Hey man, thanks for the reply.  I will check out the specs for the AKG 141 MK II, as I was mainly looking for the AKG 240 MK II...do you know if Harmon Kardon have that one? I will have to check the specs for the 141 since I want to buy an AKG for monitoring purposes, so I'll get back to...

Anyone know where I can buy AKG headphones in Dubai?

Quote: Thank you for the to the point reply man! I will try to save up for the K271's but they're closed back aren't semi-open headphones better than closed for mixing/monitoring uses? Also, if the 55 ohm K240 bloat the bass a little, do you have any idea if the K121's or K141's...

Quote:   Well as mentioned above, I'm looking for something that can be plugged into my LG laptop right away (and/or my creative external soundcard) without needing amplification and with the intended quality it was meant to provide.  Just a side question also, would a guitar amp with a...

Quote: What about if they were the same headphones...like the AKG K 240's have a 55 ohm option, as well as a 600 ohm option...within the same model would the difference between those 2 be that noticeable?   Also, just in case I end up needing an amp, what are the 2 cheapest amps that...

  Quote: Oh, so is it that big of a quality issue? or can it be overlooked if I want a clean mixing/monitoring headphone? Also, is the difference between using high-Z headphones with and without a headphone amp just volume? Or does the amp also somehow "enhance" the sound? I want as...

Quote:  I see, I have 3 questions I wanna ask you then:   1.) I have an external Creative X-fi soundcard, I heard it's bad for production as I read it "decolors"/boosts/diminishes the output and certain frequencies, but I've had it before I got into producing...anyway, would it be...

Quote: So you have no idea about the quality issue of the headphones with high and low impedances? Also, I had no idea audio signals are amped inside laptops before hit the headphones out.  Does that mean that the amplification from the laptop in some cases would be enough to boost the...

Hey everyone,   I will be buying new monitoring headphones soon, and I just had a question regarding impedance.  Now it is my understanding that high impedance headphones need some kind of headphone amp to be able to reach proper listening sound volumes, but is that the only difference...

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Quote: Thanks for the links man! I notice he hasn't tested AKG headphones...do you have any information on AKG's? and whether they need a headphone amp to function properly? Yeah I took out the 280 out of my options, but what do you think of the 380's? They're closed headphones, so I'm...

Quote: I see, ok so if I get the 600 ohm cans, with the $20 Behringer amp, would the headphone work perfectly?  Also is there anything in between the 55 and 600 ohms for the 240's?   Second, would the Sennheiser 380's overcome the amp problem? can they function perfectly without a...

Quote:   How about if I get the AKG 240's but @ 55 ohms (low impedance), would that diminish/eliminate the need for a headphone amp?    

Quote:     Thanks for the info man, so that 240's @ 55 ohm impedance don't need an amp and I could still use them PROPERLY?

Quote: So it doesn't matter that the 280 and 380's are closed back? and that they have leather ear buds, so they tend to get uncomfortable after a while? and ears become hot etc...