Greggo
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I was tempted to try the K712 but the Q701 was such a disappointment that I kind of lost my taste for the AKG sound. Don't get me wrong, I understand how some folks could fall in love with any of the AKG headphones as they do have a unique sound. I thought the Q fit really nice and did some things exceptionally well, but the lack of bass and easily excited high frequencies got to me after a while. Same thing only a little different with the K550, though in this case the bass was very nice but the upper mids through the highs had a strange character to them IMHO, and they were too loose fitting for me.
I joined this drop because I really want to love the K7XX and I am keeping my fingers crossed that the pads fit/feel even better than the Q I had and eventually sold off. I have the HD600 which is a headphone I really admire and like the idea of having the K7XX as an alternative sound to go along with them in my collection. I think both of these headphones started a new era as milestones in our hobby and it is kind of cool to have them around even if you end up with something else as your "go to" headphone.
Having said that, for those who are looking at these... here are a few things to consider IMHO:
1) Don't count on these as your main headphones if you like Rock, Pop, Country, EDM, Rap etc... as your primary genre and don't like much else
2) Great for folk, jazz, classical and most other genres so long as you are not very demanding of bass and/or mid bass punch. If you like accurate and tight bass, they will probably get the job done, but not in any great quantity, just quality. I am hopeful that early reviews are not exaggerating the new found levels of bass, because I remember them not taking to EQ very kindly, there just isn't much there in this driver to wring out.
3) If you are really in love with vocals and strings, there are some fantastic qualities of this headphone design that you will certainly appreciate.
4) If you are building a modest headphone collection or greater... I can't think of any other headphone that is even closely related to these in terms of character and presentation, so you just can't go too wrong here if you like variety and want to experience all the classics in this hobby.
I hope my bitterness is not too obvious here, I was really disappointed in how AKG handled and marketed the whole Q series endorsement and felt a bit suckered after the new toy syndrome wore off. Part of me still wants an AKG in the house, so hopefully at this price and with this more serious and understated color scheme I will be a reasonably happy camper.
I joined this drop because I really want to love the K7XX and I am keeping my fingers crossed that the pads fit/feel even better than the Q I had and eventually sold off. I have the HD600 which is a headphone I really admire and like the idea of having the K7XX as an alternative sound to go along with them in my collection. I think both of these headphones started a new era as milestones in our hobby and it is kind of cool to have them around even if you end up with something else as your "go to" headphone.
Having said that, for those who are looking at these... here are a few things to consider IMHO:
1) Don't count on these as your main headphones if you like Rock, Pop, Country, EDM, Rap etc... as your primary genre and don't like much else
2) Great for folk, jazz, classical and most other genres so long as you are not very demanding of bass and/or mid bass punch. If you like accurate and tight bass, they will probably get the job done, but not in any great quantity, just quality. I am hopeful that early reviews are not exaggerating the new found levels of bass, because I remember them not taking to EQ very kindly, there just isn't much there in this driver to wring out.
3) If you are really in love with vocals and strings, there are some fantastic qualities of this headphone design that you will certainly appreciate.
4) If you are building a modest headphone collection or greater... I can't think of any other headphone that is even closely related to these in terms of character and presentation, so you just can't go too wrong here if you like variety and want to experience all the classics in this hobby.
I hope my bitterness is not too obvious here, I was really disappointed in how AKG handled and marketed the whole Q series endorsement and felt a bit suckered after the new toy syndrome wore off. Part of me still wants an AKG in the house, so hopefully at this price and with this more serious and understated color scheme I will be a reasonably happy camper.