Posts Tagged ‘AKG’

AKG K181DJ Quickfacts

07/06/2010  |  No Comments

What it is: A full size DJ headphone with swiveling cups that can be folded into compact dimensions. Come with a mono/stereo switch and a small-large "club" setting. One of the best external noise isolation in its class.Build quality & [...more]

AKG K81DJ Quickfacts

AKG K81DJ Quickfacts

04/22/2010  |  No Comments

What it is: An affordable portable closed headphone made by AKG. Has been replaced with the similar but all-black AKG K518DJ.Build and ergonomics: Generally well-built across the board, with some anti-slip materials covering several parts of the headphones. Size is in between [...more]

AKG K401 Quickfacts

03/10/2010  |  No Comments

What it is: Open design full size headphone with quite a beefy amplifier requirement.Build and ergonomics: Good build quality, mostly out of plastic. The housing and headband design is identical to the K500, K501, as well as the K301. The cloth pads [...more]

AKG K500, K501

AKG K500, K501

03/06/2010  |  8 Comments

These two cans may be one of the most pleasant, natural sounding headphone AKG has ever produced. Frankly, I haven't heard the K601, but compared to the K701, K401, K240, K271, and even the K340, the K500 & K501 remains [...more]

New AKG K404 Announced

New AKG K404 Announced

03/01/2010  |  No Comments

Here is a new foldable portable headphone from AKG, the K404. How does it differ from the current line up of foldable portables? For now the main difference seems to be the sliding metal headband mechanism, which is not available [...more]

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

02/06/2010  |  No Comments

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Newbie's Corner: The Headphone Companies

Newbie's Corner: The Headphone Companies

09/28/2009  |  9 Comments

GRADO - Grado is a small manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York. They make headphones with a distinctive retro look, from their entry level model to their top of the line models all share the same design styling. They make limited-run, mostly discontinued models that are very sought after by headphone fans. [...more]

Newbie's Corner: Sub $100 Headphones

Newbie's Corner: Sub $100 Headphones

09/28/2009  |  2 Comments

Generally, the universally agreed entry level hi-fi headphone is the Grado SR60. It costs about $60, and though some people end up with other model the $60 Grado is something that you really should try. [...more]

AKG K340 Bass Heavy Version

AKG K340 Bass Heavy Version

09/26/2009  |  No Comments

The AKG K340 is a one of a kind headphone produced by AKG that employs two drivers system: Electrostatic and Dynamic in one cans. [...more]