Caporegime
I think Spacemonkey wants to buy them 
***AKG Q701 Official Owners Thread***
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Soldato
Buying and selling outside mm? The game is up. End of freedom in sound city.
Soldato
I have an Austian bulit Q701 on the way, none of that cheap China tat.
Soldato
I have an Austian bulit Q701 on the way, none of that cheap China tat.
never been to Austia myself
Man of Honour
Soooo just been trying out the memory foam K702/K712/Anniversary earpads...
Soldato
And.............
Man of Honour
Right so Annie pads installed and having listened to tracks that I know have excellent positioning of vocals and supporting vocals/instruments I've come to the same conclusion that many on Head-fi have. If your Q701s are bass modded then using the Annie pads will make central vocals too central and diminish some of the soundstage.
To my ears using the pads on my bass modded Q701s I found that they lost that intimacy and highlights of each track no longer kissed your ear drums. They lost the character that makes the Q701 so enjoyable. Putting the stock earpads back on resulted in that intimacy being restored
I would advise people to demo for themselves if they ever get the opportunity and not just take my word for it but I will be selling the pads on.
They are way more comfortable as you'd expect being memory foam and they just hug your head so good just like the X1 did but sadly for me the most characterful sound and wide soundstage comes from bassmod + stock earpads.
I didn't notice too much increase in bass. My cans are port modded anyway so perhaps it's much of a muchness. maybe a tiny bit more bass but the loss of character was what stood out the most.
It's worth noting the Annie pads are the same thickness all round whereas the stock Q701 pads are thicker on the rear half of the pad that sits behind your ears. I imagine that a lot of the sound character going missing with the Annie pads is due to the thicker rear section angling the driver in such a way that the stereo imaging is just better and I would bet someone else's left leg that if AKG released a memory foam earpad with the thicker rear section that they too would sound amazing on the Q701.
Pics:
So a few reasons why someone may prefer the Annie pads over stock:
1: If they didn't like the super wide soundstage from the stock Q701 pads.
2: If they have not opened up the bass port hole yet.
3: They don't care either way and just want the extra comfort and bass.
To my ears using the pads on my bass modded Q701s I found that they lost that intimacy and highlights of each track no longer kissed your ear drums. They lost the character that makes the Q701 so enjoyable. Putting the stock earpads back on resulted in that intimacy being restored
I would advise people to demo for themselves if they ever get the opportunity and not just take my word for it but I will be selling the pads on.
They are way more comfortable as you'd expect being memory foam and they just hug your head so good just like the X1 did but sadly for me the most characterful sound and wide soundstage comes from bassmod + stock earpads.
I didn't notice too much increase in bass. My cans are port modded anyway so perhaps it's much of a muchness. maybe a tiny bit more bass but the loss of character was what stood out the most.
It's worth noting the Annie pads are the same thickness all round whereas the stock Q701 pads are thicker on the rear half of the pad that sits behind your ears. I imagine that a lot of the sound character going missing with the Annie pads is due to the thicker rear section angling the driver in such a way that the stereo imaging is just better and I would bet someone else's left leg that if AKG released a memory foam earpad with the thicker rear section that they too would sound amazing on the Q701.
Pics:
So a few reasons why someone may prefer the Annie pads over stock:
1: If they didn't like the super wide soundstage from the stock Q701 pads.
2: If they have not opened up the bass port hole yet.
3: They don't care either way and just want the extra comfort and bass.
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Man of Honour
Soldato
Good to know I won't be missing out with 65th pads.
Mrk you can always return them as they do 30 day returns.
Mrk you can always return them as they do 30 day returns.
Soldato
It must be so time consuming being a mod on lots of sub forums. Structure can be good though.
Man of Honour
Ah excellent, I guess I'd just have to pay for shipping back.
Soldato
Yeah you will, it's free in Germany.
Good honest review, you're the main reason I sold my X1 on and picked up the Q701 again, that and a new amp.
Good honest review, you're the main reason I sold my X1 on and picked up the Q701 again, that and a new amp.
Man of Honour
Glad to assist where I can!
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I have an Austian bulit Q701 on the way, none of that cheap China tat.
Didnt you sell yours?
Soldato
I sold the ones I got from massdrop thinking the bass was lacking but it was my amp. I just bought some off the avforums, now I have an aune to drive them.
Caporegime
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Aune T1? Welcome to the club
Soldato
Going home for a few weeks on Sunday and should have a load of audio gear waiting for me.
Soldato
What have you got altogether now?
Soldato
Yes it's the first one, waiting on my Q701s today to test it out. Any suggestions on tubes? something with pronounced base and smooth/warm sound.
Soldato
Q701 and custom cable
Fidelio x1's (did open these just before I left)
Aune t1 MK 2
Selection of tubes for t1 along with storage box I have to mod a little.
Dali zensor 3's
Atacama nexus stands
Bk gemini mk2
Lots of bits for cable management and slim line wall bracket.
Probably some other stuff I don't remember as been away for 3 months now. Annoying thing is we had no neighbours for probably 6 months but as soon as I get a sound system some move in. Hope it all lives up to expectations.