So what's everyones beef with the K701's?

[punkaroo]

IIRC, I listened to a pair of 701s at a meet being amped by a C2C...and while I liked their detail, they had NO BASS!

[Fitz]

Yeah well your face has no bass.

[morphsci]

IIRC, I listened to a pair of 701s at a meet being amped by a C2C...and while I liked their detail, they had NO BASS!

Why don't you use a proper amp and then get back to me, MKBY

[MomijiTMO]

No bass... none at all? Hyperbole or was that amp that bad?

[atothex]

Source probably wasn't great either. Yawn.

[mypasswordis]

What I wouldn't give for a thick juicy slice of steak right now... pink, slightly bloody and tender, grilled to perfection. I'm hungry.

The thread title also reminds me of Biggie (when I'm less hungry):

[Chekhonte]

I think that's the best thing that came out of this thread. I could really eat the hell out of a good steak right now. I wish it wasn't too awful out to start the grill.

[mypasswordis]

How about trying your hand at grilling inside the house? It'll be fun trying to not have the smoke detector constantly go off, your house burn down, everything get covered in soot/grease, death caused by oxygen deprivation, etc etc.

I guess waiting would be a better idea for us both. I've got a stockpile of "beef" patties that was supposed to be for my birthday 1.5 years ago that I have yet to use.

[Beefy]

All this talk of eating Beef is making me nervous.....

[guzziguy]

All this talk of eating Beef is making me nervous.....

As you as you're not grain- or corn-fed, you probably don't have too much to worry about.

[Chekhonte]

How about trying your hand at grilling inside the house? It'll be fun trying to not have the smoke detector constantly go off, your house burn down, everything get covered in soot/grease, death caused by oxygen deprivation, etc etc.

I guess waiting would be a better idea for us both. I've got a stockpile of "beef" patties that was supposed to be for my birthday 1.5 years ago that I have yet to use.

When I lived in Illinois there were reports every winter of families dieing from asphyxiation trying to heat their house with a grill.

And beefy, we're coming from you.

[xand1x]

Just picked up a pair of K701s recently (my second time owning them). I have a recabled pair this time and I can't really say if that makes a difference or not but I think they are keepers now. I do agree that they need a half decent amp to sound good. After listening to these for 2 weeks I can say that these headphones sound like they try to stay out of the way as much as possible..almost as if they are indifferent to the music. I have the K1000 and K340 and after using the K701 and switching to either phone I really notice their strengths and weaknesses (K340 - amazing mids and very natural sounding but soundstage not as open ; K1000 - sounds faster, more engaging, soundstage is bigger, but the bass though punchy does not extend as low).

[cetoole]

Mmm, beef.

So Matt, I presume your new K701 is a fairly high S/N? I know I just hated my low S/N, been tempted to try one again at some point, but havnt quite cared enough to yet.

[mypasswordis]

What's the consensus on variations in sound of the 701 by s/n?

[xand1x]

Mmm, beef.

So Matt, I presume your new K701 is a fairly high S/N? I know I just hated my low S/N, been tempted to try one again at some point, but havnt quite cared enough to yet.

Relative to the most recent serial numbers that most acquire if purchased new mine are actually somewhat low. I think AKG has reached the 20000-30000 mark right now (or above). Mine are around 7000. My last K701 was around 1000 if my memory is correct.

[morphsci]

Recabling direct to each driver will make a much larger difference in the sound than the serial number will make. I also agree with the comparison of the K701 and K340 especially regarding the midrange.

[Asr]

What's the consensus on variations in sound of the 701 by s/n?

The ones below 3500 sound the best.

[morphsci]

The ones below 3500 sound the best.

And of those, the ones below 1500 absolutely kick-ass-and-take-names.

[mrarroyo]

And of those, the ones below 1500 absolutely kick-ass-and-take-names.

Man, does this mean I should have kept mine? It was S/N 143X.

[Dusty Chalk]

That depends on whether or not 'x' was an even or odd number. Or zero.

[mypasswordis]

Or a letter. Or a chromosome. Or a generation.

[Fitz]

In this case, the best ones are where x is NaN. Very difficult to find though.

[Chekhonte]

I just put " - " in front of my serial. Mine were made over over 13.7 billion years ago. The voice coils were forged by elves inside of the great singularity. The diaphragm is made from the foreskin of Chaos, the oldest and fiercest of gods that existed before there was anything. I'm selling them for 200 shipped OBO.

[swt61]

Do you find that the diaphragms tighten up if you play Diana Krall?

[mypasswordis]

I just put " - " in front of my serial. Mine were made over over 13.7 billion years ago. The voice coils were forged by elves inside of the great singularity. The diaphragm is made from the foreskin of Chaos, the oldest and fiercest of gods that existed before there was anything. I'm selling them for 200 shipped OBO.

I'm not gonna lie, you know damn well how to sell a headphone.

Do you find that the diaphragms tighten up if you play Diana Krall?

Wait, tighten up as in stretch out or shrink in?