Comments on: Astell & Kern AK T5p 2nd Generation Review https://www.headfonia.com/astell-kern-ak-t5p-2nd-generation-review/ Quality audio reviews Sat, 14 Nov 2020 08:43:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Thierry https://www.headfonia.com/astell-kern-ak-t5p-2nd-generation-review/#comment-149718 Sat, 14 Nov 2020 08:43:13 +0000 https://www.www.headfonia.com/?p=100174#comment-149718 Very good review, i have the opportunity to find a model of the 1st generation at a very good price (less than 300€)do you recommend it for on-the-go usage?(is there a big difference between these 2 generations?)
Thanks for all

]]> By: EmpeirosAudio https://www.headfonia.com/astell-kern-ak-t5p-2nd-generation-review/#comment-142293 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 20:26:12 +0000 https://www.www.headfonia.com/?p=100174#comment-142293 In reply to Matty Graham.

‘Looking forward to your impressions — you didn’t want the standard ones or the dealer didn’t have them?

]]> By: Matty Graham https://www.headfonia.com/astell-kern-ak-t5p-2nd-generation-review/#comment-142256 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 22:01:56 +0000 https://www.www.headfonia.com/?p=100174#comment-142256 In reply to EmpeirosAudio.

Ok, consider my interest piqued. I’ve contacted the local distributor for Dekoni and I’m getting the fenestrated sheepskin, elite velour, and the hybrid pads in so that I can do a follow-up with the AK T5p V2. I have a hunch there’ll be some intersting results. Watch this space!

]]> By: EmpeirosAudio https://www.headfonia.com/astell-kern-ak-t5p-2nd-generation-review/#comment-142235 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:13:49 +0000 https://www.www.headfonia.com/?p=100174#comment-142235 In reply to Matty Graham.

The standard ones.

More precisely, these ones: https://dekoniaudio.com/product/dekoni-audio-elite-sheepskin-ear-pads-for-beyerdynamic-dt-series-headphones/

I also ordered the fenestrated ones but they made the A&K T5p 2nd Gen sound too airy and thin, killing the low-end altogether.

The main benefit of the standard ones for me is that they got rid of what I can best describe as a plasticky resonance which I attributed to a poor seal I had with the original pads.

To my ears, they literally transformed a pair of unacceptable headphones in this price range into the best closed-back headphones I ever had, beating Campfire Audio’s Cascade which have been my all time favorite.

]]> By: Joe https://www.headfonia.com/astell-kern-ak-t5p-2nd-generation-review/#comment-142215 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 22:26:46 +0000 https://www.www.headfonia.com/?p=100174#comment-142215 I’ve got these phones, which I pair with the AK A&Norma SR15. Curious to know whether you applied AK’s EQ. While I agree with the majority of your assessment of the AK T5P2s, I find the character of their sound is altered substantially with the EQ engaged.

]]> By: Matty Graham https://www.headfonia.com/astell-kern-ak-t5p-2nd-generation-review/#comment-142207 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 21:17:59 +0000 https://www.www.headfonia.com/?p=100174#comment-142207 In reply to EmpeirosAudio.

That sounds interesting – did you try the standard of fenestrated ones? How did it affect the sound? I did mention in the article that I thought that these might benefit from a pad swap.

]]> By: EmpeirosAudio https://www.headfonia.com/astell-kern-ak-t5p-2nd-generation-review/#comment-142202 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:10:36 +0000 https://www.www.headfonia.com/?p=100174#comment-142202 If you have the chance, you should try the Astell & Kern T5p 2nd Generation with the Dekoni Audio Elite Sheepskin Replacement Ear Pads… to my ears they became a different beast altogether.

]]> By: Matty Graham https://www.headfonia.com/astell-kern-ak-t5p-2nd-generation-review/#comment-142191 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:21:03 +0000 https://www.www.headfonia.com/?p=100174#comment-142191 In reply to ArieLext.

My understanding is that they use sheepskin.

]]> By: ArieLext https://www.headfonia.com/astell-kern-ak-t5p-2nd-generation-review/#comment-142190 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:05:47 +0000 https://www.www.headfonia.com/?p=100174#comment-142190 Are you sure they use real leather?

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