ExplosiveDuck
Head-Fier
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First thing I'm going to say about these things is that they're most definitely pink! I love it though, it's got a little style, a little sass.
Next thing I'm going to say is that off the bat, as soon as I listened to them, they sounded a heck of a lot muddier than the AKG-K701's I had been borrowing. I got used to it after a few tracks, and now it doesn't sound so bad.
The K701's were definitely more detailed, and they definitely seemed to pull the instruments apart more, much better separation, but the AD700's -do- have a wider sound stage.
The weird thing is though, the sound stage most of the time sounds smaller than the K701's, sounds a little bit more compressed, but then every once in a while an organ will come in, or some bongo drums or something, and they're just out there noticeably further than they are in the K701's.
So it's kind of a weird balance. The sound stage can be wider, but for the most part, it sounds a little more compressed to me, and with a layer over the top of it, like a coating.
They're not particularly Bassy, but I wouldn't expect any open-ear headphones to be. This is fine with me because the Bass is still detailed, it just isn't head-thwomping.
I've only listened to them for about an hour or two yet, so I'll post more in this thread as I get used to them, but I'm very happy with them for the $85 and headache it cost me from Electronics Expo.
Oh, and I know it sounds like I think they're worse than the K701's, but it seems like for a third of the price, they're doing just fine for me. Just takes a little getting used to, they have a different sound to them.
If you finally got your pair of AD700's from Electronics Expo, or if you have a pair anyways, post your thoughts!
-Zack
Next thing I'm going to say is that off the bat, as soon as I listened to them, they sounded a heck of a lot muddier than the AKG-K701's I had been borrowing. I got used to it after a few tracks, and now it doesn't sound so bad.
The K701's were definitely more detailed, and they definitely seemed to pull the instruments apart more, much better separation, but the AD700's -do- have a wider sound stage.
The weird thing is though, the sound stage most of the time sounds smaller than the K701's, sounds a little bit more compressed, but then every once in a while an organ will come in, or some bongo drums or something, and they're just out there noticeably further than they are in the K701's.
So it's kind of a weird balance. The sound stage can be wider, but for the most part, it sounds a little more compressed to me, and with a layer over the top of it, like a coating.
They're not particularly Bassy, but I wouldn't expect any open-ear headphones to be. This is fine with me because the Bass is still detailed, it just isn't head-thwomping.
I've only listened to them for about an hour or two yet, so I'll post more in this thread as I get used to them, but I'm very happy with them for the $85 and headache it cost me from Electronics Expo.
Oh, and I know it sounds like I think they're worse than the K701's, but it seems like for a third of the price, they're doing just fine for me. Just takes a little getting used to, they have a different sound to them.
If you finally got your pair of AD700's from Electronics Expo, or if you have a pair anyways, post your thoughts!
-Zack