K275

The AKG K245 is worth the price. The sound is neutral with nice and even lows. The sensitivity allows you to drive these while plugged into a laptop or smartphone. But it’s perfect as a studio headphones also. It’s a closed back headphone so it has a generally smaller soundstage. Isolation is average. The original pads give a weird sealing effect which i dont like so I switched the pads for a less padded pleather which gives more space around the ear and fixed the problem. I was going to return them because i also have an AKG K702 which sounds incredible but is a different animal and requires a headphone amp. I ended up keeping these because they fold up, theyre made sturdier, and more versatile (do not require a headphone amp).

EXCELLENT, lush pro studio headphones, better sound than headphones selling at three times the price. Deep, rich, full sound. Not too bassy, clear mids & highs, excellent sound clarity for keyboards, mixing, etc. Dub mixes & roots rockers sound great, synths sound wonderful. Recommended for home studio & privacy, especially if subject to background noise or traffic – AKG’s closed back system is solid. Great bargain at any price. Just wish these AKG cans had bigger earpads for us Dumbo types – it’s a pretty tight fit. Buy thick comfy velvet pads for them, and take frequent breaks. Addendum: A second pair I got at discount from a “Sweet” online music store were loose & stretchy with poor fit right out of the sealed box, so I returned them. They simply wouldn’t stay on my head and kept sliding down off my ears. AKG’s usually snug headband system didn’t keep them on. Quality control, AKG? So you may have to try a few pairs to get a perfect personal fit. Love AKGs and I’d buy these again if they fit right!

Overall I like these headphones and I'm probably going to keep them, but do keep in mind I'm writing this review the day of getting them so I cannot speak on long term usage and durability. Im also not a super hardcore audiophile, but I am a musician and beat producer who has tried lots of headphones in the 50-150$ price range. And I know a good set when I hear it. So here is my review Sound -note that I did not do any sort of burn in process with these besides listening to YouTube music for a few hours on medium volume BASS- These are not bass boosted headphones and they aren't meant to be, I'd say the bass is satisfying to my purpose which is making beats. It is clean and very detailed, it might not be Sennheisers 300$ kind of detail but for this price I think it's great. I can hear the actual bass notes change in the song . It's not super loud and it doesn't necessarily"thump" but it is good. and even for casual listening I found myself head bopping. But like I said it's not loud or bloated at all. Overall, I like it and I think it will be good for 808 mixing. You just have to remember the car speakers or someone's beats are gonna make that bass sound way louder then it does when you mix it. MIDS - These are a bit mid heavy I will say. I say that because it seems like they push vocals to the front of the mix. listening to songs on YouTube sounded amazing because vocals are crisp, clear and right in your ears but not distorted. I listened to Instant Crush by Daft Punk for example and I loved it, it was like Julian was right in front of me singing in perfect tune and frequency. It is ALMOST to the point where it's too loud of vocals and you can't appreciate the instrumental enough. At first this kind of bothered me but eventually I got used to the sound. The instrumental still sounds good it just kind of hangs behind the vocals when listening to songs. And I assumed this is because the headphones are mid heavy. HIGHS- the clarity in the highs il admit is not mind blowing on first day of listening. But it's also not bad. I can't really fault it at this price. It does the job certainly and none of the frequencies overpower each other because sound stage and imaging is actually fantastic on these for the price in my opinion. Everything is separated well and you can hear each frequency clearly. I don't think you'll be disappointed in the highs since they don't take away from the overall listening experience Comfort - So these are not the most comfortable headphones ever but they are also not terrible. I wore them for a few hours with no issue. However, in order to have no issue I had to make some adjustments. The "self adjusting" headband these have I feel only works when bigger heads stretch it out. But it doesn't actually form down to smaller heads. I have a smaller head and these sat too low on my ears. So in order for them to fit comfortably I had to add some foam to the headband making them sit higher on my head. Not a huge deal but something to note. They also are kind of loose on my head probably because of my small head though. The ear pads aren't luxury but they are actually pretty soft and do the job just fine. They did not get hot for me after hours of listening. Build - I think the build quality of these is on par if not better than it's competition. It seems like they are made out of a cheaper metal but it feels sturdy enough just don't stomp on them or anything crazy. The headband seems the suspect for first thing to break if something does besides internal hardware. Otherwise they come with a very nice quality bag that is pretty thick and soft on the inside. Conclusion - like I said this is all based on one day of listening. But overall I enjoyed these headphones enough to listen for a few hours and I will probably keep them for making beats. I think the sound is balanced enough for it and its pretty much slightly above average for all sound requirements. I always have multiple headphones anyway for checking mixes but these should be a nice addition to those. I think if you can get these for 100$ or less you will not be disappointed and I don't think I mentioned this earlier In the review but these would be awesome for recording/tracking vocals. Thanks for reading my long review guys take care :).

A nice pr. of headphones. They have a good fit and are comfortable for my ears and sound great with good bass. Clamping pressure doesn't seem to be too tight for my head. My only complaint is the coiled aux cable supplied with the phones. The description states that it is 4' long and stretches to 15',but in reality it will only stretch to about 6' before it starts to pull off of my head. The cable is wound so tightly or the cable is so stiff and springy that it is not easy to use the couch to listen through the phones. I have a pr. of Sony MDR V6 that has a coiled cable that will actually stretch to a full 15' without pulling the phones off my head. I'd like to have a cable like that made up for my AKG K275. I would recommend these, especially if you listen within 5-6' of your source.

I've been an audiophile for a Very Long Time.....these are some of the best headphones I've ever used, especially at this price point. The semi-open back makes the bass tight but smooth, with out boominess or mud or head-pounding. Crystal clear midrange and HF, well balanced, and suitable for most sources. These are currently my internet phones, run through an old Marantz receiver. When I connect to my Rotel amp and Denon CD, well, it's simply fantastic. Imagine Tube output! They are comfortable enough as well. High recommendation.

These took forever to ship to resellers after the initial announcement. I suspect that this design was the final one where the Austrian designers still had design autonomy, before the predictable trash-ification that comes with a Samsung buy-out. It seems that the AKG took a whole list of complaints of older designs and tried to rectified all of them, while keeping the somewhat bright-ish AKG signature sound. (If you're actually looking for a truly neutral-sounding set of headphones, it is rumored that Bigfoot has the only pair in existence. But you'll have to find Bigfoot first.) Anyway, the suspension has been upgraded with a stiffer pre-formed head strap, riding on steel strips--addressing the reality of the K240/K701 generation with their flappy head straps, which concentrated all the weight of the set on a small area at the peak of the skull, instead of conforming to wearer's head--and infamous for plastic strap guides, with often broke. AKG has also addressed the angle of the ear cups, without having slanted, one-off ear pads that are impossible replace--instead allowing for rotation. (Which makes them fit in slimmer headphone cases, too.) AKG include the mini-XLR connector as well. And they come with vinyl ear cups, instead of nasty velour. The new design also has zero exposed wires, which makes them pretty much oaf-proof headphones. (Seriously--look at all the headphone reviews on Amazon..."one side stopped working"..."no sound after using it for a week", etc. Cause: tiny 800-gauge wires tangled around oafish fingers.) However...the sound quality on the bass end was a little bit of a disappointment. The K240 has rolled off bass, but what it reproduced was pretty flat. I could listen for hours at a time and not be fatigued. Not so with these AKG K245s, which have a bass bump. The old K240s were sold as "semi-open", but I could definitely hear what was going on in the room. The K245s don't seem open air at all. If fact, they sound like a closed-back set without insulation inside. However putting them on table with the ear cups face-down confirms that they are in fact open back. The big flaw is that they're tiny. The K55X series were huge, loud, bright and bass-y. The K545 was the more compact version of those. My ears didn't quite fit inside without tucking a little. The K245s are even smaller--much like an inbetween-ish on-ear set. I can't imagine an averaged sized male could wear these comfortable. The suspension is likewise sized for a child. When i wear the headphones, the suspension is maxed out, and the headphones slowly retract, eventually slipped off the bottoms of my ears. I can wear them only for a few minutes. My summary as is follows: The Good: Redesigned to eliminate all the design flaws of the K240/K5XX/K7XX series. Tougher for work day use. Nylon (?) signal cable much tougher than the PVC insulated ones that used to chemically break down, become brittle and rip open. Good, airy AKG sound with lots of detail. Super cheap. Sub-$90 price tag! Comes with bag. (Really is a dust cover, not a portable case.) The Bad: Protein leather/vinyl leather ear pads are thin and tear quickly. (Don't poke with fingernails, etc. Order spares now, before they stop making them.) Somewhat bassy. The Ugly: Too tiny for normal-sized humans. Suspension is way too tight as a result.

I wasn't impressed with the sound quality of these headphones initially, but I decided to give them a chance as I love the build quality. I've been testing them out, primarily for critical listening applications, and comparing them with a few others in the same price range. After nearly a week of breaking them in, I actually find that my ears prefer the sound of these over the more expensive, and ubiquitous, 7506's. They sound very natural and flat to me. However, I find that they do tend to favor the low to mid range, smothering the highs just a bit. I'm sure there are other models out there, that might sound better to my ears, but I still keep coming back to these. One thing I'd like to note though: they are On-Ear Headphones. That being said, they can be extremely uncomfortable if you are planning to use them for long listening sessions. Otherwise, I find they are great for referencing dialogue.

I do want to clarify that I really like these headphones and would totally recommend them for casual listening of detailed classical music, and a wide variety of other music, up to technical death metal and stuff that would otherwise lose lots of detail on cheap drivers. Well, these aren't particularly expensive either, but happy with quality of seal and sound. They might sound a bit underpowered to some, so be ready to increase the volume in most of your mobile devices. I wasn't able to discern any obvious distortion or loss of quality at higher volumes. Listening to Hilary Hahn's violin or Alexandra Spence's serene voice is quite enjoyable, as if they were playing in a room next to you with the open door. Same with heavily distorted guitars and technical drumming like in several Tesseract and Messhugah albums. Coming from pretty regular in–ear headphones, I'm quite satisfied with the sound quality of these. What I got a gripe with is that the synthetic leather headband started peeling off at the edges near the stitching within days of pretty regular use. Honestly. it seems like these were improperly stored because that's what usually happens to synthetic materieal when you store it in relatively warm environments. The three–metre long OEM cable (which I don't regularly use, by the way) also shows signs of this because the straight section keeps a pretty stubborn coil shape up to this day. The finish of the cable is actually very good, otherwise. The cushioning of the pads is pretty comforable and warm. If you live in a tropical country like I do, you will sweat them a lot. This doesn't seem to affect the finish of the surface of the pads, which I'm pretty happy about, but it does at the inner seams. Yes, one of the pads started coming apart at the inner seam. Pretty discouraged at first, but decided to take them off and with a bit of crazy glue and lots of care, it became a pretty easy fix. Also, the pads are in fact small, or rather shallow actually. I have relatively small ears and I can still feel the inner border of the driver cover with the edge of my ear. It doesn't bother me really, but someone with larger ears might seriousy consider aftermarket pads along with this purchase. Other than this, the finishes are well done and looks pretty nice at a quick glance. One looks like a retro–modern radio operator when wearing them, which is faintly ridiculous in a good way LOL I do like that aesthetic, being honest. Overall, I'm satisfied with the purchase, as no product is actually perfect and this one delivers well for what it is intended for.