Review

The AKG K52 over-ears are the most recent wallet friendly earphones to land on ou desk. At £30, the K52s sit as the least expensive of the K series, followed intently by the K72 (£40) and the K92 (£50).

Cost wise, the nearest contest would appear to come from the inside - the Award-winning Y50s. Be that as it may, they are something else entirely, the K52s are intended for home use.

The over-ear design is superlight. Regardless of its low price, no piece of the earphones' development feels shoddy. They feel strong which is something uncommon for such a budget cost.

The AKG K52 earphones have a metal casing that is solid however stays lightweight. The headband isn't customizable; rather there's an adaptable, padded band that springs into place around your head.

There's a lot of give, however even with the huge earcups the earphones stay solidly put on your head.

The AKG's earcups encase the ears completely. The more than adequate cushioning around them is delicate, and it doesn't make your ears warm over extensive stretches of tuning in.

They clasp down on your head solidly, however not to an extreme - barely enough to ensure the earphones don't tumble off.

There's a 2.5m link that closures in a 3.5mm attachment, yet don't stress over being confined to utilizing the earphones with your PC or cell phone, they accompany a 6.3mm connector so you can plug them straight into your home hi-fi too.

We begin testing the AKG K52s and need to check that these aren't open-back earphones as they are super airy sounding.

The earphones are so well balanced and natural sounding that we could sit in them for hours while never getting ear fatigue.

Guitars sound crunchy and have a decent measure of weight and there is no muddiness among instruments to drown out the vocals.

For the price of these you will really be hard pressed to find something else which sounds this good.

The AKG K52's are absolutely brilliant for a home set of headphones which look great, sound great and have almost zero cons about them.