AKG K702 Reference Studio Headphones - Over Ear, Black with Wired Connection

This is my first akg product, I'm blown away by the sound quality of these headphones, truly hifi audiophile grade headphones for sure. Having owned the hd598,hd599,hd6xx,dt770/880/990,t1-1stgen, amiron home and many other headphones but I can safely recommend these and I will admit that these are my favourite all rounder for various genres of music. But remember, you will need a dedicated hifi headphone amplifier with a good DAC to run this at their full potential. My setup is still average but it somehow does the job but somehow I believe the sound will scale up with more better equipment. These have low impedance only 62ohms written on the box but don't get misleaded by that. You cannot get even 50% sound quality(not loudness) out out these by using cheap amp/dac or portable amps so kindly forget about using these with smarphones(not even iphones) and laptops. Build wise the headphone feels a bit fragile compared to my sennheisers and beyers(coz it does not have a solid headband structure) but its not too bad either. You have to take good care of it and it will last for a long time. Believe me guys, people nowadays are hating too much on made in China stuff whereas most all around products that are widely used are made in China and guess what they all work fine and so is this one. Don't read believe everything you believe online or at least go for someone who has in hand product experience like I have. These are overall flat sounding headphones - natural and neutral but is still very musical headphone. The timbre quality is very realistic and life like. Unlike some headphones this headphone is not screaming music into your ears and doesn't demand your attention, rather the music is being played all around you so u just sit in the centre and enjoy the music and relax. I feel the bass is slightly boosted and has very good extension with a good body and a slight thump. It is not at all overpowering and never bleeds into the mids or interferes with other frequencies and destroy the musicality of the audio track unlike some headphones. People have been complaining about the lack of bass from these headphones which is not true at least with my hearing experience on my particular pair with my setup. These have proper audiophile quality bass which I instantly appreciated out of the box but it is not a bassy headphone so bass lovers stay away from it, u might consider the beyerdynamic dt990 if u want bass. These definitely have more airy sound presentation than the senns hd600/hd650/hd6xx and beyer dt880 and slightly more than the beyer dt990. But soundstage is not ultra wide and lost like some ppl described online. Vocals still feel imtimate and full bodied but not as foroward and initmate as the sennheisers but not very distant or far away as some reviews have stated. Very few headphones can beat the senns in the vocal department so if u want really lush nd smooth and initmate vocal presentation then go for the hd600/650/hd6xx. The K702 has just the right amount of vocal presentation which is neither recessed nor too close or shouty like other headpones(especially with the senns hd/600/650/6xx the vocals can sound a bit shouty on some tracks) but is very balanced and neutral. The timbre quality is very realistic and life like their is no doubt about that. Vocals still feel slightly warm and not dry and the extremely analytical like the beyers except for the amiron home which a different type of beast. The dt880/990/t1 are not dry sounding or bad its just in comparison the akg I think the k702 does better. Treble extension is not bad but is not exceptional like the beyerdynamic t1. Treble is present but its neutral and definitely not at all a brighter headphone at all as mentioned in some reviews on hradfi/reddit. Beyers are definitely brighter(except for amiron home) than the k702. But in comparison to the hd650/6xx yes it might feel brighter cause the later is a very darker sounding headphone. Although the treble can be a bit sibilant and over pronounced with some tracks. idk if this headphone is having a treble spike on a particular freq but its mostly the fault of the track which is badly mixed/mastered or u r listening to bad quality mp3. Unless you have flaq, spotify,itunes or other loseless audio or really good quality mp3 its useless to get these because u will never realize their full potential. Detail wise these are on par with senn hd600/650 and beyer dt880/dt990 lineups but I do find the beyers to be slightly more detailed which maybe due to their extended treble response. Soundstage is quite big and airy but lacks the pinpoint precision imaging of the beyerdynamic dt 880/t1. In terms of imaging the beyers and senns are slightly better by a slight margin but in no way the akg is bad. You can distinguish instruments playing left right front center of you basically as if you like you are sitting in a concert hall. Now lets come to a absolute deal breaker thing of this headphone which is the current pricing as of late 2024(when I bought these). If you do a bit of research online then you will know that these are compared to the senns hd6 and beyer dt line ups and all of them are having a minimum price of 15k and upwards till 22k and above for the senns which makes the akg and incredible value for the price at which I bought which is only 9k ! Both sennheiser and beyerdynamic counterparts cost at least 9k-10k more than the akg so it is an incredible value at the current retail which is 10k or slightly below that. Just make sure you have a proper headphone amplifier before u get these. If you dont have an amp or a small dac/amp setup, better get the hd599 or hd560s. They will run fine out of small/portable setups. If u r listening to classical, jazz,acoustic, live perfomances and some rock then these do pretty good. I may update this review furthur on as I experience and compare it with other headphones.

Very transparent headphones with a nice soundstage, better than most other headphones. I'm using these with Schitt Modi 3 DAC and JDS Atom amplifier. Pros: Very very transparent - I don't understand the treble heavy comments by others. Very good bass response - I think people's hearing has been corrupted by bass heavy systems hence the lack of low end comments. Cons: Will reveal every imperfection with your recording which is a pro if you think about it. It does however make me hate certain badly recorded tracks (making me love the well recorded ones). They are a bit delicate. I always equalize by reducing frequencies instead of increasing the needed ones (keeping the max at 0db) to eliminate square waves (distortion) which works well with this headphone only when you're using an amp powerful enough to compensate for the reduced amplitude. Summary: If you have good recordings/tracks, this is probably the best headphone at this price point. Go for it blindly. Recommended for everyone except bassheads.

Very good

Connect it with a good quality amplifier. You will feel you are listening very very high end audiophile headphones. I am using now with dragonfly cobalt.

Nice crispy sound. Bass is a bit lower, mide base and tereble is good. Build quality is good. Good vale for money.

Dont expact too much from this , its tough to make mixing and Mastering decisions with this pair but they are flat sounding so use Full for critical listening

Excellent headphones. Very pretty as well. But one must be aware that these are reference headphones, and as such, are designed to be 'flat'. These are primarily meant for studio environment for mixing and monitoring. However, they are great for music as well. But definitely not for bass-heads or treble junkies. Some people do state that these are bright, but I did not find it unpleasant. These are very comfortable and are not fatiguing during long sessions. They should be long lasting if taken proper care. And they are without doubt a bargain (at least when I bought it) against the mostly similar AKG K712s. Overall, I loved it.

Very low volume. Even with an headphone amp. Almost no base , muddled sound i have seen cheap roadside headbhones that sound way better . I have owned a made in austria pair that were amazing. This made in china pair is worthmess i even had a replace ment and cant return as amazon clised the return window

Bardzo dobre słuchawki domowe, wokółuszne. Przestrzenne brzmienie, średnica i soprany bez zarzutów (naturalne i szczegółowe brzmienie). Jedyny minus to dość słaby bas. Można equalizerem zwiększyć jego odczuwalność (dodać mu kopa), ale wciąż bez rewelacji. Ogólnie K702 brzmią podobnie do Sundary, tylko bez basu. Wygoda, ergonomia na plus (nie mam zastrzeżeń).

Herhangi bir sıkıntı yaşamadım. Ürün kutusunda sıfır geldi. Kulaklığın sahnesi çok güzel yanlız. Hem oyun için hem müzik için piyasada alınabilecek en iyi kulaklıklardan.

Es un audifono muy plano, aunque le falten graves es ideal para mezclar. Los medios tienen mucho cuerpo y precision. Los agudos son extendidos y para nada fatigantes.

Already had an older K601 that was retiring so this was the replacement. This model is great for listening to jazz, blues and classical music. Heavy rock fans look somewhere else, perhaps Audio Technica or a similar headphone. The K601 was more demanding than this newer model but I still recommend some kind of headphone-amp together with it to get the most out of the headphone (or a hq connect).

Ich habe diesen Hörer erworben, als er noch ~210€ gekostet hat. Vorher hatte ich etwa 2 Jahre lang den K701. Grund für den Wechsel waren lediglich die Noppen des Kopfbandes, welche bei mir große Schmerzen verursacht haben, denn nutze meinen KH sehr viel und lange! Das Klangbild ist soweit ich das beurteilen kann ziemlich identisch bei beiden Hörern. Der AKG K702 sietzt seidig um dieOhren herum, durch die großen, sanft gepolsterten Ormuscheln. Der Bügel ist biegsam und passt sich der Kopfform an. Durch die spezielle Konstruktion ist der K702 wirklich sehr leicht für einen KH dieser Größe/Leistung Langzeittragetest bestanden! Nun zum Klangbild: Ich betreibe diesen KH in Verbindung mit einer Asus Xonar Essence STX Soundkarte, welche einen internen Vorverstärker hat, der mehr aus ausreichend "Saft" für den K702 liefert. Bevor ich hier einen halben Roman schreibe und auf einzelne Musikrichtungen eingehe, kann ich auch einfach nur sagen, der Hörer hat ein für mich nahezu perfektes Klangbild. Sehr schön ausgeglichen, extrem Detailreich, nirgendwo überzogen. Bei Konzertaufnahmen hört man das Luftholen der Bläser, das Anschlagen der Gitarrenseiten, wie sich zum Beispiel eine Bottleneck auf den Stahlseiten einer Gitarre "schliddert" und und und... Der Detailreinchtum ist wirklich unglaublich, ich höre alte Tracks, welche ich vorher dutzende oder hunderte male gehört habe und habe das Gefühl, sie zum ersten mal richtig zu hören. Bei manchen Aufnahmen sind mir Stimmen aufgefallen, welche wohl eigentlich garnicht in die Aufnahme rein sollten. Wie jemand im Hintergrund leise etwas flüstert etc, wahnsinn! Mit dem richtigen Material einfach nur super der KH. Natürlich deckt der KH schlechte Aufnahmen einfach nur gnadenlos auf, viele Tracks kann ich mir damit garnicht anhören. Gerade bei Songs mit niedriger Bitrate, verzerrten E-Gitarren und an sich schlechten Aufnahmen wird ein Song dann schnell zum Ohrenkrebs. Aber nichts anderes habe ich vor dem Kauf erwartet. Das abnehmbare Kabel ist ne super Sache für den Transport und für den Fall eines Kabelbruchs. Auch die Optik des K702 gefällt mir gut, schlicht und trotzdem edel. Ob nun made in china oder made in Austria ist mir eigentlich völlig egal. Er ist genauso verarbeitet wie mein K701 made in austria. Einzig der Lack fühlt sich beim K702 leicht rau/nach Plastik an und ist matt. Beim K701 war es noch leicht glänzender, sehr glatter Klavierlack. Trotzdem sauber und gleichmäßig aufgebracht, es blättert nichts ab, völlig in Ordnung. Im Endeffekt ist der KH ja zum Hören da und angesichts des Preises... Einzig der leicht zurückhaltende (Tief-)Bassbereich könnte einen winzigen Ticken kräftiger ausfallen. Ich habe dazu einfach im EQ meiner Essence STX die Pegel im Bereich 60Hz (~+1 dB) und 30Hz (~+3dB) angehoben. Für meinen Geschmack ist der KH mit dieser Einstellung absolut perfekt und absolut neutral. Da ich aber Laie auf dem Gebiet bin, ist das als rein subjektiv zu betrachten! Ich habe mir diesen KH nur als Hobby-KH gekauft, welchen ich ausschließlich am Rechner nutze für: - ein wenig TV-schauen (mit TV-Karte) - Musik hören, sehr viel und sehr lange, in allen Varianten! - Videos im Netz schauen - Games spielen - mit Freunden in Teamspeak sprechen, dazu nutze ich das Mikro meines alten Sennheiser PC161 Stereoheadsets Der Fokus lag beim Kauf zu 100% auf der Musik. Meine Meinung ist, ein Hörer, der Musik "richtig" wiedergibt, muss auch beim Spielen gut sein, so einfach läuft das! Die Ortung ist wahnsinnig gut, viel besser als mit 7.1 oder 5.1 Headsets, welche in meinen Augen schrott sind! Ich habe mit dem K702 den für mich perfekten Hörer gefunden, absolut genial das Teil. Wahrscheinlich werde ich damit viele Jahre oder sogar Jahrzehnte Spaß haben! Leider kann man keine 6 Sterne geben.