Danpyre
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Could I just use a piece of aluminium foil to wrap it up instead of polysthene foil?
Also, I've heard that (with the Vali), this mod makes the Q701s flatter. Can someone confirm this?
Hi,
I'm in the market for a new pair of headphones. I'll be using it for composing hiphop/triphop/indietronica and mixing/mastering to a certain extent (not pro-level).
I was set on the Sennheiser HD650 due to the great reviews and dismissed the AKG K701 due to the frequently reported lack of bass (which I like in my music). That was, until I stumbled upon this thread.
How do you think the Sennheiser HD650 compares to the modded AKG K701? Which has the nicest (yet balanced) bass in your opinion?
Thanks in advance!
Anyone having compared the bass mod with the gel ear pads? Either in comparing bass mod vs gel pads and/or the sound with bass mod AND gel pads?
I have the K702 with bass mod and I am interested in checking out the gel ear pads as well, but they are expensive (100€)...
If anyone wonders what the gel ear pads are, read this post.
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Unmodded with Gel Pads:
- Slight extra Bass body
- Tamed Trebles
- Mid is more forward and has body
- Soundstage kinda became smaller. Both closer and in width. But no biggie.
- Definitely more warm sounding, but not to the point that it sounds like the K702 Annie.
Modded with Gel Pads:
- Has a lil more impact rather than body. With the normal velour, the bass was boosted but was less tight
- I like the trebles here, I guess this has more resolution and detail
- Now with the mids, it's kinda tricky and it depends on the song genre and gender. I find this to be smoother than the velours. Less clinical, so it's a plus. But you'll still hear micro details from certain female tracks. Kinda like the HD700's mids, but more forward.
- When I did the mod, it kinda opened up the soundstage and sacrificed instrument separation. This kinda helped tone that down. Couldn't really say there's a big difference, but it's there. Not really gonna bother you.
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For the sake of trying and you have the dough, by all means, go ahead. Worth it? Personal preference. I think they're all good and have they're own respective pros and cons. Just that I don't see why should a Gel Pad cost 100€. Might as well save it for another investment.
Thanks a lot for your quick and informative reply
Just to make sure that we are talking about the same mod - I mean this one here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/660408/reversible-akg-k701-bass-mod
From your answer there emerge two questions:
- I thought the difference regarding the sound between K702 and K702 Annie was solely the gel pads?
- I wonder how you would describe the sound of the AKG modded with the velour pads in comparison to the two you mentioned?
You mention cons, but to be honest, I don't see any drawback in adding the gel pads. If I get you correctly, the only drawback would be a tad less micro details in the mids, which seems negligible or even preferable to me, since right now I eq 2,5 kHz down - 2 dB.
Cheers!
Thanks a lot for the reply. I got hold of almost unused gel pads for 55 Euros now and will report on my take on them, when they arrive - and after burn in time ;-P
absolutely. I done bass mod on my K701 (reversible) - I was really [COLOR=222222]disappointed... I am happy that i didnt throw away stickers. Return to stock version...[/COLOR]But, to each their own