only 2 weeks until i can finally order these! Just some questions how does the sound compare to the k701? i like the sound of my akgs they are so detailed and relaxing! are there any other phones in this price range that compete with the mad dogs? finally how do they feel are they light and plastic feeling? or solid feeling? cheers
The voicing is the complete opposite.
I used to own the 701 (I still own the 601 but never listened to them since I went the planar route, 1.5 years ago.)
The 701 are cold and sometimes bright/harsh sounding, they lack bass, have a big but unnatural soundstage and they sound open.
The mad dogs are the complete opposite. They are dark with deep and impactful bass (yet not prominent as to call they bass heavy, just well balanced), natural and detailed mids ( the planar magic) and relaxed treble.
They will never ever sound harsh or sibilant but they still remain detailed, which is very nice.
They have a pretty good soundstage by open-backed standart and excellent for a closed-back headphone.
If you don't hear any harshness with the 701 then your gear or ears might not be suited for the MDs. They might sound very dark in comparison, on the same setup. I'm not saying you cannot adapt though
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They respond very well to EQing by the way and overall, they are a league above the 701. YMMV
