AKG K-702

As far as budget "budget"-minded reference headphones, these take the cake. Crystal clear and neutral sounding along with a very spicy soundscape feeling thanks to their open back design. Of course the caveat is that these headphones are not made to be discreet and whatever you're listening to will noticeably bleed into your surrounding space, but that's the case with mostly all open back designs. At 62 ohms, it might be a worry that these won't perform very well without a dedicated DAC, but rest assured, a modern laptop or phone will drive them just as fine as it would a 32 ohm pair.

Overall, it is a great product for what it is supposed to be. A pair of sturdy, neutral sounding open back headphones. As long as someone goes in without expecting chunky bass frequencies and to have their playlist be private, then it would be very hard to be disappointed at this price.

I can't describe how much better these sound when you have used only cheaper headphones all your life.
Sound field is massive, I can hear things in songs I didn't before. A little harsh sounding at first, but that changed after I listened to different music for a few hours and now I can't use anything else.
One problem though - after a month of use, my right earcup stopped working and I had to use my warranty to fix it. Now I got them back and everything works. I guess that AKG's soldering is weak and therefore sometimes the wires inside get disconnected. This seams to be a classic problem and can happen, but otherwise I can't find anything to complain about.

Having been a Sennheiser owner for many years, I wanted a pair of quality reference headphones, and was a little put off by reviews stating that the Sennheiser HD650 were a little exaggerated on the base end.
Further investigation short-listed the AKG K-702, and reading the reviews about their realistic sound stage and excellent natural response, the decision was made.
Thomann were competitively priced, a 3 year warranty, and the excellent delivery service provided in the past, clinched the deal.
Just give the headphones time for the drivers to burn-in (they only get better) and for the ear pads to soften up a little, and you certainly won't be disappointed. Just read the reviews on other sites and you will be convinced. One of my best purchases!

Ich bin total überzeugt vom Klang.
-ziemlich feiner und detailierter Klang
-sehr neutrales Klangbild
-sehr schwacher Bass (ist dem Open-Back Design geschuldet), stört mich aber nicht

Beim ersten Aufsetzen wirkte das Kopfband aus Leder recht hart und unflexibel. Das hat sich jedoch schnell gelegt und spätestens nach einer halben Stunde spüre ich den Kopfhörer fast garnicht mehr. Die Ohrpolster finde ich aber sehr gemütlich.
Ich kann ihn also problemlos für viele Stunden tragen (auch nach 5h noch gemütlich).

Der einzige kleine Kritikpunkt ist, dass sich der Kopfhörer durch die Plastikkonstruktion nicht besonders stabil anfühlt.

Sonst handelt es sich um ein tollen Kopfhörer. Würde den K702 wieder kaufen :)

Bought these headphones about two years ago. As I am a sound enginner student I needed good reference headphones I can wear for hours and at an affordable price.
I use them to fine tune my mixes or edit sounds accurately and they are really accurate. No low mid rumble, no deafening basses and clear high ends. The impedance mean you need an audi interface to have a good enough output level though.
They're sturdy, as I have brought them along quite some times and they still hold perfectly. The best part for me is that they're really comfortable and since they're open headphones your hears arent too strained from the pressure. You do need to be in a quiet environment though as they dont isolate you from external noise.
Would buy again anydays.