daleb
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Oh, yeah, Imax had a strong bass... but I don't remember it being excessively good quality. That was a long time ago, though.
Ok, I haven't got an answer to my question
Which one of this trio?
Corsair Vengeance 1500 (165$)
Plantronics Gamescom 780 (102$)
SteelSeries Siberia V2 USB (170$)
You should get the HD598 with a ModMic if you have a device with Dolby Headphone, it's an upgrade on the HD595/PC360.
Well I have been listening to the AKG K702 Annies and the Schiit Magni for the past four to five hours. I have to say I am really impressed! These are a very well rounded sound, good bass and midrange and slightly recessed highs to my ears. With gaming they are very fun and still give you the details you need to sound whore. I am also very impressed with how they perform with music. I have to say they dig pretty deep and do it well. I don't know what you guys are going for with bass, but these sound right to me. I really wouldn't want more bass for anything, because they are putting it out close to how the recordings should sound.
I really like these much more than the PC360s for gaming. I don't feel I am giving up much in details for the fuller sound I really wanted. I need an adapter to use the 360s with the Magni, and I do expect they will sound better amped. I will have to report back later with that. I will say that the Annies really need an amp. The difference with and without an amp is extremely noticeable. Doing the best I could to equalize the power from the mixamp and mixamp + Magni combined, the Annies really came alive with more power.
Thank you so much to MLE. I started out with gaming headphones thanks to your thread on AVS. I was able to trust your opinion of the Annies based on your description of the Tritton 720s, then PC360s. It really wasn't hard to decipher that I would love the Annies after seeing how you talked about their sound. I got exactly what I wanted in a headphone. You are the man! Thanks to everyone else who helped me on my journey to this point.
Guess what happened to me while I was watching the game with my beloved Q701? I heard a slight rattle during a commercial. I immediately tested it with a bass heavy track. Then low and behold, a rattling noise...
Poorly built or extensively worn headphones may start to rattle whenever loud or deep bass content is played. The next file scans bass frequencies and will literally shake your drivers when turning the level up. Adjust the volume in your headphone so that the test is made at a high level: the sweeping tone should remain pure and clear at all frequencies, without any parasitic buzz or rattle appearing in one earpiece or the other.
Better call AKG.
Is it on just ONE driver or both? If it's both, it could be a problem with the source distorting.
Here's what I used to diagnose mine:
http://www.audiocheck.net/soundtests_headphones.php
Go to the "Quality" test, aka the the "Bass Shaker" and play it at normal listening level and listen for obvious rattle in one side or the other.
Thanks for the link. Definitely both earcups... with the left being overwhelming. It happened in the beginning and end every time. I'm using an HRT MSII and E12 on my laptop. I tested all me other 'phones and they were fine (thank goodness)... so it wasn't my sources (again thank goodness).
I was going to but my gut told me contact Amazon, first. They are sending me a replacement right away (even 4 months after the return window).
That's impressive....
Who'd you buy it from (seller)?
One my pair it happened and kept going all the way up to the mid-bass and back down again - only on the right side.
Hmm...I don't suppose there are any other Q701s nearby you can compare too?
The HE4... dont bother unless you have at least a Lyr. Seriously, don't.
The HE4 is on the brighter, and more dry than the Memory foam'd Q701. Its thicker sounding than the Q701 with stock pads though. The Annie padded Q701 will have more bass presence
Its seriously like a refined DT880. Very slight mid recession, and emphasized treble (but not harsh).
Soundstage and positional cues don't touch the AKGs.