The Headphones I actually use.

[_kalia]

We really need an Ultraphones comparison with the ears on a stand and the music, but Wade yelling in the background so we can compare the noise cancelling.

[TheSektorz]

"AKG is dead"
And Pioneer, and pretty much every audio equipment brand that used to make their own stuff....

[daboioi]

Damn, AKG really are the audio GOATs. From inventing open back headphones to completely revolutionizing mics, they really changed the game. I'm so glad Austrian Audio is just AKG 2 cause I've been yearning for something like it ever since AKG essentially liquidated.

[Kochiha]

Austrian Audio has finally been coming down in price to the point that they're quite competitive with the mainstream boys now. This applies to both their mics and headphones. At last, they're back where AKG was, at least for a good portion of their lineup.

[nervun]

Didn't know OG AKG was still kickin' it undercover. Props to them really!

[Gogettor]

2:07 when you realize he’s playing the percussion section for the piano piece he uses to test headphones.

[caolanmoore]

I genuinely remember watching the vid where dank stopped mid video to answer the door whereupon he was delivered those austrian audio ones.

[Nthsey]

For home use(controlled environment):
Hi-X55’s
GRADO SR60x’s
For outdoor(uncontrolled) environment:
WH-1000XM4’s(and 2’s before that)
First-Gen AirPods Pro

I bought and use all of those based on informed decisions I made after watching enough of Green iPad-man’s videos. Thanks, mate!

[ZanguSwe]

Man, I got recommended AKGs quite a few years ago. I didn't have the money to get them at the time, but I was about to get them just when Samsung shuttered them. I know I can buy their new "old stock" but it's not the same. Great that Austrian Audio is keeping the spirit of AKG alive.

[moekitsune]

Expecting the freakish ears on a stand to make a reappearance

EDIT: They have indeed returned

[xbrfx]

honestly so happy akg engineers are safe still making great stuff, and wade doesn't have to complain

[Palozon]

Me listening on phone speakers:
"Mmmm yes cromulent"

[ericbazinga]

Absolutely love the new decorations for the headphones testing area

[ChuckFinley-bg]

I’d buy these, but mainly because you got me addicted to the pair of KZ IEMs I was convinced to buy because of your glowing reviews. Your words mean that much.

[nickwallette]

0:10 Do you think they're all listening to the same thing?

[davekrassi]

The AKG dev department in Vienna was the wildest set of rooms you could imagine. There was an audio engineer in a suit who used to direct an orchestra next to a metalhead with dreads and cargo shorts working in tandem with heaps of different and interesting people to create some of the best audio equipment you have ever seen. They had experts on every field - classical music, metal, rock, pop you name it - to figure out how to satisfy the broadest spectrum of professional and casual users.
And the products that were made in Austria were assembled by hand by lines of women with increadibly calm hands and tons of patience, actually glueing copper coils to the plastic membranes of headphones and the like. But times change and the location wasn't profitable any more.

[egg_addict]

I'm absolutely in love with the sound of that Austrian Audio pair of cans! they make the mid range sound so clear and stunning, while keeping enough bass to be fun and holding on to enough top end to give you all the details you could want. if I have enough to drop on a set, I'm definitely gonna.

[prestonhal]

I think it’s funny that Peltors got a shoutout here. The firearms community loves using Peltor mounting hardware for budget-ish ballistic helmet setups. Never expected that to overlap with Dankpods.

[thatoneguy]

2:37 This makes my heart cry. I was so excited to get these since they would be my first pair of open-back headphones. I ended up buying a pair, from the official site and everything... and they broke within three months or so. I wasn't too rough with them either, I didn't think. They just slowly over time pushed themselves outwards until they snapped. I could see the plastic turning pale at the breaking points.
They sound really good! But they broke at the adjustment point, two fractures at each side, and it's too much of an expense for me to buy a new pair. Went back to my DT 770s and haven't gone looking for new headphones since. I've had those things for many years. They're incredibly reliable headphones. Now, maybe I can fix the pair with duct-tape, but man, it's just not worth it by that point.
I hate to disagree with DankPods on these headphones, but I say buyer beware! If you buy these, keep your warranty close, just in case! I do hope that the rest of you have a better experience with them than I did.

[a_antw]

I love the duallity between your content, one vid is "the headphones I use" while the other is "running goober on chocolate", keep up the great work