[ubs28]

So this AKG K872 won't be good with something like an iPhone 6S plus or a Chord Mojo? I'm more interested in the AKG K872 in terms of portable use rather than home use.

 

[Beagle]

  So this AKG K872 won't be good with something like an iPhone 6S plus or a Chord Mojo? I'm more interested in the AKG K872 in terms of portable use rather than home use.

 
Then you should probably purchase a portable headphone.

 

[ubs28]

Haven't heard a single portable headphone that significantly outperforms the Shure SE846 yet. Hence why these AKG K872 could be something interesting.

 

[obsidyen]

Haven't heard a single portable headphone that significantly outperforms the Shure SE846 yet. Hence why these AKG K872 could be something interesting.

Have you tried Noble K10U A?.. It's really great.

 

[thatonenoob]

Well this is indeed new to me!  Very exciting stuff.  I liked the K812 and I can't wait to hear* a closed version.

 

[Beagle]

Now it's been pushed back to end of August...

 

[ubs28]

 
Have you tried Noble K10U A?.. It's really great.

Not yet. But I'm looking for something that has the soundstage of the HD 800. I'm not sure if the Noble K10 will deliver that.

 

[jwbrent]

   
Like the AKG K712, you need to feed this with a warm sounding DAC and a transparent solid state amp to remove that edge / digititis. IMO, that edginess is just the limitation of the DAC that is being fed to it. It's meant for studio use so any limitations of your audio equipment and the music file itself is revealed without any coloration. Now plug it up to a warm sounding DAC like the Bifrost / Gungnir Multibit and those edginess in upper mids / lower trebles are eliminated completely while sounding realistic.

My hope is my AK240SS will suffice without the need of an external DAC/amp—I like to keep things as simple as possible.
 
It seems the info from AKG suggests the wooden stand that came with 812 will not be included, i.e., "carrying case/stand."

 

[thatonenoob]

 
My hope is my AK240SS will suffice without the need of an external DAC/amp—I like to keep things as simple as possible.
 
It seems the info from AKG suggests the wooden stand that came with 812 will not be included, i.e., "carrying case/stand."

I don't know if this will happen, but they can ditch the stand and get a nice carrying case.  Carrying case > stand in my opinion.

 

[Mad Max]

Closed back K812?
 
dis gon be gud 

 

[thatonenoob]

Closed back K812?

dis gon be gud 

If they keep the same sound sig with slightly increased bass at a small trade off with soundstage, without making it sound too tinny it would be a winner.

 

[ubs28]

Nobody has heard these headphones still? 

 

[Kyle 491]

 
There are seemingly a lot of deaf people (or people with hearing damage) reviewing headphones out there. You need to audition. There's nothing to correct IMO.

The irony in this post is mind-boggling.

 

[Beagle]

  The irony in this post is mind-boggling.

 
Why, are you a deaf reviewer?

 

[Kyle 491]

I may be deaf, but my reviews and posts could never be as entertaining as yours 

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