AKG K701

Hello!

Does anybody of you have experience with the AKG K701?
Can you recommend it for mixing?
My last studio headphone, a Superlux HD-668 B, didn't make it long.
For my ears, the sound on it was very clear. And it was only 30 €.
Do you know if it really makes such a big difference at the soundquality?
I mean, it's 150€ more expensive.
Cause I got no monitor boxes, the AKG would be my main mixing device.
Does anyone else do their mixes only on headphones, is it even possible?

Peace.

Mhhh thx for response.
I read trough all your posted links, but no one there had the headphones i want.
But good to know that there are plenty of you mixing with headphones.

Yeah your right, but I wish someone could give some feedback for the AKG K701.
Just heard the best of it.
And only because all of you use the Audio-Technica ATH-M50, it doesn't make it the best.
But it's on my radar now.

heard they are very decent headphones. I guess you can´t never go wrong with Akg´s
just my opinion but i´ve had 3 different pairs over the years they still sound great to me

Thx, I think I'll just try them out if i can hustle the money.

I bought a pair of AKG K601 seven years ago or so, sold them very quickly, way to heavy in the highs and upper mid range.
I don't know if I didn't had a powerful enough headphone amp or if it was just their character but mixing and beatmaking was impossible for me in those.
My experience with the Beyerdynamic was the same, just mids and highs, simply no way to get a grip on what actually happened bass-wise.

Now I use a pair of Sennheiser HD 25-SP II, they translate pretty good to my Adam-A7 monitors, ususally there's just some adjustments needed in the real low mids. I also check the mix via a pair of AKG K420 or Koss Portapro's to hear how it sounds in a more misty environment.

The Audio Technica's that Lampdog linked to are probably a good thing to check up too, I've heard and read a lot of praise for their headphones and they look quite comfy which is important to consider. My Sennheisers usually give me some pains during longer sessions.

Okay, thank's for the warning. But I never heard that you need a preamp for headphones on the MPC, or am I wrong?
I think I'll stay some longer on my cheap gamer headphones and the ugly TEAC boxes for making beats, I'm used to it.
If i get enough money I'll give the Audio Technica's a try.

Grig537 wrote:But I never heard that you need a preamp for headphones on the MPC, or am I wrong?

Not a preamp, that was never mentioned, but headphones need to be driven by an amp just like speakers. What I meant was that I didn't know if it was the inherent character of the AKG 601:s that left me with such a skewed soundstage, or if they needed a more powerful headphone amp to present their full potential, not sounding thin and trebly.
Some boutique headphones prefer stand-alone headphone amps, as do a lot of headphone audiophiles who's into it as a hobby / gear collecting and selling activity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphone_amplifier

I played the AKG 601 via the internal headphone amp in my MPC 1000, pretty large Behringer mixer and NAD 304 integrated amplifier (who from what I understand uses a the main amp, but throttled, for the headphone out), it sounded thin and skewed in all instances.

so I was looking into buying some new top of the range headphones....and then the wife buys me a pair of AKG701's for my birthday...

its a common issue with these that they just don't generate anywhere near enough bass....so when using for making music on my MPC it sounds right in the phones, then I take them off and the bass is way too heavy....

I read everywhere that a headphone amp will improve this......so I'm looking into it and wondering which one to buy......but also questioning if it will really improve it?......I'm using a MPC Ren so surely this should be amplifying it anyway no?

any advice anyone?

cheers Lamp, i'll give that a go....

although I recon I've probably clocked up a fair few hours on them already....

I wonder what the science is behind it......

there seems to be all sorts of debates about these headphones...its crazy.......I've also seen a modification where you take them apart and remove a bit of foam.....I'm not sure I fancy that though....

Lampdog wrote:Not science Like new shoes, things get more comfortable with use.

that is science though......the materials get warm and stretch, then mould to the shape of your feet....

I could understand if the bloke was saying the headphones get more comfortable the more you wear them...

but to say the sound improves over hours of play there has to be some sort of science behind it.......sounds likes a madness to me...