AKG K430 Review – Good Sound Quality for a budget headphone

AKG K430 are one of Akg’s headphones that are not known as the AKG K701 headphones which is in fact one of the best headphones in the market today. Personally i did not know them until one day i saw them in a mall in France and plugged them to my Samsung c6712 mobile, the sound was amazing, balanced with good bass and treble, the leather pads where comfortable,  the K430 isolates the sound from outside (ambient noise) for a certain degree but does not has noise cancelling. Their frequency response from High-performance drivers reproduce low frequencies down to 12 Hz and high frequencies past 28 kHz in stunning detail. The 99.99% oxygen-free cable improves sound quality.

More features for the AKG K430 headphones:

•  Lightweight, closed-back design features soft ear pads for a comfortable fit that is perfect for everyday use. The close-back design also ambient noise for a more relaxed listening experience.
• IPhone compatability allows use with an iPhone without the need for an extra adapter.
• High-performance, ultralinear sound is free of distortion, even at high volume levels, making it perfect for listening to today’s music and movies
• Unique 3D-Axis folding design allows the K430′s cushioned headbad to collapse along a three dimensional axis to fit easily into the included carrying case.
• Single sided cable and integrated volume control make the AKG K430 headphones easy and convenient to use.

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 Some people like the AKG K430 headphones, and this is why:

• The closed cups prevent noise from both leaking outside and coming in.Portability.
• You can fold them up, pack them away safely in the included zip case.
• They are my preferred choice for portable listening
• These diminutive on-ear headphones sound excellent, open airy sound but with good bass-not overdone.
• They are light and easy to wear for extended periods of time.
• They don’t exaggerate the sound that’s in the original recording.

Other people do not like AKG K430 headphones because :

• The clamping force is also quite intense.
• They are also not super durably made and feel as though they could easily break if not handled easily.
• If you like dance music, electronica, acoustic, these work well. If you prefer softer, more ambient bass, these are not designed for that.
• The big disappointment for me is the cheesy volume control that feels more like a toy than a feature.
• The only complain is the cable. It is thin and the inline volume control always get trapped by coat zip, collars. etc. and brings the volume down by itself, etc. AKG should spend the cost for a better cable rather than having a volume control.

 Akg K430 are discounted, have a look at Amazon now !

Checkout some user reviews on AKG K430 headphones

Quality portable headphones : By Newton

First, let me say I got this set for an extreme discount. At their current price listed here, I would not think that they are worth the price. Mostly plasticky, lightweight materials. Compared to my Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Studio Monitor Headphones, a studio headphone, these have much weaker build quality, a thin cord similar to those on the cheapest of headphones, and inferior sound quality.

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Surprisingly Good Sound : By  Eclein

I bought these on another site before Christmas on sale for less then $30, I didn’t realize until I saw them on here what a great price I got. The packaging is excellent they come in a nice box and the headphones themselves are smaller than I thought they would be, they looked bigger to me in the pictures.

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Koss PortaPro Review

Koss PortaPro is one of the best Koss Portable headphones in the market,  i tried it once in a headphone store and the sound was even better than the AKG K430 , i tested them twice each on a stand in a headphone store. They are more comfortable and fits so they are facing the ear so you can enjoy listening to music without any  leakage, they are light on your head, the ear plates are pivoting for added comfort,  it includes a carrying case which many of other headphones don’t come with like the one that i own the Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro for example, their frequency response is great along all the spectrum, very good bass response without distortion , their impedance is 60 Ohmswhich allows them to be used with an headphone amplifier like   in order to be able to unleash all their potential, or the Koss VC20 Volume Control. Koss PortaPro headphones are Collapsible for maximum portability.

Koss PortaPro technical specifications:

• Frequency Response: 15-25,000 Hz
• Impedance: 60 ohms
• Sensitivity: 101 dB SPL
• Cord: Straight, Dual Entry, 4 feet

Koss PortaPro Owners reviews and testimonials

1) By Peth from Norway

 I couldn’t decide between the Sennhauser PX100 and the Koss Portapro headphones. I bought both, so I could take them home and compare at my leisure. Result: They are both excellent choices! You will be pleased with either. But to distinguish between them:

The PX100 are more comfortable because of the foam cushions which rest on the top of your head. The Portapro are also comfortable, but I do notice the metal band on the top of my head, which sometimes pulls some strands of hair out.

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I’ve worn out two pair of these phones in the last decade. The sound quality was great. Wonderful bass–the only phones with better have been phones that fully cover my ears–and aren’t really “portable.” These stayed comfortable for the excruciatingly long flights from SoCal to northern Norway, even while wearing glasses. They fold up nice and small, easy to tuck away. They also performed adequately while watching airline movies … more than saved the price of the phones over several trips!

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 Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO Review

If you work as a music composer,  in a broadcasting station or post production, the Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO headphones delivers exceptional sound with rich and deep bass response without feeling that the high frequencies are suppressed, offering a frequency response rage from 5 Hz to 35 KHz quality. Thanks to the low mass coil and diaphragm assembly that permits to deliver a transient response equal to the one coming from electrostatic earphones. These headphones are not different from the previously reviewed and owned Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO except for the closed design that offers a higher bassresponse as per frequency response curves, please check and compare the below. The price is quite like the 990 pro and these DT770 also are on sale on Amazon.

Beyerdynamic is one of the oldest and most famous brands in headphones, and they are made in Germany, the company was founded in Berlin in 1924.

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Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO Features:

• You can pickup the midrange easily
• Bass boost as per above graph (red line ), and this is due to the closed diffuse-field systems “Bass reflex” technology for improved bass response.
• Closed design not opened as for the Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro
• Non detachable cable.
• Single-sided cable
• Soft ear cushions
• Gold-plated jack plug 3.5 mm and 6.35 mm adapter
• They can be used with appropriate headphone amplifier as they have a high impedance of 250 Ohms.

Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO video review:

Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO Technical Specifications:

•  Transducer type: Dynamic
• Operating principle: Closed
• Frequency response: 5 – 35,000 Hz
• Nominal impedance acc. to IEC 60268-7: 250 ohm
• Nominal SPL acc. to IEC 60268-7: 96 dB
• Nominal THD acc. to IEC 60268-7: < 0.2%
• Power handling capacity acc. to IEC 60268-7: 100 mW
• Sound coupling to the ear: Circumaural
• Ambient noise isolation: approx. 18 dB (A)
• Nominal headband pressure: approx. 3.5 N
• Weight without cable: 270 g
• Length and type of cable: 3 m / coiled cable
• Connection: Gold plated stereo jack plug (3.5 mm) and 1/4″ adapter (6.35 mm)

Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO Advantages with quotes from reviews on Amazon:

• Lightweight transducers that reproduce sound more efficiently than most cans
• The clarity and uniformity of sound is just amazing.
• The bass sounds *real* in these things.
• These headphones are very comfortable! You may forget you’re wearing them if you turn off your music for a few seconds
• For a small studio, getting a great mix is one of the hardest challenges. These headphones practically solve that problem
• If you just want to use these for gaming and listening to MP3s, you will be amazed at the quality theDT 770 delivers
• I’ve owned Sennheisers, Shures, etc. and these sound remarkable by comparison. They are really a dream to listen to.
• You can listen to music with relatively higher volume in crowded places like work or on planes, thanks to the 18 Db sound isolation feature due to the closed design.

Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO Disadvantages with quotes from reviews on Amazon

• The boomy bass just rubbed me the wrong way.
• The closed design makes the response not as smooth as in the opened cans, you can check this in the graph, the red graph has more peaks than in the blue graph and the smoother the curve is the more realistic the sound reproduction will be.

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