***AKG Q701 Official Owners Thread***

Mine have just arrived about 5 minutes ago.

Did royal mail bring them?

Kanifee said:

Did royal mail bring them?

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Not sure, I mean my usual postman first passed by and delivered some mail then another guy came and brought the headphones without having to sign anything. The package says USPS on the label though.

I take it no charge to pay? which is good news!

Well I have held on as long as I possibly can. Work is calling my name, hopefully I have a card for collection on my mat, maybe even a neighbour has taken them in. fingers crossed.

Kanifee said:

I take it no charge to pay? which is good news!

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No charge at all.

Overall it took 25 days from the initial order date for it to arrive and 9 days from the shipping date.

Judging from the Massdrop discussion topic it seems many people from the UK have received theirs today.

Went home just now in my lunch break (I left my phone at home by accident) and there were a couple of small parcels, no big one yet though.

I assume I have received my boring ones... Valve caps and cable ties

So those who have been home and have opened them up... thoughts? I don't finish work until 3PM

mrk said:

So those who have been home and have opened them up... thoughts? I don't finish work until 3PM

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Noooo I want to try them before I read about how I wasted my money!

You've made money no matter what

mrk said:

You've made money no matter what

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Shhh, you are making me consider pillaging MassDrop and then spamming eBay as a career.

Back home now and still no delivery or at least no card as I know what some delivery firms are likem, I should really go check my bin TBH. Think it is up until 8pm or so, still time yet!

mrk said:

So those who have been home and have opened them up... thoughts? I don't finish work until 3PM

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Compared to my HD 595 the bass is lean. The sound signature is neutral and very spacious. Every minute detail can be heard. Build quality seems rather plasticky and the headband feels uncomfortable at first.

smsmasters said:

Compared to my HD 595 the bass is lean. The sound signature is neutral and very spacious. Every minute detail can be heard. Build quality seems rather plasticky and the headband feels uncomfortable at first.

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Lean against the 595? they must be really lean in that case. What you got powering them?

RavenXXX2 said:

Lean against the 595? they must be really lean in that case. What you got powering them?

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Asus Xonar Essence STX. The upper frequencies are really very 3-dimensional. It sounds like I'm in a live concert hall. Everything is just neutral and balanced which causes less listening fatigue.

Are using the higher gain settings on stx?

RavenXXX2 said:

Are using the higher gain settings on stx?

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Yes +12db High Gain.

To be honest when I say the bass is lean I mean the bass isn't overpowering. It's neutral and accurate.

Well I've been listening and playing around on mine the past couple of hours.



Hmmmmmm.

Ooh ooh, tell me mrk, do I sell them without opening them based on your opinions?

I've come to a decision on which one between the X1 and Q701 I am keeping.

Can you guess which one?