AKG Q701 Official Owners Thread

smsmasters · 17 Jul 2014 at 12:21

Mine have just arrived about 5 minutes ago.

Kanifee · 17 Jul 2014 at 12:30

Did royal mail bring them?

smsmasters · 17 Jul 2014 at 12:43

Kanifee said:
Did royal mail bring them?

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.

Kanifee · 17 Jul 2014 at 12:48

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.

smsmasters · 17 Jul 2014 at 12:55

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

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.

smsmasters · 17 Jul 2014 at 13:04

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

Akagi · 17 Jul 2014 at 13:11

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

mrk · 17 Jul 2014 at 14:14

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

Akagi · 17 Jul 2014 at 14:15

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

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

mrk · 17 Jul 2014 at 14:17

You've made money no matter what

Akagi · 17 Jul 2014 at 14:22

mrk said:
You've made money no matter what

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

Kanifee · 17 Jul 2014 at 14:35

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!

smsmasters · 17 Jul 2014 at 14:40

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

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.

RavenXXX2 · 17 Jul 2014 at 15:01

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.

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

smsmasters · 17 Jul 2014 at 15:16

RavenXXX2 said:
Lean against the 595? they must be really lean in that case. What you got powering them?

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.

RavenXXX2 · 17 Jul 2014 at 15:17

Are using the higher gain settings on stx?

smsmasters · 17 Jul 2014 at 15:26

RavenXXX2 said:
Are using the higher gain settings on stx?

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.

mrk · 17 Jul 2014 at 16:54

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

Hmmmmmm.

Akagi · 17 Jul 2014 at 16:55

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

mrk · 17 Jul 2014 at 17:13

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

Can you guess which one?

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