AKG Pro Audio K612PRO, Black, 4.30 x 8.80 x 9.80 inches (2458X00100)

I was leery about buying these since I knew ahead of time that most are now made in China instead of Germany. I messaged the seller and he confirmed they would be the China version. I made the purchase anyway. These are made of plastic, sure. It did not detract from the sound quality one bit though. These K612's in my opinion are a must have headphone. Inexpensive for what you get and have superb sound quality. Big earcups, comfortable earpads, lightweight and wonderful sound. The only downside is that they don't have a detachable cable.If you are a gamer looking for a bad a$$ gaming headphone, look no further. A few things to keep in mind though. Make sure you have a good sound card. AKG are known for their mids and highs. If you want a little more warmth in your gaming, just make a couple slight EQ adjustments. I like bass, but don't consider myself a basshead by any means. So I have made a slight adjustment on my Sound Blaster Z's EQ and I must say, these put out some of the cleanest bass I've ever hear. They get very low and sound superb. The mids and highs, well, best I've heard. Crisp and clear. I play competitively and have been since the 90's (old school gamer here), these AKG k612's are almost like using a cheat in FPS gaming. The sound imaging these have will allow you to know exactly where the enemies are (by way of footsteps or any other sounds they make). I game with several people when playing competitively and am always the first person to hear footsteps and pinpoint where they are coming from. I highly recommend these for gaming.As far as music goes. Make sure your collection is in FLAC format or some other high quality lossless. MP3 doesn't cut it anymore. You hear all the imperfections of the compressed audio and it makes music sound terrible. If playing FLAC or something of the sort, your music will sound better than it ever has before. I listen to everything (except country) and these things perform astoundingly.(side note: I also bought a Schiit Magni to go along with these, as a friend on Head-Fi told me that they sound better with more power. My Sound Blaster Z has a 600ohm AMP. I DO double AMP these. I have volumes turned down in Windows and I have my Magni sitting around the 1 O'Clock postion. Swapping back and forth between the AMP and no AMP, I only notice a very slight difference, of course they will get louder, but the sound itself does have a slight change. The Magni is known for making sound "brighter" and it does, this is why I slightly adjust the EQ to offset this. But as far as sound quality goes, I do notice that with the Magni the overall sound gets a little cleaner. It may not justify the extra $100 to buy an AMP, I hear the Schiit Vali is better for the AKG line, but I feel this Magni makes enough difference to justify what I payed. Even if the difference is slight, it is there. The Amp is not necessary with a good Sound Card, but may be something to look into.I also have some Pioneer SE-A1000's coming in the mail, should be here by this weekend. I will compare them with these after I have them and will update this review.

as mentioned in the title, i have wanted to own the K612 for years nowfound this deal where the seller was offering it for $80 USD + $10 shipping and added it to cart as soon as i could - this thing normally sells for around $200 USD so that was absolutely a stealit is more wide and open than i expected it to be, which i love. i use it whenever im playing immersive open-world games like red dead redemption 2 (which is currently the game i've been playing mainly, so it has been my main set of headphones until i move my focus to a different game), and i have tried it for lethal company and other games where positional audio is really helpful, and i was able to pinpoint exactly where sounds are coming fromit has exactly the amount of bass i want (neutral or lower) so for me the bass quality gets a 5 star rating, but people with a more normal desired bass level (higher than neutral) the bass will likely not be enoughgood for listening to live recordings, orchestral music, or just any music in general that would benefit from a wide soundstage and good separationon top of all that, these are incredibly comfortable headphones - i can wear them for hours on end without any issues

(Pros) After 6 months of use, the wear and tear has started to show. The fluff on the muffs are rough, still soft and comfortable but I can see them getting itchy in the long-run. The top plastic bands have kept their shape. The muffs still expand to max capacity without bending inwards or outwards. Due to its open-back design, earwax hasn't been a problem.(Cons) My problems with this headset are as followed: the cord is too long, the headphones are too big for most storage solutions, and the plastic bands click-clack when worn while moving. I strongly advise avoiding these after exercise or hot days because sweat makes the muff fluff coarse over time.For £133 they are adequate. They're far from becoming a general use headset for everyday listening, the sound quality is good for the price but definitely not as good as Sony headphones.