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Outstanding cable
Posted by Welly Wu from West Orange, NJ on 2013-03-02Posted on Cardas Fat Pipe for AKG K702 / Q701 - 10ft
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Everything sounds much improved
Cons: Expensive
I have all Cardas Clear and Golden Reference cabling in my home audio system. The Cardas Fat Pipe for my AKG K 702 headphones makes the sound just right to my ears. It's extremely smooth with high resolution and great detail retrieval along with even tonal balance and powerful dynamics. These cables are a must have to wring out the maximum sound performance of your compatible AKG headphones. I could not live without this Cardas Fat Pipe cable now that I own it. Highly recommended.
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Excellent upgrade
Posted by twm from NC on 2011-06-12Posted on Cardas Fat Pipe for AKG K702 / Q701 - 10ft
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Improved sound quality, good value
Cons: Excess heat shrink tubing on mini-xlr affects comfort
All in all, an excellent upgrade that yielded audible improvements in sound quality right out of the box. This cable is much, much better than the stock AKG cable and is improving with use. There are certainly more expensive upgrade cables for the K702, but I am so happy with the Fat Pipe, I could not justify the additional cost.
The one quibble I have with the cable is the length of the heat shrink tubing used on the mini-xlr connector. The tubing stiffens the cable enough that it rubs against my shoulder which is annoying. Shortening the tubing by an inch or so would fix the problem.
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Sonically almost brillant
Posted by Alex699 from Sydney, AUSTRALIA on 2011-05-07Posted on Cardas Fat Pipe for AKG K702 / Q701 - 10ft
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Massive improvement in frequency range
Cons: heavy
This is defiently a mst have item for the serious listener. Everything just sounds better as the 100% OFC allows for far better frequency response both in the highs and lows, this also allows the sounds at the highs and lows to be slightly rounded out to not be quiet so harsh on the ears.
On the down side allow for at least 40 hours + of break-in time, allowing 10-15 minutes every time for the cable to warm up. And another recomended 10-20 minutes of rest for the cable before use. What this means is: because the copper wiring inside is under no tension, unlike almost every other brand on the market. But because of the 'no tension' issuse you get what is called the "Q" mark meaning that the previously unachievable highs and lows now are.
Also this cable being a 'fat pipe' means it's roughly 2.5 times as thick as the standard one that is given with the cans. This also means the cable feels heavy with slight movements, and can also feel a little pull just by standing up with the cans on. But this is in itself a rather small issue that I got used to with in the first 10 minutes of use.
A highly recommended upgrade cable, by one of the world's best cable manufactures.
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