I replaced the pads on my AKG Q701 headphones today for the 4th time. It made me realize that I’ve used these headphones for at least 40 hours a week for 14 years straight. I’ve had to repair the left side speaker solder joint a few times, but they’re designed to be easily torn down and repaired. Truly BIFL headphones.

I’ve heard that the newer AKG K702 headphones are identical but I can’t vouch for that. They go for around $250.

  • walden@wetshav.ingEnglish
    10·
    6 days ago

    Wow, that’s a lot of time listening. Some headphones can be fatiguing, but these must not be!

    Do you listen to music mostly?

    • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      6·
      6 days ago

      It’s a toss-up between music (almost entirely Lofi Hiphop), ASMR, podcasts, movies, and gaming. I originally got this set specifically for ASMR because I figured the soundstage would be great (it is) but found them to be well-rounded for every use case.