AKG K271 MK11 Closed-back Studio Headphones

0:00 A bit of a review here on these guys

Alright folks, a bit of a review here on these guys. They're stereo headphones, they're from a company called AKG and the model is the K271 Mark II. Now these guys can be used for DJing purposes but mainly they are for studio or monitoring purposes. Now there's a logical reason for this. Now the likes of DJ headphones can take let's say anything from 1000 200 milliwatts, that is the power input they will take. So why is the milliwatt input so low? Well there's a reason. If you imagine your DJ headphones, 3500 milliwatts. So as you turn the volume up on your DJ mixer for your headphones, they'll start to move. You may need to turn the volume up slightly more, enabling the diaphragm to move a little bit more for you to start getting a good quality output of sound.

When you look at more headphones with a lower milliwatt output, then what happens is you don't have to turn the volume so much. So for example, if you turn the volume up to say number two, these guys here will start to move, the diaphragms will start to move sooner, therefore giving you a better quality sound as opposed to having to turn the volume further up. So that's why they're great for studio applications. Because volume down quite low and you will get a better quality sound. You'll be able to hear more highs, deeper lows etc. Now if I just give you a general idea of what they look like. Now I'll be honest with you, they look as though they've come out of the 70s. But the whole idea of a big cup is so you get your ear inside there, hopefully you won't get any sound from outside and you can appreciate the full...

2:54 A quick review on these guys

The DJ Tutor offers a wide range of options to choose from. The DJ Tutor offers a wide range of options to choose from. And then this one here at the end of it, that's the sort of jack plug you'll put inside your iPod or your pacemaker. Right, and then it does come with an extra set of ear surrounds like so. Now again if you're going to get something like this it's always a very good idea to fill in all the guarantees etc because you never know if something does go wrong then you're covered. A quick review on these guys. If you want any more information, give us a shout. If you are a DJ and you're looking at maybe getting some professional pro quality headphones, I'm not saying that you should or shouldn't, but if you are let's say someone who is in a studio and you want to be able to hear every single tone, then maybe you should start looking at studio headphones as opposed to DJ headphones.

Again, loads of people ask me all the time what headphones can I get. Well I'm not necessarily going to tell you what to buy but hopefully I'll just be able to advise you on what styles of headphones you may need to look at as opposed to going for specific models and numbers. So I hope that's been a help. Practice and enjoy. Thank you.

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