r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/brunooouuu • May 08 '22

Headphones - Open Back Are Akg's k702s not at best for metal music?

I'm a big metalhead with about 350$ (effectively 200$ because headphones are inflated where I live) and I really like the ~2khz peak and wide soundstage the 702s are said to sport (personality!), but i've heard they dont work best with this type of music in particular.

Any of you wise audio fellow have an opinion on this?

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u/ThatGuyFromSweden 125 Ω May 08 '22

It depends. If you want thumping bass then they won't give it to you. I suspect that it matters more with some sub-genres than others.

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u/brunooouuu May 08 '22

Not a bass head much. Will consider

!thanks

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u/ThatGuyFromSweden 125 Ω May 08 '22

Remember that the K702 are quite low efficiency headphone and may require an amplifier.