Typical price: £150
What is it: Comfortable, high quality headphones for stay-at-home use
What we think: Spacious sound but unsuited to use with iPods and other MP3 players
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 19 September 2006
Tags: AKG, AKG K 601, AV receiver, metal, accessories
We like:
Comfortable grey velour cushions; impressive sound quality
We don't like:
Pricey; very large; not intended to work with portable players such as the iPod
CNET UK judgement:
AKG's K 601s are fast becoming an audiophile favourite -- maybe because the sound quality is more speakerlike than that of any other headphones we've tested
Full review:
Audiophiles are scooping up AKG's high-end headphones, the K 701s (£217), as fast as the company can make them. Quantities are so scarce that we had to 'settle' for samples of the step-down version -- the AKG K 601s, priced from £150 -- to review. We couldn't wait to audition them to see if they would live up to the hype. Continue Reading...
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