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AKG K181 DJ UE Reference Headphones – Flash Sale
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AKG K181 DJ UE Reference Headphones – Flash Sale
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Previous AKG offerings on Massdrop like the open-back K7XX and the closed-back K553 share a lot of great traits: both boast an expansive soundstage, bassy goodness, and a killer price-to-performance value. However, the large size of the headphones and their long stock cable make them unusable on the go Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downCamoGeko
137
Feb 6, 2018
I wish massdrop would stop trying to sell us junk like this and instead focus of providing better support and shipping on products people actually want.
azfotog4u
1
May 28, 2018
CamoGekoThey sell a full range of products.
For years I have used AKG-240 Studio headphones (I am on my third pair) when listing to vinyl in the 1980's and later when I began to edit sound for my videos . This AKG K181 fills a niche that is missing in my headphone collection. They are certainly much better than most earbuds and some of those cost in excess of $40.
Just a side note: When I purchased my Samsung Galaxy S8+, it came with some rather robust AKG earbuds, the best earbuds I have received when I purchased a new mobile phone
For years I have used AKG-240 Studio headphones (I am on my third pair) when listing to vinyl in the 1980's and later when I began to edit sound for my videos . This AKG K181 fills a niche that is missing in my headphone collection. They are certainly much better than most earbuds and some of those cost in excess of $40.
Just a side note: When I purchased my Samsung Galaxy S8+, it came with some rather robust AKG earbuds, the best earbuds I have received when I purchased a new mobile phone
lancery
9
Feb 5, 2017
It seems like the $249.00 MSRP is a bit misleading when on amazon it's listed for $69.00. Am I missing something?
http://amzn.to/2keSUJg
http://amzn.to/2keSUJg
Daaboodee
0
Mar 26, 2017
I will not agree. I bought here nuforce dac 80 for 300 usd. If I want to buy it in Poland I would have to pay 800 usd
Daed
574
May 9, 2017
The MSRP is always misleading, period. It's just a number set by the manufacturer that has no relationship whatsoever with the market.
pman2643
2
Feb 25, 2018
would anyone recommend these for video editing? I'm on a bit of a budget and the $40 price from a brand like AKG seems very enticing. I don't know what kind of sound stage "Disk Jockey" headphones have to offer, I just need something flat and crisp.
PaganD
104
Mar 25, 2018
Please don't tell people you need an amp for this when the rated impedance is 42 omhs, especially when the sensitivty id 112 db. Unless a headphone is 80 omhs or above, though this is subjective as well, most headphones can be driven easily on the go no issues or problem. The only potential issue would be if the source quality is crap, eg less than CD quality.
I will add I don't have this particular headphone as I have more than enough good headphones for now so I can't comment on how it sounds but AKG rarely swing misses.
Potential Good Value as echoed.
DigitalDuckling
9
May 2, 2016
I feel like the MSRP listed here is deceptive. I checked a few sites and even AKG is only listing the price of these as $84 on Amazon, not $249, so it's really not as much of a discount as this drop is purporting. Maybe at some point is was $249 but it certainly isn't now.
Mazinkaiser
14
May 5, 2016
DigitalDuckling$84 is not Amazon. It is some third party vendor. At the end of the day you get a better deal through Massdrop.
ProgressiveIce
49
May 20, 2015
Wait a second... So you consider a 5m cable usable on the go, but a 3m one (K7XX and K553) is too long?
Danny_Liu
1106
May 20, 2015
ProgressiveIceIt's 40" (1m) at rest before stretching it out, 5m fully uncoiled.
AdamLop213
0
Nov 27, 2018
studioplutoWas an error in the time, it said it was supposed to last until 16:00 (8:00 PM) yesterday but ended at 08:00 (8:00 AM) instead, I was weirded out when I got an order confirmation at 8 in the morning...
Maybe contact support?
A community member
Feb 10, 2018
My opinion about these - listening to them right now. Its a steal for this price but you need to know strong and week sides of those.
Strong sides: very good sound quality in all frequency response, properly defined soundstage - not to wide not to deep, great isolation, possibility of bumping bass by mechanical switches on drivers, quality 50mm drivers, they will play loud straight from phone, you can use this phones on street or even bicycle.
Week sides: big pressure on ears because strong clamp which hold those phones on your ears (thats why you can use those on bicycle).
In total I was able to forget about clamping after half of hour listening because Im a Viking and yes bass boost work. This is steal for 40$$$ ... my subjective opinion.
adartzivion
23
Feb 7, 2018
which headphones are better this pair or koss pro4s?
would like to know what to buy.
would like to know what to buy.
Eli35
653
Feb 23, 2018
I guessed @YanDoroshenko meant the FR curve when he said "frequency response", otherwise it'll be silly to compare two headphones just by watching at the specs.
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