AsianBatman
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Best noise isolation cans I have to use at the office. I can listen to them at my preferred volume without disturbing my co-workers.
From your experience, which one between the K701 and Q701 has better mids and is great for mainstream music? Are they significantly better than the K550 or the open HD598?
Thank you for the reply... yes i did hear that the innards of the Pyle are the same as the e7, but is it going to blow up in me grill as soon as i turn the power on?
lol, oh and by the way... you are a brave man for wearing those k550s round town! Personally, I think they're beautiful but every time i walk outside everyone starts singing " Ground control to Major Tom "
Been thinkin bout these. Only prob would be fit. K545 vs K550 vs momentum vs m500 vs etc would make for an interestion comparison. The A900x barely (and I mean barely!) fit on my head without slipping. I have had some probs with the seal of closed cans like the UE6000.
Still, I've become addicted to soundstage lately. I just need to know how good the seal would be for an average sized head. Average ears too. Perhaps ever so slightly larger head. I'm 6 foot so I guess My head would be slightly larger.
Honestly, I personally thought the K701 & Q701 sounded exactly the same when I tried em. I ended getting the Q701 because they were the newer model & were actually on sale, so it ended up being cheaper. I think there is also a even newer K702 model & then a 65th anniversary K702 model out nowadays too. Whatever subtle difference lies between these models, you probably have to do some extensive direct A/B comparison testing to figure out, but I personally doubt there really is a difference. They all use the same drivers, and have the same ear cup design. I did read one review that claimed there may be a difference between the K702 vs Q701, but it was simply due to the earpads, so if you swap the pads you can get the sound on the other headphones. There are other comparison reviews that same one has smoother treble or whatever, but I personally did not discern any obvious differences. For people who claim that X is better than Y, I think it's hard to say if their opinion is accurate as they may be biased towards one model & if you do a blind test, I think it would be very hard to pick out which is which. If you were getting one, I would say go for the newer models: Q701 vs K702, as their price is comparable or cheaper than the K701.
Sorry, but I've never heard the open HD598 (but I would like to try it out sometime). I actually liked both the K550 & the Q701. They both had great strengths. Normally, I would just recommend going open for the best sound stage & sound quality, but K550 has a pretty amazing sound stage & sound quality as well. The Q701 edges out the K550 in terms of sound stage & airiness & general sound quality, but the K550 does not require an amp & has more bass quantity & is pretty close to its open brother in terms of sound quality. Basically, I would just pick between them based on whether you can do open or require closed, considering both the Q701 & the K550 is around $200ish or less nowadays. great value for the sound quality!!!
Been thinkin bout these. Only prob would be fit. K545 vs K550 vs momentum vs m500 vs etc would make for an interestion comparison. The A900x barely (and I mean barely!) fit on my head without slipping. I have had some probs with the seal of closed cans like the UE6000.
Still, I've become addicted to soundstage lately. I just need to know how good the seal would be for an average sized head. Average ears too. Perhaps ever so slightly larger head. I'm 6 foot so I guess My head would be slightly larger.
I have no prob with the momentum. I've worn em before. I'd just like to hear how they compare. I have the M500 and have heard the Momentum.