[volks4ever]

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Originally Posted by Xanadu777 Daytime has arrived...

Now THAT is a picture worthy of conveying your handywork! Very nice start - definately intersted in seeing all the ugly white pieces painted.

 

[bangraman]

I need to see that on Ray Samuels' head to compare.

 

[swt61]

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Originally Posted by philodox Yeah, he does do AKG's nice doesn't he? PS. The SLAM is not mine, but I do have a tube amp in the works.

Just stab me in the heart Philodox! LOL Gotta sport some wood on mine! Thinkin' about makin' a Zebrawood and Figured Maple case for my PPA. Must get Larry to make me some Zebrawood Caps for my 340's. Yours look soooo good!

P.S. Larry do you see the dust on the bottom of the headphone stand Of Philodox's? Tsk Tsk!

 

[cheechoz]

I can't wait to see the whole thing in black. AKG should offer the two color options, like the Nano! I mean, their following with the iPod design anyway!

 

[Salt Peanuts]

As usual, great work, Larry! The day pic is a lot better.

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Originally Posted by Comfy AKG K 701 - StormTrooper Edition.

Nice - now if only AKG can make them as quickly as they made those clones, we'll be all set.

 

[vo328]

You know, I kinda like the way the K701's look stock. Different from today's breed of headphones. I think it has a uniqueness that sets it apart. The black mod looks good too, no doubt.

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

Leave it to Larry to de-toiletize the K701! Good goin', hopefully with alittle more work color won't be an excuse for not buying those headphones anymore.

 

[dhp]

Why couldn't they make the 701s silver like the picture?

 

[Romanee]

Ahhhh. Maybe a nice "TRON" color scheme?......

or perhaps a 701 with that lovely LIQUID sound look?.......

[size=medium]Hey vo328!!! Swiped the avatar I created, eh?![/size]

 

[spyder187]

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Originally Posted by Romanee Hey vo328!!! Swiped the avatar I created, eh?!

Nah he didn't. His shows a different part of the image and is saved higher quality too.

On a lighter note, until I see what the K701's look like, I actually thought they looked really nice in pictures. People have said it's more white than the silvery colour that they usually show. I did like the original concept in this thread and the examples of changing its colour, but I feel some of the remaining whites do need to be changed as well.

 

[Romanee]

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Originally Posted by spyder187 Nah he didn't. His shows a different part of the image and is saved higher quality too.

Ohhh … okay. Spoiled my fun.

Mine's not lower quality exactly … I saved some "detail" to retain a bit of the screen look … otherwise it gets smoothed out. Who can tell at that size, anyway? (Don't care for the psychedelic look, huh?)

 

[Cris]

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Originally Posted by vo328 You know, I kinda like the way the K701's look stock. Different from today's breed of headphones. I think it has a uniqueness that sets it apart. The black mod looks good too, no doubt.

I hope I will get my K701's today and we will see. But even with the pictures that reveal the more white look I like what I see.

It may not be the best looking headphone but to me it is by far not looking bad.
Well, tastes are different. We will see how I like it when I really can lay my hands on it.

 

[Andrea]

I bet there's a subtle but true relation between liking/disliking the looks of a headphone, and liking/disliking the sound.

 

[Comfy]

I bet that if the K701s were black, not so many people would have even noticed their existence. Maybe then they wouldn't be FOTM either, and that way the Senn HD-650 people could breathe easier.

I find it rather offensive to read these toilet comparisons around here, especially having just ordered a shiny new pair of white K701s. Headphones are still for listening, not so much for looking at them, so I don't really understand the point in this bashing. Is it that the HD-650 people need something they can mock about these phones, as sonically they seem to better the Senn flagship?

Considering how many dark coloured headphones there are in the market these days, I wouldn't say that there is an added value in bringing in another dark headphone. I think it's a bold statement from the people at AKG, and it seems to have worked quite well, as everybody is talking about these phones.

I love the retro looks of the PortaPros, I love the retro looks of the Grados. The K701s I would call "futuretro" more than retro, though. It's like, how people used to think the future would look like back in the sixties, or so. Think 2001 Space Oddissey, or Clockwork Orange, or the Jetsons... I love those esthetics...

 

[fewtch]

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I love the retro looks of the PortaPros, I love the retro looks of the Grados. The K701s I would call "futuretro" more than retro, though. It's like, how people used to think the future would look like back in the sixties, or so.

OMG... I'm a longtime fan of what you're calling "futuretro" -- always loved anything to do with that sort of look, and I happen to like the way the K701 looks too (never did make that connection though, thanks!). The K501 has a little bit of that look too, but not nearly as much as the K701... the color is a big part of it, I think.