[AmanGeorge]

I haven't read about much that has been done to the K701 besides some folks who have re-cabled. I know it's supposed to be a pain to take apart, but I'm curious if anybody has attempted more extensive mods (focused on altering sound rather than comfort), playing with the driver or housing or anything.

 

[dcpoor]

there have been some mods where a ring or circle of foam or cloth is added to tweak the sound a bit.

 

[ericj]

Probably the one that got modified for double-entry and painted black.

 

[Duggeh]

I modded the drivers, pads, housing, cable and headband on mine:

 

[Shoewreck]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duggeh /img/forum/go_quote.gif I modded the drivers, pads, housing, cable and headband on mine:

How do they sound now? Must be terrific.

 

[olblueyez]

Best AKG mod I know of is this one, its popular around here.

 

[Evshrug]

Is that an AKG 701 driver in a Sennheiser enclosure? Is that just a comfort thing or does it improve the sound? It definitely got rid of AKG's distinctive "bump" in the middle of the can.
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Originally Posted by olblueyez /img/forum/go_quote.gif Best AKG mod I know of is this one, its popular around here.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

LOL damn it olblueyez, you totally beat me to it.

And Evshrug, I hope you're joking.

 

[slypher]

QQQ mentioned a mod that had you remove or poke holes in a membrane on the back of the AKG 701 drivers which is the most extreem mod I know of. Hopefully my next AKG mod will be a recable job by Fidelity Audio so I can use them with my balanced amp.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I replaced each part with a corresponding one from a K-501. It sounded progressively better after each step, but most significantly after the K-501 drivers went in.

 

[smaugem]

A very easy and cheap mod which greatly improved my enjoyment of the k701 (reduced the 7-8kHz peak):
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/akg...others-411268/

 

[Suntory_Times]

Or even better then the above: