[Change is Good]

End game in this hobby is like following a rainbow... with hope that there's a pot of gold waiting at the end...

 

[Fegefeuer]

Eggshell pads of the TH-900 never gets hot for me. Hifiman pleather and similar are horrible.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

All leathers, fake or real bother me. From synthetic, protein, lambskin, or regular leather. Its cloth/velour or nothing at all.

 

[Fegefeuer]

That's a pity, you would've really really liked it. Great soundstage, very detailed, very low distortion, fast hard hitting bass that goes very low, euphonic presentation.
 
To hyperbole: it's simply magical. I think you can relate as you loved the D7000 through and through (upon which the TH-900 improves greatly)

 

[martin vegas]

 
I just ordered a K712 myself with an HRT Music Streamer II Plus as a new dac. They will benefit quite a bit from an amp.

 Why didn't you get one of these..wasn't the headphone amp loud enough to power the K712?

 

[kman1211]

   Why didn't you get one of these..wasn't the headphone amp loud enough to power the K712?

The Musicstreamer II+ is considered a better sounding DAC than the HRT Microstreamer, plus I got the Musicstreamer II+ for cheap. It has nothing to do about loudness, it's about quality.

 

[martin vegas]

 
The Musicstreamer II+ is considered a better sounding DAC than the HRT Microstreamer, plus I got the Musicstreamer II+ for cheap. It has nothing to do about loudness, it's about quality.

I have heard one of the music streamers..it was a red one in a club, a dj was using it with a korg thingy that had 16 bit sound and put it through the dac then through the club sound system and it sounded much better! you have the grey one not the red one that's supposed to be even better than the red one!

 

[Razz7]

K712 Pro. No headband bumps, and memory foam pads which don't add the same kind of pressure to the jaw. That is your best bet. Note, that almost every over ear headphone will induce some pressure to the jaw. Not many that I have found where it isn't a little uncofmortable, except the K712 Pro/Annie, MA900, and the Slyr (as far as the most recent ones) which has stupid soft velours. Your other bet is something on ear, which gets rid of jaw discomfort for pinched ears. YMMV.

 
Just received the K712 and wow the comfort is supreme compared to the Q701 imo, I'd like to thank you for recommending them to me, Sound great, Aswell as looking stunning.
 
Edit: Worth the premium I paid also, Just for the comfort alone.

 

[Stillhart]

   
Just received the K712 and wow the comfort is supreme compared to the Q701 imo, I'd like to thank you for recommending them to me, Sound great, Aswell as looking stunning.
 
Edit: Worth the premium I paid also, Just for the comfort alone.

 
Do you still have the Q701 to compare the sound of the two?

 

[Razz7]

   
Do you still have the Q701 to compare the sound of the two?

Nope sent them back this morning.

 

[DoctaCosmos]

Mle I sent you a PM not questioning anything just a possible useful piece of information

 

[grumpy1471]

Just received the K712 and wow the comfort is supreme compared to the Q701 imo, I'd like to thank you for recommending them to me, Sound great, Aswell as looking stunning.

Edit: Worth the premium I paid also, Just for the comfort alone.

Now I can't wait until I get mine! Comfort is BY FAR a huge priority with my headphones. Gotta wait till ~Saturday to try mine out. Did you order them from Razordog or Amazon?

 

[Razz7]

Now I can't wait until I get mine! Comfort is BY FAR a huge priority with my headphones. Gotta wait till ~Saturday to try mine out. Did you order them from Razordog or Amazon?

 
Amazon UK, from a 3rd party seller.

 

[Change is Good]

All leathers, fake or real bother me. From synthetic, protein, lambskin, or regular leather. Its cloth/velour or nothing at all.

What about the Alpha pads?

Edit: NM, you included lambskin. Guess it really is no leather for you at all lol.

You really should look into a full size Momentum with 1540 pads. Those alcantaras have the same effect on sound as pleathers, so the differences should be minimal on the momentum once switching.

 

[Murder Mike]

  So after seeing $400 being drained from my bank account... I'm getting what I'm calling buyers doubt (not quite buyers remorse) already. The headphones haven't even been shipped yet! 

 
My question is, are these K712 Pros REALLY a good investment? This is a lot of money (at least in my books) for a pair of headphones and I have no clue what to expect. WIll the K712s be the end of my search for the ultimate cans? Will they last a long time and be well worth the money? 
 
I apologize if this seems like a really dumb set of questions. I'm on the fence about canceling my order and need the reassurance 

 
For me personally, yes to both of those questions. I love the sound and comfort of my Annies. I paid a similar amount for mine and know I won't be finding anything noticeably better (for an all around can IMO) without stepping into summit-fi territory.