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I am also very interested in the k67,
Because if the 40mm driver is the same as the 167 40mm driver then I would expect similar details with a smaller soundstage and a direct competitor to similarly smaller "on ear" popular cans,
like the m80 or sen25 or maybe even beyer1350 or jvcs500.
They're on Ebay for under $80 now in the states where as the jvc s500 is still only in Japan which make it priced higher due to shipping.
I already pulled the trigger on the akg167 and vmoda m80 but may want these .
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After the looooong read I found very little impressions on K67, which is what I'm more interested in. It seems K67 was more ignored with the availability of K167 that is about to be buried by the anticipation of K267... something that hasn't even come out yet.
Hey guys,
I'm new to the board and a new found low/mid-fi guy, if I'm to name myself propely
. I've had the AKG K518 DJ for about 6 months and enjoyed them very much because of their ability to produce wonderful mid-bass and almost equally good sub-bass sound. Yesterday I drove by my local electronics store and spotted the AKG K67 for about 100$ , which I thought was quite affordable (I'm in the EU so it's cheap) so I decided to to give it a go and bought myself a pair.
My initial impression was that the K67 sounded like the K518 DJ phone, but the bass is more controlled and well-defined and not such as boomy as on the K518 DJ. The mids and treble are also more textured and defined so to speak and is a bit a of a step up from the K518. I primarily listen to to House/Disco/Liquid D'n'B music, so I'm more prone to give and impression on the EDM side for the K67. Rock/acoustic/pop/metal/classical etc isn't really my style of music and I'm not therefore not giving an impression as to how the K67 performs with these genres. I also can't state if the K67 has a similar sound to the K167 as I haven't heard/listened to the phone.
More on the sound signature then; as I've stated the sound is quite similar to the K518 but more refined with a more controlled bass signature. The overall sound of the K67 is a bit veiled/dark and so was the K518 before it opened up and the drivers got "burnt-in" and things will surely improve as the phones get more burned it, circa >50 hours or so. They are "just" somewhat less sensitive than the K518 as to how loud they will play unamped and I'm only using a Asus Xonar DX as my music source which has great sound quality to my ears at least. I don't know as if the phones would benefit from being amped through a dedicated amplifier/DAC, but they should be easily driven on iPhone/iPod or such.
Comfort wise the K67 is on par with the K518 as it's somewhat heavier but better padded around the frame. They still clamp a bit but cushions/pads are better and softer then on the K518, so that's an improvement over the K518. I've solved padding issue with applying some g
auze/bandage on the head band to make it softer, not so stylish to be honest but clearly more comfortable .
On the whole I'm quite pleased with the buy and I consider it to be an upgrade for those who still enjoy the K518 house sound and are looking for a similar sound and sound signature, engaging and fun bassy cans with adequate mids and treble which never become tiring or too sibiliant.
If you've got any questions, I'd be happy to answer them to the extent of my knowledge. I'm not an expert by a long shot if you're after frequency charts and such
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Btw, I'm browsing through some Prince tracks and they do sound clear and fun on the K67 for those interested
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