In Reply to: Akg 271 or 701 posted by Bobaroo on March 18, 2007 at 12:13:27:
I highly recommend the 701. The glowing reviews they have received are well deserved. They are very revealing and open sounding. I own AKG K1000's, and was able to borrow my friend's 701's while he was away on a long vacation. I have contemplated purchasing a pair, but I don't know if I need another pair of headphones. They do leak sound outwards, but I don't recall that outside noise effected my listening very much.I don't think that you would go wrong to spend the extra money on the AKG's. Headphones are already a relative bargain, since you are able to purchase superlative headphones for under $300 that will many things as well or better than loudspeakers that cost thousands of dollars.
Good luck in your search-
Aaron.
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Follow Ups
- Haven't heard the AKG 271, but the 701 is a spectacular headphone. - orpheus 16:21:10 03/18/07 (1)
- I've got K701 on - Jon L 18:12:51 03/18/07 (0)