I scored a pair of AKG Headphones Model EO-IG955 that come with the Samsung Galaxy S8+ Phone. A friend bought the phone, knew I love headphones and gave them to me, very generous!
Basic Features
It's a fairly nice pair of 'free' headphones and while Specs are hard to find online the best I could gather:
Sound
They are about par with the Apple Earbuds with a slight edge in possibly Upper-Mids and Bass. They are certainly more secure as they have flex tips you insert into your ear, but not so intrusive like on my Klipsch R6i's.
The R6i's are more Bass Heavy tuned and beat the AKG's, but I did notice a slightly wider soundstage with the AKG's so certain music felt a bit more open.
Noise Isolation
Better than the Apple Earbuds, but nowhere near as good as the R6i's...but all three are NOT Noise Cancelling. Still for plane trips I surprisingly opt for either the Apple Earbuds or Klipsch R6i. Around Town and in the Office the AKG's are great.
Build Quality
Quite NICE. These are not some $20 headphones and while they retail for $99 on Samsung's Store...I'd rate them as likely $20 - $30 Max Value. You can find a whole range of excellent Earbuds for $99 and unfortunately the AKG IG955's are not one of those. It's a nice step-up and introduction to decent Headphones.
Closing
These are the first pair of AKG Headphones I've ever sampled and to be honest they are making me seriously consider possibly the AKG K240's as I've pondered a pair of Semi-Open Cans. Still, I have too many Headphones and should limit to just one more 'Super' Pair like Fostex's, Ultrasone, Beyerdynamics or Stax...
AKG EO-IG955 cool if you get em free, not bad for less than $20, but that's about it.
Update 8/9/20
I'm still using the AKG earbuds, although part of the headphone rubber housing has disintegrated, but still works fine. I'm also seeing a ton of these going for $3-5 a piece on eBay. I'm not sure if they are 'real' or just people dumping excess headphones. It's likely due to the 3.5mm slowly going out-of-style in favor of USB-C or Lightning port.
Basic Features
It's a fairly nice pair of 'free' headphones and while Specs are hard to find online the best I could gather:
- In-Line Microphone
- Volume UP/DOWN
- PAUSE/RESUME
Sound
They are about par with the Apple Earbuds with a slight edge in possibly Upper-Mids and Bass. They are certainly more secure as they have flex tips you insert into your ear, but not so intrusive like on my Klipsch R6i's.
The R6i's are more Bass Heavy tuned and beat the AKG's, but I did notice a slightly wider soundstage with the AKG's so certain music felt a bit more open.
Noise Isolation
Better than the Apple Earbuds, but nowhere near as good as the R6i's...but all three are NOT Noise Cancelling. Still for plane trips I surprisingly opt for either the Apple Earbuds or Klipsch R6i. Around Town and in the Office the AKG's are great.
Build Quality
Quite NICE. These are not some $20 headphones and while they retail for $99 on Samsung's Store...I'd rate them as likely $20 - $30 Max Value. You can find a whole range of excellent Earbuds for $99 and unfortunately the AKG IG955's are not one of those. It's a nice step-up and introduction to decent Headphones.
Closing
These are the first pair of AKG Headphones I've ever sampled and to be honest they are making me seriously consider possibly the AKG K240's as I've pondered a pair of Semi-Open Cans. Still, I have too many Headphones and should limit to just one more 'Super' Pair like Fostex's, Ultrasone, Beyerdynamics or Stax...
AKG EO-IG955 cool if you get em free, not bad for less than $20, but that's about it.
Update 8/9/20
I'm still using the AKG earbuds, although part of the headphone rubber housing has disintegrated, but still works fine. I'm also seeing a ton of these going for $3-5 a piece on eBay. I'm not sure if they are 'real' or just people dumping excess headphones. It's likely due to the 3.5mm slowly going out-of-style in favor of USB-C or Lightning port.
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