Quote: I haven't tried the PX-200 on but judging from the look of K450 on me i'd say the AKG look less goofy. It has a more clean, straight look from both the front and the sides. From the front it's basically just like a couple of pads are "magically" sitting on top of your ears since...

So I bought the AKG450 mainly for their awesome looks but also because many said they sounded nice. I'm not into this audiophilic thing quite yet, but out of curiosity i'm wondering how high quality (what kbps I guess) these cans are able to support? Honestly I'm not even sure i'd hear the...

Quote: Still the earmuffs on the K518 are quite alot bigger than on the K4xx-series even though they are by no means huge. I might just swing with the K450 when all is said and done. I adore the look of them and people say they're rather comfortable. The sound isn't a huge deal breaker...

Quote: There's some UK retailer selling them for 47.99 pounds on ebay. You reckon there's a chance of fakes? It's some electronics store called CAR AUDIO SECURITY that i've never heard of. Seems to be legit judging by how many approvals on ebay.

Thanks again for the help. I have looked into the K518, both DJ and LE. What put me off is mainly the size of the earmuffs compared to the other AKG models. I like the subtlety of those smaller ones. I've read reports about them not being very comfortable aswell.   I probably should wait a...

  Quote:   I tried searching around if anyone sold the K422, found no stores at all. And there are zero at ebay aswell. Those look interesting I must say, what price range are they in; below the AKG450? People said the cables for the K450 aren't very good, is that something AKG...

Ok, thanks guys. I think i'm gonna have to go for a closed pair to be more secure in that regard. Maybe i'll just move on to the K430.

Quote: Only had mine for about a year now, left ear aswell. With that said, I'm not really bothered by sound leaking OUT, what i'm concerned with with the K420 is people around me being annoyed (even though I don't plan on blasting full volume, not at all, I usually have quite low vol...

Quote: I have tinnitus so I'd preferably avoid IEM's because of the 'in-your-face(ear)' approach IEM's have to your ears.

Quote:   Yeah, the AKG ones are the ones I'm focusing on. My problem with the K430 is *drumroll*: the looks. I hate that silvery look, especially when it's not full silver but combined with black. I guess it would be possible to dye the frame though?  

So far my eyes have mainly gone to the likes of AKG K430/K450 which seem to have decent isolation. I've seen numerous people question their sound quality though, but I really have no clue what that means to me not being an audiophile and having used an ipod shuffle with the standard earplugs...

So i've been looking around for a pair of headphones in the price class of the AKG K420 etc., around 30-40 euro. The specs say that they are half-open; what exactly does that mean? I'm going to be using mine during long bus travels and the like, and I prefer not to annoy my fellow passengers too...