[lweijs]

I mainly listen to Dire Straits, Eric Clapton. With some other rock bands on the side.

 

[lweijs]

Any other opinions on this?
As I said, feel free to suggest other headphones.
Budget is 150 euro's max though.

 

[digitalfrog]

lweijs, where do you live ?
We can meet and listen to my 272HD, I'm in NH - not too far from Schiphol.

 

[lweijs]

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Originally Posted by digitalfrog /img/forum/go_quote.gif lweijs, where do you live ? We can meet and listen to my 272HD, I'm in NH - not too far from Schiphol.

I live in Overijssel, close to Friesland. Not very close to where you're located. Are there any other dutchies who know where I can find a decent shop to listen to headphones (Not too far away from Emmeloord/Heerenveen).

I've listened to a 272HD before, like 6 months. But I bought a hd555 at the time since my budget wasn't very high

Not quite sure anymore about how they sounded (wasn't disappointed at the time.. but I was used to my Sennheiser pc150's aswell)

[Edit]
I like to hear lots of detail, for instance.. when I'm listening to the Alchemy Live album (Dire Straits) you can pick up all kinds of things. Shouts from the crowd and tiny instrument details. Not sure how to explain it in another way ^^

 

[digitalfrog]

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Originally Posted by HippieTom /img/forum/go_quote.gif What music do you listen too lweijs? Only if the track is just "right" you will get a pretty deep and very puncy bass but if not: Gat damn were is the bass i heard earlier?

This is very accurate BTW. I need to dig in more to the reason behind this (encoding, original mix etc...).

Or has anyone been through the same analysis yet ?

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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Originally Posted by Kuba4 /img/forum/go_quote.gif K271 MKII are much better cans than AKG K271S.

Velour pads and different color scheme is the only difference between two.
And you can always order velour pads separately.

 

[lweijs]

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Originally Posted by Paul_in_Maryland /img/forum/go_quote.gif AKGs, yes; K-271 or K-272, no; without an amp, you give up too much in dynanics (response), even if you could drive them loud enough.

Do I really need an amp? I've been using my HD555 without one, and it was good enough for me (even through my Creative mp3 player.).

Still in doubt if I will sell my HD555 or keep it ;(

 

[boomy3555]

Oh, I insist,
I think the Denons 2k's can do generaly better all around than the AKG's I find the Denon's better with more genre

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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Originally Posted by boomy3555 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh, I insist, I think the Denons 2k's can do generaly better all around than the AKG's I find the Denon's better with more genre

Depends on many factors, may be unamped or if you are after a lot of bass. I dumped D2000 as to my ears and in my system K271S was better than D2000, considering Denon's fragile build and lack of proper isolation it was a no brainer which one to keep as an office can.
I also liked 2005 DT770 (non-pro) better than D2K too, something you might want to look into.
But out of those 3 only Denon is fine unamped.

 

[nickchen]

Agreed. And it's a question of taste & listening habits.

I also prefer the K271 to every other closed can (including the US E9, DX1000 and the AT woodies). I couldn't stand the D2000 boom bass and its emotional factor (too boring for concentrated listening, too annoying for casual listening).

The K271 works great with different pads, the stock pleather stuff is indeed a bit boring.

 

[Tiemen]

A used K270 Playback isn't bad either. They show up now and then on Dutch tradingsites (Marktplaats), and on ebay.de.
Can be bought rather cheap. You'll get great sound.

 

[lweijs]

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Originally Posted by Tiemen /img/forum/go_quote.gif A used K270 Playback isn't bad either. They show up now and then on Dutch tradingsites (Marktplaats), and on ebay.de. Can be bought rather cheap. You'll get great sound.

Currently waiting on a reply from someone that's selling a AKG K271S.




Any of you know other good websites that sell akg's and other brands (that ship to the Netherlands for a reasonable price).

Currently looking at : Welcome - Dutch International Cyberstore
They have the AKG K271 MK2's for 150.

Also it's 8 euros to ship to the Netherlands, which isn't much imo. Boughty my guitar + amp from them a while ago.. really good service.

But was just wondering if there were more shops like these which might offer another range of headphones.

 

[lifestream]

To be perfectly honest it depends what you want them for. I wouldn't buy them for listening. As reference phones, absolutely. But I tried them out yesterday (amped and unamped) and I found the bass was very, very anemic. It's such a wonderful headphone. It fits like a pillow and there's clarity like you won't believe. If you like less than ideal bass, by all means go ahead and purchase them. But if you're interested in bass I'd recommend going with something else.

Also I would find a portable amp. I found my ipod to not be that great driving the phones.

 

[Tiemen]

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Originally Posted by lifestream /img/forum/go_quote.gif To be perfectly honest it depends what you want them for. I wouldn't buy them for listening. As reference phones, absolutely. But I tried them out yesterday (amped and unamped) and I found the bass was very, very anemic. It's such a wonderful headphone. It fits like a pillow and there's clarity like you won't believe. If you like less than ideal bass, by all means go ahead and purchase them. But if you're interested in bass I'd recommend going with something else. Also I would find a portable amp. I found my ipod to not be that great driving the phones.

Ideal bass is perhaps a matter of taste? I never found K271 bass lacking in quantity and quality.
There are Headfi-ers enjoying them for listening to music.

 

[Mark Spitz]

I would concur that the bass thing is a matter of taste. The only time I have missed the bass with my pair of 271 MkII's is when I hooked them up to play metal gear solid in comparison to a 2.1 speaker set with a sub. Apart from that, the bass has been more than sufficient for my tastes. If it is really an issue, it is trivial to pop the bass slightly in an equalizer without incurring much perceived distortion.