Also you compared a closed back to an open back 😂

EQ is certainly not highly underrated on r/headphones. This is the home of Oratory1990. You won't hear much talk though about EQ on head-fi and SBAF, but people over there truly belief that cables make a difference in sound signature.

That‘s not really a long time haha, but I‘m glad you like them and hope they hold up well

Frankly - it's not worth this much. I've bought mine used so it's a different story, but I've almost pulled the trigger on new SVS SB-1000. You should check it out. It has 80 Hz fixed crossover point on line outs - just like JBL, but at least phase control works. The only real downside is lack of balanced connections.

Another choice to consider are KRK subs. Those have full 360 degrees phase control, full crossover control and bypass pedal. I find lack of those features on JBL extremely annoying.

Subs are notoriously hard to set up and the phase control is a must. I've lucked out with my room and placement, but it took a bit of effort and a lot of REW measurements. I also feel like I'd want to cross a bit lower, like 60-70 Hz.

Harman isn’t flat because flat speakers don’t sound flat inside of a room. The resonance off the walls makes bass seem louder and absorbs some frequencies.

I may have won a lottery. That's possible.

I've tried multiple

Happened to my Tanchjim Zero too :')

Yeah I hate it when potal services do this. Some people also are like "well it's just to box, why is this a big deal" to me it is. Like I've got the Moondrop Aria snow editions and it comes in a beautiful box I honestly would have been pretty upset if the box had been crushed. Idk this might just be me.

looks like b&o

Wake the Fk up samurai, Senheisser just released new model for 600 series

Thanks pal

Thanks for the info I'll take a look!

hd424x specifically. The normal hd424 has black sides, the 'x' has silver ones

Thanks for the suggestion, I bought some cheap IEMs that are similar, but they don't stay in, I think I have weird ears :(

Thanks!

Oh they look interesting! Wonder if I can get them in the UK, thanks!

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I have not personally no.

In fact, one of the many reasons I am so totally thrilled about them is the stiffness of the pads particularly in direct opposite of every other headphone cup pad from AKG’s quite uniquely designed cups that run from the lowest their high range…

So I don’t want to speak for the 702, as I have not tried the aftermarket parts for those AKG’s particularly, however I have, having the exact opposite experience as your issue you used many different pad cups for various AKG’s other then the 702’s which are from what I can tell pretty much very similar if not the same quality options available for the 702’s - I regret to say I’m just totally blanking on the company that I preferred the most, and I know others have had good success with when I get my other office. I’ll do my best to try to track down the name for you and send you a DM if that works?

They do that with side signals, not with mid. If you get bad center, it's different frequency response between two drivers, aka driver imbalance.

That's the beauty of my K612 - they sound spacious and they have great imaging because of epic center - all at the same time. I can name my Shure SRH840 as being the opposite - less spacious and very bad center (bad batch - channel imbalance is too high).

Really great headphones and surprised no one else is recommending them more often 🤔. Also I am having am issue with the pads, they are really stiff ,have you tried after market pads on the K702 ?

Thanks man.

Good to know. Does opening and replacing batteries change the sound profile?

I found a pair of XM3s in a trash can last year. Someone was doing a big house clean and threw them out. They were dirty and looked like a train wreck. I took them home and tore them down completely for a thorough cleaning and made them look new again. I also bought new ear pads for them on eBay and a case. Apart from one very small gouge on the head band, they look perfect now. Battery is great too.

They seem to be headphones that can take some serious punishment, so they're probably fine.

Does it sound compressed? /s