AKG K 28 NC Headphones

It is unfortunate that whoever did the physical design for these headphones chose such a goofy folding design, because if it weren't for that, these would be excellent headphones.

The sound quality is excellent. The bass belies the small size. The bass may even be too strong for many, but it is quality bass, which is to say that it is reasonably uniform over the bass frequencies, and without the muddy sound that typically accompanies drivers that are underdamped. The frequency response is very uniform over the full audible range, and there are no obvious resonances or peaks anywhere. The noise cancellation circuitry works as well as any noise cancelling headphones that I've ever used or listened to.

Notwithstanding all that, I still can't recommend these headphones, because the folding design is goofy and highly annoying. If you study the picture, you will see that the hinges that allow it to fold on each side, are not oriented at right angles to the band...Read more

These cans produce nice big sound from a small source but, compared to the Bose QC3, the active noise reduction isn't good enough. They're lightweight and comfortable but at the expense of a permanent six feet of wire with mid-line battery belt clip. A good first attempt by AKG but the design and noise reduction need some attention -- which explains why you can find them for about $90.