AKG Semi-Open Foldable Headphones - K24P

by AKG

Product Details

• Item Weight: 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00066UTBI
• Item model number: K24P
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 12, 2006

Product Description

"Always on the move, always seeking new kicks? The K 24 P is the dynamic companion for your adventures. Let the pristine sound and powerful bass range of the K 24 P energize your favorite music! These trendy headphones are very comfortable and use the 3D-Axis mechanism to fold down to a small package that you can take wherever you go. "

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Sound; Poor Comfort, February 8, 2007

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GB Amazon "GB3535" (Northern Indiana USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: AKG Semi-Open Foldable Headphones - K24P (Electronics)

I purchased these as an upgrade to the ear buds that came with a newly purchased MP3 player. I cannot fault the sonics of these headphones as they are clearly the best inexpensive 'phones that I have ever heard. That is only part of the total picture with headphones; comfort is another very important consideration. That is where these headphones suffer from a poor design. They are uncomfortable to wear for any length of time due to the metal band and the 2 adjusting clips that protude against the wearer's head. If they would re-design the headband and clip assembly, this would be the best inexpensive headphone on the market. As it is now, if you can stand to wear them, they sound awesome. My star rating reflects the comfort of the 'phones not the sonics.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 13k-27,000k freq Range, August 23, 2006

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askthedust "read John Fante" (fahrenheit 451) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AKG Semi-Open Foldable Headphones - K24P (Electronics)

I was looking for a cheap upgrade to my ipod headphones and read several articles discussing the best headphones. Looked at Sennheiser, Grado and Beyerdynamic low end models. Then I found these AKG's for under 30 dollars and it's hard to beat the sound they produce at their price. I like the design and ease of use of them and my only reason for not giving it 5 stars is the plastic connecting the ear speaker to the head band is cheap and will most likely break if subjected to abuse like crammed into a back pack and/or heavy items thrown on top of it. The metal headband was a little tight the first day of use but seems to have opened up a little after a few days of use. Not the deepest base around at 13k but still good enough and really tough to find anything better under 30 bucks. Am using these only with an ipod in work environment and small amount of sound does escape the ear piece as these have a foam pad, but they do a great job of drowning out two other workers music from headphones. They also have a zippered pouch but would have preferred a plastic case like the Sennheiser PX 100.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AKG K24P Headphones - Good Bang for your Buck, September 21, 2007

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D. Chin (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AKG Semi-Open Foldable Headphones - K24P (Electronics)

I recently purchased the AKG K24P headphones after my stock Sony Earbuds broke. There are always good and bad things about every product you'll buy - so, you have to weed out all the useless crap you might read that are written by consumers vs. audio equipment professionals.

Musical Preferences: Jazz (vocals and instrumentals), rock, alternative, world, popular, bossa nova, techno, and classical. I'm not into metal or country. I own a nice home stereo system (Aragon power amp, Magus tube pre-amp, California Audio CD Player, Acoustic Energy Speakers).

Product Description: The AKG K24P headphones have semi-open speakers, foldable, and a metal headband. The appearance is on the "cheap" side - made mostly of inexpensive/lightweight plastic. The cord leading to the separate headphones was unusually twisted out-of-the box. The cord does have a 90 degree plug (a plus), but no built in volume control (a negative, because some songs are louder than others). As others have complained - the metal headband is too tight out-of-the box. The headphones hurt my ears after about 5 minutes. No big deal. I just bent the metal headband and they are fine now. The headpones are on-the-ear types. They do not go around the ear like circumaural headphones do. Circumaural headphones and in-the-canal insert-type headphones do a better job of sealing out background noise. The headphones have a sensitivity of 125 db - which basically means they're pretty efficient. In other words, you won't need much power to make the music loud. Works great on my laptop and on my IPOD. On my laptop - I had to turn the volume almost all the way down.

I broke the headphones in for 75 hours using randomly played songs through my IPOD.

Listening Impression: The headphones are fairly neutral. By that I mean that it doesn't appear to favor or emphasize any part of the music per se. For example, my Sony earbuds were very "bright" or "tinny"; which emphasized high pitch notes. I characterize the sound of the Sony earbuds as being very "harsh."

The AKG K24Ps definately have more bass than the Sony earbuds. It was a fairly clean, punchy, but still somewhat lightweight for bass notes. If you're heavy into the beat of the music - you'll probably like other headphones better.

The K24Ps midrange response is very good - so, vocals are really nice to listen to.

Imaging: I have never found headphones that image as well as a good set of speakers. By "imaging", I mean that if you close your eyes and listen to the music - you can tell where individual instruments are playing or where the vocalist is standing. My Acoustic Engergy speakers do an awesome job with this (assuming that the quality of the recording is good). I haven't found a set of headphones that can image well. I believe the reason is because proper "imaging" requires reflections off surfaces in your listening area - and that sounds must arrive at each ear w/ small time delays. I know I'm getting to technical here - so, feel free to skip this part.

Bottom Line: The K24Ps are very good headphones for the money. I paid about $25 including S&H. They definitely outperform my Sony Earbuds. I don't know how durable these headphones are because I've only had them for a month. I give this product 4 stars because they don't sound nearly as good as my Acoustic Energy Speakers. I would characterize the K24Ps as "smooth" and easy to listen to. If you're heavy into bass, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a fairly neutral set of headphones - then look no further.