Regular-Mousse7841 t1_j9aywyn wrote on February 20, 2023 at 4:33 PM

AKG build went downhill a while ago, i myself and many others have had bad experience with it. For me AKG is a brand to avoid, their phones sounds great, but longevity is missing. I advise to check comment section on amazon, this is pretty common btw

rajmahid t1_j9bwwlu wrote on February 20, 2023 at 8:13 PM

I have a K701 (China), two K702s (one China, one Austria) and Q701 (Austria). The build quality on all of them is identical. Only issue I ever had was the Austrian K702 went dead in the left channel that was easily remedied in 10 minutes with a little phillips screwdriver & soldering pencil.

I just love it when people make anecdotal pronouncements or dubious ‘facts’ with no actual or extended experience. Take this for what it’s worth, but for me the AKGs have been audio nirvana for over six years…in spite of having tried countless other headphones.

PS: I tried the K712 twice and found it an awful disappointment — a dumbed down AKG with a bass boost that bleeds into the lower mids for a murky experience. A waste of K7 progress that was probably intended to appeal to the hip hop/metalheads.

Regular-Mousse7841 t1_j9c5k9k wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:09 PM

I'm talking from experience, my K553 fell from hip level and the hinges broke, while i mistreat my DT770 the way Chris brown mistreated Rihanna, and they are brand new. K712 also had an issue with the earcup that would get loose. So yeah i'm talking about my proper experience with them, and notice how i said "for me". as in "my own opinion" to which i'm entitled to btw

rajmahid t1_j9cv3h2 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:06 AM

Now you’re making more sense than your previous generalizations. Almost everyone in the hobby gets a lemon, but to generalize that a brand is “going downhill” is like me saying that Sennheisers are poorly built because my previous HD800 headphone had a cracked headband (true occurrence) is the same thing. Cheers!

yaddle41 OP t1_j9f7z7x wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Good to know, that the Chinese quality isn't any worse. I still would prefer a European made one, when I get my exchange unit (same supply chain as the old made in Austria ones, so I know what I am getting).