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, headphones, recordings, imaging
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.co.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
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