fuzzytalz
New Head-Fier
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I'm in Seattle. Ordered mine from HiFi Heaven in Green Bay (one of Technic's approved dealers).
Just bot my Technics T700 from Tokyo. Disclaimer I am do not own a lot of full size headphones, my only other headphone is the JVC wood 01 which I am not too happy with. I do own quite a few iems. To cut it short after 3 days of use, I am pretty happy with them, to me the T700 is quite treble centric due to its extra tweeters, so the sound is very spacious with precise soundstage, very airy. Mids are clean and not sucked out, bass-wise the T700 won't satisfy bass heads but for me these r perfect with good extension, details and decay. Pretty heavy set of headphones but very impressive SQ so far.
JPY85,500
Thats interesting because i keep hearing 1000-1200 euro price tag. but JPY85,500 is 691.75645 Euros acording to google currency converter at this time. might have to go to Japan and buy them!
Thanks!
The T700 is relatively balanced, though I think it is a bit more lower-mid centered than the T5p MKII. Its bass is pretty detailed but the T700 does NOT have a LOT of bass. Its mids are a bit far, which I think is what I dislike. Its treble is very detailed, as is the overall performance. I think the overall sound is a bit colored, and feels a bit like older Japanese HPs, albeit with better details and so.
Try pushing the headphone closer to your ears (making the pads smaller).
This should clear up some of the sound problems you're hearing.
I really think they should have released it with shallower ear pads.
I tried, but I think I like the original sound better. I don't know why, but pushing the headphone actually made the mids farther for me. Also, this made the soundstage significantly smaller for me.
I think it is somehow related to the speakers' configuration and the proper wearing of the headphone may be pretty personal.
Anybody with more "ears-on" experience who wants to share their opinion? I listened to these for a few minutes at a show in June and was pretty impressed, but I wonder how they match up against other recent offerings such as Ether Flow and Focal Elear.
Looking for a neutral, detailed representation with a large sound stage and tight fast bass.
Regards,
Frank
First I´ve seen these cans in Tokyo, last February, at the Yodobashi Akiba store. They were locked up behind glass, (they weren´t on sale yet, just on display), so I didn´t have the chance to listen to them. But I was sooooo impressed with the way they look, I would have bought them without trying, despite the high price. Literally. Now I feel lucky that i couldn´t. My friend bought them, and gave me a couple of hours to listen to them. I used my Fiio X3II, with high quality FLAC tracks, from electronic (Underworld, Black Dog), to jazz (Brian Bromberg, Pat Metheny), even rock, metal (Opeth, Metallica, AIC). I was not impressed at all. Sibilant, annoying. The extra tweeter wasn´t necessary a good idea, and the rest of the sound... Well, i liked the bass, dynamics, but it didn´t save the cans. For this high price, this is a poor effort from Technics. Maybe with a high quality (and expensive) portable amp, the result would be better, but the FiioX3II is a good sounding, and powerful DAP, and I wouldn´t carry a brick (DAP-amp combo) in my pocket anyway. I still love the looks, the materials, the quality feel, but that´s all about it.