Where did you get that info? Not that I'd doubt it, but I suppose that would mean a no purchase on my end (which is fine, the 65th AE was still good, just not for me). I still just need to hear the 7XX. Plus, I wanna add it to my list of measured headphones.

Clearly only really AKG/Massdrop know for 100% certain. However, I have read the HF thread pretty carefully and filterered the comments of those who we very familiar with the AKG 7-- line and based on those posts, the pics and Massdrop's product description it really does seem 99.9% likely that these are AKG K702 65th Anniversary cans that have been reprinted/rebranded per Massdrop.  There could be even more precise driver matching in these, but the driver matching in the original run of "Annies" is supposedly very good to begin with. More likely these a reprinted Annie's a a very, very good price.

Not that I'd doubt it, but I suppose that would mean a no purchase on my end (which is fine, the 65th AE was still good, just not for me).

Hey, what exactly did you not like about the annies?

I see, do you remember any specifics on imaging / soundstage width?... I'm planning to use these for gaming.

god fucking dammit, everywhere I see people saying this is the best version of AKG 700 series.

  I will buy it, but would have gladly paid like $50 more if it was made in Austria