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AKG K400 Measurements
« on: March 06, 2013, 07:51:31 PM »

AKG K400 Measurements (redone)



Subjective Pre-Measurement Impressions:
  • Rolled at the extremes
  • Soft sounding
  • Not too bad, more much pleasant than K550
  • Didn't really listen much. Used it for gaming.
Measurement notes: I did not notice the upper mid / lower treble peak that much. But then again, I did not go through my usual suite of test tracks which would exhibit this. I think the rolled off highs contributes to making that peak less noticeable.
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Re: AKG K400 Measurements
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2013, 07:57:42 PM »

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Re: AKG K400 Measurements
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2013, 07:58:23 PM »

Not going to bother with harmonic distortion measurements unless someone really wants to see them.
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Re: AKG K400 Measurements
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2013, 08:19:43 PM »

OK this has to be the worst ringing you've posted so far, right?
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Re: AKG K400 Measurements
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2013, 08:36:24 PM »

OK this has to be the worst ringing you've posted so far, right?

Any idea how 'smooth' this headphone sounds? The peak is hardly audible. There is just quite some detail.
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Re: AKG K400 Measurements
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2013, 08:51:54 PM »

It does sound smoother than that.  It's a rather decent phone tbh, not a wall of shame phone sound at all.
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Re: AKG K400 Measurements
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2013, 08:56:31 PM »

Interesting!  Looks more like a triple penetrator!  Impressed it sounds good. 
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Re: AKG K400 Measurements
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2013, 09:03:18 PM »

It's an open headphone, that gives it some advantages...
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Re: AKG K400 Measurements
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2013, 09:06:11 PM »

Yeah, I can't figure it out. It doesn't sound that bad. Haven't tried certain Radiohead, Nirvana, and Pixies tracks yet though. The ringing behavior is different tho. More akin to the "wall" found in orthos, which isn't audible ringing to me.
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Re: AKG K400 Measurements
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2013, 09:17:06 PM »

do k500 next! k500's!

i think lot of older akgs tend to measure out worst then they sound. don't know why though. i always found the k400's interesting. i think i remember someone telling me they're like a baby 240DF or something like that.


 
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