AKG K414P Closed-Back, Folding Mobile Headphones

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• ASIN: B000NOQDQS
• Item model number: K414P
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Sound and Great for Travel, December 17, 2008

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Brian Eaton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AKG K414P Closed-Back, Folding Mobile Headphones (Electronics)

I have had these for 4 years and they are great. They have great response from high to low, and provide a lot more bass then most of this size. Also, the closed cup keeps out ambient noise. Overall a great set of headphones for Rock.

The headphones collapse and have a fabric pouch they fit into which is handy. They are quite durable and withstood being thrown around in my backpack all day while in college.

Another review claims the clips are uncomfortable. If you slide the clips closer together the headphones expand for a larger head. I wear these all day at work with no complaints. The only time they can be uncomfortable is while wearing glasses because they have a smaller cup that rests on your ears. However, any headphone of this style will cause that.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great portable sound, December 27, 2008

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David Dennis "David Dennis" (San Mateo, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AKG K414P Closed-Back, Folding Mobile Headphones (Electronics)

These phones are some of the best for what they're designed to do, namely, a) provide high fidelity sound for portable devices and laptops b) provide comfort and noise attenuation via an over-the-ear design c) not cost an arm and a leg.

While they don't offer quite the isolation or bass response of full-sized headphones like my AKG K271 MKII Headphones or the resolution of my Open-Back Studio Headphones with Flat-Wire Voice Coil, they are much better suited to driving straight out of the headphone jack of my MacBook Pro. Unlike the bigger, harder-to-drive full-sized headphones, they don't require a dedicated headphone amplifier to sound their best. And unlike my in-the-ear phones Ultimate Ears Super.fi 4vi Earphones / Headset (iPhone Compatible), they're much more comfortable and natural to wear around the home and for extended listening.

Regarding comfort, I can't account for the reviewer who gives 1 star for comfort. I can only assume from her comments that she didn't figure out how to adjust the headband for size.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AKG Acoustics K 414, January 19, 2009

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D. Nimocks (Raleigh, NC, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AKG K414P Closed-Back, Folding Mobile Headphones (Electronics)

Great sound from these super compact headphones. They give a rich sound with powerful clean lows, and a good ranage of mids and highs.

I find them as comfortable as any headphones of comparable size. They fold up very small and are a great option over ear buds.

The only qualm I have is they fit on my ears much much better if I wear them backwards according to L, R markings, not really big deal though, I just wear them backwards.