Aman
Headphoneus Supremus
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Many people have classified the AKG K271s headphones as having very little bass, or possibly "recessed". I agreed to a degree - I really thought that the bass COULD be more present, and that when I DID hear the bass, it seemed too low in volume.
I discovered the true reason for this:
THIS IS A RECORDING PROBLEM!
The AKG K271s headphones must just be EXTREMELY revealing, because I have never experienced anything like this before! I played Frank Zappa's 2LP set "Joe's Garage Acts II & III" - it is the best-sounding LP in my collection... and WOW! The bass just OPENED up! I have made no equipment changes of any sort - I just never listened to this LP through headphones before. I put on some other recordings - and what do you know.. the bass is gone!
I put the Frank Zappa LP on again ... and what do you know ... the bass is alive! It's vibrant! It's full of depth and life! It's impactful!
What's the deal here? I really believe it's just a really bad bass track on many albums that give the AKGs their bass characteristics. Really, on a well-recorded track this bass problem is DEFINITELY not existent. On a recording of Handel's "Messiah" (another of one of my better-sounding LPs) the bass is there in extraordinary detail and depth.
You guys wouldn't believe your ears listening to the 271s headphones through this Frank Zappa album - I have yet to achieve bass like this on any other headphone through any other album! It's just so much fun, so punchy, and so deep - it's better than anything the Grados have been able to put out!
I can't explain this one really... this is beyond anything I could comprehend - and my ears are not deceiving me...
I just thought I'd share this to any of the people thinking about purchasing one of these phones.
Comments?
-Andrew
I discovered the true reason for this:
THIS IS A RECORDING PROBLEM!
The AKG K271s headphones must just be EXTREMELY revealing, because I have never experienced anything like this before! I played Frank Zappa's 2LP set "Joe's Garage Acts II & III" - it is the best-sounding LP in my collection... and WOW! The bass just OPENED up! I have made no equipment changes of any sort - I just never listened to this LP through headphones before. I put on some other recordings - and what do you know.. the bass is gone!
I put the Frank Zappa LP on again ... and what do you know ... the bass is alive! It's vibrant! It's full of depth and life! It's impactful!
What's the deal here? I really believe it's just a really bad bass track on many albums that give the AKGs their bass characteristics. Really, on a well-recorded track this bass problem is DEFINITELY not existent. On a recording of Handel's "Messiah" (another of one of my better-sounding LPs) the bass is there in extraordinary detail and depth.
You guys wouldn't believe your ears listening to the 271s headphones through this Frank Zappa album - I have yet to achieve bass like this on any other headphone through any other album! It's just so much fun, so punchy, and so deep - it's better than anything the Grados have been able to put out!
I can't explain this one really... this is beyond anything I could comprehend - and my ears are not deceiving me...
I just thought I'd share this to any of the people thinking about purchasing one of these phones.
Comments?
-Andrew