Compared with AKG K518

The purchase of the Creative Aurvana Live had been planned for 2 months, but it was sold out at Creative Store (had a coupon). Now Creative has raised the price and the coupon is expired anyway. Amazon has at the same time the price of 49.99 lowered. Since the test reports and reviews are mixed, from "very good" to "average", I have yet decided to almost the same price to order the AKG K518 LE with.

I have both tested each with different music genres and different equalizer settings. The AKG were worth the money, good headphones. The Creative sound are worth more, but because my price limit is 50, I would not have bought for 60 and more likely. They are, incidentally, almost identical with the Denon AH-D1001 (best price 129). There is also a YouTube video where both headphones are screwed. At Amazon.com, the Creative way cost $ 99 and the reviews are almost entirely good. When CreativeStore UK £ 79 and £ Amazon.co.uk 51st So there are certainly not to get cheap headphones (at least from the sound goes) here in Germany but at a mass-market price.

Sound stage
The sound is very natural and multifaceted. For the price category simply top. If you want more, of course, have to dig deeper into their pockets. So it makes little sense now strongly recommended to people 300 headphones, which are of course better, but not be in the budget.
In CD and MP3s with 320kbps, the differences are clearly audible. You can see the individual voices and instruments relatively clear disconnect with the equalizer. The AKG K518 were too bassy. It was almost entirely bass, even with classic songs, where the intention certainly was not that the bass dominated. In Dubstep is also clear. When Creative hardly one notices the bass first, but if the drop starts, he comes with force (exaggerated verbildlich). So the bass comes whenever he also should not uncontrollably with every song.

-Tragecomfort
I have a rather large head. When AKG is expressed both on the ears, and on her head, despite widest setting. The Creative even have room for larger heads. Above them are padded and the ears set on gently. Depending on the size of the ears, they are also completely enclosed. The AKG that is not the case, but they are not even treated as enclosing headphones.

-Lärmisolierung Of and outwardly
That was not a criterion for my decision, even though I often drive train and listen to music, but many is the essential. Outside sounds are still perceived and depending on how loud you can hear his music, also hears the person sitting next to. In my default volume can be heard outside but practically nothing and significantly more volume I think this is harmful.

Processing / Design
Both models have the same effect unrobust, so careful handling is important. For music at sports so totally unsuitable. If what is, there is the guarantee. On selling pictures you barely saw the wide chrome border. The Creative seen by relatively noble. Nevertheless, I found the black and orange headphones from AKG stylish, but it comes to sound. Anyone who thinks that his environment actually pays attention to the style of headphones, as with clothing, which should bang out his money for beats.

Tastes are different. Anyone who has a normal head size and totally departs on bass, which should take up AKG K518. Because they sound relatively diverse, so different voices / frequency ranges are well defined.
Those who value naturalness, as I should buy the Creative.
But an absolute blind buy, I can recommend anyone. One should definitely pre-listening and seeing what one likes. Good testing and customer reviews are not called that one's ears perceive it that way.

Addendum:
If the bracket should break (with me everything is still completely), then throwing the headphones away under any circumstances. The drivers are just great. GoogleT for mods for the Creative Aurvana Live. Not only ausstauschen bracket, but also modify the shells. The CAL will sound even better.