Our first custom headphones ever, the Massdrop x AKG K7XX have been an enduring community favorite since they first launched more than two years ago. Since then, they’ve received praise from Head-Fi, Super Best Audio Friends, Z Reviews, and more for offering a rare value in the world of open-back cans Read More
I bought these to be an upgrade to some AKG 240s I had owned for 9 years and were showing some wear. I'd definitely say they present a better sound stage than the 240s, the ear pads are nicer being velour instead of vinyl as well, but other than the the build quality is over all worse.
about 10 months after owning my first pair I had an issue with sound cutting out - not from a bad cable connection or dropping them or anything I'm pretty careful I put my headphones on a headphone stand when not in use. I noticed there was also a thin piece of plastic that seems to do something with the headband adjustment that had broken but didn't seem to affect sound or anything, but it had already broken in under 1 year.
So anyway, after contacting AKG's warranty department (which took nearly 3 months of turnaround) they sent me a refurbished set of headphones. These haven't had an issue with sound cutting out, but they are falling apart after 3 years now. The same piece of plastic on the band broken pretty quickly and the top of band has come unglued and kind of looks like crap now. I hope the real K712s have better build quality than these...
Over all it's given me a more negative view of AKG's products after being pretty impressed by the K240s.
I've had these bad boys for about a year or two now and they sound amazing. Tho after a few hours they hurt my hears (I have weird shaped ears) also they slide off my head far too easily, the band doesn't keep them secure on my ears therefore leaving sound a lot
These sat in a box for a while after I bought them because they weren't my favourite and I have many others. However, after watching a review where the reviewer raved about them as a gaming set I tried it and have been using them consistently since. I have a great wireless headset for online gaming, but the clamp is a bit tight and it is a bit heavy. These things are light as a feather and have just enough clamp to keep them on the head. The gigantic velour earpads also guarantee that your head will never get hot, no matter how long the gaming session is. Nice spacious sound and very good directionality make them good for an immersive single player game.
I picked these up when they first were available some years ago and was impressed by the sound quality for the price, but the build quality seemed dodgy. The plastic bands on the top, the elastic strings - they just didn't inspire confidence. However, they performed well for ~2 years of daily use until sound in the left earpiece started becoming intermittent and ultimately failing entirely. The solder joint in that driver had fatigued and failed. Some research online showed this was not an uncommon occurrence and you could repair it yourself if skilled with a solder iron - which I am not. I ultimately threw them away and picked up a pair of the Sennheiser HD6xx's, which are the same price and have held up better. I'd recommend them instead.