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BTW does the 65th itself have any
foam behind the outer grill? You'd think so..
Nope.
Well, it's been confirmed (by two people) that the Q701 with Anniversary pads sounds identical to the actual Anniversary Edition. I haven't heard the Anniversary Edition with my own ears though.
Oh and I just know that when I install the 65th pads on my Q701 and remove the outer grill or it's foam the warmth goes out the window. So even installing a K702 grill wouldn't help.
I think your over obsessing about the outer foam. I've said this many times already, but I removed it from the Q701s when comparing against the old K702 and I didn't hear any differences in the sound (*Cough* placebo)
The Q701 still had a major warmth/bass boost over the K702 with or without the foam, and it didn't sound any warmer with or without the foam.
There REALLY has to be some internal differences between the Annie and Q701..
I'm doubtful...at least that there are any intentional differences.
BTW I'm selling my 65th pads with 5 hours of use. About $13 less than what I paid. If you want them it's in the classifieds.
Don't like the sound of them at all on my Q701. Should sound better on the K702 or K701 I'd imagine (not tested).
I think you should wait and give them more time. I think you're already adjusting to them a little
I would try listening to the Anniversary pads for a while then switch back. Do some gaming with the Anniversary for a while and then switch back to the Q701s.
I need to test these pads more, but I think it's safe to say they aren't a good match for my preferences.
I mean they aren't that bad.
See what I mean?
DIT: Oh yeah.. I think one could mod the Q701 with Annie pads to make it even better. I was thinking
replacing the outer foam with a different material. So
unds pretty bad with no foam installed. I never heard that with the Q701 stock pads from what I recall.
I now have the
outer foam removed behind the grill on the q701 with 65th pads. I need to leave that off for a longer period of time and see if the loss of warmth was
just my brain playing tricks on me. It was very apparent for one song. Right now it just sounds harsher and more fatiguing.
There should be no reason the Q701 with 65th pads should lose warmth with the foam removed since the real Anniversary has no outer grill foam at all!
Bingo^
Man, you are obsessed with that outer foam, which is probably changing the sound 1%.
You are saying without the foam the warmth is sucked out. Why do the anniversaries sound nearly identical to the Q701s when they don't have that foam? Nothing is getting sucked out.
I think your making a big deal out of something that is changing the sound in a VERY small way.
Someday i'd still like to
try the Anniversary. Who knows, maybe i'll be one of those people who find it much better than the Q701 with 65th pads.
I think you just did.
I don't know where all this "The Anniversaries really ARE different from the Q701" stuff is suddenly coming from.
Several people have compared them now and found them to sound basically identical apart from the pads.
Why start spreading it around that they are different, after all the work we went through!!
There is already enough confusion around the AKG headphones - no need to unnecessarily add more!
