I have Q701 for gaming powered by O2 amp with external surround from Creative Omni. It's good, but I would appreciate a bit more bass for the SFX without losing on the soundstage. Is there anything better than Q701 for FPS?
Have a look at the 612 Pro if you want to keep the price down, otherwise K7XX or K712 Pro is probably your best bet.
This is a really good comparison from headfi user Ryanr197. It doesn’t feature the 612 Pro (if you search this thread for 612, Mad Lust Envy gives good impressions of it) but it covers and compares all the other major SKUs in that segment of AKG’s headphone range:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/my-...s-and-the-rest-to-stop-this-confusion.752994/
Cheaper Alternative solution - Change Pads
If you go by the above comparison then adding the k712 pads to your Q701 should give you something very close to a K7XX.
Massdrop do a Dekoni pad sale for AKG pads every few months or so. They just finished one now.
You could get the elite velour pads next time round which are closest to the stock pads that come with the K7XX and put them on your Q701 to turn it into something approaching a K7XX clone. Alternatively, if you want a bit more bass then you could go for the elite *hybrid* pads. Either way it would be cheaper and perhaps less hassle than buying a new headphone. (I don’t recommend buying official replacements from AKG or elsewhere due to the ridiculously high cost per pad.)
https://drop.com/buy/dekoni-premium-earpads-for-akg-k7xx
You can also get the same direct from Dekoni at any time but they charge more than when they sell through Massdrop.
https://dekoniaudio.com/filter/?product_cat=k7xx&product_cat=k7xx
I have the K7XX. I enjoy bass but am by no means a bass head or a volume junkie. If I want to focus on a bass immersive experience with no EQ tweaking then I use my Fidelio X2s. If I want more precise imaging, separation and airiness then I will use the K7XX.
For the K7XX with stock pads (which should be very close to your Q701 plus K712 pads / Dekoni elite velour pads), the K7XX bass experience is perfectly adequate, perhaps decent even, but just shy of truly pleasing for cinematic gaming and movie watching. If I put the Hybrid pads on the K7XX then the bass characteristics feel like an excellent compromise around halfway between the Fidelio X2 and the K7XX w/stock pads.