K-712 Pro : awesome gear

I went down in the audiophile rabbithole right before quarantine started, and I ordered these headphone with a bunch of others back in February, and this one was the winner for me. I tried more expensive headphones for the first time in my life and I don't have a lot of knowledge about audiophile gear so you know take this with a grain of salt.

I meanly use this headphone for music listening, but my friend tried it for gaming and he was impressed with the soundstage. It has a very well balanced sound with an emphasis on the mid range, it has a lot of clarity, I would call this bright neutral sound, which I love, but I guess it's not for everyone. I would definitely recommend an amp with it, I only use the btr5 and for me that's good enough.

Compared to the AKG 240 MK2 it has more clarity and bass, although this is not for bass heads. And compared to the Sennheiser HD650 it's more lively, and it has more mid range imho. It can get warmer than the Sennheiser, (physically warmer, I never got warm ears with the HD650, but I got them with these) and the Sennheiser can provide a more laid back listen, but for me wasn't detailed enough. On the flip side I guess you could say the AKG can be more fatiguing than the HD650, but since I don't listen to music too loudly I don't find that a problem.

The built quality is good enough and they are extremely comfy to wear for long periods too. One star minus on this regard because I like headphones where you plug both cans in better.

All in all, I fell in love with it's sound signature (and the look!) and since February I use it a lot and I'm still in love.