AKG K701 vs AKG K702

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K701 compared with K702

	AKGK701	AKGK702
Overview
Released
Released	2005	2008
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	–	45 mm
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	62 ohms	62 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	Dynamic, with flat-wire voice coils and Varimotion two-layer diaphragms; neodymium magnets; 10 – 39,800 Hz; 105 dB SPL/V at 1 kHz; maximum input power 200 mW	Dynamic, with flat-wire voice coils and a patented Varimotion two-layer diaphragm; neodymium magnets; 10 – 39,800 Hz; 105 dB SPL/V at 1 kHz; maximum input power 200 mW
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	235 g	235 g
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Circumaural, open-back; padded genuine-leather headband; 3D-foam ear pads; individually tested and numbered	Circumaural, open-back; cushioned genuine-leather headband; replaceable 3D-foam ear pads
Works with
Works with	Fixed 3 m OFC cable with a gold-plated 3.5 mm plug and a screw-on 6.3 mm adapter (AKG's spec page; Stereophile lists a 6.3 mm plug)	Detachable 3 m OFC cable with a 3-pin mini-XLR connector at the headphone end and a gold-plated 3.5 mm plug; screw-on 6.3 mm adapter
Colours
Colours	White	Black
In the box
In the box	–	K702 headphones with cable, gold-plated 6.3 mm adapter