AKG K 701 Ultra Reference Class Headphone Level 1 Open-Back Headphones (White) $273.41 + Free Shipping

An-Nguyen

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I don't think they're worth 200$

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allenliberty

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Try $30 HAVEIT headphone.

dcpoor

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bought k701's for ~$220 back in 2009

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goodness97

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One reviewer said, Feel Very cheap and fragile. Returning them immediately

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Quote from rczrider

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No headphones outside of a professional environment are worth $200. That doesn't keep self-proclaimed "audiophiles" from throwing stupid amounts of money at them.

I've used cheap to 200 dollar headphones and am definitely not a professional. I have the K702s bought for 99 dollars from guitar center and definitely think their worth it compared to any cheap headphones I've bought.

What an interesting take you have though. Given that then outside of professional use for any product we should buy the cheapest acceptable product. Pro gamers for mice, monitors, gpus, cpus. The argument you're making is ridiculous. Given anyone living in ignorance can live with the bare minimum, I doubt everyone would agree with you or your point.

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dcpoor

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Quote from goodness97

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One reviewer said, Feel Very cheap and fragile. Returning them immediately

a lot of high end headphones are light and plasticky

and then there are some that are made of metal and weigh a ton. LMAO

dcpoor

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Quote from rczrider

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Yes, yes, you're one of the blessed few who can hear things other mere mortals can't. Probably on vinyl, no less.

I couldn't care less whether suckers and posers agree with me.

If you can't hear the difference between headphones then maybe you listened to music too loudly when you were younger Big Grin

$200 is definitely in the zone of diminishing returns. A $800 pair of headphones won't sound 4x better than a $200 pair. But there are definitely some differences or improvements when you move between the different tiers. But the price for those improvements will not be worth it to many.

To each their own, everyone has their own tastes and preferences in life. Not everyone is willing spend extra on nicer audio, just like how not everyone is willing to spend on nicer cars or a nicer TV or nicer clothes.

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Slimeyface

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Quote from dcpoor

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bought k701's for ~$220 back in 2009

Bought K701 back in Sept 2025 on Amazon for $104 after tax. Love em!

wildbird12

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wildbird12Yesterday 4:41 PM

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They are nice and sound good (comparable to other $2-300 hps but not $600 hps). The construction is a little delicate. I would not call the build cheap, just something that you don't throw around. I think I paid less than $200 for these, so the price is not exactly "slick".

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