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AKG K271 MKII Headphones
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(4.5 out of 5)
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Best sub-300 closed headphones
(5 out of 5) by J. Dormont on May 24, 2009 (New York City)At first I hesitated to give these 5 stars. There are headphones that sound better, including this one's older, more sophisticated (and open) brothers, the k601 and k701. But here's where this one wins:
1) With a fairly high efficiency, it sounds great whatever you plug it into. This isn't so with most hi-end 'phones. Usually you need both a very high quality source and an equally expensive ($200+) dedicated headphone amp (not to mention a Digital-Analog-Converter if you use your laptop a lot).
2) It isolates sound very well. I live in a great apartment, but unfortunately others think so too, and so they're building an enormous rig outside of my building. I come home, pop these on, and I'm in my own listening sanctuary.
3) They have AKG's best-in-business mids. Since most of what you listen to is the middle of the spectrum, this is huge, especially if you like any kind of acoustic music, like jazz, folk, rock, or classical. I can't really speak about house or electronic or even rap, but they still sound good on my R&B, soul, and hip-hop charts.
4) 2 cables > 1. If you're on the go, they've got a great expandable, but relatively short cable. And if you need to reach across the room, they have a standard 3m cable that will get you most places.
5) They have a mini-plug. Since you'll most likely be listening to this from your laptop or mp3 player, this is good as it avoids unnecessary bulk.
6) I've compared these phones with a lot of others (including Senn HD595, K701, Grado, ATH A700) and at least for my musical preferences, these come in second only to the K701 (which at 300 for a pair, plus 300 for an amp, plus at least 500 for better source = a problem).
Buy em if you want closed, really good sound.
1) With a fairly high efficiency, it sounds great whatever you plug it into. This isn't so with most hi-end 'phones. Usually you need both a very high quality source and an equally expensive ($200+) dedicated headphone amp (not to mention a Digital-Analog-Converter if you use your laptop a lot).
2) It isolates sound very well. I live in a great apartment, but unfortunately others think so too, and so they're building an enormous rig outside of my building. I come home, pop these on, and I'm in my own listening sanctuary.
3) They have AKG's best-in-business mids. Since most of what you listen to is the middle of the spectrum, this is huge, especially if you like any kind of acoustic music, like jazz, folk, rock, or classical. I can't really speak about house or electronic or even rap, but they still sound good on my R&B, soul, and hip-hop charts.
4) 2 cables > 1. If you're on the go, they've got a great expandable, but relatively short cable. And if you need to reach across the room, they have a standard 3m cable that will get you most places.
5) They have a mini-plug. Since you'll most likely be listening to this from your laptop or mp3 player, this is good as it avoids unnecessary bulk.
6) I've compared these phones with a lot of others (including Senn HD595, K701, Grado, ATH A700) and at least for my musical preferences, these come in second only to the K701 (which at 300 for a pair, plus 300 for an amp, plus at least 500 for better source = a problem).
Buy em if you want closed, really good sound.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Best headphones I've ever bought
(5 out of 5) by B. Litman on Mar 24, 2009 (Los Angeles)The headphones are the most comfortable headphones I've ever bought. They are perfect to wear for long periods of time and don't irritate your ears like some previous ones I've had. The sound cut off switch works great in an office environment and nobody can hear a thing when I am listening to them. They don't get distorted at high volumes either. Great headphones.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Quality sound
(4 out of 5) by Ray Carrender on Mar 9, 2009 (Lenexa, Kansas)Some of the best freaking headphones I've ever worn. The sound is absolutely amazing, great highs, great lows, pretty good mid. My one and only problem though is the right earphone is coming off (actually now it's fully come off) and I can't seem to find a replacement for it and I have doubts in my skills to re sow it.
Don't think this will happen to everyone, I'm a little hard on my headphones. I am a consultant and I have to pull them in and out of my bag a bunch in really tight spots (see: plane). I must have caught something which pulled the string and since then I've been looking for how to properly replace them.
Don't think this will happen to everyone, I'm a little hard on my headphones. I am a consultant and I have to pull them in and out of my bag a bunch in really tight spots (see: plane). I must have caught something which pulled the string and since then I've been looking for how to properly replace them.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Very comfy, crisp sound
(5 out of 5) by B. Litman on Mar 24, 2009 (Los Angeles)The headphones are the most comfortable headphones I've ever bought. They are perfect to wear for long periods of time and don't irritate your ears like some previous ones I've had. The sound cut off switch works great in an office environment and nobody can hear a thing when I am listening to them. They don't get distorted at high volumes either. Great headphones.
husltehard from the DMV
(5 out of 5) by hustlehard on Mar 17, 2010 (md,dc)Ok so i ended up buying these instead of the 272 since they are almost the same but over a $100 less . they do have switch witch turns them on and off when u take them off your head, but what some people don't know is all u have to do is rotate the little plastic tab that makes contact with the button to the side and they stay on all the time and rotate it back if u want to use the feature . At first they sounded a little flat but after only about a day of use there almost twice as loud so dont be alarmed at first . These are the best headphones ive owned thus far very clear vocals and any kind of music with pianos or violins sound awesome hip hop and techno type music sounds good but not as great as id like it . the are super light weight i was really surprised and they also are very big as well and kind of look goofy if u want use while working out or in public .
they are really comfortable.. they include leather and velor ear pads i prefer the velor ones but i don't like how if u rest them around your neck the are really uncomfortable if anyone else likes to do that when there not in use i do ..
they also give u two cables as well witch u could replace if it ever goes bad like my sony studio monitors did witch became garbage ..
ok so the only down side id say is there not very stylish and wont be a use any wear headphones
they are really comfortable.. they include leather and velor ear pads i prefer the velor ones but i don't like how if u rest them around your neck the are really uncomfortable if anyone else likes to do that when there not in use i do ..
they also give u two cables as well witch u could replace if it ever goes bad like my sony studio monitors did witch became garbage ..
ok so the only down side id say is there not very stylish and wont be a use any wear headphones