Should You Buy the AKG K702 Headphones? | Gear Review

Looking for new studio headphones without breaking the bank? Look (or listen) no further than the AKG K702s. In this video, I'll go over the sound, comfortability, and overall qualities of these cans.

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[SoloSabbath]

Great review. My favorite headphones for listening to Post Malone are ear plugs.

[david_r_munson]

Listening to this through my K702s. Why am I watching a review of the product I'm using? Great headphones, though. I've been really, really happy with them. I listen to a bit of everything, and other headphones might sound better for rock or jazz or classical or hip-hop specifically, but I've never found any other headphone that sounds as good all around for my purposes.

[EynouxLaStar]

Favorite headphones of all time ... they do a great job of being inaccurately accurate ... I love them because they are "fun reference" headphones. The sound stage, low distortion, and hi-fidelity is just like nothing else

[tuca]

If you're in the U.S. and looking to buy these just know you can save $200 by buying them from amazon UK for $150 instead of $350 U.S. retail. Hope that helps!

[gustavew]

Hi there. Just bought these headphones at Thoman Musik / Germany. Price with delivery 111€. They will arrive today, can't wait ...

[JimmyDickinson]

Great review. I appreciate the finer details on the topic. Only critique, I really would appreciate if you could actually put them on my head. Can you get a teleportation system, please? Outside of that 10/10.

[modl]

One thing to note is that these headphones are really good for mixing if you are at least somewhat knowledgeable in your profession and have a few other sources to reference with. I have them, they're great but the ''width'' can be misleading, especially when mixing, and you should note that one factor that makes them sound that wide is the fact that bass frequencies are non-existent (it starts rolling off slightly above 100hz) comparing to some other products. Also a nice headphone preamp is almost a must with these. They do not sound bad without it but in practice you're not using them efficiently and do not get a flat response and detail, especially on the low end.

They do have exceptionally good mid-range detail and can serve as a good tool but I'm not sure I would recommend them if you're a beginner-ish and these will be your only pair.

[ZinthYneX]

I don't know if I'll ever understand why people say that flat and uncoloured sound signatures aren't good for listening to music. I love hearing every little detail in my music, so having more low-end or more treble than the actual signal isn't enjoyable to me.

I bought these almost a decade ago for gaming specifically because of the soundstage. It's one of the biggest sound stages you can get at any price point (yes, at any price point) and they're great for open world games, shooters, racing games, you name it... They're a bit "soft" on bass but you can change that in EQ if you want to. I'm going to to the balanced mod on them next and the only reason why I might buy another pair of headphones is because I want to try some planar magnetic headphones like the Arya or the LCD-X...
What I will say is that you really need to a headphone amp for these. They'll work if you just plug them in on a PC or laptop but you're doing yourself a disservice. I've ran then with a cheap Bravo Audio tube amp and now I have them with a Fiio K3 and they work amazingly well especially with the Hi Res audio and the Dolby Atmos for Headphones codec in Windows.

[maikkaune]

8:23 Finally someone tells me the really important details. Thank you! #NoTechieGibberish

[mattotherstuff]

I had Q701 for a very long time and they served me great for 9 years. I bought the K702 to replace them and they sounded no where close to as good as my Q701. They also broke less than a 2 months in. I had to send them in to get fixed which cost me 35 dollars in shipping. Wish I would have went with something else.

[fad]

You look like a mix of Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire

[bingbong]

Just ordered them as my first pair for mixing audio on headphones. Next up will be kali audio monitors for the future :)

[Genrobi]

Just got these babies for 69EUR, can't wait to try them out!

[marcophez]

Thanks pal- just found a pair on eBay for £40 so doesn't sound like you can go wrong. Need them for reference mixing/production, tho my genre is house/deep house so slightly different! Great job 🙌

[peterpipe]

I changed the ear pads for the brainwavz xl micro suede .
More comfort, the bass is better and the treble is not as bright.
Makes good headphones even better .

[MatVitaL]

Thank you! So occasionally can I use the k702 with my phone? I don't need to listen at very high volumes

[Themorningskoop]

I have these headphones. I have hundreds of clients all over the world. I take audio very seriously. These headphones are amazing.

[benriddlemusic]

just bought some but they are so quiet. was expecting more. perhaps its my zoom H4 interface not loud enough, but even at 100 volume my mixes are quiet. like not enough volume all around. perhaps an amp is needed, but like you, thats not what i wanted.

[scottlowell]

Thank you for the disclaimer about not hearing them accurately over youtube. I hate youtube audio demos because there are way too many alterations in the actual sound.