AKG K612 Pro Over-Ear Open Back Headphone $185.84 Delivered (Expedited with Prime) @ Amazon UK via AU

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Lowest price since October 2020!

Pros: soundstage, imaging, tonality

Cons: fixed cable, requires a half-decent amp to deal with impedance swings in the upper treble

Timbre is slightly metallic compared to Sennheiser house sound, but that'll depend a little on your source. Great for gaming & movies, and a decent all-rounder for music, save for maybe digging into the sub-bass where it's rolling off a bit at 35 Hz.

The other high-value open back to compare it with right now is the Sennheiser HD 560S, which brings back some of the timbre, fixes the roll off, and adds a little detail at the cost of slightly weaker imaging and soundstage.

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  Volution on 09/03/2022 - 08:52

  Is it worth getting the K701 or the K702 over this model? Thank you

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    Dave Id on 09/03/2022 - 09:24

    I prefer the K702,currently $213.10 having purchased mine for $185.10 in Oct 2020.
    If you can stretch your budget to $354.14,the K712 is well worthwhile.Have two.

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      Volution on 09/03/2022 - 11:22

      +1

      Back then around 2015, i could have gotten a K712 for $250 and now i'm kicking myself for it.
      I've always wanted a K series AKG for the collection but never got the chance to. Thanks for the feedback.

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    jasswolf on 09/03/2022 - 12:16

    They all perform basically the same from a technical standpoint, with some being a little harder it easier to drive.

    The tonality of the K701 is more diffuse field than Harman, which can be picky unless you're listening to a lot of life, acoustic or orchestral music.

    The K702 tries to add some warmth to this a bring down the mids a little.

    The K712 piles on a lot more warmth and thickness in the vocal ranges, and is the least neutral.

    Higher number isn't better here, it's just different, though the rest do have slightly better housing and come with a detachable cable.

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      Volution on 09/03/2022 - 14:00

      Thanks for the descriptive summary that you have put there. Now the hard part is which one to get without even trying it on :)

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        jasswolf on 09/03/2022 - 14:33

        +1

        You should be able to find local stock somewhere, but as to whether there'll be a decent amp to try the higher impedance ones on, I don't know.

        If you're staying in this $200ish range, I would recommend the Sennheiser HD 560S, the HIFIMAN HE-X4, the HIFIMAN HE400SE, and the K612. The K702 is freely available at this price too, but you're probably going to want to EQ it for regular use.

        The planars probably get ahead for detail followed by the Sennheiser, they all have great soundstage for the price, and the imaging is best on the AKG models. Timbre is best on the Sennheiser, and tonality on all of these is close to neutral and clear, with the K702 being the least neutral (upper mids and air), followed by the 560S (lower treble, air) and the HIFIMANs (upper treble).

        The K612 are the hardest to drive due to the aforementioned impedance swings, the HIFIMANs would want a little current out of a decent source, and the Sennheiser would be a little loose in the mid-bass without a decent amp.

        Hope that helps!

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  CoenJC on 09/03/2022 - 09:01

  Any amp suggestions for this? Im no audiophile so im not sure if i could use my motherboard DAC to power this (MSI X570 Tomahawk)

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    zjz93 on 09/03/2022 - 10:37

    It will run fine out of your motherboard

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      jasswolf on 09/03/2022 - 12:20

      The upper treble (impedance 250-300 ohms) will sound dull and less controlled, and the rest of the frequencies (150 ohms) will be less controlled, which may give the impression of recessed vocals and looser base.

      It will run loud enough (sensitivity) but that's less than half the battle on a high impedance headphone.

      Schiit Magni 3+ is a decent landing point for the amp, and a Khadas Tone Board would pair well enough as a DAC.

      The motherboard jack is a starting point, just understand that a neutral headphone of this nature is going to sound like a very dull version of itself.

      But all of that said, this is an international purchase, and you should be familiar with the headphone before buying so you don't wind up paying the return costs.

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        zjz93 on 09/03/2022 - 13:27

        My bad. I looked up the wrong model AKG when googling the impedance.

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          jasswolf on 09/03/2022 - 14:25

          @zjz93: Fair enough, though I did link that data in the description.

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  Dave Id on 09/03/2022 - 09:36

  +1

  Price back up to $279.00.

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  Erwark on 09/03/2022 - 10:42

  +1

  I use these powered by my USB interface (Focusrite Scarlett 2i4) and they sound great, but they definitely need a bit of power to drive. I agree about the lacking sub-bass, but regular bass frequencies are full and responsive.
  Relatively flat compared to most headphones. Maybe not for people who want super-flat reference headphones, but a nice middle-ground.

  Very comfortable to wear all day for someone with a larger head.