I still think the K400/K500 are the best looking AKGs. The K1000 is nice too for its form over function design.
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You posted a picture of a gold painted garbage can because You simply dont like the K701. There are many hps that differs only outside from previous models.
What does these 3 pictures have in common?
AKG....don't know how to make a good headphone anymore because they are run by the marketing department. In my opinion, AKG lost their way when they made the K701 to replace what I see as a clearly superior headphone- the K501. And many people agree. But even if you don't, there is no getting around the fact that this new line is a complete fabrication, a marketing gimmick to trick the market into buying more. That's why I posted a picture of a gold painted garbage can. Because that's what this is. A thin layer of paint distracting us from what really lies underneath.
Car manufacturers change the look slightly every year, and then come out with a completely new model every 3 years. AKG hasn't released a completely new headphone in a looooooonnnnnggggggggggggggg time.
Always bet on AKG...wait.
Well, I am kind of late in this thread and was also waiting for AKG to release a worthy successor to the K-701/2. As I had written before, all I wanted from the new AKG was better midrange presence and midrange-treble integration. I listen wholly to orchestral classical and like 90% of what the K-701 does, except that I want it to light up the midrange a bit more. I had bought the Beyer T1 with a lot of hope and I frankly found it to be deficient in the midrange, other than being less accurate and neutral. So, I hope that the Q-701 does what I want... but then... with classical being a 'niche' genre I doubt whether any flagship would be voiced specifically for that genre.
try the right amp on the T1 as you did not use the right amp
wait for the Q240's!!!
Exactly...the mid range is why I love the T1s so much. They are simply the best mids out there (and stomp on the K701s in that regard). I actually heard the K701s again the other day (I sold mine off about 10 months ago) and I am glad that I did.
So I guess if we just accept each others preferences, most of these threads need not exist. But what would be the fun in that?
Exactly...the mid range is why I love the T1s so much. They are simply the best mids out there (and stomp on the K701s in that regard). I actually heard the K701s again the other day (I sold mine off about 10 months ago) and I am glad that I did.
try the right amp on the T1 as you did not use the right amp
My experience was the exact opposite. Mids on the T1 were timid and non-musical, whereas the K701 ebbed and flowed like live music. I still have the K701. So I guess if we just accept each others preferences, most of these threads need not exist. But what would be the fun in that?