The velvet padded, Varimotioned K172HDs
AKG — not the Australian Knifemakers Guild, but the high-end audio manufacturer — has introduced a range of high-def headphones designed to please the pickiest of music appreciators.
There are four models in the line-up, with the design of each based on a model from the company's professional headphone range. Self-adjusting headbands and velvet ear pads ensure your noggin is cradled lovingly. Here are the essential details:
| Model name | RRP | Design |
| K142HD | AU$249 | On-ear, open back |
| K172HD | AU$299 | On-ear, closed back |
| K242HD | AU$299 | Over-ear, open back |
| K272HD | AU$399 | Over-ear, closed back |
The headphones certainly look like business, but AKG says they also sound amazing due to the "Varimotion diaphragm technology" packed into each model. Vari-what? The feature "enables the diaphragm perimeter to vibrate elastically but its centre to have a piston-like motion," says the press release. This "prevents any undesirable resonances, ensuring exceptionally clean sound reproduction and greater spatiality and transparency, even at high frequencies". Can't argue with that.
All products are available now; for info on where to find them, take a gander at distributor APG's website.
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