AKG K702 vs Beats Beats Pro

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K702 compared with Beats Pro

	AKGK702	BeatsBeats Pro
Overview
Released
Released	2008	2010
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	45 mm	–
Back
Back	Open	Closed
Impedance
Impedance	62 ohms	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	–	Passive isolation from the padded ear cups; no active noise cancelling.
Audio features
Audio features	–	Aluminium construction with metal hinges. Flip-up ear cups allow room monitoring; two input/output cable ports support daisy-chaining another pair of headphones.
Drivers
Drivers	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	–
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	–	The maker’s later user guide includes a remote cable for playback, track skipping, scanning, calls, voice commands and volume. Functions vary by connected device; launch accessory bundles may differ.
Microphones
Microphones	–	In-line microphone on the remote cable described by the maker’s user guide.
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Circumaural, open-back; cushioned genuine-leather headband; replaceable 3D-foam ear pads	Padded headband and rotating ear cups. The maker describes the model as over-ear; The Absolute Sound found the pads pressed on the outer ears in its test.
Works with
Works with	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	Wired analogue audio; the user guide lists iPod, iPhone, iPad, HTC, BlackBerry and Android, with remote functionality varying by device.
Colours
Colours	Black	–
In the box
In the box	K702 headphones with cable, gold-plated 6.3 mm adapter	–