AKG K167 TIËSTO Headphones Reviews

In the traditional impression, AKG head-mounted high-end headphones are light and elegant, with a relaxed sound and high-frequency air. At present, there are well-known models such as K701, K702, K712, etc., and AKG's DJ or popular series. I think of K4xx and K5xx and even the two-digit K-head series. Even AKG puts the DJ application headphones in the classification of civil or home users [for Lifestyle]. The K67 launched in cooperation with DJ master TIËSTO /167/267 changed the situation of DJ products. These three headphones are considered by AKG to be professional audio solutions. It is clearly mentioned that the headphones are regulated and designed by TIËSTO. Thank you for your feedback. Today's evaluation of the AKG K167 TIËSTO headphones, the current official price of this headset is 1699 yuan.

AKG K167 TIËSTO is clearly positioned as a dance music design in AKG's professional audio products [original: for DANCE MUSIC]. In the AKG product line, we cooperate with musicians to launch special models of headphones with specific sound styles. TIËSTO seems to be the second case. Previously, we were familiar with the Q series headphones corresponding to the AKG K series. It is a Q series that is tuned with American musician Quincy Delight Jones. The Q701 is based on the K701 and is aimed at the mid-end market. Q460 [very successful K450 derivative], etc. Although it is also a special model product with musicians, TI?STO series seems to be more thorough, it uses a new T-shaped LOGO instead of AKG traditional LOGO. Headphone appearance style Also different from most AKG headphones, because of the DJ application, the top structure of AKG's signature adaptive headphone jack must also be abandoned. Quincy Jones even Q701 is placed in the non-professional positioning product category. TI? STO The brand's three headphones are sure to challenge the DJ exhibition market.

The AKG K167 is fully enclosed, and the rounded earmuffs are designed to fit the all-inclusive ear. The ear pads are made of a soft sponge-like material. The outer wrapper is very soft. The coverhead inside the earphone unit is greatly The words R and L are printed to distinguish the left and right channels.

AKG K167 earphones can realize the unit's vertical 180 degree or inward storage promotion folding. The structure of the rotating joint is very good, and there is almost no creaking when it is worn normally. This problem is actually on most headphones. It is very common. When shooting the product photos, we found that the XRP3 is printed on the joints of the headphones. Enthusiastic users said that this means that the K167 headphones use special materials to make it have better toughness and prevent breakage. [We have not Find the description of the relevant materials, thank you very much for providing clues.] We know that in the DJ application, in the normal wearing state, transpose the earphones on one ear, only listen to one channel, used to monitor the scene effect and effect details. This is not only the need for professional tuning, but also the DJ's signature action. Indeed, such use and action have special requirements for the toughness and break resistance of the earphone holder. If this is the case with the STAX SR009 headset, I am afraid it will be broken.

The headgear of the K167 is also impossible to use the AKG's signature adaptive head frame because of the DJ application requirements. In the top of the head, K167 has three buffered sponges in three sections for improved wearing comfort. On the outside of the top of the headstock. The densely distributed white dots and the T-like TIËSTO LOGO are his iconic symbols.

K167 earphone impedance is 32 ohms and sensitivity is 112dB. It is very easy to drive for headphones. In the positioning of K67/167/267, AKG officially said that K67 is suitable for use with mobile players, easy to drive, and K167 positioning can be used for DJ dance music monitoring, mixing, etc. Natural K267 positioning is higher. But don't forget, TIËSTO is born for dance music.

When it comes to real professional DJ applications, because of the particularity of its music type and style, it is naturally different from the earphones we usually measure. In the test track, we specifically look for some popular tracks of TIËSTO. For dance music, I am not personal. Very familiar, some netizens said that TIËSTO used to be Trance? It happened that Blank & Jones, which I personally had been keen on for a while, also used as the main reference music for this evaluation. In the professional DJ market, Pioneer Pioneer has always occupied a significant share. Recently we have received The netizen sent the test to the pioneer HDJ-2000. They are the main reference objects of this evaluation.

The sound sources used in the evaluation mainly include iPhone 6 Plus, vivo X5Max mobile phone, integrated sound card of Macbook Pro 15 retina, and sound card such as Monitor 06 MX. We have more than 200 hours of headsets to ensure that the headphones have better performance.

The AKG K167 is a very easy-to-match audio source. It can also achieve very good dynamics on the iPhone-class mobile phone and the heavy low-frequency effects it needs to pursue in dance music. However, if you can switch to X5 Max or even Macbook integrated sound card With the K167, the overall dynamic is still greatly improved. Overall, the K167 is indeed a dance-oriented earphone, which is the saying "咚呲哒呲"-style headphones. But it is in the sound details with the pioneer HDJ-1500/2000 has a lot of differences.

First of all, in the pursuit of low frequency, dance music really needs more sense of volume and stronger strength and elasticity in the middle and low frequency. K167 is also the style. Don't doubt this because it comes from AKG. Its low frequency is dealing with various dance music and even Movie music, game applications, volume and dynamics are very enjoyable. With the X5Max and above sound card, the dynamic is a bit exaggerated. Unlike the Pioneer HDJ-1500, the pioneer's low frequency and the whole sound is more relaxed, and the sound of K167 Slightly more solid. For such applications, we have not discussed the need for bass resolution.

In the mid-range and mid-high frequency parts, due to the enhancement of low frequency and low frequency, the K167's mid-frequency and low-frequency are slightly out of touch. If you use this earphone to listen to ordinary vocals, you will feel that the sound is somewhat younger, slightly floating, and there are The more obvious taste of the decoration, this taste we finally talked about. The vocals in the dance music are either a slack and large reverberation taste, or biased towards the electronic style? The K167's intermediate frequency will be more solid, some of the electronic music pressure limit The effects of this model on the headphones are rich in flavor and rich in details. The Pioneer HDJ-1500 is more emphasis on soft, slow transient heavy taste. Relatively speaking, the K167 sound is more exciting, in the too high frequency The next may be easy to fatigue [listen to dance music is still afraid of fatigue?] and the pioneer HDJ-1500 is thicker, softer, seems to be able to enjoy the stimulation of greater sound pressure, but not sharp.

K167's mid-high frequency and high frequency have very obvious modification marks. In the high-frequency and fast transient style of the closed earphone, the high frequency of K167 has the mark of being squeezed and has a special metallic taste. This makes a lot of The high-frequency sound has a transient trace that has been processed by the pressure limit. Even the ordinary acoustic guitar sounds like a little bit of effect. The metal string sound has a strong sound and there is a sticky "Reverberation". For fast-paced percussion or electronic percussion, this kind of transient makes the sound very tough, has a very elastic feeling? I don't know if it can be described, but can you understand it? Style is almost a common method used by electronic music to deal with high-frequency stimuli. It is not very dynamic, but the sound pressure is very high, and the high-density high-frequency can use this method to make the distortion [refers to the distortion effect in music). The effect brought by the device] has also become aesthetic.

If you use K167 to listen to very quiet and peaceful music, it is not impossible, but in the high-frequency and high-frequency parts, there are obvious traces of modification, which will be slightly stiff. The performance of the vocal part is slightly thin, although the taste of the low frequency is I can't talk about HiFi but it also has a good taste. From the overall performance point of view, K167's resolution has reached a good level in the performance of ordinary music. The IFG thousand-level closed-type headphones are somehow in the middle and high-frequency sound details. The quality is similar to that of Soomal's Monster 24k Gold last year. But because there is no AB comparison, it is not good to determine who is better. According to the impression, 24k Gold does not have such a heavy taste, the sound is more relaxed, and the low frequency is dynamic on the mobile phone. The performance is more heavy, but the high frequency may be slightly more delicate.

to sum up

AKG K167 TIËSTO as a dance to headphone, closed design has a good sound insulation [does not affect it], with a mobile phone level player will also achieve a good low frequency effect. In the high frequency and high frequency part, there is a very special Modified taste, showing good density and metallic taste under high pressure and exaggerated high frequency of electronic music. This taste is not harsh, but has a stronger metal texture. Compared with Pioneer Pioneer professional DJ headphones, K167 The resolution is obviously dominant, but the two styles are different. The overall sound of the HDJ-1500 and 2000 is more slack, the style is more intense, and the momentum of loudly pressing seems to be more exaggerated. For ordinary users, this headset is probably Very unsuitable for classical music, because its high frequency taste is too special. But in addition to dance music, this headset will be very good for movies and games, because its low frequency dynamic is generally targeted The headphones of the HiFi music application cannot be represented.