Aiwa HP-AK100 Headphones

by Aiwa

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006AMRP
• Item model number: HP-AK100
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 6, 2002

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars VERY comfortable headphone, November 1, 2002

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Russell M. Van Tassell (Mountain View, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aiwa HP-AK100 Headphones (Electronics)

While these aren't the "hands down best sounding headphone" I've ever had the pleasure of listening to, they are VERY comfortable and they sound quite good, even attached to my laptop. Yes, I must confess that I bought these mostly for something to use at work that "wasn't too expensive" yet "listenable" - plus, my past experiences with Aiwa have, overall, been good.

I can wear these for a few hours and not really notice them or be too uncomfortable - they're light, the cord's nice and long and very pliable, and they fit well enough to stay on yet aren't so encroaching as to make you want to take them off "to let your head or ears breathe," if you know what I mean.

These certainly aren't audiophile level, but for the price, they are very, very good in my opinion. Now to finish constructing a decent headphone amplifier to "open them up" a bit more...

4.0 out of 5 stars A poor man's Sony MDR-F1, June 24, 2010

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D.P. Jones (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Aiwa HP-AK100 Headphones (Electronics)

I would have like to have gotten the Sony MDR-F1 open-air headphones, but they were to expensive (approx. $300.00). The Aiwa HP-AK100 shares some of the MDR-F1 features such as: open earcups, angled drivers, and comfort. I like the extra long cord, since I only use these for watching movies. I plug them into my Pioneer TRE-D800 Dolby Digital Wireless Transmitter and enjoy a good 5.1 surround effect via Dolby Headphone processing.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Comfortable yes...but heavy, December 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Aiwa HP-AK100 Headphones (Electronics)

These headphones are quite comfortable. The cord is very long, like three times longer than what I need. However the only thing I do not like about these headphones are they are rather heavy. After wearing them for only a short while, my neck begins to hurt and I get a headache. I need to try and make them not put so much pressure on my head when they are worn. Other than that, they produce very nice sound, and do not crush my ears at all.