AKG k701 test | Use Headphones!

[@benger100]

I clicked on what I thought was a headphone review, and I got sit down comedy. Had a good time chilling with my Beymeyers.

[@xistrap]

I just liked it because of your great attitude man. at the first seconds. Keep the work up

[@Modestas]

wtf is baymeyer? was it beyerdynamic?

[@SenileOtaku]

The problem of getting AKG K701s is once people saw Mio Akiyama using them, they became more collectible (yes, we K-On fans can become obsessive).

[@alanmansfield9109]

people have used them for donkeys years for mixing

[@SenileOtaku]

@@alanmansfield9109 But I'm saying that there are people who aren't in the professional audio/music business who want them just because of this flic.kr/p/6jN84u Heck, even *I'd* think of them for that. But unless I start doing video production (maybe doing training videos) I really don't need something this high end, as much as I might lust after them.

[@sasakiono9775]

That's true haha

[@TrekCompsport]

great video man, it only took you 6 minutes to get them out of the box

[@dappernat]

The K701 from Innerfidelity is Made in Austria with 7 headband bumps. The new K701 is Made in China with different warm sound. It’s different comparison to old reviews on the internet.

[@vincentvin4345]

In which universe its warm?Its super lean and quite annoying

[@alanmansfield9109]

They have 8 bumps and the new ones are crap

[@d.g.o4410]

They actually sound the same. Check out audiosciencereview's measurements on the Austrian and Chinese versions of the K701. They’re the same!

[@romanzaharov3321]

ты блин сквжи брать или не брать

[@ErikTails]

I dont have monitors. I always used headphones (yes the cheap ones). Seeing a lot of people criticizing headphones makes me want to buy a monitor. I have a cheap home teathet where i check the low end. If anyone wants to criticize my mixes i would love to.

[@ErikTails]

brine ryte hey man big fan :)

[@АндрейПрыщак]

I don't understand, why mixing in headphones is bad. First - as you mentioned, room treatment is costy (and monitors themselves). Second - I think headphones provide kinda raw and more direct sound, is it not preferable?

[@АндрейПрыщак]

brine ryte, nice point about references, because it feels like you can use any sound system for mixing, if it translates frequencies relatively flat, just listen and analyze a lot. About "sound good in the headphones" - I have the opposite situation, my speakers sound very cool, they kinda have more space, while headphones just hit right in the ears.

[@jamahlrawls3520]

Андрей Прыщак From what I’ve learned, the greatest drawback to mixing in headphones is that they don’t provide an accurate stereo image. It’s because sound from left and right doesn’t commingle in headphones as it does with near-field monitors. Your left ear only hears left and your right ear only hears right. I think maybe you lose stereo width in your mix this way since everything sounds wider in headphones. I think these drawbacks have become less important now that we have open-back headphones. In addition to that, I think more people listen to music in headphones/earbuds these days.

[@alanmansfield9109]

@@jamahlrawls3520 That is why you need can opener plugin that gives crosstalk

[@jamahlrawls3520]

@@alanmansfield9109 Really? Ok, I'll check it out! I almost always mix in headphones, so that would be nice.

[@biomechanism1]

Baymayers .. fucking lol

[@SilentSynergyMusic]

I was big fan of mixing only on headphones but the truth is it is really difficult to get punchy mix that sounds good everywhere without monitors. If it sounds good on monitors there is higher probability it will sound good on most devices. Found out about it the hardway :D The rule is ALLWAYS USE BOTH !!! Next thing the open headphones are good for mixing because they dont isolate low end in the space between your ear and membrane that much and therefore they are flater and more reliable for mixing :)

[@DarkBlackReaper]

What are your opinion on Sonarworks reference 4?

[@artjomspanasenko9962]

Use Room EQ Wizard to measure and gererate correction of frequency response, then put these corrections in APO Equalizer with Fabfilter Pro q2 (or other decent VST EQ) enabled there as vst plugin( within APO EQ.) Use ASIO driver for all windows using 'voicemeeter banana". There is just no need in Sonarworks reference 4.

[@christopherreyes9396]

Sonarworks Reference 4 is amazing. The calibration process is a little tedious. But it'll even out the frequency spectrum pretty well. The difference in my mixes with Sonarworks vs. without it are night and day. With it, my mixes sound great on every system (cars, headphones, TVs, generic speakers). If you combine it with great reference monitors, and a well treated room, it's an awesome product

[@christopherreyes9396]

Also, the headphone option is great as well. They have presets for various headphones, but you could also send them your headphones and they'll make a customized calibration preset for your specific headphones

[@burzvegal2846]

I have been using Samson Sr850 which is an exact copy of AKG 701 and that sounds perfect to compare with its price. Since it has the same driver and so on with your, i suppose you must feel also good with your choice in this price range.

[@sebastianalarcon1204]

holy shit your studio acoustic is amazing

[@jairomaldonadocarrillo]

Hello! do you think a DAC-amp like the Fiio Q1 Mark II could work acceptably well with the AKG K701? Thank you!

[@rocketracer111]

Mal sehen wie diese akg sich machen zu meinen DT770 pro. :D BTW. Wie zufrieden bist du mit dem Screen?/Wie gut funktioniert er für dich in der DAW/Musikanwendung? Grüße

[@KohiOcha]

Any Amp and Dac recommendation for AKG K701?

[@rogergarrett3382]

Very nice!!! I love recording with headphones. Please! Please! Please! Do a tutorial on your bass sound. It’s unbelievable. I just got a new bass and am playing around with TH3, but could use your help.

[@James-ke4gq]

is that a shure ksm44a?

[@studio_person]

sorry - can you text here how good is headphone output in studio 68 ? i look at this device with sennheiser hd600 which is 300 ohms. i`m afraid of headphone power of studio 68

[@ovoono3050]

In my experience the headphones do lie in a sense that things sound better when listening through them. I am using Shure SRH840 along with Yamaha HS80M. My headphones are way too hi-fi sounding and I can't trust them. They are good for some details and for checking low end.

[@G-N-D]

Open K701 each side headphone and remove little white round sticker , this will turn the Base Mode on...

[@afrog2666]

just listened to "Cage", pretty cool man pretty cool ;) Little tip, try to structure your reviews a bit more, and use DRM free music to avoid the pauses, and if possible, do audio samples directly from the heapdhones :) I know you`ll need microphones etc to do that, but it`s just a suggestion ;) Prost! 🍺

[@v.1triol]

Ohne die die AKG schlecht machen zu wollen, empfehle ich Beyerdynamic DT880 Pro 250 Ohm. Gutes Video. Hast du da die 880 Pro, oder die 880 Edition verglichen? Der Unterschied ist riesig.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

es war auf jeden fall die 250 ohm variante. ob das die Pro oder Edition war, weiß ich ehrlich gesagt nicht.

[@v.1triol]

Wie gesagt, zwischen Pro und Edition ist nochmal ein großer Unter0schied. :)

[@hellyeah_tv]

Damn, man. I'm in the "situation")) I had Sony 7506 - fucking garbage. Replaced them on DT770 250 - soooo cool, but I know about bust on low an highs. And of course guitar tones not so good in it cos' mids are lost in other frequencies. And now thinking how to improwe headphone sound - I mean replace DT770 on something better. K701 or maybe YAMAHA MT-8.. What do you think about it? You tried DT770? Thoughts?

[@G-N-D]

The DT770 are closed-back i believe...you may wanna go for open-back headphones like Sennheiser 600 HD for exzample.

[@NicholasT-f9n]

The best engineers in the 60's, 70's, 80's had 3 monitoring apparatuses. The nearfields, the headphones, and a consumer grade radio you'd find in a household. What the industry needs is a reset. Analog and song form AABA will restore quality of music, computers are destroying humanity !

[@ryn5302]

oh bro you neeed a secondarys monitor ^^

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

i think in a mediocre treated room, more monitors aren´t gonna do much for me. good headphones for a good low end representation helps me more.

[@deniskovichitv4247]

Подсел ты на AKG)))

[@studio_person]

ыыыы

[@drevil8033]

Vllt mal bei der Mutti daheim ausziehen und eine eigene Bude suchen, mit einem Raum der passt. Wenn Du über Kopfhörer mischst, nimmst Du da eine Raum Simulation? Denn wenn Du über Kopfhörer mischst, fehlt immer der Zwischenraum von Ohr zu Ohr. Schliesslich ist es ja so, dass das linke Ohr auch immer etwas vom rechten Monitor hört und umgedreht. Bei Kofhörern hast Du jeweils nur, dass das linke Ohr NUR das hört, was auch aus dem linken Kopfhörer kommt und ungedreht. Ich bin der Meinung, wenn man mit Kopfhörern mischt und ich habe das auch getan, dass es den Monitoren sehr nah sein sollte. Sprich, dass wenn man längere Zeit mit Kopfhörern mischt, diese dann absetzt um über die Monitore abzuhören, es auf einmal komplett anders klingt. Nun ja.... Wenn Du Probleme mit dem Lowend hast, aber schon Bassfallen und Absorner im Raum hast, könnte es vllt auch am Monitor direkt liegen. Die niedrigerpreisigen Modelle tendieren da ja immer dazu, das Lowend mehr zu artikulieren. Kenne die Yamaha aber nicht, deswegen ist es eher eine Annahme, als Aussage. :-)

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

wie gesagt, ich benutz beides, monitore und köpfhörer. das problem mit der raumakustik ist dass nur bassfallen in den ecken und schaumstoff elemente nicht reichen. die rückwand müsste auch massive bearbeitet werden und ich müsste mir alles aus steinwolle machen. da sind bei mir aber nur fenster. ich könnte den raum komplett umgestallten und alles umstellen für bessere akustik, dann wird es aber ziemlich eng und ungemühtlich im raum. und da will ich einfach eine einigermaßen gute balance finden. musik ist halt bei mir nicht alles, desswegen mach ich mir ein limit wie viel geld, zeit und energie ich reinsteck. desswegen macht umziehen schon gar kein sinn für mich. der ganze aufwand und eine neue küche würde wesentlich mehr kosten als die akustik elemente, die ich bräuchte.