I've been looking into the Q701's because I want something better for film and music as the AD700's are (as you already know) purely a gaming headset. Have to convince the wife that £260 is a reasonable price to pay for a set!
Sonny why do you own so many headsets though? Surely you have no need for that many? I would have thought you'd sell an inferior pair in order to step up to a superior pair. I'd understand having one backup set, but to own so many? Why?
I've been looking into the Q701's because I want something better for film and music as the AD700's are (as you already know) purely a gaming headset. Have to convince the wife that £260 is a reasonable price to pay for a set!
I've been told my Q701's are just as good for gaming so I'm not that mad I never had the pleasure of using them.
I've been looking into the Q701's because I want something better for film and music as the AD700's are (as you already know) purely a gaming headset. Have to convince the wife that £260 is a reasonable price to pay for a set!
buy the K702's - £148 on amazon and the same headphone near enough - just doesn't have the bumps on the headband
I paid £90 for my Q701's brand new from massdrop and then £35 shipping and customs.
At the time though they were £300 on amazon.
https://www.massdrop.com/r/6HW75F
click on that and sign up for some really good deals on audio from time to time, even sell mechanical keyboards, etc too. i paid £90 for my Q701's from there.
I got my q701's off the members market, must admit I don't really use them much, I use them mainly if I watch a film or listen to music at night so I don't disturb anyone.
Only thing is the headband is very uncomfortable after a while.
If you're hearing is so good, why does someone need to tell you that your Q701's are just as good...
are you simple?
Because I have never owned AD700's. Or do you have some sort of special power that allows you to listen to headphones you have never owned or seen in real life?
So therefore someone who owned both and listened to both extensively was the next best thing to me hearing both of them.![]()
Source please. I'm not an audiophile by any means but if I couldn't tell the difference between my current headphones and a £10 pair I'd be off to the doctors.
are you simple?
Because I have never owned AD700's. Or do you have some sort of special power that allows you to listen to headphones you have never owned or seen in real life?
So therefore someone who owned both and listened to both extensively was the next best thing to me hearing both of them.![]()
Now now, I'm referring to the higher end stuff, not opposite ends of the market.
This is what people who don't have a clue about headphones ask all the time. Why have so many?
They all do different jobs.
HD25-1 II is my rugged portable pair. I use them outside of the house when I can throw them in a bag and not have to worry about them breaking. So i use them on flights, etc.
Momentums is my stylish portable pair. I use them on the train, out and about when I want a pair that looks good and sounds good.
DT770's - these are my only closed pair of headphones I use in the home. They are to big to use as a portable pair. They are for when someone else is in the room and I don't want to disturb them.
HD558 - this is my main gaming pair of headphones. they are open, easy to power and suit gaming very well. there is a mod you can do which removes some foam and turns them into HD598's for free.
Q701 - this is my extra special gaming pair - these are very hard to drive so much so I need to double amp them. i need to use a mixamp as well as a schiit vali to drive them. i only use these if competitively gaming but tbh i haven't used them much at all i use the hd558's for convenience.
HD600 - these are for reference studio quality music. a true audiophiles headphone. music sounds sublime through these especially mids and vocals.
HD700 - the bigger brother of the HD600. it's just a bit more refined.
I will buy an fidelio x2 in future because of it's warm fun signature. it will be my movie headphone for when I want to watch a movie and not disturb anyone else.
This is what people who don't have a clue about headphones ask all the time. Why have so many?
They all do different jobs.
HD25-1 II is my rugged portable pair. I use them outside of the house when I can throw them in a bag and not have to worry about them breaking. So i use them on flights, etc.
Momentums is my stylish portable pair. I use them on the train, out and about when I want a pair that looks good and sounds good.
DT770's - these are my only closed pair of headphones I use in the home. They are to big to use as a portable pair. They are for when someone else is in the room and I don't want to disturb them.
HD558 - this is my main gaming pair of headphones. they are open, easy to power and suit gaming very well. there is a mod you can do which removes some foam and turns them into HD598's for free.
Q701 - this is my extra special gaming pair - these are very hard to drive so much so I need to double amp them. i need to use a mixamp as well as a schiit vali to drive them. i only use these if competitively gaming but tbh i haven't used them much at all i use the hd558's for convenience.
HD600 - these are for reference studio quality music. a true audiophiles headphone. music sounds sublime through these especially mids and vocals.
HD700 - the bigger brother of the HD600. it's just a bit more refined.
I will buy an fidelio x2 in future because of it's warm fun signature. it will be my movie headphone for when I want to watch a movie and not disturb anyone else.
lol wut! The mind boggles!
lol wut! The mind boggles!