AKG Semi-Open Foldable Headphones - K24P

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.

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...Read more

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...Read more