bhanja_trinanjan
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Hi,
I had always wanted to re-cable my K701; so when I saw the K702 go for a huge discount, I grabbed a new one from Headroom.
Initial listening tells me that the K702 is indeed voiced a little differently from my K701.
The old K701 sounds more open and has more treble sparkle (a clear effect of burn-in)… but it seems to have more of the slight disconnect between the mid-range, upper mid-range and treble. The slight de-emphasis and over-emphasis of certain frequencies in the upper mid-range and lower treble seems more pronounced on the K701.
In contrast, the K702 sounds warmer and more relaxed and does not have much of a spike in the lower treble. It sounds more even tonally than the K701 to my ears.
Surprising? I am still doing A-B-A comparisons…
I am enjoying my K702 a bit more and I am certain that the SXC CRYO cable (bought yesterday, on the way) will improve it even more!
Did AKG quietly change something in the recent production batches of the K702?
I also heard a plethora of high-end stand-mount speakers over the weekend… and the K702 rules them all!
I had always wanted to re-cable my K701; so when I saw the K702 go for a huge discount, I grabbed a new one from Headroom.
Initial listening tells me that the K702 is indeed voiced a little differently from my K701.
The old K701 sounds more open and has more treble sparkle (a clear effect of burn-in)… but it seems to have more of the slight disconnect between the mid-range, upper mid-range and treble. The slight de-emphasis and over-emphasis of certain frequencies in the upper mid-range and lower treble seems more pronounced on the K701.
In contrast, the K702 sounds warmer and more relaxed and does not have much of a spike in the lower treble. It sounds more even tonally than the K701 to my ears.
Surprising? I am still doing A-B-A comparisons…
I am enjoying my K702 a bit more and I am certain that the SXC CRYO cable (bought yesterday, on the way) will improve it even more!
Did AKG quietly change something in the recent production batches of the K702?
I also heard a plethora of high-end stand-mount speakers over the weekend… and the K702 rules them all!