All user reviews of 4/5 for the AKG K 271 MK II

The headphone is fragile because its construction uses a mediocre plastic.

I used this headset for a little more than a year of tracking and also as supplementary listening to mix media. The headset is comfortable but had a tendency to overheat a bit my ears and shake my head.

This headset is designed almost entirely with plastic, a few screws, etc ... and even glue. All I think is very fragile and should be handled carefully, mine did not survive more than two years.

In addition, the automatic function that mutes the sound when removing the headset works much.

No, this headphone does not have a flat response, the bass is back, but it is still usable and pleasant to listen. It isolates reasonably well and there is virtually no repisse, but is certainly not suitable for a tracker battery for example.

The only difference between the K-271 MKII and the K-271 is the contents of the carton. Indeed, in the bundle of K-271 MKII found the headset, a mini-mini jack cable XLR 3 meter cable another 5 meters spiral and a second pair of velvet ear (those on the headphones are made of leather).
I have a K-240 monitor for 5-6 years and I was looking for a headphone the same color but with a lower impedance to use it on any headphones. Indeed, the K-240 monitor with its impedance of 600 ohms necessarily demand a powerful headphone amp to begin to hear something. On an MP3 player or the direct output of the sound card is not even worth means almost nothing.
But I have just purchased a pair of speakers M-Audio Studiophile AV40. For her: nothing to say, in contrast to their headphones: they lack a lot of power. Even at the bottom, with the K-240 M, I heard nothing. Also, when I plug in my headphones and I ride the volume of my speakers, they shall instead continue to remain silent out of his (mostly acute), which is not very practical when you want to record something next (repisse). So I bought a K-271 MKII to address this problem of power. And then I had a pretty nasty surprise, and despite the impedance of 55 ohms announced, I always have to push the volume of AV40 thoroughly to have a powerful enough in his headphone. The fault is due to either AV40 or the K-271 is a bit of both (I would opt for the third hypothesis).
In short, other than that, the sound:
He failed a bit at first (as in the K-240), the sound is flat, neutral, and we would like to hear a little more beautiful sounding bass though, sound a bit more loudness. But after a few hours of listening is a joy, really means everything and even infra bass. We hear the details previously unsuspected, reverbs, small delays on vocals, cymbals a little behind ... As for the stereo, it's perfect. This remains a headphone, so you do not feel this "curtain" you can have with the speakers but we can discern a perfect pan of each track.
Finally, to mix, this headset is an excellent complement of speakers, we hear details that can not hear with the speakers and especially when making a mix that completely removes the headphone and the headphone, it is not all surprised by the result of pregnancy. I tried the Sony MDR 7506 and when I withdrew to go to the speakers I had the impression that they were desperately short of high-mids, an adaptation time was needed each time they passed the headphone to the speakers through headphones or speakers. With the K-271 is not the case at all, which sounds in the headphones sound on the speakers and you can spend all the time from one to another with no time to adapt.
About the automatic switch that cuts the sound in the headphones when you do not wear it: this system is very well done and very sensitive, I do not think this can be problematic even after several years of wear. This should not be afraid to push to buy another headphone.
Last thing, the K-271 on an MP3 player, large lack of power, it was nice to push the volume up, it is sorely lacking gain in the headphone.
In the end, these headphones would be perfect if it does not require me to invest in a headphone amp that I would not even know or connect to my M-Audio audiophile who has only one stereo output and RCA, the latter being already occupied by my speakers. So I'll put a respectable 8 out of 10.

◦ For how long have you been using it?

I just receive it and therefore I have a few hours of listening on, and this review will also subsequently amended, with more distance.

◦ Did you try many other models before getting this one?

Some Sennheiser and sonny, but it's been almost 8 years since I had a Sennheiser HD-490 and I obviously things change a bit.

◦ What thing do you like most/least about it?

The sound to me like very clean, very precise in the treble and midrange, the bass are not bad either, although I find them a little back. So be careful when mixing, but once accustomed ear I think we can no longer surprising.
In fact this headphone seems well balanced.
Small downside to the automatic muting, which can interfere if you have a small head (like me, it is set but it's just ..)
I also found the sound volume a bit tight, you still have to push for it to do so.

◦ What is your opinion about the value for the price?

For now it seems good.

◦ Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...

I'll say it later, with a little more perspective.

I just got this headphone.
Overall there is nothing wrong but I find the low / medium low too withdrawn or conversely a high mid-range/tweeter too far.
If we compare what has been low in this headset to most headphones general public and most of the general public as sound, there is one which reach far enough that people really home. I do not know whether this choice of "perfect" (I have my doubts) flatness bandwidth is appropriate to the views of current monitoring systems are equipped with more general set of sub 10db louder than the satellites accompany (?)

If the monitoring are generally two lanes is because the public usually has 2-way speaker.
If you listen to a mix with headphones ipod or walkman type headphones koss PortaPro there are 3 times more bass ... Although there is less loyalty and dynamic, but 3 times more low anyway for the general public ... is it reasonable to mix on a headphone that lacks low or rather the cash so we put in 3 times more than normal for a mix?

I think a good monitoring system should take into account the listening public and to establish, in addition to its intrinsic qualities (bandwidth, dynamic, spatial ...) consistency with the monitoring systems of large public.

Apart from the philosophical questions that make me ask this headphone, it deserves a good rating because the rest is flawless.
Now I listened to some records that I love the heat and this headphone does not make it ... it bothers me a bit.
I hope this is also a history of running. I'm going to swing with a good CD Heavy alternated a good mix of electro and see what happens after.

I add this little comment one week after purchasing these headphones. The running is starting to bring results. Low more open and warm (soft) and acute, less scintillating ... the process of softening of the membrane appears to act. I completed with a mix for a corporate video (Voice-over, background music and small FX ..) It's ok! just 2 minor errors when I checked on my monitor and headphones wider audience (Koss): Boost 125Hz and exaggerated the cancellation of 200 Hz over exaggerated voice. Otherwise balance Voice / Music / Fx and general compression perfect! I will remain vigilant balance when the equalization of a mix with this headset but I think it may be very suitable for the volume and balance control of dynamics.

Hello,

I just bought this headset, but I am owner for over a year of AKG MK2 240. I love this headphone and it is only the closed version of 240.

For a closed, I also found light to wear (relatively) than my 240. The system is really nice arches and ear headphones around me perfectly, like the other. For more cons AC heating is clear.

The sound is consistent with what I expected. Law and cold. when I do not mix, I listen with the setting "classic" of itunes, it is a joy.

About AKG is one of the only manufacturer to offer headsets with detachable cable (which pete first on a headphone is the cable), a set of headset and a spare cable is still very strong by compared to the competition. Imagine your headphone at 300 euros with a cable that starts to sizzle, then you loose. Annoying right?

Do not expect too much use on an ipod on the other hand, the sound output is low, despite the 55 ohm displayed. In the same category, the Sony 009 is given as 34 ohms, but at first it makes no difference so far ...

Also note that from 2010, AKG headphones are no longer manufactured in Austria but in CHINA: (.

I went with the last of the store marked "made in autrichia above. So good, changing the line of manufacturing, personnel changes, always leaves ca glimpse of wiping plaster it all, if I were you I'll wait a bit before I start on the new ...

I put my mind in some time to complement, but hey, not too surprised to wait a priori, if not his best after a break.