AKG Acoustics surround headphones - Manual (Page 29)

k 1000
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The only thing the k 1000 have in common with conventional head-
phones is that you wear them on your head. They are the reward
for the many years AKG engineers spent searching for the ulti-
mate natural, spacious sound.
The
k 1000 is a totally open design. Small leather pads hold the
speakers a small distance away from the ears, creating a defined
acoustic space.
This is the visible aspect of the design that creates the same nat-
ural, binaural perception of sound as a pair of stereo loudspeak-
ers would. On the inside, too, the k 1000 are totally different from
any other kind of headphones. Driven by dedicated VLD magnet
systems, minimum-friction multi-layer diaphragms provide plane-
wave sound fields in front of the ears. The sound field is subjected
only to the changes and reflections caused by the anatomy of the
user’s outer ears. This is the most natural way of headphone lis-
tening.
Small wonder that the
k 1000 were chosen “Headphones of the
Year” more than once.
k 1000
Top-of-the-line, fully professional headphone/monitor system
- Top-class reference headphones, ideal monitor headphones
for studio use.
- Equivalent to a pair of high quality loudspeakers worn on your
head, its speakers “float” in front of the ears.
- Totally open design using minimum-friction multi-layer
diaphragms and VLD (Ventilated Linear Dynamic) magnet
systems for binaural sound.
- Leather pads keep speakers at a defined distance from the
ears, and retractable support pads allow for individual adjust-
ment to every head shape.
- Proven AKG self-adjusting headband and swiveling earphones
(for adjusting the angle between speakers and ears) ensure
excellent comfort.
- Each k 1000 system is individually tested and numbered, and
comes in a wooden box.
- Connecting cable with 4-pin XLR connector and stripped-
and-tinned leads for connection to the loudspeaker terminals
of your amplifier/receiver.
- Frequency range: 30 Hz to 25 kHz.
Incredibly natural, spacious sound.
REFERENCE CLASS
6/01
“The K 1000 from AKG have been
in production for ten years and
still provide exemplary clarity.”
TEST
Press clippings
5/03
TEST
Ranking
“Top class.”
“Top class.”
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„Rankings” 2/02
“These headphones are actually
breathing music; rarely does a
pair of headphones create such
an accurate bass foundation,
and no other model achieves this
feat without stifling your ears.”
TEST
Hi-fi Design Yearbook 2003