AKG K553 MKII Closed-Back Over-Ear Studio Headphones

Bought because needed closed back for more isolation and wanted overear. Great sounding headphones. Balanced sound movies and music. I'm not a bass head though. I have small head size and these fit. Maybe a little pressure on top of head from headband, but only after extended wear. Pads a little warm after awhile. A little price you pay for the style. I think the cord seems a little low quality, but does fit into my phone jack protective case. Volume is fine with phone output alone. Should be on short list for style and quality if in market.

I think I bought these about 2 to 3 years ago. They have been great. I use them pretty much all day every day. Great for music, videos, meetings etc. I can comfortably wear them all day no problem. They look nice too. After about 2 years the leather on the ear cups start to crack and tear. Now the leather is pretty much all gone. I also have a crack in the plastic piece that holds the ear cups on. Overall I'm still very happy with these. I have tried a lot of other headphones and these are by far my favorite.

I bought these a month ago and I absolutely love them! They are so detailed and the soundstage on them is truly outstanding. I mainly use these for gaming because they are absolutely perfect for it.

Recently received my AKG earphones. Totally am taken in by its sound quality. So much stereo sounding. I did encounter receiving issues, but were resolved and i finally got my hands on them. Will not be returning these ever. Thanks AKG for this great product.

Purchased 2 years ago and use for both live performance soloing, personal listening, and some studio mixing. These headphones are very durable and comfortable, but the sound quality really sets them apart. They transport me into whatever I'm listening to. Combined with a fiios dac, they will do everything and will do it well. Unless you're looking for open back headphones, these will easily become your favorites. A+. I'll replace the earpads and cable when they finally wear out.

Yeah, will do a Stax setup someday... yet with music download and plugged into my Motorola Power Android... Apologies, yet when experienced the 600s for the first time... the sensitivity, the impedance, the comfort and closure, the experience... Please, these are so perfect and will be worn work, travel, home... OMG! forgiveness please INCREDIBLE! looked long, looked for a perfect phone/kindle/email/everything... and yeah, will go bigger w/folder phone yet am now in audio nirvana... Thank you Harman (Kardon, hey have been around a bit) AKG... the K553 MKII are perfect!!!

I bought these three years ago and am EXTREMELY pleased with them. I still use them every day for music production and gaming. These are great reference headphones where you can hear everything. The cable is just now starting to have visible wear, and I will need to replace it soon, but I believe that this is more than acceptable for three years of constant use. Highly recommend, and I may buy a set to have sitting around for musicians I record.

Got these a little over a month ago. I use them to game, listen to music, team chat, school zoom meetings, etc. They're much better than my old gaming headset. I used to have the older K550(I think), this is a newer model but I really don't like the ear cups because they feel extremely thin and I'm afraid for their longevity and I don't even brin these anywhere.

After trialing many headphones in-store, I selected these headphones based on sound and comfort. I tend to prefer using desktop monitors for sound (I'm a video producer) but sometimes you just need a good pair of headphones. Today I went to us them and for some reason the left side felt "loose". I gently fiddled with it a bit and the whole left ear cup assembly came off of the head strap. Now hanging by a thread of speaker wire. Super disappointing given the cost and that I've only worn these approximately 20 times (as show by the new condition of the cup pads. Avoid!!!

decent enough headphones and excellent sound quality but they fell apart after 3 weeks of light use and delicate handling and storage. With putting on, and taking off a nut that gets unscrewed that holds the ear to the headband. I manually repaired them, but in the meantime got another pair of similarly specced headphones that were better for price and use cases. These headphones are not worth it, this brand is not worth it, and the engineers and designers need to be put in a gulag. Not worth the hassle especially at this price.