AKG K240STUDIO Semi-Open Studio Headphones

The short and sweet of these phones is they are a really solid cheap option for studio grade flat response phones that are well worth the money and where you should be making your entry into the studio grade space with AKG. Read on for a more detailed review Testing performed on an SMSL DAC using Optical Windows 10 at 24 bit 96000Hz Studio quality no enhancements of any kind Tested using Spotify Premium Quality, Youtube videos, and MusicBee FLAC music, and some Bluray Movies Compared against Sennheiser HD598 and Pioneer HDJ-1000(for distortion purposes) So these headphones were a very pleasant surprise for me to give a review. The last “cheap AKG” phones I’ve had any experience with were the K70. Those phones were flat just on the edge of tin like and overall a massive disappointment. I might be considered an “audiofile” by some and would consider my setup to be at the bottom of premium. I normally listen to things on a set of HD598 that I love with everything and an S.M.S.L. DAC connected via SPDIF(optical). So coming into these phones at this price point I was not expecting good things to say the least given my last experience. Turns out I was way off base as these are really solid phones. So first things first the sound is very neutral which is something I look for in studio grade phones. No bass boosting or extra crystal in the highs. Just nice neutral sound to appreciate the original source material. The sound stage is large but The highs are nice and clear with a little cut off at the peaks. The bass is nice warm and clear if a little flat. Giving a listen to a bass boosted version of Invincible I would have to crank my DAC to a level that on my HD598’s would have my ears bleeding. However there was no distortion or muddling so I would more likely chalk it up to gain hunger for bass than I would weak output. Switching over to a song I know has a lot of highs as well as bass I gave a listen to Ignoring My Heart Bass Boosted. The story was the same. No real distortion happening I could discern a clear difference between the highs and the bass on the drops. I think the lesson here is if you’re wanting a rich thick bass signature out of these phones then you’re going to have to be listening on a dedicated device like a DAC or Audio Interface and not a phone/tablet. Highs I listened to a couple songs that give me a good impression of the highs and their qualities. First off I listened to Jolie Coquine by Caravan Palace. DAC was at the normal level I keep it at this time around and everything from the lyrics to the violins were nice a clear if a bit lacking in the peaks. Next up a gave Beauty Beats by Beats Antique a listen which has the highs more muted but still present in the foreground. It was a much better listening experience here the violins are more in the background while the fiddles are more foreground. Next up I gave Carmina Burana a go particularly the version performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It’s one of the best versions that really shows off highs as well as giving you a solid idea of the sound stage of the phones. This was outstandingly good in terms of the highs but the sound stage was quite lacking here.I would say it's about half as wide as my HD 598's. Last I gave Madame Coquette by Tape Five a listen and noticed the slight cut off in the highs once a gain compared to my 598’s. It’s nothing an average listener would notice or someone who’s more a casual listener would notice but it’s definitely there in the highs Mids songs are always really hard to pick out because I think a huge difference in peoples listening experience comes in at the Mids. So I would use my track list here to find where your listening defaults lie. First off I gave My Kind of Town by Sinatra a listen because with the lyrics and the woods section I think this song has a really solid mid presence throughout. Here’s where I noticed the first bit of the corner cutting that I think gets these phones into the price point they are in. There’s a flatness that isn’t obvious but very pronounced. It sounds like you get to right where a mid would fill your sound stage and it stops just before that. Next up I gave In The Air Tonight by Collins a listen. I think this song is a good choice because the Mids are what I would call the essence of this song. No real issues here this time around and the flatness isn’t as big of a deal here. Moving on to movies and general video content from the likes of YouTube, Netflix, etc I think this is where the phones really shine. The overall neutral sound signature gives any spoken word content a perfect balance. Everything form YouTube videos to movies to Netflix sounded as good as I expected it to sound. With no real issues or noticeable drops offs of any kind. Everything sounds just right in my book. So conclusion time is upon us and it’s important that you remember that sound in general is a very subjective medium and it’s hard to just outright say something or give a person a conclusive yes or no answer to a question. All that taken into account are these good headphones? Yes I think the neutral studio sound signature and level detail in the sound is perfect for this price point. If you’re a streamer, gamer, or video watcher then these headphones are hard to beat. If you’re a big music listener or expect booming thunderous sounds then I think you should look elsewhere. I don’t honestly believe you can get a set of headphones that are this comfortable and this quality at this price without a major sale going on at the time. These are a solid buy and a solid 5 star from me.

I love these things. I've gifted several to friends. They're comfortable, durable, sound great and have a solid enough after market to change out the cups, cord etc. if needed. They're easy to drive and fit a wide range of head sizes too. Probably one of the best starter headphones there is.

I bought these for my partner, but she ended up not needing them, so I’ve been using them for guitar practice out of my effects processor. Overall, the quality is nice enough. A little cheap feeling, but that could just be due to the wire head band design. They sound clean, not EQ’d to all hell, are comfortable, and have a detachable cable, which is nice since I keep the cable plugged in and just bring out the headphones for practice. Used a proprietary cable in the headphone side, which is annoying, but acceptable. One thing to note: for those that do not know, these won’t be good for just listening to music and chilling. These are essentially “monitoring” headphones, so you’re going to hear a rather raw sound from them. This is ideal for studio and instrument work, not so much for leisure.

The AKG K240 headphones are one of six or more headphones I've recently tried and tested. (I am not an engineer or an audio geek or fanatic. I worked professionally developing audio, PC and other electronic equipment for over 25 years, designed many such devices, and have used headphones fairly extensively for over 30 years. With extended work and experience come certain standards for performance and a decent level of common sense judgement on quality. I hope my unique viewpoint may help or benefit you.) The K240's have been in popular use by professional audio technicians for decades with minimal changes and strong reputations for consistency, accuracy, quality and reliability. All of these factors are hard to earn and difficult to maintain without considerable continued care and real effort. That gives AKG a few bonus points from the start in my mind. Upon receipt, the K240's were more professionally packaged than any of its competitors I tried. Packaging doesn't prove quality, but its a good sign of care, effort and pride in a company's product... a couple more bonus points scored. Although made in China (like virtually all semi-affordable consumer headphones today) the fit and finish of all product parts seemed to be very good, solid and above par of its competitors. They give a definite impression that the K240's will last a long time with reasonable care and minimal maintenance. Solid build quality adds 10% toward total points. The K240 has a detachable cord with an industry standard connector at the earcup end. AKG offers several length and types of cables and source connections, since their products are popular with many different types of professional sound technicians. Other sources also offer compatible cord accessories. This makes the K240 more likely to survive cord or plug catastrophes. For likely extra longevity add 10% to total point score. When I took the headphones out fo the box, unwrapped the cord, and put the professional wire frame headset on; it immediately felt solid, perfectly placed (without any conscious effort by me to position or adjust it in any way), and was remarkably comfortable. I was surprised to find the earpads so precisely, solidly fitted to my head with notably less pressure anywhere on my head or ears than 8 or more other headphone brands I've owned or tried. Contingent upon a test to assure these factors lasted through an extended, continuous period of use, this is a major factor. (The extended test was a pleasure and took no points away from the initial impression, perhaps added a few points to the score.) Added 25% toward total points. When plugged into my laptop, which has a very minimal sound system in both power and technical qualities, the k240's produced good volume and a surprisingly flat*, even and wide frequency response. I heard sounds in medium and high quality recordings that I could not detect in any of the other headphones I had owned or tested. I could distinguish different instruments or elements of sound in recordings that I didn't recognize before. High, middle and low frequency sounds all seemed noticeably crisper and cleaner than I recall with other headphones or speaker systems. (Same for music from my smartphone.) Some reviewers warn that you hear so much sound detail that some recordings made from low quality sources or with low sound resolution settings may become unusable, but I've listened at length to recordings made at settings from 56kbps/32kHz (low-end ringtones) to 320kbps/48kHz (better than CD's) and found all but recording already known defective to be perfectly usable. In fact, the extra clarity allowed me to run some marginal recordings through some cleaning software and upgrade them to virtually perfect quality, thus saving some favorite scarce titles. (*=NOTE: People who are used to, or who prefer, headphones and speakers that boost bass sounds heavily for hard-rock or other bass-beat-centered music may find this different, or even unsuitable to their taste in music. Those with a wide music collection and/or widely varied taste should find the even response a definite advantage.) The sound envelope I sensed around me was lightyears better than closed-chamber (aka ''Sound Isolation'') headphones, which make sound and vibrations seem to be coming from somewhere in the inside rear of your skull, and seemed much bigger and broader than any of the open-back (non external-sound dampening) models. Rather than a sensation of having small sound chambers on each side of the head, the impression was more like being in a small club or small theater where sounds could develop more fully. I thoroughly appreciate this luxurious, broader sound stage sensation. Overall for what I regard as great sound quality and a superior sound presentation, add 40% to point score total! All summed up, the AKG K240 Headphones earn about 90% of total possible score. No competitor I've owned or tried comes even remotely close to that level. So, at least as far as I'm concerned, the K240 is the clear winner within my budget range. I've bought it, and find more to reinforce my choice daily as I use this product. I urge everyone to set your own analysis values for product comparisons. Using defined values for different significant factors that are important to you, use reliable reviews and your own test of product(s) of most interest to you. Draw your own conclusions about the products, assign the values to each product, and a definite winner should pop up from the crowd, as it did for me. That makes your final choice quicker, easier and surer. Good luck!

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I have a blackstar tube guitar amp and the AKG K240 pairs perfectly for practice session daily. Best part is that is is semi open back so the sound is crisp and well balanced without any processing most other headphones on the market do. The guitar Mids and high notes sound amazing. I also use the K240 to listen to music with my Ipod. The K240 headphone is super light and Ear buds are so comfortable that you hardly feel it on the head. Another great bonus is the long 3m cable and it easily pops out of the main head unit as due to its xrl connection

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As in previous reviews, know what you are buying, I have used them as a Sound Tech and also at home for personal use, they are fantastic you hear things you did not know were on the recording before. They are not full of bass so if that's your thing go elsewhere but if you want to hear music at home or single out an instrument on stage of a vocalist these are for you I gave away my previous set to a well deserved Tech who needed them, I bought them in 1992. Very happy the news ones are just as good as the old ones as this does not always happen now as quality has slipped to keep prices low, these are still "all good" Thank you AKG

السماعة بشكل عام ممتازة اذا بتشتريها عشان العاب الخ ما انصحك ممتازة في حال تبغى تطور تجربتك في سماع الموسيقى بشكل افضل وجداَ ممتازة في حال بتستخدمها للهندسة الصوتية السماعة مفتوحه ف لا تتوقع أي عزل الخ وهذي تعتبر ميزة اذا بتهندس فيها amp/dac اوم افضل لك تشتري لها ohm 55 او اذا عندك كرت صوت تشتغل بشكل ممتاز ما جربتها على الجوال لكن على البي سي تعطيك صوت جيد للاستخدام اليومي بس ما تقدر تعتمد عليه بالنسبة للتون (صوت) حق السماعة bright - Crisp السماعة وطبيعي هذا الشي بما انها ستوديو مونيتورز عساس تسمع الفوكالز بشكل أوضح مرات تصير شوي هارش midrange موزون والتفاصيل واضحة low end مافيه اي بيز مضاف من نفس درايفر السماعة ويعطيك صوت طبيعي و بعض الآلات يكون فيه lacking هذي عيبها الوحيد لكن ما تلاحظه كثير Imaging ممتاز جداً Soundstage wide بما انها اوبن او سيمي اوبن ف الساوند ستيج رهيب و هذا التون بشكل مختصر بالنسبة للراحة اعتقد انه شي يختلف من شخص لشخص لكن مريحه الى حد ما اذا انت في بيئة حارة ممكن البادز(غطى السماعة) تغيرها مستقبلا وتصير اريح والسماعة خفيفة ولا تضغط على راسك او اذنك بالعكس مريحه في هالنهاحيتين بس البادز غيرها لو ما ناسبتك -الاستنتاج- السماعة ممتازة على سعرها والتقييم كان معتمد على انها تقدم أداء مقابل قيمتها اذا عندك استيديو منزلي خذها لا تتردد more bass اذا تحب لا تاخذها التقييم كان على استعمالي لها فالهندسة و أغاني jazz - rock - country - rap - pop