AKG K 340 In-Canal Bud Headphone - Fudge

Took a gamble on these new buds and was blown away by the lovely sound. Fairly bass-heavy, but extremely faithful to ethereal highs and softer sounds that were never picked up by previous buds. Would have preferred a rounder sound, but for the price, not bad. BEWARE, however, that the cables are extremely sensitive, and every little body motion and contact produces Annoying Cable Noise. I'll be curious to see what others report about the K 340s.

I've bought AKG products since the 80's and love them all, but if you have a problem, don't ask them for help, they don't care. These little headphones are great with full sound in the high and very deep base. You can use them on any device that has a headphone jack and again, they sound fantastic, the best I've heard music through so far for a small set. The silicone sleeves that come with the headphones are the only ones you can use to get the full sound. When they tear, that's it, the aftermarket type don't work well at all. The sound loss is noticeable right away. No low end and no high end, just the mid-range and it's not pleasant at all. I've contacted just about everyone at AKG except for the President of the company for replacement sleeve tips and they all hand me to someone else who hands me to someone else and round and round it goes. Basically I was told to just buy another pair to get the sleeve tips. At $119.00 each pair and only after having them a month or two, that's a...Read more

I wanted a set of in-canal buds to be mostly used plugged into a laptop computer and occasionally to an mp3 player. I've tried the "cheapies" from the local discount stores (Wal-Mart, Shopko, Target, etc.) and they just didn't cut it. My music taste is very eclectic ranging from hard house to jazz guitar so accurate reproduction is important. I have no way to scientifically measure whether or not the sound reproduction is accurate, but I know how specific music should sound. These ear buds do the job very well. I like them a lot. They are very comfortable and stay in my ears for long periods of time without readjustment. The only criticism I have is that the markings on the buds for "L" or "R" are very difficult to see. I had to mark them again so I could see which was which. I've had them for two months now and they are working great. I am happy with my purchase and would buy these again.