[thatonenoob]

I am excited to hear these, especially since I've now auditioned the MDR-Z1R.  I would like to see how AKG has done with their closed back.

 

[noplsestar]

I am excited to hear these, especially since I've now auditioned the MDR-Z1R.  I would like to see how AKG has done with their closed back.

Yes, and in addtition a comparison with the MrSpeakers Ether C Flow would also ne great!

 

[thatonenoob]

I will try my best to make this happen.

 

[Beagle]

Initially I found the K872 to sound somewhat strange, a slight dark and grey characteristic, with a bit of a brittle/honky lower treble.....but with a very even response. Kind of disappointing, considering I was using the microZOTL2. I ran them in for a number of hours but little change occurred. Then I changed interconnects......and the sun poked through and the clouds faded away. The K872 will tell you a lot about what you are using as a source! It opened up familiar recordings and provided a sense of details that I probably had heard but was not aware of, in a musical manner. I love when I hear new things without being subjected to brightness in order to get them.
 
A nice wide spacy soundstage, seemingly flat response, very open and detailed midrange and clean (but not bright) treble. I need more time to get a bead on how it portrays the bottom end. It's seems to be all there but I want to nail down how the detail and dynamics really are. Seems to line up well with the K812 but with smoother highs.
 
The K812 has open drivers, whereas the K872 has that 'lattice' cloth insert (similar to the HD800) and what feels like foam rings over the drivers and damping around the insides. I don't dare take it apart to find out.

 

[jagwap]

Initially I found the K872 to sound somewhat strange, a slight dark and grey characteristic, with a bit of a brittle/honky lower treble.....but with a very even response. Kind of disappointing, considering I was using the microZOTL2. I ran them in for a number of hours but little change occurred. Then I changed interconnects......and the sun poked through and the clouds faded away. The K872 will tell you a lot about what you are using as a source! It opened up familiar recordings and provided a sense of details that I probably had heard but was not aware of, in a musical manner. I love when I hear new things without being subjected to brightness in order to get them.


 


A nice wide spacy soundstage, seemingly flat response, very open and detailed midrange and clean (but not bright) treble. I need more time to get a bead on how it portrays the bottom end. It's seems to be all there but I want to nail down how the detail and dynamics really are. Seems to line up well with the K812 but with smoother highs.


 


The K812 has open drivers, whereas the K872 has that 'lattice' cloth insert (similar to the HD800) and what feels like foam rings over the drivers and damping around the insides. I don't dare take it apart to find out.

 


Interesting...

As these are closed, are they sensitive enough to use with a phone or modest DAP? Does a non-europe capped iPhone have enough output? HTC 10? The numbers on the website suggest they might.

 

[Kamil21]

Initially I found the K872 to sound somewhat strange, a slight dark and grey characteristic, with a bit of a brittle/honky lower treble.....but with a very even response. Kind of disappointing, considering I was using the microZOTL2. I ran them in for a number of hours but little change occurred. Then I changed interconnects......and the sun poked through and the clouds faded away. The K872 will tell you a lot about what you are using as a source! It opened up familiar recordings and provided a sense of details that I probably had heard but was not aware of, in a musical manner. I love when I hear new things without being subjected to brightness in order to get them.

A nice wide spacy soundstage, seemingly flat response, very open and detailed midrange and clean (but not bright) treble. I need more time to get a bead on how it portrays the bottom end. It's seems to be all there but I want to nail down how the detail and dynamics really are. Seems to line up well with the K812 but with smoother highs.

The K812 has open drivers, whereas the K872 has that 'lattice' cloth insert (similar to the HD800) and what feels like foam rings over the drivers and damping around the insides. I don't dare take it apart to find out.

How would you compare the sound to the HD800? Especially soundstage wise and airiness of the treble... Really glad somebody here finally got one. Thanks!

 

[thatonenoob]

  Initially I found the K872 to sound somewhat strange, a slight dark and grey characteristic, with a bit of a brittle/honky lower treble.....but with a very even response. Kind of disappointing, considering I was using the microZOTL2. I ran them in for a number of hours but little change occurred. Then I changed interconnects......and the sun poked through and the clouds faded away. The K872 will tell you a lot about what you are using as a source! It opened up familiar recordings and provided a sense of details that I probably had heard but was not aware of, in a musical manner. I love when I hear new things without being subjected to brightness in order to get them.
 
A nice wide spacy soundstage, seemingly flat response, very open and detailed midrange and clean (but not bright) treble. I need more time to get a bead on how it portrays the bottom end. It's seems to be all there but I want to nail down how the detail and dynamics really are. Seems to line up well with the K812 but with smoother highs.
 
The K812 has open drivers, whereas the K872 has that 'lattice' cloth insert (similar to the HD800) and what feels like foam rings over the drivers and damping around the insides. I don't dare take it apart to find out.

 
Hmm...interesting.  I'm not personally a big user of interconnects/ cables... so a little worried here.  But if I may ask, which ICs did you use?

 

[Sona]

Why even compare a open to a closed headphone, a closed headphone will never sound like an open doesnt matter how much it costs.

 

[kman1211]

  Why even compare a open to a closed headphone, a closed headphone will never sound like an open doesnt matter how much it costs.

Because sometimes closed-backs sound better than many open-backs even in the same price range.

 

[Sona]

Not really a closed hd 650 would be a dream . Best closed for me is msr7.

 

[kman1211]

Not really a closed hd 650 would be a dream . Best closed for me is msr7.

That already exists and it's cheaper than the HD 650. The Beyer DT 150 is basically a closed HD 650 and is in some ways better than the HD 650.

 

[Sona]

Ehm no its like the hd600 and its not as good.

 

[kman1211]

Ehm no its like the hd600 and its not as good.

I owned the HD 600, HD 650, and DT 150 all at the same time, it was more like the HD 650 than the HD 600. 

 

[Sona]

es u ownED and u know that your brain can not longer then a few minutes remember sound signature so its pointless to argue . Sry bad english

 

[kman1211]

es u ownED and u know that your brain can not longer then a few minutes remember sound signature so its pointless to argue . Sry bad english

Actually it's not pointless to argue. Actually you can remember a sound signature. The HD 650 sounds how I remember and expect it to every time I listen it. Same with basically every other headphone I've tried. Our brains are not that forgetful even with sound. What your saying is akin to people not remembering what someone's voice your familiar with sounds like after a few minutes.