AKG - K612 PRO

I have used AKG K702/K612 with a Fiio E10K for years, but im tired how the headstrap always wears down so fast, and the side things always break, and become uncomfortable to use after the side things lose tension. I was eyeing some of the Beyerdynamic ones like these, but Im worried about headstrap confort. And tbh Im kinda stuck on which ones to choose.

Is AKG bad now? I just bought K612 Pro's and they seem great to me

Sennheiser HD700/800/800S AKG K612/702/712 Phillips SHP9500/SHP9600

ATH-M50x é bem merda, O Kuba Disco 2 é melhor mas nada excepcional também, Os K371/K361 da AKG, são melhores que o Kuba Disco 2 mas não por muito também, só que, a AKG tem loja oficial no Brasil e eles frequentemente colocam fones em promoção lá, vc as vezes consegue K371 por 700,00 ou K361 por 600 (Acredito q esses preços subiram um pouco com a alta do dólar, quando eu olhei e comprei o meu K612-PRO paguei só 599 nele, mas foi em 2022) De qlqr maneira os da AKG acabam derrotando fones até um pouco melhores pq se vc tiver paciência consegue preços incríveis neles aqui no Brasil. (Antes da loja oficial da AKG um K612-PRO não saia por menos de 1400,00 aqui no Brasil) De qualquer maneira, se vc quer entrar no mundo da audiofilia mesmo e tem um ambiente silencioso, te recomendo mesmo pegar um fone aberto, como os AKG K612-PRO ou Sennheiser H650 ou HifiMan HE-400. O problema da HiFiMan é que o controle de qualidade deles é péssimo, é bem comum ter fones com imbalanço significante entre os dois lados ou outros tipos de problema e aqui no Brasil é meio difícil de vc ir trocando eles até receber um modelo que esteja bom, além de que, se vc não tem experiencia com isso pode até não perceber o problema rápido o bastante pra poder trocar. Se vc quer realmente com design fechado os K361 e K371 são os ideais pra comprar. Assumo q vc não tem um DAC então recomendo gasta apenas metade desse seu orçamento mesmo em fones por volta dos 600-700 como o K361 ou K612-PRO e gastar o restante num DAC/AMP de entrada, infelizmente dps q comprei meu ZenDAC eu parei de seguir os lançamentos de DACs então eu não teria uma recomendação atualizada pra te fazer, recomendo pesquisar no sub, frequentemente tem gente pedindo ajuda com isso, ou abrindo um novo post com essa pergunta de DAC.

AKG K line, start up from K612 PRO, then move up to K702 / K7XX, K712. Terrible build quality especially after a few years (damn elastics), but soundstage and clarity in my opinion can't be matched. Perfect choice for gaming and music.

AKG K612. Because of its dead neutral tune and general comfort and light weight, it's the perfect headphone to put on and forget.

Best cheap variant Akg 612 pro. Very wide soundstage. Excellent for games. Good for music too. Light weight.Next level only Sennhiser HD 800.

One of widest soundstage before sennhiser hd800 is Akg 612 pro. Wery cheap price for so good 3d wide soundstage. Just try. I know what I talking about.

Try akg 612 pro. Just try and you will understood everything. Of course with amp is better

Akg 612 pro. Widest soundstage before hd800.

I can relate to this a slight bit. But since I didn't really have anywhere to try on I did research and ordered accordingly, if not "blindly". My HP Journey. When I first got my (140€)AKG K612 Pros and a Fiio E10K some od 10 years ago, coming from a steelseries headset I didn't notice as much of a difference as I wanted. But I stuck with the AKGs, about 6 months later I tried the SteelSeries headset again. And they sounded really boomy and muddy and I didn't like them at all. But comparing them side by side I did miss the bass a bit with the (AKGs but my Amp had a bass boost that saved them for me. Then later on I tried some (100€(around 80€ nowadays)) Philips X2HRs which had the bass rumble I missed. Now I can hear the difference I was after much easier. TLDR; IMO At first when coming from alot of cheap sound gear I'd say you will probably not notice much other then clarity(and maybe lack of bass). Since the bass is often used to hide tLR268167667NLhe blemishes of cheaper audio. But it's within that clarity of you start to notice the difference more. ID say some 90$ and try to figure out what you enjoy. Also what music you play can sound wildly different depending on what you play them on.

Yeah Im not one to swap too often. Previously had AKG K612 Pros that broke after like 5 years, then got (current HPs)Philips X2HRs that is falling apart after 5ish years. Had them running through a Fiio E10K I've had since the AKGs(so 10ish years). Which the ZH3 are replacing. I realized early that starting to HUNT for certain sounds before a preference is established solid, is futile. IMO, so hoping the QC lottery will grant me solid phones ;-)