Lol, scathing assessment of the Alessandro but it was expected. I don't recall the midrange to be as sucked out as how you're describing it. I had the MS-1i (with comfies) and had it paired with an RA-1 clone (oh no more crappy gear). Not sure if the MS-1i has a fuller midrange and less problematic treble but I usually can't tolerate these things and I quite enjoyed the Alessandro. It only became grating and overly dry when I tried the reverse HD414 quarter mod.
If the HD700 is a more refined MS-1i I may actually enjoy the abomination. Damn.