AKG K451 Headphones - What Hi-Fi? Awards 2013

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2013 Product of the Year winner - Best headphones
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In 2012 we gave the AKG K451s a Product of the Year gong at £80. Shop around now and you'll get change from a fifty pound note. It didn't take us long to decide that this combination of price and performance was attractive enough for the AKGs to retain their title.
It's obvious that AKG's 65-year heritage in the headphone business has paid dividends here. Their enthusiastic nature, combined with their excellent build, even more affordable price and compact size makes the AKGs a natural Product of the Year.
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[@s8tank]

Beats killer

[@davidryder5885]

These are one of the greatest headphones I have ever used and they beat some of my more expensive headphones when it comes to sound quality.

[@pippo-1073]

David Ryder I miss these headphones every day. They need to put them back into production.

[@EimajKP]

I bought myself a pair on Amazon - it's definitely the way to go

[@alexstevensen4292]

They have a slightly 'muffled' sound but I prefer that over harshness the bass is pretty dominant and they go really low like 20hz or something like 'the body wah' by tears for fears they easily reproduce the low fundamental on that track. Then again the mids and high sound 'slightly weird' but at least not harsh. It's a nice headphone for portable use for home use no. The mid-high tend to become a bit harsh when you put them too loud, not so much the upper highs. They have a slight bit of a 'plastic' sound to them but if you don't put them too loud no problem. (this 'review' sounds bad doesn't it? don't buy them aaarggghh!!!)

[@jamoyme4475]

Hmmm...

[@agoogleuser9025]

How does this sound compared to the HyperX Cloud Gaming headset? I don't need portability that much and they're in the same price range sooo I hope someone responds.

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

80£ is ridiculously cheap for headphones!? Since when? Plus, these have a really muddy bass with muffled vocals. The sound quality is average at best. Better sounding headphones can be found for a fraction of the price: Sennheiser PX100-II, JVC S400, Philips Downtown...

[@thomasmahase]

Terrible ears m8