HE400's treble which is aggressive at times.

 

[dleblanc343]

They are different. Complimentary even. The HE400 has deeper bass and more dynamic treble, and superior imaging. The Annies are far more balanced, very spacious and large soundstage, and the mids trump the HE400s by a considerable margin. The treble on the Annie is smooth and more pleasing than the HE400's treble which is aggressive at times.

With all these rave reviews I feel like getting these, but the HE400 images better than these? I find that hard to believe. From what I remember the q701 images better than the HE400's.

I will compare both later at work.

 

[smellyfungus]

They are different. Complimentary even. The HE400 has deeper bass and more dynamic treble, and superior imaging. The Annies are far more balanced, very spacious and large soundstage, and the mids trump the HE400s by a considerable margin. The treble on the Annie is smooth and more pleasing than the HE400's treble which is aggressive at times.

pretty much agree with this assessment. I feel the akg702-65 is very smooth and easy to listen to. although the bass is deep and textured on the he-400, once I stopped a/bing the 702s had adequate bass for my taste.

what I noticed, which is the reason I'm gonna mainly use the 702s, is for my tracks the 400s can have a lot of sibilance. I noticed it on female vocals (before ever getting the 702s) but just now noticed it a/bing a couple of my tracks with male vocals.
my ears may just be sensitive to that though.

 

[smellyfungus]

People need to stop tempting my interest and comparing these to the 400's.

lol there's only 3000 get one while you can.

I should mention though I got mine for the same price as the he-400s and only feel they're superior at the same price. at the 499 msrp the he-400s are a much better value.

 

[uro2]

Did AKG confirm that these are using the same (or not the same) driver as the orginal K701-2s?

 

[HelIish]

Got #910 today no special number here.
 

 

[Hooster]

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Because it is better...any audiophile will tell you this.

 

If you had taken these headphones apart and seen the number of wires and solders inside the cans in addition to the fact that one side of the signal goes through the bars of the headband you would understand how insignificant the fact that it does not have a hard wired 1/4" plug is in the scheme of all that. A chain is only as strong as the weakest link and I can confidently state that the adapter is not the weakest link.
 
If you want the best from these cans I suggest a dual entry re cable and bypass the convoluted route that AKG makes the signal take.
 
Standard AKG (from the can that has it's signal routed through the headband):
 
Cable 1 soldered to driver
Cable 1 soldered to headband bar (made of steel I assume)
Cable 2 soldered to headphone bar
Cable 2 soldered to mini XLR
Cable 3 soldered to Mini XLR
Cable 3 soldered to headphone plug.
 
Modified:
 
Cable 1 soldered to driver
Cable 1 soldered to headphone plug.
 
1 cable and 2 solders vs 3 cables, a headphone bar, a mini XLR and 6 solders. Guess which sounds better.

 

[Mikesin]

Been following this thread for some time, would love to try these but I already have the K702 which I already find fantastic, also was planning to reluctantly sell my HE40, and my other headphones to get the funds for a pair of HD800/T1 which didn't go as planned and they have been in the box since.
Now these new anniversaries look brilliant in the photos and the limited edition part is kind of a seller to me 

, but they don't directly sell these in the UK either? Does anyone know a UK online shop that sell these? I could buy in the US from ebay but custom fees will be unpredictable and could be costly and the sellers won't devalue the items either. 
 
Now I'm not sure what to do as the standard K702 already seem fine to me 

, obviously if  in the end I do get 65th anniversaries, I would have to sell the K702... Not sure if it is worth the hassle and effort to go through this procedure though..

 

[Dougr33]

Feel pretty much the same way... I'm hoping (waiting to hear back from AKG Pro service dept.) that we can buy the new pads for our 702s. I've made my headband very comfy, but I'm pretty sure the new pads are an improvement.
 

 

[cheuh]

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The HE400 has deeper bass and more dynamic treble, and superior imaging.

 
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With all these rave reviews I feel like getting these, but the HE400 images better than these? I find that hard to believe. From what I remember the q701 images better than the HE400's.

I will compare both later at work.

 
Looking forward to your comparisons.

 

[Salvatore]

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Feel pretty much the same way... I'm hoping (waiting to hear back from AKG Pro service dept.) that we can buy the new pads for our 702s. I've made my headband very comfy, but I'm pretty sure the new pads are an improvement.
 

 
Can't say for sure before measurements, but I believe the anniversary drivers are tuned differently to match the pad design? Not sure how they would work with standard 702s. Nevertheless, this would be interesting experiment.