AKG K701 Headphones @ Amazon / Planet Gizmo - £199.95

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  noiren1 year, 1 month ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  Jesus that's an insane frequency range if it's true, wish I could justify the purchase.
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  cejiogu11 year, 1 month ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  HOT HOT HOT
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  Jack-L921 year, 1 month ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  tempted
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  vegasbaby1 year, 1 month ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Need a new set of cans, but after missing out on the Q701's on amazon at £165, this seem over priced even though they are a good price. May just wait awhile longer, you never know! :-)
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  solar261 year, 1 month ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  I bought a pair of these and I can now hear things in recordings that I couldn't before. Very good for comfort. Light too. They are insanely good! Hot!
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  quadpatch1 year, 1 month ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  I posted and bought the £164 q701 deal but i dont know how likely it is to come back again and it only lasted a couple of hours between 1-4am.
  
  This deal is much more reliable and the headphones are exactly the same sound wise. Externally almost the same, no funky colours or removable cable - that's about it really.
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  MajorCockUp1 year, 1 month ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  noiren

  Jesus that's an insane frequency range if it's true, wish I could justify the purchase.

  
  
  makes me wish i was an audiophile dog
  lesson: paper beats rock, not ear
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  bbbazman1 year, 1 month ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  
  
  totally looks like
  
  
  

  
  Edited By: bbbazman on Apr 15, 2012 09:15
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  quadpatch1 year, 1 month ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  MajorCockUp

  noiren

  Jesus that's an insane frequency range if it's true, wish I could justify the purchase.

  
  
  makes me wish i was an audiophile dog
  lesson: paper beats rock, not ear

  
  I think it's safe to say that no specification for either headphones or speakers mean much at all. I have some headphones rated at 5-45,000hz, honestly it means nothing, most humans can only hear 30-18,000hz anyway so it's irrelevant. Even headphone impedance is a dodgy one on it's own. You have to base awesomeness on trying these things and if you can't do that then reviews but certainly not specs. Hifi audio is full of voodoo and specifications make it more confusing not less.
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  dan99x1 year, 1 month ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  I had a pair of these and they are gorgeous, very good build quality. Paid £300 too. However preferred the sennheiser 650's in the end. Voted hot for the price tho!
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  weltysparrow1 year, 1 month ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  quadpatch

  MajorCockUp

  noiren

  Jesus that's an insane frequency range if it's true, wish I could justify the purchase.

  
  
  makes me wish i was an audiophile dog
  lesson: paper beats rock, not ear

  
  I think it's safe to say that no specification for either headphones or speakers mean much at all. I have some headphones rated at 5-45,000hz, honestly it means nothing, most humans can only hear 30-18,000hz anyway so it's irrelevant. Even headphone impedance is a dodgy one on it's own. You have to base awesomeness on trying these things and if you can't do that then reviews but certainly not specs. Hifi audio is full of voodoo and specifications make it more confusing not less.

  
  
  What you want to have is an even response across the range. Most headphones sound crappy because they boost heavily the bass and high end to make things sound powerful and punchy but actually just make everything sound boomy and tinny.
  
  And yes, most people can only hear around 20hz-20khz but there are people that have a larger range, though for most it's smaller, especially as you age.
  

  
  Edited By: weltysparrow on Apr 15, 2012 09:37
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  effingandjeffing1 year, 1 month ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  Are these made in Austria or China ?
  Should say clearly on the side if Austria
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  HOTPOT1 year, 1 month ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  Is there anywhere you can listen & compare headphones. I'm fed up of taking a chance & not being happy with the results.
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  evelith1 year, 1 month ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  cold
  £172.36 here - http://www.thomann.de/gb/akg_k701.htm and that's standard price, 3 years warranty and from the biggest pro-audio shop in Europe
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  burstlikeabubble1 year, 1 month ago1 Like #15Show comment toolsReply

  How much?! People spend this much on headphones?
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  Bazza711 year, 1 month ago #16Show comment toolsReply

  burstlikeabubble

  How much?! People spend this much on headphones?

  
  
  People spend £1000s on speakers, which is all these are, if not better. So in the scheme of hifi, headphones are a bargain.
  
  Try these instead of the AKGs. http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/ces200211.htm
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  xeroc1 year, 1 month ago #17Show comment toolsReply

  The impedance on these is quite high, 62ohms I think. So don't think you'll be able to plug these in to your iPod and blow yourself away with a high volume. Ideally you need a decent headphone amp to drive these to their full potential, but obviously it's not essential they will just be quiet. However, I'm guessing anyone looking at buying headphones in this price range will know that.
  
  Got a couple of AKG mics, but wouldn't buy the cans. Im a bit of a BD fan :p
  
  Still great price, so hot.
  

  
  Edited By: xeroc on Apr 15, 2012 10:45
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  sunilm1 year, 1 month ago2 Likes #18Show comment toolsReply

  georgecat

  I'm still waiting for the first person to come along and say "Cold. You can buy headphones from Poundland."

  
  
  COLD my iPod nano came with earphones !!
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  Bazza711 year, 1 month ago3 Likes #19Show comment toolsReply

  "Cold. You can buy headphones from Poundland."
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  igorek1 year, 1 month ago1 Like #20Show comment toolsReply

  planet gizmo used to sell fakes, i would stay away from them for this kind of products

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