Over-ear · Headphones
AKG N9 Hybrid
Over-ear headphones with noise cancelling, 55 h battery, best codec LDAC.
81.0Score
- #32 of 86 ranked
- #18 of 41 over-ears
Why this score
The score adds up these parts. Each part has a weight. A part counts as the average of its sources, pulled toward 80 when there are few sources.
Sound
40% weightcounts as 80.0No sources found yet. No data yet. This part counts as 80.
Experts
35% weightcounts as 80.0No sources found yet. No data yet. This part counts as 80.
Users
25% weightcounts as 83.8Average of 1 source: 87.7
Thin: only 1 rating, so it is pulled toward the average.
80 is the field average. A part counts as 80 + (average − 80) × N ÷ (N + 1), where N is its number of sources. One source counts half of the gap from 80. No sources count as 80.
Price
€184.99 at Geizhals.at · Geizhals.at listing, not checked live
All colours. May include German shops. Black from €190.99.
Prices checked 8 Oct 2026.
Specs
- Type
- Over-ear, closed-back
- Released
- 2024-09
- Drivers
- 40 mm dynamic
- ANC
- Yes
- Multipoint
- Yes
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- Low lag
- 2.4 GHz USB-C dongle
- Wired
- Analog yes, USB-C audio not stated
- Battery
- 55 h
- Weight
- 281 g
- Folds
- Not stated
- Cable notes
- USB audio not confirmed. A 2.4 GHz USB-C dongle stores in the left cup.
Notes
Called beautifully balanced; bass is strong but kept in check. Tom's Guide Editor's Choice.
55 h is Bluetooth with ANC; 45 h on the dongle.
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