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K1000

Over-Ear Open

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RRP

USD $1,000

Released

1989

Type

Over-Ear Open

About this gear

A landmark open-back design from 1989, the K1000 pioneered a speaker-like listening experience with its unique earspeaker design—no ear cups, just drivers mounted on a suspended frame. Its radical approach to soundstage and airiness influenced headphone design for decades and remains a cult favorite among enthusiasts valuing uncompressed, speaker-like presentation over isolation.

About AKG

AKG

Austrian acoustics company founded in Vienna in 1947, now owned by Samsung's Harman division. AKG's K701 and K702 helped define the open-back studio reference sound, prized for their spacious staging and analytical clarity. Their heritage in professional studio monitoring and broadcast microphones u...

Specifications

Impedance120 Ω
Sensitivity74 dB SPL/V
Frequency Response12 Hz – 35 kHz
Connector5-pin DIN

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