AKG K240 MKII Headphones

List Price: ~~$269.00~~
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Brand: AKG

Features:

Professional hi-fi stereo studio headphones
Semi-open, circumaural design
Self-adjusting headband for optimum fit
Patented Varimotion speakers
Leatherette ear pads and velvet ear pads

Customer Reviews:

Amazing! but not full. [Posted on 2008-06-16]
I have been running a project studio for around 5 years now. I didn't start out with the flashyest equipment, or with all the knoledge. Over time I have learned a lot, and upgraded my gear. My most recent upgrade is a pare of the AKG K240 series headphones. I just got them about two hours ago actualy. I went into the control room, and plugged them into my Firepod, fired up the PC and started listening. That being said, I will hit the audio aspects of these phones first. The first thing that I noticed was that I had to adjust the main volume higher then I did with my previous phones. I then noticed the highs: I have honestly never heard a set of phones that brought out 8-16 KHZ so well. I started thinking of how I will have to adjust those frequencys down a bit in my recordings to compinsate. My recordings normaly do have a lot of that range on other sound systems, now that I think about it. The mids: 500HZ-2KHZ sound fine. The lows?: 20-60HZ? where are they? I can't find them in the mix! I ran a frequency response test 20 HZ-20000 KHZ sweep and started hearing stuff well above 20 HZ: meaning, that when the test started I didn't hear anything.
I read somewhere online that these phones were to have a "flat frequency responce". Guess not. If your wondering what that means: all frequencys would be equal when doing the sweep, no increase in volume when the sweep is in progress. This would obviously be good for studio mixing, because you wouldn't think you had the bass, or treb high enough, only to find that the phones were not acurat in their sound reproduction when listening on another sound system.
I understand speekers some what, and understand that with a huge 12 inch woofer that you will hear the lows more then you would if that woofer was the size of a headphone., and vice versa: that small speekers pull up those highs. If headphones are to have a flatt frequency responce and they are rated at I believe 15 HZ starting range, why can't you hear/feel it.
As far as feel, these phones are light and large. These are not noise canceling! phones! they don't block out much at all. The cord is detachible, on the left side with a many XLR plug, the other end sports a built in many eighth inch plug. A screw on type 1-4th inch adapter comes with.
I read so many grand reviews about the sound quality of these phones! For the most part, it's true, just lacking one detail, the low end, the fullness down their.
To sum it all up, wouldn't get them for studio work, in less you've got another pare with lows that you can hear.

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