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I have a set of nearly-10 year old Q701s (same headphones, just lime green and branded Quincy Jones)
Other than the elastic suspenders weakening (looks like yours did the same; they all do!) and the plastic sliders cracking, they've been great. I replaced the elastics and the pads, but I wish the sliders were easy to do.
Do you happen to have a link to the replacement elastic? I had no idea that it could be replaced
I have those ones too! Complete with the broken elastic and clips. We need someone who’s into 3d printing AND audio to make a batch of clips.
My Q701 and K550 both recabled to have a 4 pin mini XLR connector. They’re both over 10 years old and still going strong. They don’t really leave this room so wear and tear is minimal.
AKG K702, $600 Canadian. Too bad. 🤷♂️
You can order them from thomann but you'd have to pay for international shipping. Probably still cheaper though.
https://www.thomannmusic.com/akg_k702.htm
There's also the k712 if you like more bass:
As a Canadian, I can say with certainty: check eBay, they’re usually listed for a lot less.
Damn. Maybe snag a used set on Ebay?
I left consumer gamer headset world when the new steel series replacement wanted to use software to do what hardware did on a previous gen where no software was required. I got a pair of these for $250 years ago. Absolutely the best move.
Wow, that's a lot of time listening. Some headphones can be fatiguing, but these must not be!
Do you listen to music mostly?
It's a toss-up between music (almost entirely Lofi Hiphop), ASMR, podcasts, movies, and gaming. I originally got this set specifically for ASMR because I figured the soundstage would be great (it is) but found them to be well-rounded for every use case.
AKG has fantastically comfortable headphones.
I found some K501s on the side of the road a few years ago. The only thing that needed to be fixed was the rubber band in the head band which was easy to replace. Apart from that these things are still perfect and I can see them working for another few decades. Truly great headphones.
AKG 553 MKii checking in. I've had mine for years. Just replaced the pads and they're good as new
Impressive
My modded Fostex T50RPs are ancient too!
I have zero intention of replacing them.
I replaced the pads on my akg k371. I don't listen much anymore but they're still ok
I have a set of K553 PROs that don't die. I've had to epoxy the audio cable back into the can and replace the foam twice, but they're still going after 10 years. Love these things.
Those are basically a closed-back version of mine, right? They look badass.
Yours have that sweet leather strap and a different connection. I am not sure if the drivers are the same. Either way, I got these off of MassDrop before it was enshittified.
Damn, those look sick! Are they over the ear or on-ear? Hard to drive? I might pick up a pair to use at the office since open-back isn't a great choice for that environment.
Btw the leather band on my Q701 isn't stock. It's just scrap leather that I cut to shape when my old headband wore out. Got the scrap for free on a recycling group.
These are over-the-ear monitors for studio recording. I use them in conjunction with standard desktop monitors and a few other things to mix audio. They're not hard to drive, but they do have a lot of headroom and clarity. I have also used them with my cell phone occasionally without issue.
The band looks sweet. Good work.
