AKG K702 65th Anniversary Limited Edition Reviews

In 2012, in order to commemorate the company's 65th anniversary, AKG launched the K702 65th Anniversary Limited Edition [65th Anniversary Limited Edtion, hereinafter referred to as K702 65th]. The headphones are made in Austria and are all handmade. The price is 4999 yuan. In the spring, AKG released the K712 Pro and K612 Pro headphones. As the flagship of the new 7 series, the K712 Pro is priced at 2,999 yuan, and the price is lower than the K702 65th. Until the emergence of the K812 Pro, the K702 65th is the main model of the AKG. The price is the most expensive. At present, the price of K702 65th is around 3,000 yuan, while the price of K712 Pro is about 2,000 yuan. The price of K812 Pro is still more than 8,000 yuan.

AKG seems to have been keen on introducing a series of different sound styles in a series or even a certain model at different times, especially the flagship or well-known models. The most famous may be the K240 series, which has been in existence for more than 20 years. Time, K240 Studio this sub-model also has more than ten years of history, K240, K240M, K240MKII, etc. used to be a game that players are happy to compare.

After the launch of the K701 to replace the K501's flagship status, in the past three or four years, AKG launched Quincy Jones tuning Q701, so-called biased K702, and later version of K701 [China], even released in 2013 The K712 Pro and the K702 65th.K701, K702, Q701 and the recent K701 domestic version of Soomal released in late 2012 have all been evaluated. At present, their prices have dropped to less than 1,500 yuan. Today's K702 65th is more concerned about the reader. Compared with the K712 Pro, unfortunately we don't currently have it. In addition, AKG also released a KXX Massdrop First Edition this year. This headset is on the road of express delivery and has not caught up with today's evaluation. It is said to be K702 65th. Customized limited edition, limited to 2,000, only after the supplementary evaluation.

Love Technology AKG K702 65th Anniversary Limited Edition [65th Anniversary Limited Edtion] Headphones

Love Technology AKG K702 65th Anniversary Limited Edition [65th Anniversary Limited Edtion] Headphones

There is not much to be said about the appearance of the K702 65th. As you can see from the picture, the headphone and the AKG 7 series have almost the same shape in all aspects, just on the inner ring and the head frame. The blue decoration is used, and the words 65th Anniversary Edtion are printed on both sides of the headphones. The number of the headphones in our hands is 5,000. The headphones and the AKG K702 are the same, and the left channel is used for single-sided access. The plug can be plugged and unplugged. The ear pad, the material and the tightness of the head are no different from the other headphones of the AKG 7 series.

The ear pad unit of the AKG 7 series can be easily removed. After removing it, the diaphragm surface of the earphone can be directly seen by the naked eye. From the naked eye, even if you use a 4x macro lens to zoom in, there is no way to see K702. The difference between the 65th and K701, K702 diaphragm [it is said that Q701 has metal plating]. Because the series of headphones are very familiar to everyone, we directly enter the subjective listening sense.

We took the K702 65th headset for about 1 month, and the time exceeded 600 hours. Since the netizen has used it for a while, the change of the headset time seems to be small, it seems that in the high frequency and middle and high frequency parts. The transparency is improved after the downtime. The test uses our common audio sources including desktop and portable players, including the music state MD11 decoder, Monitor 06 MX sound card, etc. The player includes Lotto Paw Gold, Monitor 06 MX, FIIO X5, etc., the amp uses the music state HP11, Holo Audio's mammoth, HiFiMAN's EF-6, Aune B1 portable amp.

Before the evaluation, we have to emphasize that for more than a decade, everyone has always thought that the AKG headphones are not good to push. This is mostly a misconception that the AKG style is not understood. The 7 series has been completely different from the K240M and K501 eras, and its sound style. Stretching, elegant, although light, but relatively transparent, although the amp or different sound sources will bring analytic and nuances of style, but it is definitely a relatively good push headphones. The difference in amp style will not change significantly. The style of AKG 7 series headphones, if you hear a very heavy taste, you can push the K701 to the mid-range fullness, low-frequency thick amp, you can think that this is a wonderful [ really have such an amp...].

Is AKG K702 65th a "commemorative" vest? You only need to listen to it simply and you will find that it is not the case. Its sound style is actually more different from K702, closer to the style of K701. K702 we think is in K701 On the basis of the product, the product is obviously restrained and tuned. The K702's gaping is no longer so prominent, and the low frequency also reduces some flexibility. The medium frequency and high frequency are softer and softer than the K701, but the overall dynamics are also lost. If you like the sound of K701, then you will feel that K702 is not only restrained, but somewhat depressed. If you don't like the ethereal of K701, K702 may be quieter and softer.

The general style of the K702 65th is closer to the K701 [regardless of the old or the domestic version], but the K702 65th is more stable and the MF part is very well adjusted. This adjustment makes its overall sound very balanced in the 7 series. The sense of hearing. From the low-frequency part to the medium-high frequency to the intermediate frequency, the sound is more stereoscopic than the K701. The mid-high frequency part no longer has the K701's slightly abrupt and modified feeling, but it is more stretched and resolved. The force, dynamics and transient performance are improved. Its IF sound level is more abundant, and the transient performance is not as sharp as the K701 or even the K812 Pro, but it is more stretched and calm, regardless of the performance of vocals or instrumental music. The K702 65th's mid-range and mid-high frequencies have achieved a state of transient detail that is both good in resolving power and free of retractable in dynamic headphones.

In the low frequency part, the K702 65th's dive and dynamics are slightly convergent compared to the K701, which makes the low frequency and the middle and low frequency parts more balanced. In some large dynamic low frequency performances, the K702 65th is slightly less than the K701, but the overall atmosphere The sense and resolution are improved, and the stretch and softness of the mid-low frequency part is further than that of the K701. What is the low frequency of the K702 restraint? It is more like limiting the dynamic K701. The retraction is obviously not enough, and the dynamic is small. Some.

If you plan to listen to some popular music with the K702 65th, its high-frequency decoration is no longer as sharp as the K701, and the mid-high frequency part also reduces the feeling of being squeezed on the K701. If you perform high-quality strings, even some Folk music, K702 65th balanced stretch of the details is easier to express its advantages. On the K701 this kind of problem for the resolution of the loss of transient details, the performance of the harder problem almost more or less appear on all dynamic headphones. Just K812, HD800 The improvement of this type of diaphragm technology masks this problem, but their tuning style is obviously biased towards resolution. The balance of K702 65th in this respect is more biased towards the stretch of sound and the real transient, the high frequency of the violin will be compared K701 is more full, this fullness is not high-frequency brighter, thicker sound, better dynamic, but all aspects. In the all-round promotion, this fullness emphasizes the richer level of sound, and It is not density and volume. But in terms of extremely high frequency extension, K702 65th and K701 are similar. For some hard concert sources, the performance is not delicate enough, but it is slightly hard. This may indicate that it is a contemporary vibration. Membrane technology To reach the limit, this aspect must be better than K812 or HD800.

In the performance of the intermediate frequency, the K702 65th can show its calmness and meticulousness without being particularly dynamic. From a certain angle, it can be considered that the K702 65th is easier to drive than the K701 or even the Q701. It can be equipped with a good portable player. Get a good mid-range and relatively balanced listening. And K701 will show a moderately thin mid-frequency, some squeeze in the middle and high frequency, even plastic taste [although already very good]. In the big dynamic scene, K702 The 65th requires at least a Mixer 06 MX or higher audio source, and its IF will be more open and easy. The high-frequency details and the dynamic level also require better dynamic and resolution of the audio source and amp. It is not difficult. Serving, HP11 level amp performance has been very good. Paw Gold or 06 MX, FIIO X5 also have better performance. And in the low frequency, K702 65th still continues AKG more relaxed, attention to detail features. For like heavy taste For users, AKG has always been inappropriate, but the K702 65th's details in the mid-low frequency and richer levels also make the overall listening atmosphere, stretch and full and steady.

Overall, the sound performance of AKG K702 65th makes us very satisfied. After experiencing K701, Q701 and K702, we seem to hear that on the basis of K701, AKG creates the most balanced, more stretched, rich, and delicate new one. Model K702 65th. Although it is still impossible to bring thick and medium frequency and low frequency, it does not have more sophisticated high-frequency extension and resolution of the higher-end flagship model. However, in all dynamic headphones [including the higher-end flagship] K702 65th overall sound balance, no deliberate emphasis on the density and resolution of the sound, the sound is calm, the high-frequency part has changed the AKG 7 series after the brightness is not enough to stretch the problem, it is soft, not as depressed as K702 Loss details, from the overall sense of hearing, you are more likely to think that the overall sound information of K702 65th is higher than K701.

After the price of K701 dropped to about 1,000 yuan, a K702 65th of nearly 3,000 yuan was even higher than the K712 Pro by nearly a thousand dollars. It is difficult to find out whether such a headset is worth more than 1,000 yuan to buy. Its limited edition, commemorative version of the identity, K702 65th sound is indeed more worth buying headphones than K701, Q701, K702, if the K702 65th sound style can be used as a template, then a special version of K812 in the future can It performs better under such a template. As for the K712 Pro we have not heard it at all, there is no way to compare.