AKG Q350 In Ear Headphones, Quincy Jones Signature Line, Black

 (26 customer reviews)

The AKG Q350 In Ear Headphones are definitely high quality. I've listened to a variety of different music with them and the sound is much fuller than that produced by the cheaper in-ear and on-ear headphones I've used in the past. Treble response is good (could be higher for my taste) and bass response is very good. In fact, the bass response might be TOO good. I've never been a fan of real strong bass while listening to music (again, personal taste), and the AKG Q350's bass response is almost too much for me at times. When I listen at a relatively high volume, the strong bass, combined with the fact that these headphones are inside my ears and blocking out all "escape routes" for the sound, can almost be overwhelming. I found myself wishing that my iPod Shuffle had bass and treble controls so I could tone the bass down just a bit. But, again... This is just my personal taste.

The overall sound of the headphones is excellent, with absolutely no distortion, even at high...Read more

First off, I am not a true audiophile in that I can run audio tests and sampling rates. I am a practical end-user using an Iphone. I never believed in the quality of such expensive headphones being worth the cost. However, these headphones may have changed my mind.

Once you get around the weird green/black color of the headphones, you will find a very quality product. The build quality is tangibly better than other headsets including the ubiquitous "Jbuds" and Sennheiser. The headphones come with a high quality case and a total of 3 sets of eargels of varying sizes. In terms of sound quality, all I can say is WOW! The AKG Q350's have incredible bass response and I now hear music much more fully than before. I can actually hear individual instruments, creating much more depth to the music whether listening to the London Symphony Orchestra or U2. The same for treble response. As another reviewer noted however, you will now be much more in tune with the encoding...Read more

BOTTOM LINE: These in-ear headphones are a vast improvement over any stock earphones you might get from a retail package of an iPod, or any mobile phone, although you can probably find other products that are comparable or even better in performance given the price point of these IEMs.

The sound on these guys are great. The bass is clearly there for all the bass-heads (sufficient without being overwhelming), and the mid-range is excellent. There is something quirky with the treble though, the highs almost seem a little warped like they're being distorted to be overly clear and sharp. At the beginning, I was a little bothered by this. But, after close to 30 hours of burn-in, I'm actually pretty satisfied with the way they sound (whether this is from burn-in or my ears becoming adjusted to the slightly funky treble I can't verify, but either way I'm happy as it is). My opinion is that these provide a balanced sound PROVIDED that your source is of at the very minimum...Read more