[Uncle Erik]

That's not fake, but everyone knows that the "vintage" version with the rings sounds better. Because you can't get the superior, old version any more, they're going for about $600 a pair in the For Sale Forum.

 

[Sherwood]

When I hear about the premium are paying for "ringed" K701s in 6 months, I am going to blame you, Erik.

Curse you.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sherwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif When I hear about the premium are paying for "ringed" K701s in 6 months, I am going to blame you, Erik. Curse you.

Ahaha, knowing Head-Fi's erratic OCD-paranoia behavior of updated models, it may just happen.

 

[tintin47]

Dont worry. mine, sn29978 look exactly the same with regards to the logos. Not only that, but AKG has only sold ~30000 pairs of 701s in 3 years. Hardly worth putting up with the build difficulties to counterfeit it.

Edit: I definitely hear a difference between the ringed and non ringed versions. I think that the extra ink on the phones acts to dampen vibration from the excessive bass.

 

[EugeneK]

They certainly look very authentic. The only difference i can see is really the logo. My K701's serial number is 26427

 

[Uncle Erik]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sherwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif When I hear about the premium are paying for "ringed" K701s in 6 months, I am going to blame you, Erik. Curse you.

You can have my rare, out-of-production, ringed K-701s for just $500. And I'll throw in free shipping just because I like you.

 

[Sherwood]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif And I'll throw in free shipping just because I like you.

Ground, no doubt

 

[minsei]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brewmaster /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would say the chances of those being fake is zero. The cost of the tooling for all those parts and the attention to detail make it a very unlikely fake.

I agree with Brewmaster. Considering the fact that the high-end headphone market is so small, I don't think faking these very complicated things is a smart thing to do. I'd counterfeit something more popular and much easier to fake if I were those people who fake stuff.


HF_Frodo// Thanks.

They look identical to mine. No, I haven't got any reply from AKG. I sent the email about a week ago to 4 different customer service clerks (the official website, International support, AKG USA customer service, Austrian, etc..), and none of them replied. I really wonder if these guys check their emails at all.


Thank you for your replies, everyone. I really appreciate it.

 

[CrisG]

Looks real to me... good fit/finish; the K701 would be way too difficult to fake.

 

[triode12]

My pair (s/n 29xxxx) are have the same new logo (sans the 3 cardioid pattern rings) on the headphones themselves. However, the included headphone stand sports the old logo with the rings.

 

[davidxtb]

how is the sound? can you compare with the unfake K701?

 

[dBs]

Off topic (my apologies), but I really like that clock you have in the background of a few of those shots. Once youve determined the phones to be real (and I think they are), if youd mind divulging what kind of clock that is? =D

 

[Maxvla]

Bah, their logo was so much better with the rings.

 

[minsei]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dBs /img/forum/go_quote.gif Off topic (my apologies), but I really like that clock you have in the background of a few of those shots. Once youve determined the phones to be real (and I think they are), if youd mind divulging what kind of clock that is? =D

It's a flip clock. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if you can get something like this in the US because I bought it in South Korea. But if you really want a flip clock, you can get one free from here.

(Download fliqlo)
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As it uses your computer's clock, it's accurate, doesn't require a battery, and unlike my real one, it's dead silent.

(Although my clock looks like it's digital, I hear the same ticks as normal analog desk clocks. And for this reason, I don't use this fancy clock as I am so sensitive to noise that even ticks from a watch distract me at night)

 

[HF_Frodo]

minsei,
I also sent pics of my K701 to AKG and asked them to confirm whether it is genuine one or not. Below is their reply.

"Yes sir, by the looks of it... it seems as though you probably purchased a slightly different K701 that have the AKG buttons a bit different... we have seen these come through the Service Department before. I believe these buttons were used a while back though they have replaced those buttons with the newer ones with the 3 rings around the AKG.

But yes these are genuine AKG headphones."