Man of Honour
***AKG Q701 Official Owners Thread***
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Man of Honour
Van Damme cable arrived, I goofed up and didn't realise it has a 6.35mm jack end so have had to order an adapter though at a right angle so actually works out better. In future when I upgrade amps it will likely have 6.35 anyway so this may well work in my favour for the long run.
Beefy cable but nice and soft/flexible with some heavy Neutrik terminations.
Beefy cable but nice and soft/flexible with some heavy Neutrik terminations.
Associate
Nice, is that one of the cables from the Bay. Was looking at some earlier, the supplied AKG cable is far too long, it keeps getting cought up in my chair wheels. :/
Man of Honour
Yup it's the one I linked to earlier 
Loving mine so far, I need to order one of them wool covers for the leather band though( Edit, Done: Estimated delivery between Wednesday, Oct. 15 and Friday, Oct. 31) . Them bumps are not a great idea, other than that, they are very nice on the ears. I do need to purchase an external sound card though for my computer as I'm currently using on-board sound (Asus Hero) just struggling to pick one at the moment!
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Caporegime
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If your gaming you want something like the STX by Asus.
For music and movies then you want a external DAC/AMP.
Head fi is full of information about different sources
For music and movies then you want a external DAC/AMP.
Head fi is full of information about different sources
Soldato
Finally got round to modding my Q701 headband.
First cut out all the fake stitching and then cut off all the hell bumps. I also forced a large needle through all the stitching holes as they dont really go through the headband which took quite awhile as the headband is very tough stuff.
Next I made a new pad out of neoprene wrapped in fake black alcantara.
Once the glue had dried I stitched the one side with lime green thread. Im a total n00b at crafts so this took a few hours over a few days. I may colour the thread on the underside of the headband black as its not the neatest of jobs.
Still to sew the final side but overall im hoping it turns out kinda oem looking and nice and comfy.
First cut out all the fake stitching and then cut off all the hell bumps. I also forced a large needle through all the stitching holes as they dont really go through the headband which took quite awhile as the headband is very tough stuff.
Next I made a new pad out of neoprene wrapped in fake black alcantara.
Once the glue had dried I stitched the one side with lime green thread. Im a total n00b at crafts so this took a few hours over a few days. I may colour the thread on the underside of the headband black as its not the neatest of jobs.
Still to sew the final side but overall im hoping it turns out kinda oem looking and nice and comfy.
Man of Honour
What does the final stitching above look like?
Soldato
Anyone wondering what removing the sticker over the bass port achieves - look at dat bass 
Full review Here
discussion about the mod is about 2/3 down the page.
Full review Here
discussion about the mod is about 2/3 down the page.
Man of Honour
Funny he mentions less mids/air in the sound post sticker mod yet my own observation is that there was little to no difference in any other area other than improving sub bass depth.
Soldato
I hear the same as you with my K702s, just a lot more deep bass.
I also didn't notice the bass becoming less controlled and tight, it sounds the same to me, just more of it.
I also didn't notice the bass becoming less controlled and tight, it sounds the same to me, just more of it.
Man of Honour
All the more reason to not put complete faith in those kind of graphs and articles I guess 
Trust your own ears with it connected to your equipment!
Trust your own ears with it connected to your equipment!
Soldato
I agree and so does the graph - it shows no reduction in the mids.
I didn't notice any stark differences to the sound stage either, it may be slightly reduced but as it was huge to start with I didn't really notice.
I'm wondering about getting the gel pads and seeing what they do to the sound, besides, these angled pads are hard and provide a lousy seal.
I didn't notice any stark differences to the sound stage either, it may be slightly reduced but as it was huge to start with I didn't really notice.
I'm wondering about getting the gel pads and seeing what they do to the sound, besides, these angled pads are hard and provide a lousy seal.
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Soldato
Started the otherside alittle and it pulls the padding nice and tight so should be good but been busy but will finish them in next few days.
Soldato
Also seems to result in slightly less rolled mids, interesting!
Man of Honour
The angled pads are the best pads, they direct the sound from the otherwise flat earcups the correct direction into the ears and account for the soundstage somewhat. I had the gel pads and didn't like them at all because they reduced the soundstage and character of the sound that made the headphones so unique. They are more comfortable but sadly I'm not willing to sacrifice sound quality for some extra comfort. Same went for build quality (re: X2 purchase recently).
Soldato
Happy ears