I have owned these for a few years and treated them very gently. Recently I noticed the elastics that hold the ear cups in place had perished and become useless. This means the headband is effectively useless as it needs these to hold them to your ears.
I contacted AKG who were unhelpful and pointed me to a service centre. They refused to send the parts out and instead wanted postage paid both ways and a fee for repair including parts. This is a flawed design and when offered to repair myself I was refused. These headphones are useless now so £100+ Down The toilet. I was lead to believe that AKG prided themselves on good products and great customer service. Unfortunately neither are true.
Please avoid and go for something that is not guaranteed to fail on you.
I will finish on a high though (we’ll sort of). They do sound very good, have a huge soundstage (wide sound) and very neutral. They respond pretty well to EQ but not as much with bass. It’s easy to overdrive them there. They are extremely comfortable until the elastics fail (which they will).
| Product Dimensions | 11.3 x 19.9 x 21.2 cm; 232.47 Grams |
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| Item model number | K701 |
| Colour | Multi-coloured |
| Material Type | Leather |
| Wattage | 40 watts |
| Item Weight | 232 g |
