[babyoh]

There are none that I'm aware of. But if the leather is still intact and the foam is deteriorating, it's a fairly easy fix to re stuff the pads.

I'm asking because I saw this old FS thread with what looks like OEM replacement pads.

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/fs-akg-k1000-relic-from-the-past.25817/

 

[Davidzak64]

I'm asking because I saw this old FS thread with what looks like OEM replacement pads.

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/fs-akg-k1000-relic-from-the-past.25817/

It might be a good idea to post an ad in the for-sale section. Maybe someone has some old stock available. Good luck.

 

[babyoh]

some people like to be more anon i suppose. I have a late model, but I may be interested in trying an early model. Though getting the my sphere is probably smarter. I paid $1600 plus shipping, though I think $1500 is probably a better number, as of last summer. Then again, I've seen 2k on up to like 4k for a black box version, which struck me as ridiculous, but oh well.

Has the K1000 market cooled off? Low $1k-ish seems to be the norm these days for most K1000s.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Yeah, I still use mine every few weeks — more of a speaker guy these days — but I can’t recommend buying them new. I more or less stand by my review.

 

[babyoh]

Yeah, I still use mine every few weeks — more of a speaker guy these days

Same here speaker and vinyl setup for me these days. Is there any issue with K1000 sitting unused for too long? I leave mine in the wood box when I'm done with it.

 

[OptionTrader]

Is there any issue with K1000 sitting unused for too long? I leave mine in the wood box when I'm done with it.

I have two sets of K1000's for the better part of 20 years and still rotate them through my regular set to listen to. Keeping them in their case when not in use is [also] a good way to preserve them. It's amazing how great they sound even by today's standards.

 

[qazxsw80]

I'm asking because I saw this old FS thread with what looks like OEM replacement pads.

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/fs-akg-k1000-relic-from-the-past.25817/

I don't think it is OEM pads. They look like original pads that AKG sold back in the day. They were available until 2015 or something. Also they were ridiculously expensive for such tiny things, as far as I remember. Something around 30 dollars a piece.

 

[khalder]

The image below shows one bottom corner of my K1000 box. On the faded sticker, the first part of line 2 is 0443. Could it be the serial number?

Online K1000 photos show the S/N (usually 5 digits) imprinted on a tiny plastic emblem glued at the end of the headband. Unfortunately, it was missing before my ownership. I talked to someone at AKG USA. He said line 1 is the product code. For line 2, he said the last two parts (27 D5) could be the production code, but he didn't want to guess the first part.

If you have the original box with a similar sticker, does it show the same numbers as on the plastic emblem?
Could the S/N be anywhere else? For example, certain other brands have it inside the earcup.

 

[qazxsw80]

The image below shows one bottom corner of my K1000 box. On the faded sticker, the first part of line 2 is 0443. Could it be the serial number?

No, it is not the serial number. The serial numbers started from 01001 and ended somewhere between 11000 and 11999.
The cardboard outer box has the serial number, but considering the condition of the headphones and the wooden box, it seems you don't have it, do you? There is no serial number inside the headphones.

 

[analoggrotto]

Wow, good to see this is still on the front page. I still have mine, I never use it but I still have it and that's what's important.

 

[OptionTrader]

Still thoroughly enjoying both of my K1000's. One driven by a Lyr+ and the other by a First Watt F1.

With the exception of the Mysphere, there's nothing like them.

 

[Cifems]

Hi all, was lucky to obtain a pair of these, but in pretty bad shape.
My current stage of restoration:
https://imgur.com/gallery/IK4Acjf

Hoping someone here has a good source for 80ppi reticulated PU foam.

 

[travis-bickle]

Good job. Shows love for the phones which got no true successor till nowadays
Please report back if u find a comfortable solution for the pads. Some day I will have replace them too.

 

[hrklg01]

Hallo Travis-Bickle,
Sie sehen MYSPHERE 3 nicht als echten Nachfolger?
Wenn es so ist, warum?
Best regards Heinz

 

[travis-bickle]

Hallo Heinz,

technisch sind die MySpheres oder auch Raal Ribbon Hörer sicherlich als Nachfolger zu sehen. Leider bieten beide keine Möglichkeit die Treiber 100% frei schwebend zu betreiben.
Die einzige Ausnahme stellt da der Jecklin Float QA dar. Leider braucht man da wieder einen speziellen Verstärker und eine banale Verlängerung der Kabel ist wohl auch nicht so leicht machbar.
Darüber hinaus bin ich aber mit dem AKG K1000 und einem Smyth Realiser weiterhin sehr zufrieden. Dadurch das nichts die Ohren beim tragen berührt wird die Lautsprechersimulation über den Realiser meiner Erfahrung nach noch ein gutes Stück gesteigert. Die einzige Kritik geht an die etwas steifen Schläfenpads. Deshalb das große Interesse was der Bastelkundige da vielleicht noch an Alternativen findet