you must have had it pretty loud for the plastic housing to buzz like that.  I have K142 and love the sound (made in Austria ones). I'm looking at them. The earpad are right inside the plastic housing and I'm wondering how to remove the earpads. I want to do this mod but can't see how to get...

I also like Shure because its smooth mids and clear and neutral sound, but there's something I just love about the AKGs. It's hard to describe. Maybe they seem to have a very analytical and detailed sound compared to others.  Don't know why some people don't like them.  I think they deserve more...

I started looking for headphones and listening to them at music stores and later found that I preferred the AKG's sound signature over the others. AKG sounds so silky smooth, neutral/balanced, and even the instruments sound clearly distinct from each other while others just blend into the music...

Glad you like the k240.  The highs and lows are so crystal clear, isn't it?  I love the akg sound signature so much. I guess people either love em or hate em.   Still thinking of the srh440? I tried them but it just doesn’t compare to the AKGs Imo. But they're still great headphones. I decided...

After comparing a set of akg k142 made in austria vs made in china, I bought two pairs of k142. One for work, and one for home. Not sure if I should've done that.  But still love akg sound signature.  Anyway, the austrian made pair seems to have a difference.   Thinking of modding it later by...

I went from AKG K172 to K142.  I'm feeling the sound in the K142 (semi-open) is a much better than the K172 (closed). Is it because it's semi-open.  I'm wondering if the driver size in the K142 is larger than what's in the K172. I haven't taken it apart yet to compare but does anyone here know...

  I walked into a store today and saw some AKG K142 HD. I'm tempted to get another set but these ones are semi-open (rather than closed K172).  They had mostly "made in China" new ones, but also had one new "made in Austria".  I tried on both, expecting them to both sound the same, but the...

Do yiu think the made in austria oldies would sound better than the newer ones made in China?

Still trying to slow-burn my k171 listening to them 3-4 hours a night. will let know if it changes any. but just added a Fii0 E6 amp and its helped the sound immensely.

i haven't personally heard the K701 myself b/c i'm a neophite to headphones but I've auditioned different cans in the store (Sennheissers, AT ATH-M50, Shure SRH440/840, AKG K271/K240).  I'm finding that my ears prefer the AKG sound signature too.  I picked up the K171 HD last week but will want...

I'm curious if the amp improves the sound of SR850 by much, given it's only 32ohms?

i did have the Shure SRH 440. I thought they were good at first but the more I compared them to my AKG k171, the more I liked k171's warmer sound signature.  I learned that these Samson SR850 is similar to AKG's sound signature so I returned the 440s to the store. I'm waiting for the SR850 from...

I just got myself a portable amp FiiO E6 and it has helped the sound of my K172s.  Now I'm much more satisfied. But still want to burn them in a little longer.

Many phones out there are like mine (HTC) and they just don't have enough juice. So I picked up the FiiO E6 amp to try out and see if it would produce better output in my  AKG K172. It seems to be enough power. The impedence at 55ohms are the same as the K240 and K271. 

100 hours, and now 200 hours,....this doubles up my impatience. Thats like 2 months out of my life.

let us know how the k240 sounds if you get them.   I'm wondering if there's anyone who has compared the "made in Austria" vs "made in china" ones?  Is there a real difference?   and is there a big difference between k272 vs k171?

Thanks for you advice.  Just have to be patient and keep up with the burn in time (....but I want good now now! just complaining.)

I'm pretty late coming into this thread but I'm wonder how much ear padding adds to the bass. Seems to me that an amp would be a bigger contributor to good bass (and of course, a good burn-in too).   I'm a newbie to the audiophile world I just got a pair of AKG k172HD (and Shure SRH440) and I...

Ok, then I may look into a cheap amp just for the AKG 172.  i was hoping I wouldn't need one because I'd have to spend more $$. I'll see how it develops after burn-in.   Well, I tried both SRH 240 and 440 and I can say that they are both feel very similar in comfort. I wouldn't say the 240 is...

... and by the way, yesterday, I just got a used pair of AKG k172 HD (on-the-ears) instead, thinking it will sound very similar to k272 HD. Is the only real difference between the two is that k272 is the over-the-ears, and k172 on-the-ears? That was what I'd heard.   But when I brought it...

To my newbie ears, you have to take my opinion with a grain of salt because I'm not as experienced as others on this forum.  The sound isolation of SRH440 is quite good.  I listen to it at night and my wife has given me a kick on legs yet so I assume it doesn't bother her.   The soundstage is...

I'm a newbie to this audio thing but I've listened to Shure srh440, srh840; AKG k272, k240, Senn. 280, A.T. ATH-M50. I prefer the AKG k272/k240 and Shure srh440/840 because it hits all the highs and lows perfectly. The ATH-M50 are over-rated and yes, hyped up too. Don't waste your $$ on...

Like yourself, I am also comtemplating between these same two headphones. This week, I just got myself a set of SRH440 but I'm also thinking about getting a set of used AKG k240 or k272 (not that I have a lot of extra $$ to spend).  The SRH440 has a very balanced and neutral sound to my newbie...