AKG Q701 Quincy Jones Signature Reference-Class Premium Headphones
April 26th, 2012
AKG Q701 reference quality headphone is the most comfortable I have ever worn. Buying the AKG Q701 is a really good deal as you can get the impeccable sound. Maybe they are not famous for the bass heavy music, but they are distinguished as the soundstage and clarity that you would have to top them. And there is one point that you should take care, as it has a long break-in period, I’m probably at about hour 150+ now. It was a night and day improvements too, so if you think they sound too tame or weak out of box, give it a few weeks, they will warn up a lot.
Let’s briefly have a look at the pro’s and cons about AKG Q701 reference premium headphones. Pro’s, perfect for live, acoustic, classical, jazz, pretty much anything that isn’t hard metal, rap or dub. The AKG headphone has a common thing, which is comfortable on your ears. It is worth saying that it comes with a 10 and 20ft cord. Cons, not suitable for rap, hip hop, dub-step, or heavy metal oriented music. If you are searching for bass heavy cans, AKG Q701 is not suitable. Besides, it is not much compatible with a standard headphone jack from a laptop and onboard sound card.
AKG Q701 premium headphone features a fantastic evolutionary flat-wire technology. It is designed with patented Varimotion diaphragms, along with high-performance neodymium magnets. It has a professional jack plug, padded, real leather headband with unbreakable metal arches. Moreover, AKG Q701 has a “3-D Form” earpads, and each one has tested through the professional technique process in Austrian workshop.







