yashicaman
500+ Head-Fier
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Amp the AKG 271s's and you get fun. Velour ear cushions help fill in the bass (amazing what ear cushions can do). These phones are well built. Are comfortable. Have a great midrange where most of the music is anyway. Soundstage is very good. Isolation is good. Fit is excellent. They aren't too heavy. They look nice. I find them to be accurate and a bit warm sounding. For closed cans, these are simply excellent, especially at their price point. You would have to spend considerably more to get the quality of the 271s. They sound great through my stereo kit at home (Adcom preamp or straight out of my cd player which has its own headphone amp), at work (McIntosh integrated amp), or on the go (Decware Zen Head with Philips music player). I have gone to bed with them (just to listen, I'm not that polymorphously perverse!) and laying down with them on is just fine. I like these phones enough that these are my principle wear at home phones. In the office, I'm toying with an AKG 701. On the go I run with Yuin PK1's (really great bass on these amazing ear buds--but you have to amp them). In my briefcase, I may carry a pair of Grado 325i's which I use at home, on the go, and at work for rock, blues, and metal).