[Trav]

Looking mighty tasty can i get some feedback?

 

[SpikeX]

K4 K4?

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

And where is the picture of the tasty K4 K4?

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Ah, the powers of a quick Google search (and this Head-Fi thread comes up as the second result, by the way): AKG K4 K 4 Electrostatic Dynamic Headphones 400 Ohms - eBay (item 220390404243 end time Apr-11-09 19:28:43 PDT)

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

Electrostatic dynamic? What do they mean? Two drivers?
EDIT: Two drivers.

 

[obobskivich]

why do these look like a half-assed attempt at producing a "portable" K340?

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

Quote:

Originally Posted by obobskivich /img/forum/go_quote.gif why do these look like a half-assed attempt at producing a "portable" K340?

Do you know how they sound? I think they look ok, and it's a good idea. If it works....

 

[obobskivich]

I've never seen them outside of those few ebay pictures, and I didn't say they were bad, just that they "look like a half-assed attempt at producing a "portable" K340"

from what I've read (which is very sparse), they're apparently hybrid electrostatic/dynamic units, like the K340, but these are smaller, on-ear models, with somewhat lower impedance (if you consider 400 ohms "low"

), but roughly the same age

so I wouldn't be surprised if my assesment was at least half-true

again, I'm not saying they're "bad"

 

[Viktor]

They are very old portable headphones made by AKG back to 1980s, so that mostly they can't compete with the other series headphones. Don't be fooled by the word 'Electrostatic' in the name.

 

[obobskivich]

so you're saying they aren't actually electrostatic? or my original statement couldn't be more true?

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viktor /img/forum/go_quote.gif They are very old portable headphones made by AKG back to 1980s, so that mostly they can't compete with the other series headphones. Don't be fooled by the word 'Electrostatic' in the name.

The wikiphonia says they are electret-dynamic hybrids, like the 340, but a simplier design than the 340.

That they are old doesn't mean that they are bad. There are good old cans out there (I have some of them myself). But then there are also bad old cans. So the question is, are these good old, or bad old? Only someone who actually heard them would know for sure. Alhtough, simpler design suggests that they might be worse, it doesn't have to be so.

 

[Viktor]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DefectiveAudioComponent /img/forum/go_quote.gif Alhtough, simpler design suggests that they might be worse, it doesn't have to be so.

Believe me. Most portable design is not for the purpose to achieve the best effect.

BTW, K4s are not stand alone. They have three brothers, K1 K2 K3.

They are worth no more than collection nowadays if you do like old stuff, or so-called vintage headphones.

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viktor /img/forum/go_quote.gif Believe me. Most portable design is not for the purpose to achieve the best effect. BTW, K4s are not stand alone. They have three brothers, K1 K2 K3. They are worth no more than collection nowadays if you do like old stuff, or so-called vintage headphones.

Have you heard them, or this just a guess?

 

[Viktor]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DefectiveAudioComponent /img/forum/go_quote.gif Have you heard them, or this just a guess?

I've heard them all. Personally I won't pay more than a few quids for them, or a few bucks if I was in the US.

 

[DefectiveAudioComponent]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viktor /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've heard them all. Personally I won't pay more than a few quids for them, or a few bucks if I was in the US.

Well, that's a good warning then since you heard them. But just to clarify, the K1-K3 were normal dynamic cans, right? So they are completely different from the K4. What amp did you use, by the way?