AKG Q701 Official Owners Thread

Psycho Sonny · 18 Jul 2014 at 09:25

Kanifee said:
Mrk has a his very own single white female

Hopefully mine will be here today, can't wait to be taken back by the garish in your face lime green!

my order was for lime green as well, i think they must have been shipped last, as mine also has not arrived.

after looking at mrk's photo, I'm thinking I should have went for white, they look stunning in the picture, but a picture doesn't give you any feel for them.

I shall await their arrival. Worst thing is I am away from home for the next 2 days so if they do arrive they will be sitting in a box waiting to be used for a while until I'm back. Let me know when you get yours, I should probably be the same day (hopefully).

mrk · 18 Jul 2014 at 10:15

Bass mod done. Made no obvious difference to treble but the lows have increased. Still not X1 levels of bass of course but there is a bit more bass. Need to use them more to break in!

The mod is reversible but it's going to be murder putting that little sticker thing back in with tweezers lol.

RavenXXX2 · 18 Jul 2014 at 10:28

Movies compared to X1?

mrk · 18 Jul 2014 at 10:34

I haven't watched a movie yet, didn't get time last night but have gamed and watched some TV shows. Gaming is very wide, suits gaming quite well but I also thought the X1 handled games really well too. I have no preference between X1 and Q701 in terms of gaming. I game casually of course and enjoy them both.

Will report on movies tonight

smsmasters · 18 Jul 2014 at 11:41

mrk said:
Rather a pretty headphone I'd say, definitely grows on you when sat there

Is that a hard drive in the background?

mrk · 18 Jul 2014 at 11:46

It is, it's just for display, an old Maxtor after it died a dutiful death in the only way Maxtors know, silently and without warning

Oh, have another picture:

TwsT · 18 Jul 2014 at 11:52

Stop it Mrk it's like porn

Very glad it sounds good with Hugh Laurie both his albums are two of my favourites.

Akagi · 18 Jul 2014 at 11:56

Loving the new sig...

I hope mine come soon.. It is my Birthday tomorrow so it will be like a present to myself.

Cookeh · 18 Jul 2014 at 12:33

Ryanr1987 said:
That's crazy. I can see why because they do make the Q sound about 80% of the Annie. I think the Annie's now use the 712 pads which sound less intimate.

Oh go on then, I'll bite. Drop me a message in trust with some pics and what you want for them...

rids57 · 18 Jul 2014 at 12:43

mrk said:
Bass mod done. Made no obvious difference to treble but the lows have increased. Still not X1 levels of bass of course but there is a bit more bass. Need to use them more to break in!

The mod is reversible but it's going to be murder putting that little sticker thing back in with tweezers lol.

As you have discovered, the bass port mod only affects the bass - good job that man

There is a frequency response graph floating around on head-fi of a pair of 702's after the mod and what it does is continue the flat response down lower before it rolls off, providing an increase all the way down to 20Hz.

Ryanr1987 · 18 Jul 2014 at 13:00

When I get home I'll sort out some pics. Just on the way the get some K712s excited ain't the word Haha

Akagi · 18 Jul 2014 at 13:05

You're insane, surely you could reduce your headphone collection to 4 or 5 pairs? Surely a-lot of them sound very similar?

mrk · 18 Jul 2014 at 13:05

Hmmm anyone got the link to the 65 Anniversary pads?

^JP^ · 18 Jul 2014 at 13:15

Decided to remove the port stickers on my Q701s and I actually like the extra bass! :eek:

Which is a good thing as I mangled the crap out of them when removing!

mrk · 18 Jul 2014 at 13:17

Same with me lol.

On a side note, the headband looks the same setup as the ones on the K702 etc. Can we not just buy the 702 headband too and use that instead of modding foam strips on the dimpled Q701 headband? Would look more "professional" that way too.

rids57 · 18 Jul 2014 at 13:26

^JP^ said:
Decided to remove the port stickers on my Q701s and I actually like the extra bass!

Which is a good thing as I mangled the crap out of them when removing!

I saved mine in pretty good condition and have them stuck to a piece of kitchen foil for safe keeping. However, since I pulled them out I haven't once considered putting them back in. What the hell were AKG thinking by producing a perfectly good bass port and then covering it up? :confused:

rids57 · 18 Jul 2014 at 13:31

I "think" these are the pads but it would be worth phoning first to confirm...

http://www.thomann.de/gb/akg_k_702_gel_ear_pad.htm

and these are the normal ones...

http://www.thomann.de/gb/akg_k_702_ohrpolster.htm

priced for ONE ear pad

ps. not sure on whether these links are allowed but Thomann's is a musical instrument store that also sells headphones and amps, so "competitor links" are tenuous at best.

^JP^ · 18 Jul 2014 at 13:31

mrk said:
Hmmm anyone got the link to the 65 Anniversary pads?

No link but the part # is 5021871, these are the same as used on the K712 Pro and if you contact AKG they will sell spare parts direct as I had some K701 pads from them years back before I bought the Q701.

mrk · 18 Jul 2014 at 13:32

rids57 said:
I saved mine in pretty good condition and have them stuck to a piece of kitchen foil for safe keeping. However, since I pulled them out I haven't once considered putting them back in. What the hell were AKG thinking by producing a perfectly good bass port and then covering it up?

So people pay more for higher end models without the port sticker!

rids57 said:
I "think" these are the pads but it would be worth phoning first to confirm...

http://www.thomann.de/gb/akg_k_702_gel_ear_pad.htm

and these are the normal ones...

http://www.thomann.de/gb/akg_k_702_ohrpolster.htm

priced for ONE ear pad

^JP^ said:
No link but the part # is 5021871, these are the same as used on the K712 Pro and if you contact AKG they will sell spare parts direct as I had some K701 pads from them years back before I bought the Q701.

Thanks

rids57 · 18 Jul 2014 at 13:36

I think most of the tuning is done via the ear pads, the 65th Anniversary and 712 have memory foam pads which increase the bass by quite a bit. However, they do lose some of the airiness that you get with the Q701's and even more so with the 702's.

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