• The ultimate tool for professional DJs
  
• 3D-Axis professional folding mechanism
  
• Bass boost switch
  
• Stereo/mono selector
  
• High sound pressure level

The K 181 DJ have been designed in cooperation with leading international DJs. The result: the ultimate tool for professional DJs – high performance closed-back headphones with the best possible sound, and maximum SPL that should be exceptionally rugged and easy to bend or fold into any listening position, and provide a switchable bass boost.

Their distinguishing features include:

• The 3D-Axis professional folding mechanism allows the DJ to change their monitoring position quickly at the club. High quality lightweight construction, extremely rugged. Headphones fold down into an extremely thin package for transportation
• Bass boost switch: Appropriate sound for every venue. Switchable bass boost for gigs at large clubs
• Plug-in cable: Single cable for ease of handling, with professional mini XLR connector
• Stereo/mono selector for optimum single-ear monitoring
• High sound pressure level: High SPL capability for any type of event in any environment. Legendary AKG sound quality
• Closed-back earphones: Isolating ear cups attenuate ambient noise, keeping even quiet passages clearly audible
• Rubberized finish ensures easy and safe handling at the club

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• 3D-Axis mechanism that stands up to the way DJs use their ‘phones: putting them on, taking them off, twisting the headband to use just one earphone. 3D-Axis allows the earphones to swivel freely into any listening positioning, handles the mechanical stress with a light yet strong magnesium alloy , then folds up to a small package at the end of the night (or morning, as the case may be)
• High output sound level: the K 181 DJ has impressive sensitivity, yet maintains AKG’s legendary sonic accuracy with minimal distortion even at the highest volume levels and frequency response of 5 Hz to 30 kHz
• Dynamic, closed-back design attenuates ambient noise, so even quiet passages can be monitored in the noisiest clubs
• Supra-aural earphones with soft, replaceable ear pads stay comfortable throughout the session
• Detented headband allows easy and accurate adjustment to the user’s head size
• Revolutionary Sound Selector: every DJ has been dreaming of a set of headphones that would match the sound of both large and small clubs – now AKG engineers have made that dream a reality with the unique two-stage Sound Selector switch that adjust bass intensity to match the environment
• Stereo/Mono Selector sums the audio to mono for single-earphone monitoring
• Non-slip elastomer inserts mean you’ll never drop a pair of K 181 DJs no matter how hot and sweaty things get
• Detachable cable with professional mini-XLR connector is easily replaced with your choice of a straight (standard) or coiled (optional) cable
• Hard gold plated connectors, mini-to-1/4 inch adapter

The AKG K-181DJ headband construction is a plastic polymer with some small foam padding built-in under the headband for wearing comfort. The large, closed supra-aural earcups are a bit smaller than the fully 'around-the-ear' circumaural style and the earpads tend to rest softly on the outside part of the ears. The outside surfaces of the K-181 earcups are made of a rubberized material for secure handling in sweaty clubs. The pads are covered in a nicely plush black pleather with the donut-type openings in the center. The earcups swivel around 270 degrees and also fold up via hinges into the headband for compacting down for convenient travel/ storage. Sizing and fit adjustments are via a simple headband slider mechanism. The easily-detachable, single-sided 8-foot straight headphone cable is terminated to a gold-plated 1/8" (3.5mm) mini-plug. A coiled cable is separately available from AKG. The K-181DJ sport a fairly efficient 42 ohms impedance and 120dB sensitivity rating. The package includes a handy travel carry-pouch and a full-size screw-on 1/4" adapter.

For nearly 60 years, AKG has been building an international reputation as one of the world’s most elite suppliers of microphones, headphones and wireless systems. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria, the “city of music”, AKG has amassed incredible engineering know-how and an intellectual base with more than 1,500 worldwide patents that are the foundation of the unique sound of AKG products. The signature “AKG Sound” is the basis for the incredible reputation and popularity of AKG products.