[niranhopper]

Hi, I have quite the opposite opinion when it comes to vocals. Maybe it is a setup issue. Can you please tell me about your setup. Thanks
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exactly the same opinion, Bro... K701 is difficult to beat on female vocal (Amanda McBroom, Katie Melua for example)... not any of my other phones (HD580, V-Jays and HF2) can touch it (the closest is V-Jays, though still in a far distant)...
 

 

[astroqm]

The best part I love for K701 is the smooth highs, no sibilance at all. It's good for my ears. I think that's why it's best for female vocals. After 3 months, the bass also comes out, not much but deep enough.

 

[blargman]

Just got a pair of k701's today. A/B them with my 650s. They seem really bright on the top end. Bass and midrange are ok but a bit recessed.
 
Female voices are pretty good with it. John mayer has never sounded better.

 

[TheWuss]

i recall a very interesting observation someone made about the K701 and HD650 frequency response graphs.
 
they said it looked as if someone stuck a pin into the graph at 1khZ, and then spun the K701 a few degrees clockwise, coming up with the HD650 (or vice versa).
 
this is pretty telling when you consider the sonic traits of these two headphones...
 
 

 

[Sil3nce]

anyone interested in purchasing a fine pair of these?

 

[Beagle]

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I actually prefer the 701s to the 800s.  The 701s just have a better balance I think. 

I'm with you. I prefer the slightly forward mid/upper mid of the K701 to the slight suckout in the HD800 and T1.

 

[MrJohnny]

if you EQ the bass up alittle its perfect the 701. The drivers actually move, and thats what they are supposed to do, To create bass. The have quite a excursion too.

 

[bhanja_trinanjan]

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I'm with you. I prefer the slightly forward mid/upper mid of the K701 to the slight suckout in the HD800 and T1.

The K-702 sounds fairly in line with a good pair of home hifi speakers, but doesn't have the bloom and seductive decay in the midrange (evident on clarinets, pianos to a very small extent and violins) The low mids and mids have a subtle dryness to them, but female vocals are drop dead gorgeous.

 

[echosf]

I agree K701 has a strong point when it comes to vocals. In addition to the sound, K701 is a looking-good headphones. I love the beautiful white-color design.

 

[Sophonax]

 
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K701 are really that good?

They are.  Overall I prefer the HD800s, but the K701s have a way with acoustic guitar that I love.  Jethro Tull is my favorite band, and I think the K701s handle their acoustic songs better than any other headphone I've tried.

 

[ktsai1283]

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Female voices are pretty good with it. John mayer has never sounded better.

 
I see what you did there... 

 

[drez]

spphanox is right, the k701 is awesome with acoustic guitar and classical music, but its also a bit revealing, so if you have any bady produced black metal for example, they will fly off your head so fast you'll never find where they landed.  Theyre also a bit laid back, so not really great for rocking out.
 
but yeah acoustic rock is an area where these really shine.  Ive never heard A Perfect Circle sound so amazing.  Oh yeah and watch the second hand pages, these turn up ever day almost...

 

[Happy Camper]

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They are.  Overall I prefer the HD800s, but the K701s have a way with acoustic guitar that I love.  Jethro Tull is my favorite band, and I think the K701s handle their acoustic songs better than any other headphone I've tried.

Just listened to Jethro last night. Very nice.

 

[SP Wild]

I must admit, after the initial honeymoon wow factor of the HD800s, the odd treble tilt started to really impose itself like an icepick to the brain.  I find the K701 more acceptable in this specific are of the frequency balance.  I am finding the HD800 upper mid/ lower treble tilt increasingly more and more unnatural, although initially I thought it was fantastic.  I am quite afraid of using the HD800 for a real fear that prolong usage will permanently impair my hearing.  I might just be paranoid, the point is the K701 never had this paranoid effect on me.

 

[wind016]

I had that fear with Grados...
 
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I must admit, after the initial honeymoon wow factor of the HD800s, the odd treble tilt started to really impose itself like an icepick to the brain.  I find the K701 more acceptable in this specific are of the frequency balance.  I am finding the HD800 upper mid/ lower treble tilt increasingly more and more unnatural, although initially I thought it was fantastic.  I am quite afraid of using the HD800 for a real fear that prolong usage will permanently impair my hearing.  I might just be paranoid, the point is the K701 never had this paranoid effect on me.