AKG K271 headphone's auto mute feature, switchable?

[Kv]

Hi,

I was interested in buying some AKG K271 Studio headphones, but I
noticed they have an auto sound mute feature if you take the phones
off. As I quite often like to listen to a tune with my current
headphones round my neck (to give my ears a rest, or while listening
to something else at the same time), I'm not sure I'd be keen of this
feature. Just wondering, can this feature be switched off (checked
their website, doesn't say)?

p.s. I've seen a good review of AKG K270s, but not AKG K271s, anyone
rate them?

[JP Gerard]

Just bend or cut the little plastic extension that activates the siwtch...
or dig in and rewire the drivers "around" the switch.

JP

Post by Kv
Hi,
I was interested in buying some AKG K271 Studio headphones, but I
noticed they have an auto sound mute feature if you take the phones
off. As I quite often like to listen to a tune with my current
headphones round my neck (to give my ears a rest, or while listening
to something else at the same time), I'm not sure I'd be keen of this
feature. Just wondering, can this feature be switched off (checked
their website, doesn't say)?
p.s. I've seen a good review of AKG K270s, but not AKG K271s, anyone
rate them?

...

[David Satz]

Post by Kv
I was interested in buying some AKG K271 Studio headphones, but I
noticed they have an auto sound mute feature if you take the phones
off. As I quite often like to listen to a tune with my current
headphones round my neck (to give my ears a rest, or while listening
to something else at the same time), I'm not sure I'd be keen of this
feature. Just wondering, can this feature be switched off (checked
their website, doesn't say)?

I've seen no way to do that, sorry.

Post by Kv
p.s. I've seen a good review of AKG K270s, but not AKG K271s, anyone
rate them?

I liked them fine when I used them for a couple of months for classical
monitoring. Headphones are a very personal preference, however, and there
just doesn't seem to be any way to predict what a given person will like
or dislike. Also, they always take some getting used to, before you know
what they're really telling you about a recording.

I switched to using Sennheiser 280s because they shut out sound from the
room much better, not because the Sennheisers sounded any better to me.
If I could have the sound of the AKGs and the isolation of the Sennheisers
that might be interesting, but unfortunately it's physically impossible.

[David Grant]

Got a pair on my head as I type. You could rig something up to disable the
auto-mute without much hassle. I love these phones, but I've never used
anything else of studio quality.

Post by Kv
Hi,
I was interested in buying some AKG K271 Studio headphones, but I
noticed they have an auto sound mute feature if you take the phones
off. As I quite often like to listen to a tune with my current
headphones round my neck (to give my ears a rest, or while listening
to something else at the same time), I'm not sure I'd be keen of this
feature. Just wondering, can this feature be switched off (checked
their website, doesn't say)?
p.s. I've seen a good review of AKG K270s, but not AKG K271s, anyone
rate them?

...

[Ty Ford]

On Fri, 28 May 2004 21:22:07 -0400, David Grant wrote
(in message

Post by David Grant
Got a pair on my head as I type. You could rig something up to disable the
auto-mute without much hassle. I love these phones, but I've never used
anything else of studio quality.

They are way bassy for me, but very comfortable.

Regards,

Ty Ford

[Jay-AtlDigi]

Post by Ty Ford
(in message

Post by David Grant
Got a pair on my head as I type. You could rig something up to disable the
auto-mute without much hassle. I love these phones, but I've never used
anything else of studio quality.

They are way bassy for me, but very comfortable.
Regards,
Ty Ford

Really? Are they very different from the K270? I've heard people say the
270 wasn't as bassy as the 240s they were used to. The top end is
definitely nicer, but I've also heard some say it's just a little
bright. Personally, I like the 270s, so I'd expect to like the 271 if
they didn't change too much.

The on/off switch is attached to the strap that goes across the top of
your head and you could disable it, though you may not be able to
re-enable it after. It's not designed to be a user option. However, they
do make (or at least the did make) a version without the switch. When I
got my 270s I had a choice between the K-270S, the "S" meaning the
on/off switch, and just the plain old K-270 with no "S". I got the "S".
I love that they don't keep making sound when I take them off my head.

[Geoff Wood]

Post by Jay-AtlDigi
Really? Are they very different from the K270? I've heard people say
the 270 wasn't as bassy as the 240s they were used to. The top end is
definitely nicer, but I've also heard some say it's just a little
bright. Personally, I like the 270s, so I'd expect to like the 271 if
they didn't change too much.

I have both - after the K271Ss, the K270Ss sound like they are broken
(shoebox sound). But I suspect they actually are....

When the K270Ss *weren't* broken sounding, my recollection was a glary
mid-range to the point of disturbing.

Post by Jay-AtlDigi
The on/off switch is attached to the strap that goes across the top of
your head and you could disable it, though you may not be able to
re-enable it after.

Tie it to the metal cross-pieces with a twist-tie, rubber band, or string.
But why ?

Post by Jay-AtlDigi
I got
the "S". I love that they don't keep making sound when I take them
off my head.

Yeah, exactly !

geoff

[Roger W. Norman]

Post by Geoff Wood
When the K270Ss *weren't* broken sounding, my recollection was a glary
mid-range to the point of disturbing.

Well, after years of 13 hour days doing live mixing to tape for jazz
festivals, I never found the 270s to be anything but enjoyable for such
periods of time. I always felt like I was getting the same thing at the end
of the day as I was at the beginning. Now I don't have the 271s, but why?
Basically, here at the studio I use beyerdynamics DT770s. I only use the
270s for location recording work and they've been a pleasure to work with.
Certainly a knotch above any of the 240s I've used.

In case anyone wants to know why, I think the DT770s have great response
when one can walk up and adjust mic positioning, but when one is stuck with
what's on stage, the 270s have helped me look differently at what's going
onto tape in a stereo mix, so I think both have a marked positive in
different situations.