AKG K309

MARCHANDS	€
Amazon.co.uk	9.90





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Caractéristiques
Headphone Type	Traditional headphones
Frequency Response	18 Hz - 20 kHz
Speaker	Transducers
Impedance	32
Sensitivity	124 dB SPL
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Cable Length	1m
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Tristan François
Test date: April 21, 2009

Slashing Costs

Although AKG generally has headphones for every budget, they all come in the same classy black packaging sealed with a pair of magnets.

Apart from the K309s, that is. They come in a simple plastic box with a black cardboard insert.

With AKG's range now extending to six different pairs of headphones, there are obviously some good options ... and some less good options. The entry-level option, the K309s, have to face up to the difficult challenge of being good (or at least not awful) without breaking the bank.

Halloween Styling

AKG's first mistake was to put these headphones in a transparent case. Before you even open the packaging, you know you don't really want to put the headphones on. The black cable paired with a day-glo orange headphone isn't in the best possible taste. When you get them out, things get worse and they feel cheap. And don't even bother looking for any accessories ...

Sound Quality just as Scary

Let's be frank: the sound isn't good quality, with bass notes missing in action and squeaky treble. It's so bad it almost makes your ears hurt. In the mid-range, it's still less of a disaster than Apple's iPod headphones, but at least they're not as ugly.

With so many different options in one range, there was always going to be some junk, and, unforuntely, the K309s fill that role.

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Pluses

Striking design

Minuses

Dominant treble

Lacking in bass

Sound generally weak

No accessories included

No volume control

These are entry-level headphones, so it would be unfair to expect too much. You might as well look elsewhere, as there are definitely better choices out there.