Dubstep Girl
Headphoneus Supremus
i hope they're not. once i have a job, i'm buying K701/Q701 again...
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With all these $300+ headphones it's amazing that the Q701 is only $235. Probably the best deal for a headphone ever.
Even the build quality is amazing. How often do you hear about a Q701/K702 falling apart or breaking? Almost never..
I highly doubt they're killing it off. It's one of their best sounding headphones along with the K601.
Maybe they're stopping production on specific colors?
If they do discontinue it, it's going to be a stupid move for AKG I think.
With all these $300+ headphones it's amazing that the Q701 is only $235. Probably the best deal for a headphone ever.
Even the build quality is amazing. How often do you hear about a Q701/K702 falling apart or breaking? Almost never..
Well IMHO the Q701 is one of the best bang for the buck headphones out there (along with the Senn HD598). I'd like to think they would stick with a winner-and, like tdock said, "even the build quality is amazing".
I wish Q701 had a good value in Europe. Also there are no official local distributors available where i live so shipping is needed. DT880 is cheaper than Q701 by ~80$ at amazon.co.uk while at amazon.com Q701 is cheaper than dt880 by ~70$. Got DT880 250ohm premium by about 100$ less than i could get Q701
The Q701 fails to produce a center image for me; every sound is left or right. Vocals never feel as if they are right in front of me, resulting in a bizarre sound signature.
The AD700's lack of detail is very noticeable but I am currently trailing the higher-end Audio Technicas (AD900 now and AD900x soon) to abate this shortcoming. However, I consider sound signature and positioning much more important than detail. I find the Q701 to be unlistenable because of its outlandish sound presentation.
Perry
I'm still waiting on shipment for mine. Can someone tell me if it's made in China or Austria?
Well better than 500£... ^^