AKG K99 Headphones

by AKG

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.8 x 4.8 inches ; 8.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001GF7WRW
• Item model number: K99
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

AKG K99 Headphones are semi-open and offer you excellent stereo sound at an easy price. The self-adjusting headband and low weight ensure a comfortable pleasant fit. Large, high-performance 1.6"(40-mm) speakers provide natural, uncolored sound. AKG K99s are perfect for listening enjoyment. K99 headphones include comfortable leatherette earpads that allow comfortable extended wear. You get a very accurate listening experience, thanks to an 18Hz-22kHz frequency range. AKG makes great headphones for a variety of applications, from studio monitoring to home listening. If you want to plug into a computer, CD player, or MP3 player and experience great sound, then AKG K99 headphones are ideal for you.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sound, great comfort, but could benefit from a headphone amp., July 12, 2010

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Cameron Matthieu "Al Capwn" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

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Sound Quality:
The clarity on the K99s are great. They produce an accurate tonal sound-scape that you can really bring out those "hidden" elements that you have missed before. For the price, the sound quality is exceptional. They don't sweeten the sound at all (artificially raising bass/mids/treble), so you are free to EQ your sound however you wish irrespective of the headphones.

Comfort:
I wear glasses, and one of the biggest concerns I had was the comfort of the headphones while wearing glasses. Many fellow four-eyes out there are familiar with the experience of having your frames pressed against your skull; the headphones griping your ears in a way in such a way that would make Darth Vader's choke seem tame.

Well, let me say that these headphones are deceptively comfortable and light for their bulk. No longer does the top of my head ache from a cheap plastic/metal band. The suspended pad does a wonderful job of protecting your soft noggin-tissue. The ear pads cup over the ears and rest gently, and the headphones suspend from the top, rather than pressing from the sides. This translates into less ear fatigue in longer listening durations.

Drawbacks:
Now I will mention the one drawback that these headphones have. They are somewhat quiet in contrast to all the other headphones I have used. Pushing up the volume too much causes the sound to distort in ways that other headphones have not, or at least that I have not noticed. This seems to only occur on my computer, as my home stereo is not affected by this. I have read that a headphone amp can correct this and provides a boost in volume without corrupting the audio. In a way, limiting the sound in this fashion may be a blessing in disguise to keep from cranking the volume to unsafe levels.

Summary:
I am very pleased with these headphones. I have used these for a while now, and seem to be holding up well. They have a single cord, so they don't turn into cord spaghetti, which is a nice touch. The cord is very long compared to typical commercial headphones, which I think is great, but may agitate others with the excess slack. The sound is excellent for the price, and if you are a moderate volume listener, the lower audio levels could be a moot point; otherwise, a headphone amp should make these a perfect combination for quality-to-price conscious individuals.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Monitoring headphones, June 4, 2011

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Jimbo - See all my reviews

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I got these headphones for music production monitoring. I know that I should be using actual monitors but i didn't have the money at the time so i figured these are better then my laptop speakers. They sound great, you can really hear all of the different sounds clearly. They are built well and are light weight. Very comfortable for long periods of time. They could use a headphones amplifier to get better sounding low end but dont let that stop you from getting them. The semi-open back makes it sound alot more natural. Overall really great headphones for the money.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent headphones for home use, January 30, 2010

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C. Hill (St. Joseph, MO) - See all my reviews
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I bought these headphones to replace an old set of low-end SONY's I'd had for years. I'm not bashing SONY, just those headphones. They had no bass to them and in order to hear bass in my iTunes music and youtube videos, I had to crank the volume which didn't do my ears a lot of good. These are the polar opposite. They sound excellent and fit very comfortably over your ears. They will eventually make your ears sore, but that will take 2.5 to 3 hours. These have a lot in common with the K77s. A relative of mine who works in a recording studio recommended these to me over some Sennheisers I had been considering. I'm glad I chose these. The only downsides to these are that they look a bit funny since the plastic "frame" sits high over your head, and they are a bit chunky so I'd avoid traveling with them. Excellent phones, though. I'm very pleased with them.