[canadianpopo]

I got my AKG 271 MKII from Amazon today. I read the box and it said they were made in China. I thought they were made in Germany/Austria? Can someone help?

Thanks

 

[myloveilove]

It says "Designed and engineered in Austria by AKG Acoustics, Made in China." AFAIK nearly everything is manufactured in China now.

 

 

[canadianpopo]

Ok. I will post pics later.

 

[rext81]

I'm curious too. I got some off Amazon that were made in China... HeadRoom says they are made in Austria.

 

[desktophifi]

To the guys who are worried with their Akg's, check this.

 

[Kevin Brown]

The 271 is the closed version of the K240 Studio/Mk II.  Those are made in China, not Austria now.  Unfortunately.
 

 

[canadianpopo]

I just called head room. They are made in China. However they still sound great. Listen to Welcome to the Machine by Pink Floyd on the AKG 271s. Sounds amazing

 

[canadianpopo]

Despite the amazing sound for the price the build quality is the exact opposite. One day after I had these cans the right ear pad that covers the driver started coming unglued. I filed a return with Amazon and I will be sending them back. If I knew from the get go they were made in China I would have never bought them. Anyone know of a good set of starter audiophile headphones not made in China, Taiwan,Republic of China, Hong Kong, or any Chinese company? Thanks...!
 
 
 
 

 

[wlmeng11]

AKGs used to be made in Austria, but they recently shifted to China to cut production costs. I got mine a while ago, so they were made in Austria. Perhaps you can get an old pair off of eBay, or try to find one of the older models?

 

[NinjaSquirt]

I think recent AKGs are indeed made in China. I had a pair AKG K702 that were made in Austria but they were bought quite a while ago.