I'll start with the good. They sound amamzing. I'm not an audiophile so I'll forgo the use of all the buzz words I see here but the improvement over the in ear buds that I have used is amazing and they crap all over the Sony MDR-V150s that have been the main stay on my PC in recent years. The...

Bit the bullet yesterday and ordered the Xonar Essence STX and AKG K242HD phones. Hopefully I made a decent choice, its very hard to tell with so little info and so few opinions of recent AKG headphones. Four replies out of ninety odd views isn't a lot to work with.

Thanks for the feed back Earerror. I'm not looking for volume. My PC is in the smallest room in house. I'm aiming for good clear sound and have opted for semi open phones over closed as I really don't like the sound pressure. I have given up on speakers as my girlfriend always complains about...

Bump. Still trying to make a decision. The new PC build is underway and will include a Xonar Essence XT. It would be very convenient to order the AKG K242HD phones with all the parts. However the Audio Technica seem to get a good mention as easy to drive headphone. So its down to these two. I...

I suppose I should broaden my search a little. I would like a decent pair of 'phones that work well without an amp, but that will shine when I do have the money to add the Xonar Essence or an amp to my PC. I picked the HD595 and K242 because of availability and price. All of the smaller...

I mostly listen to music on my pc, and occasionally via a media streamer on my small Sony hifi. I long ago realised I was happier listening on headphones but could never quite find any that were comfortable. After reading a bit recently I think what I need are open or semi open circumaural...