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AKG K 480 NC Headphone

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Brand AKG
Colour black
Form factor On Ear
Headphone jack 3.5 mm Jack
Model name AKG K 480
Connectivity technology Wired
Age range (description) Adult
Material Leather
Cable feature Detachable
Item weight 0.28 Pounds

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AKG K 480 NC

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  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 29 x 22.6 x 6.4 cm; 127.01 g
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ 5 Aug. 2009
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ AKG
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002B7QN6U
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ k480brnnc
  • Guaranteed software updates until ‏ : ‎ unknown
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  • shaun
    5.0 out of 5 stars great product
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 July 2011
    never do reviews but theese are so good i thought i should if you looking at them just go for it and buy them....

    the sound quality is amazing, with and without the noise cancelation turned on,,, the cancelation seems to make the sound abit more bassy but not alot and sounds great

    would go for AKG every time after hearing theese

    also there is a great carry case with the headphones which is very good quality and perfect size for keeping you ipod in aswell
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  • Erik Pretorius
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good product, poor design aspects.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 July 2011
    I originally gave this product 5 out of 5, but have changed this to 3 for the following reasons. 1. The cords going to the headphones and the mucis player come out of the same end. This problem means that with your player in your pocket, and the clip hooking onto the top of your shirt, the cords are shorter, get in your way easier, and if they do get caught on anything, the clip flips over and pulls off you shirt. Why oh why do they not come out of the headphone on the top, and to the player from the bottom? 2. The clip holding the battery is massive. Alot bigger then other similar models. 3. The sound cancelling is not as good as I expected after trying similar models. *** This product still gets 3 out of 5 as it is excellent for travelling with its arms folding in on itself to pack away in a small travel case.
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  • JD
    5.0 out of 5 stars Completely fulfilled my expectations !
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2011
    Received these headphones as a Birthday present from my wife, and they have completely fulfilled my expectations. The AKG's have unbelievable natural sound quality - The bass is very rich and clean while the mids and highs are very smooth and crisp. The noise canceling works well with loud ambient noise. And not like the other noise cancelling headphones they do work without battery. They are very comfortable and very portable. The carrying case is the best I have seen with a pair of headphones
    It's the perfect size for everyday traveler. I would recommend these headphones to anyone, you will not be disappointed.
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  • Georgina Parker
    1.0 out of 5 stars Cable issue is appalling
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2011
    YES, these are excellent headphones. Probably the best I have ever owned. But once the custom-made cable that connects them to your ipod or whatever is broken, they are practically useless. And it WILL break, in a matter of months.

    It is supplied with two lengths of cable. First the long one went, then I had to use the short one (had to keep ipod in top pocket which kind of sucked)... then that one packed in too. Trying to buy a new cable is like trying to find the golden fleece. If you do find a supplier, it'll cost you a fortune. OR you could try phoning up AKG (check the messageboards for how responsive they are - not very).

    Before very long you will be left with headphones - truly excellent headphones - that you simply cannot use. Which is worse, in many ways, than buying crappy headphones that only last a couple of months.

    Avoid.
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  • Nickitson
    3.0 out of 5 stars Great on everything but sound quality (for the price)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2011
    This flies in the face of other reviews here, but we all speak as we find. I bought a pair of these cans based on reviews, reputation, the build quality I observed and the fact that noise cancellation was included, making good value at the price. I connected them to a portable CD player and left them running for a couple of days to burn in. I then ripped a few tracks to my new Sansa Clip+ and............ Uh Oh. No matter how I positioned these on my ears I couldn't get happy with the sound. I could make it better using the DSP in the Sansa, but that's just wrong in my view.

    I then listened to a number of discs on the portable CD player (was it my rip encoding?) but not much better. So I plugged them into the separates system (by no means high end but quite capable) and the news was no better. So, good build, practical design (fold down well), extreme comfort, exceptionally well presented (zip case with variety of leads and adapters, all with gold plated connectors), but rather poor sound quality in my view. Bloomy bass (which blooms further when you turn on the noise cancelling), a rather narrow sound stage and very little 'air' about the music. All sounds a bit like listening through a layer or two of cloth.

    Solution? Return and swap for a pair of Audio Technica ES55s. No extras, not as comfortable and no noise cancelling but much improved sound (they were award winners in their price bracket in 2010) and they will certainly get listened to instead of being relegated to a drawer for the remainder of their existence.
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  • Chris Cooper
    5.0 out of 5 stars AKG K 480 NC headphones - superb
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2011
    AKG K 480 NC - Headphones ( ear-cup ) - active noise cancelling - espesso

    First time I have written a review, however, feel compelled with this product. If you want something that is compact and provides a beautiful sound these are brilliant. Carry case is great quality and comes with a variety of leads. I tested the headphones in the car (wife driving) on a motorway with two young children in the back and still had a great experience with them with little distracting background noise with the noise reduction on. In some ways I think it is better and safer (and my wife prefers it that I can hear her) to be able to hear some background sound as these don't cover the whole ear. However, I travel alot and wanted something very portable. I can also neatly fit my ipod into the case too.

    Only had for a few weeks. So far though absolutely delighted with them and feel that I made a very good choice from the large selection available.
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  • MusicBoy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome headphones
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2011
    these headphones gave me the best sound quality. These headphones are so comfortable you just forget that your wearing them.
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  • Fraire
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto
    Reviewed in Spain on 27 April 2012
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    Los auriculares me llegaron segun la fecha que decia Amazon y el embalaje era muy seguro,respecto al rendimiento de los cascos perfecto se escucha perfectamente respecto calidad/precio muy asequible
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  • Waesmenor
    4.0 out of 5 stars Bon casque pour mp3-flac
    Reviewed in France on 15 February 2012
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    Ce casque est beau, bien construit, très bien accompagné par sa pochette de voyage.

    Pourvu de plusieurs connectiques plaqués or afin de l'utiliser en toutes circonstances (avion, rue ...), ce casque délivre un son homogène, avec des graves bien présentes, et des aigus assez justes.
    Je trouve toutefois qu'il manque un peu de relief dans les sons médians.
    Je n'ai pas constaté de perte de son en usage actif, les écouteurs se positionnent très bien sur les oreilles,la puissance est bien adaptée.

    Confortable à l'usage, l'extension anti-bruit ne convient pas pour un usage citadin de piéton, car en hiver par exemple, on ne sait pas où placer le stick dédié à cette fonction (j'imagine que dans une poche il perd tout intérêt). Cette fonction sera donc utile principalement lors des transports (voiture, avion ou train, mais comme le stick est indépendant du casque, cela ne pose pas de souci particulier. Enfin, le casque est un peu sensible au souffle du vent (normal), en revanche je n'ai pas remarqué de bruits de frottement dû au câble que l'on peut constater avec les dispositifs intra-auriculaires.

    Un casque de qualité visible qui sait se faire oublier, tout à fait convenable pour l'associer à votre smartphone.
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  • jopo3
    5.0 out of 5 stars Toller Kopfhörer
    Reviewed in Germany on 7 November 2011
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    Da mir die Produkte von Bose zu teuer waren, war ich auf der Suche nach einem alternativen Kopfhörer mit aktiver Unterdrückung der Aussengeräusche. Der AKG kommt in einer schicken Transporttasche in der alle Adapter verstaut sind. Der Tragekomfort ist sehr gut, die Tonqualität ist wirklich gut und für uns normale Menschen ohne absolutes Gehör, mehr als ausreichend. Die aktive Geräuschunterdrückung arbeit sehr gut und verschafft auch auf Autofahrten guten audiphilen Genuss. Für diesen Preis eine absolute Empfehlung.
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  • kingpotter
    5.0 out of 5 stars Un modello eccezionale
    Reviewed in Italy on 25 May 2011
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    Appena acquistate un mese fà sembravano ovattate sulle basse frequenze. Ma sono bastate non più di 3 settimane di riproduzione continua e di rodaggio per far aprire del tutto la gamma dinamica di questo incredibile prodotto.
    Bassi corposi e definiti, medi bilanciati e alti dettagliatissimi. Il dispositivo per la riduzione del rumore è eccezionale, ma già da sole isolano gran parte di ciò che vi circonda.
    Vivamente consigliate, e a quel prezzo indubbiamente le migliori.
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  • ulises
    4.0 out of 5 stars Bien auricular, regular cable y noise cancelling
    Reviewed in Spain on 15 January 2014
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    Mismas observaciones que en mi opinión sobre AKG K 450: buen sonido, cable endeble que se rompe fácil (y es específico de estos modelos, lo que dificulta, y encarece, su reposición). El sistema de noise cancelling no es el más eficaz que he visto, la verdad. Algo hace, de todas formas. Al menos, si se te acaba la pila, puedes usarlo sin reducción de ruido (algunos auriculares no pueden funcionar sin pila).
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