lol TDW, good review.  I share the exact same impression between modded q701 vs K712 but of course, some people wouldn't want to acknowledge that reality.  

Great review. It looks the K712 is much better than K702 Annie!

Yeah I much prefer the K712 Pro to the Annie. Disclaimer: I only tried the Q701 stock + Annie pads. Everyone said they're 99% the same (two people that A/Bd both Q701+Annie pads and the real Annie), but now after hearing the K712 Pro i'm not so sure.
 
I imagine the K712 Pro isn't dark for me because of slight pad changes.No idea..

BTW one idea is that people with a large amount of clamp (or larger ears?) might get a slightly warmer/bassier/darker sound. The K712 Pro is very secure and has a good fit, but not a ton of clamping force.  Same with the Q701.
 
With the Annie pads my ears would touch something inside the pad when they went flat. That doesn't happen with the K712 Pro pads. Maybe the K712 pads are less likely to go flat.

Funny, cuz the Annie is the special edition of the K712...

Not at all. K712 came out much later. My view is that the K712 is a special edition of the Annie!

technically your right, but it feels weird saying that since the K712 is an improved headphone based on the Annie.

I read and knew that many reviews said AKG K701, Q701, Annie and K712 use the same drivers but with some slight tune and ear pads so the sound they produce could be nearly identical but I could be wrong.  After reading more and more AKG reviews I think just purchase the best value AKG headphone and mod them to save money.

I bet you a used K702 with K712 pads would sound pretty good!
I think that would be more expensive than a Q701 though.

Apparantly the Annie and K712 Pro share the same drivers just different colour and pads.