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oxpsyxo t1_j5hw3a4 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in How bad is the bass of the AKG 702 /12 compared to the Beyerdynamic 990 DT Pro? by [deleted]

Between the 701 & 712, the 712 receives more attention~

I'm not in music production, reviews, or an industry that really would benefit from the traits that really allow the 701 to shine; it's own invisibility.

I bought the 701 during a time where I was experimenting with sound in the absence of EQ, looking for something that would enchant me. They fall into a very comfortable middle ground, a safe side grade option against the HD6XX series of headphones.

The K712 turns up with some quality of life improvements with more comfortable cups; the faintest darker sound, and a bit more spice; like adding a pinch of salt to bland food.

It doesn't RADICALLY change the K7XX series, it tunes it a bit to warm it up a little.

Between the 701, 712 Pro, and DT 990, if I was getting in the game, and could only take one, I'd go with the DT 990 for music, it's just a lot more fun to actually listen to things with. If I needed a versatile headphone for things alongside music; watching youtube, TV, Laptop sound, some games, then Probably the Q701/K701.

It's transparency means you get a very 'true to life' feel for sound that is not so much anemic as much as it is... "Straight up", You get what you get and nothing more, which IS valuable to some people.

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[deleted] OP t1_j5hx72c wrote

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RubenRag t1_j5hzblw wrote

I owned a 712 for about a year, they didn’t get a lot of use, comfort and soundstage are good and I’m a sucker for orange, everything else is uneventful, it’s not bad by any means, but not a set that grabbed me

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oxpsyxo t1_j5i6jxj wrote

The nature of good transparent headphones is that they're absolutely boring, agreed! I think people come to appreciate those sorts of sets later in life as hearing goes and things get muddied, keeping things separated, clean, and resolving tends to shine there~

Like putting on glasses as vison grows poor!

That said, I think everyone would benefit from at least one set of GOOD transparent headphones so they have something to compare against; a "Control" so to speak so you can reference what some of the wonkier Frequency responses sound like in comparison to just "Transparent" sound

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