AKG Q701 - Roughly £100 before duty

smilertoo · 24 Jun 2014 at 23:31

Bah humbug

Psycho Sonny · 25 Jun 2014 at 09:16

when they arrive in 3 weeks time (estimated), everyone want to post their impressions in here or start an official thread?

Kanifee · 25 Jun 2014 at 10:20

I think a dedicated thread would be a good idea, keep it all nice and tidy.

TwsT · 25 Jun 2014 at 11:18

yeah start a new thread please it's handy for reference then.

mrk · 25 Jun 2014 at 11:24

I'm actually excited to pit these against the X1. The X1 are very wide soundstage wise and very detailed with rich bass A bit more-so once burned in and stock cable replaced. Some have mentioned EQing the Q701 if extra bass is desired but I don't like to EQ and my amp has no tone controls (which I think is a good thing in general for my uses).

We will see!

Kanifee · 25 Jun 2014 at 11:33

On the net there is a very easy to do, reversible bass mod. You simply twist off the small mesh panel in the centre of the rear side of he headphones and underneath the exposed driver unit has a small piece of 'tape?' in the centre, peel this off to expose the 'bass port'. Simply replace the adhesive cover to reverse.

It Will be interesting to see the impact though I have listened to many reviews that state the Q701 as not being so much bass shy. Shows that it is all subjective really.

mrk · 25 Jun 2014 at 11:37

Kanifee said:
On the net there is a very easy to do, reversible bass mod. You simply twist off the small mesh panel in the centre of the rear side of he headphones and underneath the exposed driver unit has a small piece of 'tape?' in the centre, peel this off to expose the 'bass port'. Simply replace the adhesive cover to reverse.

It Will be interesting to see the impact though I have listened to many reviews that state the Q701 as not being so much bass shy. Shows that it is all subjective really.

Yeah I thought the same with the X1 where reviewers and some users on headfi etc saying the X1 had "excessive" bass and were referring to them as basshead cans.

Well no, I've demoed basshead cans plenty of times and the X1 are anything but basshead! They have more bass than other headphones I agree but the bass is so rich in detail that it just makes for a nicer experience especially in multimedia and gaming. At least through my NAD amp anyway.

I have a feeling the Q701 will deliver excellent audio quality too and may well have a slightly wider soundstage than the X1, if the bass is lower then I'll try the bass mod mentioned, might even try it anyway to compare differences

Ayahuasca · 25 Jun 2014 at 11:59

mrk said:
I'm actually excited to pit these against the X1. The X1 are very wide soundstage wise and very detailed with rich bass A bit more-so once burned in and stock cable replaced. Some have mentioned EQing the Q701 if extra bass is desired but I don't like to EQ and my amp has no tone controls (which I think is a good thing in general for my uses).

We will see!

How difficult is it replacing stock cable on the X1's?

mrk · 25 Jun 2014 at 12:03

If you don't have fingers to unplug a cable then plug a new one in, then pretty difficult

Ayahuasca · 25 Jun 2014 at 12:05

Oh right so easy peasy then

C64 · 25 Jun 2014 at 17:54

has the t1 got optical in ? how would one hook up a t1 to a ps4 or xbox one ? methinks i'll be getting an e17 for the optical in

rids57 · 25 Jun 2014 at 17:59

T1 is USB only

Psycho Sonny · 25 Jun 2014 at 18:26

rids57 said:
T1 is USB only

RCA in as well

it's a USB DAC only

I think PS4 supports USB sound but I personally have not tested as of yet. I shall do at some point though.

I am currently in the process of possibly sending it back as the transformer is faulty (producing a rather loud hum which can be heard from up to about 12 feet away).

Random Guy Esq. · 25 Jun 2014 at 20:33

Just a heads up - the K612s are now available on MassDrop. No idea where they fit in in the audiophile headphone hierarchy, but thought some of you might be interested.

Psycho Sonny · 25 Jun 2014 at 20:54

It's £75 cheaper than a Q701 to buy in the UK going off a certain retailers site.

not worth looking at if you got the Q701's.

rids57 · 25 Jun 2014 at 20:58

You tried those HD600's out yet?

Psycho Sonny · 25 Jun 2014 at 21:05

rids57 said:
You tried those HD600's out yet?

i'm too tired bud, i traveled like 100+ miles today

if the france game is boring I will do with the AUNE. on another note my rockets from ukraine arrived today and still to open the box they came in.

the package the HD600 come in is fantastic better than the X1. I opened it up took a picture and then put it all back yesterday.

I think i prefer the looks of the X1 i don't know i never took them out the box tbh. will need to have a proper look at them. i think i will prefer the looks of the q701 to the x1 though.

it's not about looks, the sound is what matters.

Ryanr1987 · 25 Jun 2014 at 21:53

Random Guy Esq. said:
Just a heads up - the K612s are now available on MassDrop. No idea where they fit in in the audiophile headphone hierarchy, but thought some of you might be interested.

These are excellent. Saldy they are a headphone that that people seem to overlook for whatever reason. These sound like AKGS attemp at attacking the Senn HD600!

RavenXXX2 · 29 Jun 2014 at 19:52

Guys the AKG Q701 drop is back up as they have found more stock, 30 needed for lowest price, I think I'm going to go for it.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/akg-q701-audiophile-headphones

Angst · 29 Jun 2014 at 19:58

Ive put a poll up to try and get the hd600/650 on there.