Audio Technica ATH-Pro700MK2 Headphones $179 Delivered (RRP $299; Last Sold $199) @ RIO Sound and Vision

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Store RepFunkyDan on 12/08/2019 - 11:40 rio.com.au (438 clicks)
Last edited 12/08/2019 - 13:01 by 1 other user

RIO have dropped the price on the Audio Technica ATH-Pro700Mk2 Headphones to ONLY $179!!

The design of the Hi-Fi ATH-PRO700MK2 headphones achieves remarkable isolation from ambient noise, making them perfect for immersive listening in loud environments. With 53 mm diameter drivers designed especially for DJs, neodymium magnets, and 3,500 mW of power handling, these headphones deliver outstanding sound reproduction.
Their compact and lightweight design makes them perfect for carrying whilst stored in the provided pouch. Supplied with two detachable cable options.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Frequency Response: 5 – 35,000 Hz
• Driver Diameter: 53 mm
• Sensitivity: 106 dB/mW
• Maximum Input Power: 3,500 mW
• Weight: 305 g
• Connector: 3.5 mm mini-stereo, gold-plated
• Maximum Input Power: 3,500 mW
• Impedance: 38 ohms
• 50°/90° earpiece swivelling capability

What's in the box?

• Audio Technica Pro700Mk2 headphones
• Screw-on 1/4″ (6.3 mm) adapter
• Detachable 1.2 m coiled cable (max. 3.0m)
• Detachable 1.2 m straight cable
• Carrying pouch

Priced to clear, these are a great pair of headphones for the price- and to make things even better they come with a full 1 Year Australian Warranty!

Can't afford to buy outright but want the product now? No problem at all! We have ZipPay available online now so you can have your headphones now and pay for them later!

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  maxwellian on 12/08/2019 - 11:49

  +4

  Can't afford to buy outright but want the product now? Get a better job!

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    Cordova on 12/08/2019 - 11:57

    +3

    Or save up until you can.

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      Sage on 12/08/2019 - 12:24

      +2

      I think you're missing the joke.

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    Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 12/08/2019 - 12:33

    Some people can't get a better job for reasons unknown or have too many expenses to be able to treat themselves.. We just give them a more affordable way to help them do that :)

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      heal on 12/08/2019 - 12:52

      -1

      So it's about social justice, not more sales?

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        Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 12/08/2019 - 12:55

        +2

        Many people don't know they have the ZipPay option.. We're simply telling them they do if they want to use it.

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          heal on 12/08/2019 - 13:09

          @FunkyDan: That's a better comment than attempts to indicate you are just helping the poor. Maybe people who can't afford these headphones outright shouldn't be buying them, instead paying for essential things like food, rent, electricity, transport. You should have left the previous comment go through to the keeper, rather than try and promote your virtues. You open yourself up to replies such as mine, considering ZipPay is a legitimate business but it is not about helping the poor, it's about making money for them and the business who sign up (through extra sales).

          A choice article said that "these services generally encourage you to shop more, and buy things you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford."

          I have no problem with ZipPay, adults need to make their own decisions. I just don't like companies virtue signalling. It backfires.

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            HighAndDry on 12/08/2019 - 13:45

            +1

            @heal:

            Maybe people who can't afford these headphones outright shouldn't be buying them

            They're adults. Their financial responsibility or lack thereof isn't OP's problem.

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              heal on 12/08/2019 - 13:56

              @HighAndDry:

              They're adults. Their financial responsibility or lack thereof isn't OP's problem

              100% agree with you. That's why I said…

              I have no problem with ZipPay, adults need to make their own decisions

              My comment you quoted directly related to the Op's virtue signalling that offering ZipPay is about helping people who can't afford (either outright or at all) the headphones.

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                HighAndDry on 12/08/2019 - 14:11

                +1

                @heal: It's not wrong - it does allow people who can't afford it to still buy them. I didn't read it as virtue-signalling, just correcting the original comment that no - people can still buy this even without getting a better job.

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                  heal on 12/08/2019 - 14:30

                  @HighAndDry:

                  It's not wrong - it does allow people who can't afford it to still buy them

                  Agree. Like I said ZipPay is a business. Businesses make money, they employ people, the contribute to the economy. My comments were not about the ethics of business. I have no problems with businesses making money.

                  I didn't read it as virtue-signalling, just correcting the original comment that no - people can still buy this even without getting a better job.

                  That's where we disagree, and I called out the OP's comments that they were helping those who couldn't afford to buy the headphones outright, because their business strategy is surely not about helping the needy.

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      hey aj on 12/08/2019 - 14:32

      +1

      Thanks for the ZipPay but all I heard was Treat. Yo. Self.

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  ChickenDinner123 on 12/08/2019 - 11:59

  How do these compare to the OG M50s?

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    Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 12/08/2019 - 12:31

    +3

    The Pro700Mk2 are a better headphone than the OG M50s in my opinion. Overall I found that these have more depth and clarity and even at low volumes you're still getting a great amount of detail for a pair of headphones. Nice punchy bass with a well balanced mid range and crisp highs… would be an upgrade from the OG M50s :)

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  StevieRay on 12/08/2019 - 12:03

  +3

  Kudos on Rio (rep)

  I appreciate the upfront declaration of how much the product was last sold for in each of their posts.

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    Lps on 12/08/2019 - 12:23

    +1

    That IS commendable. I also think it would be good to omit the RRP on many posts as it's a meaningless number which, if anything, has a negative effect on the blurb (to all but the most vacant of cranial spheres)

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    Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 12/08/2019 - 12:34

    +3

    We like to be transparent and not try and fool anyone with the RRP… some people still like to know what the original RRP was so we include that for their benefit :)

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  sarasani on 12/08/2019 - 13:34

  +1

  Word of caution: many Audio Technica headphone models contain a plastic swivel mechanism that breaks easily (usually just after the warranty has expired). There are MANY stories about this online.

  My pair of M40x snapped after 17 months (5 months after warranty expired). Audio Technica insisted on charging $50 + return shipping to fix what is basically a design flaw (since they could have made this mechanism from metal). I told them no and switched brands: I will never buy another Audio Technica device again. There are much better built headphones on the market.

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    onlinepred on 12/08/2019 - 14:32

    What did you go to from the M40x?

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      sarasani on 12/08/2019 - 14:58

      I intended to get a pair of Philips Fidelio X2HR (which are said to be built like a tank), but I got a good deal ($90) on a pair of used Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro instead. The DT770 Pro is comparable to the M40x soundwise, but has much better build quility.

      I also managed to score a pair of used Beyerdynamic T1 (second generation) for $300. They were so cheap because, ironically, one of the forks had snapped. But that was no design fault — mere improper use by previous owner's kid (or so the story goes). To get my hands on a $1200 pair of headphones I was willing to take the chance of having to fix them myself.

      Both pairs should easily last me 10 years or more. Not 17 months.

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        onlinepred on 12/08/2019 - 15:02

        We have 6 pairs of M50X at work that have survived for well over 5 years of office abuse and still going strong - have had to replace the pads a number of times though. They are also plastic. Most headphones at this price also have plastic hinges, like Sennheiser etc.

        The fact that the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro has a non removable cable is alarms in my mind for longevity. - this is far more common than a hinge breaking

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          sarasani on 12/08/2019 - 15:28

          +1

          @onlinepred: I'm glad for your office. Obvisouly not every pair of Audio Technica headphones is going to fail prematurely, but (too) many do. Personally I'm sick 'n tired of our throw away society and we should demand more from our manufacturers (and I have made this clear to Audio Technica).

          The DT770 Pro is an older design that just works and as far as I know, there are not many stories of them failing. So it is possible to make durable headphones at that price point.

          Plastic components are not necessarily a problem — but using those plastic components in the wrong place is. If Audio Technica can't make a long lasting swivel mechanism out of plastic, perhaps they should not include that swivel mechanism in the first place (or make it out of metal).

          Here's the list I prepared for the Audio Technica service department:

          Yet there's a big problem with the plastic (obviously, it's plastic right?) Anyway you'd expect them to last at least for couple of years.

          month after I purchased them they suddenly broke down when I was removing them from my head (see pic). Despite the fact that only wore them at home and in the office and was trying to be as careful as possible I thought that well, that was probably my fault. Next > I somehow managed to fixed them using some metal and duct tape. But in just couple of weeks since I started to wear them again the next one broke (at this very moment).

          Source

          So my 6 or so months old pair of Audio Technica M40x's just broke by the swivel part of the left ear cup. Does anyone here have any repair advice? If not could you recommend a new pair of headphones around the same price class.

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          I love the sound of these headphones but Audio Technica must know by now that their design is killing them prematurely.

          I owned a pair of AT40's for almost 15 years, and when they finally failed I happily replaced them with the 40X model. Unfortunately, my pair - purchased in 2016 - has just broken at the same pivot point noted by others. They were well cared for, not abused. I can only assume a design or materials flaw to be the culprit.

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          However, these broke on me after 3 and a half months of use. I took them off and SNAP, a piece of the hinge on my left side snapped, leaving wires exposed and the headphones unwearable (they still work). Throughout my ownership of these cans, whenever I moved the ear cups, there was a cracking sound, like the plastic was screaming for help. I thought that this was just an odd feature, but I now believe it to be a design or manufacturing flaw.

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          Great sound, a little plastic piece seemed to break off the headphones though, I've sent it in for repair to AT-US. But again, better sound quality then most headphones around this price range, decent build quality.

          Edit: It's broken off 5 times now, I'm not going to even keep trying with these. as much as I like the sound quality, that is a major weakpoint.

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          design is flimsy. Broke them in a year.

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          I bought these headphones almost four years ago and recently they broke. I treated them very well but it appears the plastic connecting the headband to the headphone is weak and finally broke from normal use (see image). The sound quality was very good while they lasted.

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          As others have said, this would be a perfect set of headphones - if they didn't break so easily.

          Mine lasted a couple months before the hinge just… snapped.

          I baby my headphones, btw. I wish I had checked the one-star reviews before opting out of buying the extended warranty.

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          The swivel ear things broke and it is now time to find something better.

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          I had these for a few and loved them. I just pulled them out of my bag and the plastic was snapped right by the earpiece. Clearly these are not structurally sound headphones if I can't safely keep them in my bag.

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          very weak (probably the weakest I ever possessed); side broke within a few months.
          unusable because the type of plastic un-superglueable whatsoever.

          Source

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          sarasani on 12/08/2019 - 15:35

          @onlinepred: Yes, I agree that detachable cables are an important part of a durable design (it's a shame that the DT770 doesn't have one). This was one of the reasons that I chose the M40x. But that removable cable proved useless in my case as they only lasted 17 months (the cables were still going strong at that stage).

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  hey aj on 12/08/2019 - 14:44

  How do these compare to STAX Electrostatic Ear Speakers?

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    onlinepred on 12/08/2019 - 15:28

    +5

    You can wear these in public.

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      hey aj on 12/08/2019 - 15:31

      I'll pay that.

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      thebadmachine on 12/08/2019 - 16:09

      +1

      STAX does have the portable SRM-D10 Amplifier.
      Apparently limited in battery-life & driving power, but using in public is possible.
      There’s some feedback here.

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        hey aj on 13/08/2019 - 09:23

        +1

        Thanks for the information, in all honesty, my question was rhetorical to the OP and any audiophiles lurking in this post.

        My bait question was to have OP respond with something like "You can't really compare $179 headphones to $1,200 headphones (or more)…" to which I would respond that this is correct and maniacally laugh.

        But OnlinePred pipped me with his zinger. STAX headphones do look very ugly.