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hi this is ty Pendlebury with a look at the AKG K 551 headphones there are two schools of thought when it comes to buying headphones for use in public you can either be discreet and blend in or you can go all out and buy the biggest headphones you can find the AKG K 551 fit firmly in the latter category these headphones are based on the in-home k550 models but include a not very discreet bright blue cable and a three button remote as you'd expect for a three hundred and thirty dollar pair of headphones these are very well built with swiveling cups for better transport and comfortable leather its ear pads these are closed headphones and so offers some degree of noise isolation though you may need to adjust them to get a good seal despite being closed these EKGs are designed to sound open that is they designed to sound airy with a wide soundstage this they do very well and music doesn't have that inside your head feel detail is very good with a slightly exaggerated though not sibling upper register the issue is that while there is deep bass it is a little drowned out by the treble and on a rumbly subway car you won't hear any bass at all as a result these headphones are more suited to light music like jazz classical or acoustic but I'd still say get the k5 50s instead and save a bit of money if you're looking for a pair of headphones with a bit more discretion and are actually suited to use on public transport I'd suggest you look at the Sennheiser Momentum's or the BMW P fives this has been Ty Pendlebury for cnet.com