[Nitpick]

Well my first post here at Head-fi, after reading many a pages in the infamous thread, I decided to place an order and join here. Well I got them, I opened the box and there they were, very light headphones, I almost was scared of braking them thanks to the thread too. Well plopped them on my head and started my music, wow was the bass muddy, i mean like sluggish like, but after a few songs, it seemed to change, bass was starting to loosen up and midrange came out from the back, but the highs were still out of sight. The headphones give a very closed up feeling, which was different from my Ksc75's. I like AKGs so far but i hope the highs get a little better.

 

[HeatFan12]

Removing the foam pad in the center takes care of that...

 

[LuckyKarma]

Yes, remove the foam pad and the highs will be clearer and the bass will sound much tighter. Between that and a little burn in, you will be loving these cans soon

 

[norseman8485]

Plus more burning in.

 

[DDF]

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Originally Posted by Nitpick /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well my first post here at Head-fi, after reading many a pages in the infamous thread, I decided to place an order and join here. Well I got them, I opened the box and there they were, very light headphones, I almost was scared of braking them thanks to the thread too. Well plopped them on my head and started my music, wow was the bass muddy, i mean like sluggish like, but after a few songs, it seemed to change, bass was starting to loosen up and midrange came out from the back, but the highs were still out of sight. The headphones give a very closed up feeling, which was different from my Ksc75's. I like AKGs so far but i hope the highs get a little better.

I found the exact same thing, even with the pads removed. Maybe the newer ones sound different?

Regarding burn-in, a lot of that is just familiarization and adjustment. After a while, go back to headphones you know and compare. Without a stable reference, its impossible to tell burn-in from user compensation.

 

[Nitpick]

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Originally Posted by LuckyKarma /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, remove the foam pad and the highs will be clearer and the bass will sound much tighter. Between that and a little burn in, you will be loving these cans soon

Now I'm a little worried about removing the foam, do u just turn the earcups around or something?

 

[Nitpick]

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Originally Posted by DDF /img/forum/go_quote.gif I found the exact same thing, even with the pads removed. Maybe the newer ones sound different?.

oh man if that the case i hope I'm not losing anything in SQ

 

[Szabi]

Don't Worry, the k81's needs a lot of time to get burned in. The sound will open up. Be patient