AKG Q701 review
The competitively-priced Q701s keep their five stars for a third year running Tested at £250
OUR VERDICT
The competitively-priced Q701s keep their five stars for a third year running
FOR
- Big, open sound
- Good for all types of music
- Among the most detailed for their price
- Very comfortable
AGAINST
- Large to wear out and about
- Rivals have more pep
AKG Q701 deals
CDN
$441.86
US$344.98
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The AKG Q 701s may be ludicrously big and green, but design isn’t their real talking point (honest).
The flagship in AKG’s Quincy Jones-endorsed product range, and closely based on the company’s K701 model, these over-ears have been residents of the five-star club for some time now.
And as they’re £100 cheaper than when we first tested them in 2011, we’re interested to see how these old-timers fare in new company.
Performance
The 701s sound just as we remember them: big, open, analytically detailed and superbly balanced.