I'm torn between buying AKG K 518 DJ (K 81 DJ) and Soundmagic P30.
They cost exactly the same in my country.
I prefer easily portable headphones, but these both seem still OK to carry around while folded.
I don't care about design, I just need sound quality and build quality, and, if possible, comfort. Perfect isolation isn't really necessary.
Now, I've read a lot of reviews and I still can't decide. Sound quality seems just a little bit better on AKG according to reviews, but virtually everyone complains about too much clamp force and ear ache after just an hour of use. Is it really that bad, and/or is Soundmagic distinctively better? I've been using Koss Porta Pro for some 10 years, and my ears ached a little after a few hours. Never a problem after some 2 hours of wear though. But I'm just fed up with its incredibly lacking build quality, they just keep falling apart (the two small black pieces of plastic holding the bridge together breaks) every year or so, even if I care about them.
I've no idea how big my head is, but it seems it's about average. Quite small ears.
There is no way to try these headphones before buying them in the place I live...
Can you advice what would be better? Another option is Sennheiser PX200-II, but it seems slightly worse compared to Soundmagic. And I can't afford anything more expensive than these two (about USD 70-75 here).
Thank you!
PS: I know nothing about the technical stuff in music so I couldn't really decipher a lot of the information about the sound quality.