Just impulse purchased AKG K612 for gaming - any issues?

[mattius1989]

I've just seen a decent deal on a set an AKG K612 and seeing them ranked so positively I put an order in. I plan on running it from this amp: Link . My limited understanding on the subject tells me that my DAC+AMP will be sufficient. I'll be upgrading from the Hyper X Cloud 2 and that is currently being driven by the same DAC+AMP.

Can anyone foresee any issues here and will the upgrade be substantial? I've read the the K612s can be uncomfortable to wear - is that the case?

 

[mattius1989]

You shouldn't have any issues, the amp should be able to drive them just fine. As for comfort, if the headband is flat you should be fine - some K702's had what can only be referred to as "torture bumps" on the underside and if the K612 has those (I don't think it does) then all bets are off

Thanks. I've read good things about this headset and it will be my first open variant so looking forward to hearing the difference.

 

[mattius1989]

I've had these for a few days now and they seem perfectly comfortable over long periods of usage.

On the sound front, very different to my old closed headset obviously. Switching between the two, the predecessor (Cloud) has more bass and impact but these new ones seem very detailed and remain clear at max volume where the Cloud's are reduced to a boomy, painful mess.