OK, it's really the AKG 7XX, but I thought seven triple-X sounded more interesting. A huge huge thanks to Massdrop Will+Danny for supporting our community. Yes, the box actually says 7XX. I cannot confirm or deny if it is the 702 or 712 or 701. I really don't know.[/font]Do the headphones have orange trim. If so, it should be the K712.
Quote from: marvey on November 07, 2014, 06:15:34 AMOK, it's really the AKG 7XX, but I thought seven triple-X sounded more interesting. A huge huge thanks to Massdrop Will+Danny for supporting our community. Yes, the box actually says 7XX. I cannot confirm or deny if it is the 702 or 712 or 701. I really don't know.[/font]Do the headphones have orange trim. If so, it should be the K712.The headphone is white. No orange trim. But it does not sound like K701. Will take pix tonight or later today.
The headphone is white. No orange trim. But it does not sound like K701. Will take pix tonight or later today.
I'm going to be very straightforward with this one. Taking into account what I think the drop price may be, I really love this headphone. It is not perfect, there are some minor issues, but overall it is well balanced and works for a variety of music. It even passed the MFSL Nirvana Lithium test. Those of you may recall years ago when I listened to this same track with K550s (the early ones with the spiked treble) and had to jump out of my seat and rip them off my head. Well I assure you this is not the case here.The 7XX do not sound lean or cold like the early K701s. The 7XX has a warm full bodied sound with a slight hint of glare on metal percussion. There's definitely a broad elevation in the bass the balances out and helps mask a lower-mid treble bump. Even then, the nature of the bump seems mild. It's evident, but isn't difficult. And the rest of the treble is on the rough side, it could be smoother, just not as smooth as a high quality silk dome tweeter. I'm just nitpicking here. That's what I do.
