Quote: Originally Posted by MaZa Of course. Its not like its some ibud inside a big can. It is a good headphone for music also. lol!

Okay, I replaced the vinyls with the velours. Seems to me like the bass is definitely a bit more forward and pronounced (greater impact, lack of which being a typical issue with closed cans) now, with the mids pushed backwards a bit. Highs seem unaffected. I do notice the drivers being...

Yes, I do have the velour on hand. But it seems like a little bit of work to get the pads off and on, so I figured I would see what to expect here first... BTW here is the long thread on 271 pads/cables/etc by nickchen: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/bra...y-k271-315327/ Not really a great...

Wait - you went with velour for better comfort? I thought you said the vinyl's were better overall...?

Okay, good input. What about sound quality? Any effect you notice (ex: more/less bass, clarity, etc?)?

So I have owned the AKG K271 MkIIs for a few months now, and truly enjoy them for what I use them for - recording, mixing, monitoring, late night listening at home (closed-back is important for this). So far, I've been using only the "leatherette" pads (vinyl?)...haven't touched the velours...

Enjoy the SR80s, I did my own listening test with the 80s, 125s, and 225s before I bought them and found the 80s to be most of what the 225s were (even though I ended up taking the 225s because of the great deal I got on them).