Fully agree with you... I really have no idea how studio professionals (for whom a K702, as an example, is supposed to be designed for) cope with the fact that the headphones are not very firm on the head, considering they are having much more movement than a home user sitting in his couch for listening.
Thomann.de will be selling AKG K712 Pro for 444 Euro (http://www.thomann.de/pl/akg_k_712_pro.htm). K612 Pro will be 167 Euro.
So, if K712 is mass production of K702 65th, then price isn't that bad?
Wait, wait. Wasn't the gimmick of the 65th supposed to have been that they were hand-made? So if a mass-produced version costs the same, where's the happy?
Wait, wait. Wasn't the gimmick of the 65th supposed to have been that they were hand-made? So if a mass-produced version costs the same, where's the happy?
I had a workmate who was at the Bose-factory in the days of the Bose 901 MkIV-loudspeakers, he mentioned "handpicked" it was a lady holding each speaker-element up to her ear and stroking a finger around the cone perimeter. Apparently she was essential
I fully believe them hand picking drivers, as from all the websites I have visited, AKG has been among the best in terms of driver consistency, especially in the K70x series. Aside from slight pad revisions in the K701, the K701/Q701 were incredibly consistent in their drivers in terms of frequency response.
OIf only Beyerdynamic and other companies were that critical of driver matching and tuning.
If they say the K712 Pro has hand picked drivers, I fully expect them to sound up to spec from one to another.
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