[earthpeople]

Woah. Those green cans are quite striking, and I'm not sure if it's in the good way.

 

[Frank I]

 
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Duh.
 
Great sound.
 
And what the hell is wrong with you whining people anyway? What's the big problem with a company repackaging and remarketing a great headphone? I'd rather see that than bringing out another overengineered, overpriced product like the HD800 or T1.

Even if it is the same model with more colors. Your the one whining as I see it

 

[Anaxilus]

Wow, Monster unleashed a marketing whirlwind.  Pretty soon phones won't have numbers for model designations.  "Today, Sony has announced its partnership w/ Eric Cartman!"  

 

[tim3320070]

Good- the "Not Fat" N701 and "Big Boned" B701

They could have at least tweaked the signature a bit to get everyone here in a frenzy. BTW, Harman is JBL, Infinity among others if this was not known- lots of mass market stuff.

 

[earthpeople]

Heh, I wonder if anyone will buy the Q701s just on name and then see the 6.3mm plug and think "what is this??"

 

[Maxvla]

Quote:

Duh.
 
Great sound.
 
And what the hell is wrong with you whining people anyway? What's the big problem with a company repackaging and remarketing a great headphone? I'd rather see that than bringing out another overengineered, overpriced product like the HD800 or T1.

Probably the fact that they've now done it with their supposed 'top of the line' headphone 3 times in a row while not making any completely new top of the line for 4 years?

 

[Cankin]

I don't have problem with signature products. For example, some signature guitars like Eric Clapton Stratocasters or Jimmy Page Les Paul are excellent.

 

[AmanGeorge]

Quote:

Duh.
 
Great sound.
 
And what the hell is wrong with you whining people anyway? What's the big problem with a company repackaging and remarketing a great headphone? I'd rather see that than bringing out another overengineered, overpriced product like the HD800 or T1.

As consumers, we value choice, and admire companies that are "pushing the envelope". I like the K701 a lot, but the company's last 2 big announcements have been rebadged versions of a flagship product that isn't competitive with other top of the line products anymore. It's frustrating when you expect a once-great company to respond to the moves of their competitors and instead they produce a new color scheme of an old headphone. This is exacerbated by the fact that it is now owned by one of the largest companies in the industry, which reinforces the perception that AKG is trying to squeeze out profit at minimum cost to themselves without being concerned about the relative quality of their product. I don't really care too much for this second line of argument, but the seeming lack of ambition is definitely raising eyebrows for me. Hopefully AKG will make me eat my words soon.

 

[heynice]

mm little green is nice, but bit more like the whole  can is kinda tacky, and something skullcandy would make

 

[Reputator]

Quote:

Duh.
 
Great sound.
 
And what the hell is wrong with you whining people anyway? What's the big problem with a company repackaging and remarketing a great headphone? I'd rather see that than bringing out another overengineered, overpriced product like the HD800 or T1.

Woooow.... As the kids would say these days, you're trippin.

 

[Maxvla]

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you be trippin'

 

[Bilavideo]

The proof is always in the pudding.  This looks like a repackaged K701, but you have to hear it to know.  If it's the K701 reborn, buy used and save yourself some coin.  On the other hand, nobody knows anything until somebody actually hears these things.  Nobody hooks an amp up to a box.

 

[Roger Strummer]

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The proof is always in the pudding.  This looks like a repackaged K701, but you have to hear it to know.  If it's the K701 reborn, buy used and save yourself some coin.  On the other hand, nobody knows anything until somebody actually hears these things.  Nobody hooks an amp up to a box.

Well, what AKG themselves posted in their facebook page doesn't help to kill the idea that these are rebranded 702's:
 
"Quincy Jones himself worked with us to design a headphone that made aesthetic changes to reflect more of his personal touch"
 

 

[TLY]

Hmm, maybe they'll have more bass. That would be perfect.

 

[MuppetFace]

Wow, these are repulsive.
 
The neon green one looks like something you'd find at the back of a Spencer's Gifts at the mall. I'm sure it looks awesome when you've had a few lungs full of dro.