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.

  • BenchpressMuyDebilEnglish
    61·
    9 hours ago

    The faux leather on my Beyerdynamic DT770 started chipping off the moment the Chinese bought Beyerdynamic. Go figure

    • Oberyn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      20 minutes ago

      Yknow you can just say the specific company that bought Beyerdynamic that caused the quality dip and not “the Chinese”

    • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      4·
      8 hours ago

      Oof. The headband on mine isn’t stock - it came with a bumpy headband that wore down over time. I swapped to this leather headband made from a scrap of recycled leather a few years ago and it has held up perfectly.