AKG K181 DJ UE Ultimate Edition Reference Class Headphones

I left the gray pair home then I got this pair instaed. So I can't compare the two pairs. This pair is awesome. You can never have another pair of headphones like this. When youare turn on the bass boost, the deep bass will shock you. After you turn off the bass boost, this headphones just as well as a traditional AKG headphones, which is good for listening classic or some light music. If you like both rock and classic, and want ONE pair of headphones to solve them all. You have the only choice is AKG K181 DJ, either gray version or black version.

Solid product.well made

Great headphones under $100. Great sound enclosure and don't feel cheap at all. They sure feel and sound like any headphones over $200

good product

The AKG K181 DJ UE is upgraded version of the AKG K181 - with an all-black finish and a coiled cable. The sound is top notch for its price point - deep, tight bass yet without sacrificing the mids or the highs.Sound:The sound that these headphones put out is quite good. If you love bass like I do, these will be a good choice. The K181 features a bass-boost switch on each of the headphones which increases the bass-response. The bass is tight, and definitely emphasized with the boost turned on. Compared to other "bass-focused" headphones that I have heard, the bass isn't quite as hard-hitting, but its very well defined. For instance if you listen to hip hop, the additional bass is very noticeable. But if you listen to some classic rock, the additional bass is more subtle, but still discernible. I found these headphones work quite nicely with most any type of music - without going overboard with bass. Cheaper headphones that are "bass-emphasized" often suffer from lackluster mids and highs - this is not so with the K181. The mids and highs are well defined and clear. In fact, the mids and highs are so good, it made some of my non-bassy headphones sound worse by comparison.Comfort:The clamp force is quite firm, and at first I could not wear these beyond an hour. My ears would get very fatigued of the pressure. So I loosened them up. First, I stretched them around the box they came in - this made the clamping force more tolerable. I left them like this for about 24 hours. In addition, I would manually stretch them even more with my hands for a minute or two - making the headband go completely straight (I did this very carefully of course). So after about a week of doing these stretching proceedures the headphones were finally at a point where I could consider them "tolerable." Are they comfortable? I wouldn't say so - but at least now they aren't killing my ears.FeaturesThe K181 DJ UE is an upgraded version of the K181 DJ headphones. (The UE stands for Ultimate Edition.) Instead of the K181 DJ's silver finish, the UE version gets a nice flat-black finish all over, with spots of soft-touch plastics. In addition, the detachable cable is coiled so that you can move about better, and not have to worry about tangling the cable. The UE version retains the Bass Boost switch on each headphone as well as the stereo/mono switch. Also, the headphones fold 270 degrees to allow you to listen to one of the headphones while the other is folded out. The build quality feels sturdy, I would be confident that they would last quite long. The moving parts are made of plastic however, so I would be extra careful of dropping them or abusing them too much.ConclusionAt a similar price point, are many other great sounding headphones. But if you are looking for a bass-emphasized headphone that has clear mids and highs, this is a great choice. The bass, while not quite as hard-hitting as other bass-emphasized headphones, is still profound and actually lends itself to other types of music besides hip hop, dance, or electronica.

Excelent product , tks

Great value compared to others at this price point or even twice as much in some cases.

Pros: Secure on head; Built in bass boost.Cons: Extreme clamping force; Cheap look and feel; Overall mediocre sound quality.Tonal Balance: Warm with a downwards slope.Style: Closed supra-auralCost at Time of Review: $76Reviewing ProcessI’ve been using the K183 as my primary cans for the past two weeks, using them rather heavily during the time with a wide variety of music and games. While I feel confident that I have a good feel for the sound and construction of the K183, this is still a subjective review and your personal experience may vary. Personal experience will always be the best way to form an opinion on a headphone, though I hope that my words may be of some help also.Build & FitBuildWell they look cheap and feel cheap, and the headphones creak when held, but they feel like the type of headphone that would put up with a lot of abuse. There are stress points that look ripe for the breaking, but I’ve beat these guys up with no stress fractures or damage shown. The headband did survive an intense stretching session as well, so there’s that. The mini XLR removable cable is a nice touch to durability.FitEasily the hardest clamping headphone I’ve ever worn. I had to stretch them over my clothing bin for 24 hours and even so, much of the clamping force is back. I’ve gone from pressure headaches caused in less than 10 minutes of wear to being able to wear them for 45-60 minute sessions at least. The on-ear design, combined with rather hard and uncomfortable pads don’t do much to alleviate this. They isolate well though, very well, so there’s that. These are definitely not for medium to larger sized heads.Sound QualityBassUsing the Bass Shaker Test the K183 purr from the start with some small dips throughout, but nothing alarming. With the bass boost function on the bass is noticeably increased. Minor driver rattle in the left is heard.When listening without the bass boost on the bass sounds warmer than neutral, somewhat untextured though not sloppy. Midbass is punchy and the sub-bass is extended well. I find it very slightly intrusive into the midrange though not annoyingly so. Adding just a slight veil.With the bass boost on the sub-bass gets a sub-woofer like presence though the texture goes nearly out of the window. Midrange veil is emphasized to varying degrees depending on the recording, but it’s certainly noticeable even using the likes of Steely Dan. I can’t say that I’m a fan of this tuning, the bass nearly fatigues me on some tracks before the end of it. One positive is that listening to the bass boost and going back to unboosted gives a very balanced perception initially.Mids & HighsThe midrange is largely unintriguing to me. A bit dull, mildly veiled, moderately grainy. A bit congested as well. There’s a dip somewhere near the female vocal range causing the likes of Madonna to sound a bit hollow, and everything else sounds a tad fuzzy here. In photography terms, the midrange is not sharp, rather a bit soft. There’s slight added sibilance, and a bit of brightness in the treble region. Treble seems well extended, but carries some of the softness in detail retrieval that the midrange carries.Bass boost amplifies my disinterest in caring about the midrange. Sibilance seems slightly softened, but the bass is well overblown for any sort of alternative rock, or well anything that relies on the midrange. With bass boost on I find that the midrange seems excessively soft, lacking any punch when listening to something like Rage Against the Machine.PresentationNot entirely closed off sounding, but lacking hard edges of separation. There’s a resemblance of depth here, even if only slightly, and width isn’t completely closed in, but these are definitely closed. Good left/right signals but there’s little in terms of imaging quality outside of basic left/right and a hint of in/out.ConclusionThe AKG K181 DG left a bad impression on me, rather immediately, due to a pressure headache and they didn’t do much to impress me from them on. There are too many flaws to make these an everyday tagalong can, and even when they do excel, which I find rare, they don’t do so to a degree of magnitude enough for me to recommend them.For $76 they wouldn’t make a bad closed back to carry around, but I have a very hard time recommending them over the Audio Technica M50x which, to my ears, sounds like a more versatile headphone and is far more comfortable - Yes I understand how weird it is to hear M50x and comfortable in the same sentence.

Buen sonido, con buena relación calidad precio.El boost de bajos opcional que tiene, no se aprecia demasiado. Pero a la vez se agradece para que no llegue a saturar las frecuencias bajas.Para usar como DJ, la verdad es que, aunque son cómodos y suenan muy bien (amplio rango de frecuencias), no llegan a aislar lo suficiente del sonido ambiente. Pero como auriculares de estudio, o para otros usos más convencionales, la verdad es que suenan genial.

Superb sound quality. Bass frequencies are perfect. Tops great. Fit and finish superb.

Ottime Rapporto qualità prezzoNon è una cuffia Hifi ,ma nel complesso se non si hanno grosse pretese, suona bene. Un po scavata nei medi,bassi generosi,profondi e asciutti con un bel Punch,alti discreti ma non super dettagliati,a questo prezzo non si trova un granchè in giro. Attenzione le plastiche sono robuste fino ad un certo punto,degli urti o la caduta della cuffia può spaccare tali plastiche, generalmente in prossimità dei supporti padiglioni/arco già capitato in una precedenteComoda ma non troppo,un po ingombrante

Nachdem die bisher vorhandene ja nicht das gelbe vom Ei ist gebe ich mir mal etwas mehr Mühe. Habe ihn mir damals für 130€ gekauft und vergleiche dementsprechend auch mit der Klasse.Warum gefällt mir der KH?1. Angenehm zu tragen, gepolsterter Kopfbügel ist zwar in der Preisklasse standard, aber nichtsdestotrotz trägt sich der AKG sehr gut & hat einen starken halt ohne übermäßig zu drücken.2. Klang, der ist wohl für viele das wichtigste : Man muss sich bewusst sein dass das kein direkter HiFi Hörer ist - kein Beyerdynamic, teurer Sennheiser, nein, der KH ist eigentlich für DJs gemacht -> Isoliert gut, läuft auch an schwachen Audioausgängen gut und hat genug Bass um sogar den im Club mal zu überbrücken. Der Bass ist also definitiv vorhanden, der Rest passt aber durchaus, auf jeden Fall keine reine Bassschleuder, außer man hat den BassBoost an, den ich persönlich überflüßig finde. Mitten sind klar, der Hörer löst schön auf, höhen schrillen nicht, nur die Bühne ist nicht gerade die größte. Als mobilen Hörer finde ich ihn damit ideal, man stört niemanden damit, er läuft spitze an Handys aller art, und durch das absteckbare Kabel ist die Ersatzteilsituation humaner.3. Design schön schlicht, aber dennoch praktisch (seitlich ausziehbar mit nummern markiert, AKG-Klappdrehfunktion zum verstauen), dennoch nicht langweilig wenn man ihn mal irgendwo rumliegen hat genauer anschaut.Mit ähnlichen Produkten tu ich mir schwer, kann nur mit einem ~20 Jahre alten Sennheiser (für damals 150 DM) vergleichen, der zwar durchaus besser klingt, aber schon einen Verstärker braucht, so wie viele Kopfhörer in der Preisklasse, welche ich aber nur kürzer gehört habe, und deswegen nicht genau drauf eingehe.TLDR : Bässe & Mitten toll, höhen gut, Bühne klein. Gute Verarbeitung & angenehmer Tragekomfort, für 100€ eine gute Wahl.

Ich habe diesen Kopfhörer für meine Tochter gekauft, die sehr gerne störende Außengeräusche eliminiert wissen wollte, und sie ist sehr glücklich damit! In irgendeiner Kritik (die Quelle weiß ich leider nicht mehr) hatte ich gelesen, der Kopfhörer wäre „etwas leiser“ – was ich nicht als Nachteil sehe, bleibt das Hörvermögen meiner Tochter auf diese Weise länger erhalten ;-).Ich habe den Kopfhörer selbst nur kurz getestet – mit einem eher leisen instrumentalen Stück – und fand ihn sehr schön ausgewogen im Klang. Für mich selbst würde ich ihn auch gerne haben/kaufen wollen :-).