Headphones
AKG K 240 MK II
A longtime studio and recording standby design, the k240-MKII has a quick detach cord and well-proven sound performance during its 30 years in the industry. Those looking for some tight bottom-end push with smooth midranges and silky highs will enjoy these superbly priced, high value headphones. Can be well-powered by most portable audio players and laptop / PC computers and an ideal choice for any sound console or mixing desk.
Product Features:
- Studio Quality Sound
- Classic Looks
- Great Value
What's In The Box:
- Leatherette earpads
- Velvet Earpads
- 3 m cable
- 5 m coiled cable
- 1/8" to 1/4" screw-on adapter
Applications:
The venerable Austrian-made AKG k240M served for decades as the reference headphone in professional studios across Europe, Asia, and North America. Hoping to catch on with the listener at home as well as in the recording environment, AKG released the k240 Studio headphone to tremendous acclaim. Now comes the k240 MK-II headphone re-designed with a few extra convenient accessories while keeping the original k240's signature sound largely intact. Those looking for some tight bottom-end push with silky highs will enjoy these k240 MK-II headphones a lot. The lower frequency ranges are lean & focused with the midranges/highs a hair forward, making for a pleasingly smooth tonal signature compared to most other cans around this pricepoint. The k240 remain fairly efficient full-size headphones at a 55 ohm impedance rating and should get clean, moderate-to-loud listening levels with most portable players like Mp3s players, iPods and laptop computers. However, keep in mind any quality dedicated headphone amplifier stage will fully maximize the audio clarity, dynamic range extension ('quickness'), and overall musical detail resolution of the k240 MK-II. Although this edition shares the same numerical appellation as the older--now sadly discontinued --AKG k240M and AKG k240DF models, the k240 MK-II are significantly less expensive and, hence, are not quite built to the same demanding specification level as those more spendy 'true' reference-application headphones. However, their quality construction is superb with the k240 MK-II remaining 100% manufactured in Austria.
The AKG k240 MK-II headphone now offers two user-friendly 'quick-detach' cords provided in the package: a 5-meter length straight cable plus a 3-meter coiled cord, both exiting from the left earcup via a mini-XLR 3-pin connection system. The k240's self-adjusting headband, lightweight frame design, and full-size circumaural pleather earpads makes them very comfortable during long extended listening sessions at home or in the studio. As another plus, the k240 MK-II also includes an extra set of velour fabric earpads, allowing the listener to employ the earpads of their choice. The earcups themselves are described as a "semi-sealed" construction so they provide only a mild degree of ambient noise attenuation & sound leakage protection. The k240 headphone cable terminates to an 1/8" [3.5mm] mini-plug. A full-size 1/4" [6.3mm] adaptor is handily included in the package. A superb 2-year product warranty remains standard with all AKG headphones.
Other Recommended Accesories:
For serious AKG K240 listeners & producers, HeadRoom highly recommends investing in an upgraded k240 replacement headphone cord from Cardas Audio. Although not inexpensive, aftermarket Cardas headphone cords are widely renown for significantly improving dynamic range 'quickness' and extension, soundstage imaging depth & spatiality, and overall musical detail resolution clarity. It's certainly a quick, worthwhile upgrade for audiophiles looking to make their beloved AKG k240 headphones perform at the very top of their game. Cardas Audio AKG headphone replacement cords are available in 10ft, 15ft, and 20ft lengths. Fully compatible with AKG k702 and AKG k271 headphones too!: Cardas AKG K240 Headphone Replacement CordSpecifications:
- Cord Type: Coiled and Straight Left-Side
- Coupler Size: Large
- Manufacturer Warranty: 2 year
- Cord Length: 10 ft. (3 m)
- Weight: 8.5 oz.
- Isolation: Approx -10dB
- Sensitivity: 91 dB SPL/V
- Driver Type: Dynamic
- Detachable Cable: Yes
- Connector Type: 1/8" with 1/4" adaptor
- Noise Cancelling: No
- Microphone: No
- Wireless: No
- Warranty: 2 Years
- Impedance @ 1kHz: 55 ohms
- Ear Coupler Type: Full-Size
- Acoustic Seal: Open
- Headphone Type: Full Size
Average Rating
Posted by Now Hear This! from Pleasant Grove, UT on 2010-01-25
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: comfortable, durable
The automatically adjusting headstrap is wonderful and the tension on them is perfect: you can make minor adjustments easily without having the headphones ride up on the head.
These are semi-open headphones, and as such offer little ambient noise attenuation. You can leave these on your head and carry on a conversation without any problem.
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Posted by Eric0 from Canada on 2010-01-23
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Good value, nice sound.
Cons: Might be worth it to go up a level
The sound quality even on the old ones is still very good. It is accurate and the bass is well represented as are the highs. For the price, the sound quality on these will blow away all of the comparable Bose products.
Clearly these headphones are still in use as I've seen some studio photos with artists wearing these. (Sophie Milman for one)
My only gripe is that there are some very competitive options within reach of the K240s. For one Shure, Ultimate Ears and the low-end Grados are all possibilities. At the higher end, both the DT880 and K701 while 2x the price are huge leap in terms of sound quality.
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Posted by Gamechip from San Angelo, TX on 2010-01-18
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Excellent sonic detail, quick, modern looking, durable, large soudstage
Cons: not much bass, ears can get hot when listening for long periods
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