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The main character from the anime series K-On! Mio Akiyama has a pair of the AKG K701, she's the bassist and the lyricist for her band. She's my favorite character from the series. Naturally, I wanted a pair of K701 for myself, however, I didn't have the luxury to buy a $200-$500 headphones back then. About a couple of days ago, I stumbled upon a Meme Monday post, it has Mio in it, wearing her K701. I was reminded of how much I wanted the AKG back then. So I pulled the trigger the moment I knew what model it was. This is my second pair of audiophile headphone, as you might have guessed, the first was the DT 770 Pro. The open back experience is nothing I've anticipated, I didn't have too much of an expectation for the K701, because you know, I literally just bought it because of an Anime. But holy hell, I was blown away. I aim to get the DT 1990 Pro as my next pair, probably Christmas next year. (Yes, I did just bought myself this year's Christmas present on a January lmao)

Fren, I love your headphones and your stack. Great setup.

Thank you my friend, the first title I played through the K701 was 'When I find Peace of Mind' from the Neon Genesis Evangelion soundtrack, and I was so impressed as it has the bass I didn't expected it to have. As you know, the DT 770 Pro has great sub bass, but the K701 didn't disappointed. Next I played some orchestra arrangement cover of a mobile game soundtrack, I was teared up. It's so good I was just sitting there smiling for like an hour.

I want a pair of these but cannot possibly justify them right now after buying new cans on Black Friday. Would love to stumble upon a good deal for them later this year.

Partially because I really like my K240s and would love more premium AKG sound.

Mostly because K-ON!! is an easy top 10 anime imo & they'd look nice next to my Mio nendoroid.

Funny thing is, I just got the DT 770 Pro in November lol, Christmas came wayyyy too early for me this year. I found the K701 on Amazon for $230, which is what it should've cost. But over here, music stores wants $525 for them, even on the official AKG website. So I couldn't hold back against that %50 off Amazon was offering.

I hope you get your pairs soon! I can confirm, Mio got great taste, in bass guitars and headphones. I do wonder, was it her seiyuu Yoko Hikasa choice or if it was handed to the character. Because if I remember correctly, most of the songs (and probably the incredible bassline) were written by Mio herself. Yoko Hikasa actually learned how to play a lefty bass. That's probably my favorite thing about K-On.

I see you got the racist weeb headphones, good choice my friend

As us weebs would put it, the "Miophones".

Check out the European retailer Thomann. Even with international shipping and duties, certain headphones like the K701 end up costing way less because of how high they get marked up elsewhere.

Get the Edition XS

I'm at micro center RN. Do you recommend the DT 970 pro closeback and 80 or 250ohm or DT 990 pro openback 250ohm. Would be my first good pair! c:

If you don't have any DAC/AMP then go with 32 ohms 770 pro. If you have a decent DAC/AMP go with 80 ohm 770 pro.

If you have a good DAC/AMP, and if you prefer bright and open sound, go with 990 pro.

If you have a good DAC/AMP, and if you prefer bassier pairs and concern about noise leakage, go with 770 pro, either 80 ohms if you don't like coiled cables, and 250 ohms if you prefer coiled cable. Remember, impedance rating doesn't mean much. both 80 ohms and 250 ohms doesn't sound different for most people. 80 ohms will be much easier to power. The 250 ohms 770 pro is a bit difficult to power, you would need some good amps for them.

Thank you!!!!

You are at the Tustin store I assume?

That’s the one!

I see, hope they treated you well. Cheers!

I just realized I typed 970 pro instead of 770 pro. My sincere apologies.

The Sundara I might get. Edition XS haven’t check them out.

I was disappointed by the sundara, also owned k701 too

What do you don’t like about the Sundara? Also v1 or v2?

They're both similar but v2, they lack bass extension, cup swivel and bass speed not to mention weird vocal presentation and the fact the pads wear out fast

Impedance doesn't matter as much as sensitivity

I did too lol whoops.

Get K701 because it have a unique sound signature that's very bright and refreshing: ❌

Get K701 because Mio: ✅

Guess who also have a K701 for the same reason.

For me, they are the most value headphones out there. The soundstage is awesome and the mid are almost as good as hd600s. Its one of those few headphones that made me go 'wow'.

I came from the HyperX Could II, which was surprisingly good for a gaming headset. I heard it was a clone of a clone of the DT770Pro, the first time I tried on the DT770Pro it wasn’t much of a wow for me. Since it sounds very familiar I was just not that impressed. It sounded good, but doesn’t hit hard like the K701. Partially because it’s my first openback, the sound stage is just incredible.

Man I loved the first season of K-On! Too much cuteness killed me in the next season though. Good headphones. Dt1990 is AMAZING by the way.

Hey thanks! I absolutely fell in love with the K701.

Thomann is great, is where I bought my AH-D9200s from

Why is this guy getting downvoted? He's not wrong

I completely agree I couldn't stand the sundara but I heard the edition xs recently and I loved it, its a massive step up.

What about Edition XS Vs the 1990 pro? They have similar sound profile but it seems to me that the Beyer is much higher in build quality and feels, also less expensive.

It's ironic that Mio being bassist and using open back headphones with weak bass.

Her character is that she doesn't want to stand out because she gets embarrassed easily, that's why she plays bass to begin with and not any other instrument, because you know bassist don't matter. Perhaps she doesn't want to hear her own playing and get embarrassed by it lol.

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I pulled out my K-On albums went through them, surprisingly the K701 have a very clear bass and a good enough amount of sub bass with these HTT songs. Honestly, I wouldn't mind rocking these if I were Mio. It's not like my DT 770 Pro but I would say it sounds good for a bass head. I like bass guitars but I don't play them, however I can definitely transcribe what's going on in the bassline with the K701. The soundstage is so wide that the bass doesn't get muddy in with the crazy drum riffs Ritsu was banging out, truly impressive.

Are they more fun to listen to or 770s? Are they more comfortable for long hours or the 770s?

They are absolutely much more fun to listen to than the 770 pro for a lot of genre. Comfort wise, I will hand it to the 770 pro. However, in theory the K701 is a better design comfort wise, I really like the mechanism that it has with the self adjusting headband, it is also made of stiff 'leather' so you can imagine it's like having a leather belt on top of your head, for now I find the 770 pro to be more comfortable. Additionally, the earpads on the 770 pro is a whole lot softer and more breathable. The K701 create this warm ring around my ears that I can notice after a long session. Maybe an aftermarket earpads can fix this. The extra weight+stiffer pads and headband killed the K701's comfort against the 770 pro.