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Currently going for 138, just bought one.
The price history on this ranges up to 349 in some places.
This is currently the cheapest from what I searched for new.
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It is being sold at this price from a few different amazon sellers.
I chose stavvy sales at 100% rating since they have the better score compared to online king which is 92%.
There's also one used very good condition and cheaper, shipped and sold by amazon for 128.
I also searched on slickdeals to see if this was posted and found one from last year, the link still works, but I believe it should be updated to a current post.
I don't post here much, so constructive criticism is appreciated.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1
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So, at least the midrange is very easy to drive loud enough, including with the amps integrated inside of typical sound cards, smartphone dongles, and so on. Should work fine from your soundcard. I will say from experience, however, that the QUALITY of the amp will still be revealed by the AKGs, so while both your soundcard, a Sony Walkman ZX500, or a $600 discrete desktop amplifier all can play at equivalent loudness (and a PS5 controller will get "loud enough"), the $600 amp will still help the audio sound more crisp and have a more solid impact of bass attack and cymbal hits.
Beyerdynamic headphones DO use more metal in their designs; the metal materials DON'T inherently make their build "quality" better in the sense of durability, comfort, or acoustic quality compared to the resins of headphones like AKG or Sennheiser… just heavier, with a bit more luster to look at from the metal. All three of these brands make excellent headphones, your audiogram and personal taste will dictate your individual favorite.
Beyer = bright
Sennheiser = warm and bold (HD 800 being an exception)
AKG = somewhere between the two with emphasis on soundstage.
Beats = bass and treble emphasized over mids/vocals, more than just "warm"
Bose = chocolatey but muddy warm sound.
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I think this is a good deal for anyone in the market for a headphone like this. Only 235g too according to AKG which is really light.
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I think this is a good deal for anyone in the market for a headphone like this. Only 235g too according to AKG which is really light.
When I bought the 1990s, I also ordered the akg712 and the Sen 660s. Of the three, I couldn't stand the Akgs. I wanted to love them because i like the style but the sound was not good. I actually kept the hd660s too because it sounded so different than the 1990.
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OTOH, focal elegia sale at 329 is excellent (using eBay as reference).. I know different headphones all together.
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I paid $129.95 new, when Adorama was blowing them out.
I had a few AKG headphones from before, so I knew what kind of sound profile I was getting.
These K702s are comfortable on the head and have a nice, wide soundstage, but they're not exactly heavy on the bass, if that's what somebody is looking for.