PK1 - good overall? Or just good for earbuds?
I'm thinking of moving in a different direction with my office rig -- perhaps giving up my Headfive and DT990s in favor of a Pico (pre-ordered) and earbuds.
Reason in a nutshell: I need to be able to hear others trying to get my attention (yay, open cans), but want less sound leakage (boo, open cans).
So I've been reading up on the PK1, and its blend of reported sound quality, scalability with an amp, non-isolating properties (often a criticism, but in my case perhaps a plus) and comfort.
So do the PK1s sound good overall (when compared against regular headphones for the price), or are they really only good when compared to other earbuds?
Thanks for any info.
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Last edited by mchang; 12-29-2007 at 05:12 PM.
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