Robakri, I agree. Unless it is confirmed that the HF member as truly the 7XX in hand I will consider it bogus.

Can confirm, the pads are memory foam, not the same as the Q701.

can you confirm that these are the greatest headphones evhar, peeing on everything else from a high cliff? how do you think they will sound from my iPod? if these suck balls, should i blame GW Bush or whine to Schiit about it? if i didn't get S/N 69 as i prayed for, i will be really pissed at MD.

My hero.

But really, the rumors and speculation floating around about these... It's pretty impressive given we make everything pretty clear in the product description.

The internet has never been conducive to reading comprehension.

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By the way, my new Q701s distortion have magically disappeared. Damn burn in
Anyway, I think these new Qs may actually be identical to the K7xx except for the pads because first of all, they sound NOTHING like my old K701s and are pretty much my ideal sound. On a side by side comparison with HD600s out of the Vali, these have a similar amount of bass as the senns but with better control. The highs however are much nicer. Smooth yet extended and the soundstage is better than the hd600 as well. The senns sound congested, grainy, and dare I say it shouty in comparison similar to what I have read from purrin's comparison against the senns. All this plus ultrabike's Q701 measurements are leading me to think that these may just be the same cans as the k7xxx except for the pads. I wish someone that receives theirs can do a comparison with a later version chinese Q701.

#171 arrived last eve. Haven't had the chance to do much critical listening, but these are very different from the K701. Soundstage is more upfront with less air. A big, warm smoothie with much more bass. Mids to treble are really swell. Dynamics seem fine thus far.