AKG K-240 MKII Reviews

Goog, as expected

Using them for listening music, computer audio and music monitoring with DAW (hobby level).

Pros: Sound is honest and detailed, nice clarity and room feeling. Lightweight, but still sturdy. Option to change cord and ear pads. Definitely best headphones for the money.

Cons: Lacking basses little bit.

Perfect for recording instruments

AKG K-240 is a legend headphones.

It is semi open which give you more bass than the complete open one.

The mids are really solid as so the highs.

I advice to keep it at your place/studio since it is kinda fragile and if you bring with you all the time at some point you might have some problems.

The comfort is amazing, you can use it for hours without problem.

Very good headphones

These headphones are very transparent. I am using them with my Kemper and I can say that they do a very good job at translating the accuracy of the different rigs.

They are very comfortable and they come with extra ear pads (with different texture) and an extra cable.

Highly recommended for studio monitoring or anyone who is using a Kemper and wants good quality headphones for a decent price.

Nice sound

I prefer this to the beyerdynamics 990pro because what I hear on these akg is what I get in the speakers. It's very easy to make sound checks.

The dual cable I'm the box it's also very handy and the build quality is solid.

You can't go wrong with this headphones, as it's a very good price and great quality.

Great headphones

My only comment is that i find these headphones to be a tiny bit lacking on the low end, but then again, it's to be expected from headphones. Apart from that, i can't remember the last time I've worn such a light and comfortable headset. Definitely a pleasure to wear, you get to a point you don't even remember you're wearing them anymore.

It's okay!

They are not good to mix world class mixes with. It doesn't sound like you have mixed it, when you later on listen to other common speakers. The sound is alright as one sound. But I wouldn't recommend to mix a final mix with these headphones. But strangely enough they are very good to listen with when you use a Maximizer. Than you can hear the little details that are wrong.

As headphones to listen to a cd, they are great. I use them also when I produce, and it works fine. But a final mix, no way. They don't give the truth about how it will sound on common speakers.

Great headphones

I use the akg's for acoustic & electric guitar and vocals at my home studio. I'm very happy with the sound and comfort. played and recorded 4h the first night without any strain. AKG symbols on the sides are not glued straight but don't affect any functions.

Much more bass than I expected, very nice balanced sound even when tested on ios devices. I like mids and highs and am not a bass-head. If someone's worried about the 55 ohms, my choice (as many others) for iphone is koss portapro and they sport 60 ohms of impedance. Despite impedance comparison, I'm happy to have a headphone amp around in the studio when plugging in to my tc-helicon pedal.

Was on the market for AKG k240 studio, but opted for these due to accessories included. Got sr850 in the same order (out of curiosity & for random visitor use) and the k240 mkii are from a different world when it comes to everything. Get real reputable phones and not the fake ones!

Great for studio (consider the sound leakage from the semi open back before getting them for recording) if you don't want to spend a fortune.

Very nice!

These are very nice headphones. Comfortable, great frequency response and I use them in conjunction with my near field speakers for eq and mixing. If you use cheap monitors, then these headphones are also a good tool for determining how mixes sound.

Wish I had bought a closed back pair!

Wow...

I have been blown away by these headphones!

I have purchased these headphones to be used for a reference when mixing at home or in my university's studios. (!Caution being Semi-Open headphones they will not be suited for tracking as they will release sound bleed into the microphones!).

When first listening to these headphones I was shocked to hear how tight the bass response was (I'm not sure wether this is due to the semi-open characteristics because I have only used closed back headphones up to these), the headphones have a mostly flat frequency response and have great clarity/detail. I highly recommend them for someone who wants a pair of reference/main mixing headphones.

Most headphones are quite heavy and after a while get really uncomfortable, but not these headphones, these honestly feel like you aren't actually wearing a pair of full size headphones. They are really light and even when worn for hours (which I have done), they do not get the slightest bit irritable, which is a bonus for me as i'm usually stuck in front of my computer hours at a time when mixing.

I cant give an opinion on whether they are road worthy as I haven't taken them places where they would get bashed about etc, but to me they feel like they could take a beating even with their light and flexible frame!

Very good Headphones

I've bought the K-240 MKII mainly for mixing. The sound quality is great and very flat sound. I trust myself mixing with them. It has lower volume than my other heaphones so I have to increase the general volume a bit. Build quality is good and detachable cable is a plus! Very comfortable.

Very satisfied with the old Austrian Version

I bought these headphones four years ago and they are like new ones. Mainly I use them for playing guitar over my PC interface and they work excellent. Sometime I also listen to music. Therefore, they have a little bit too less bass, but this is normal for studio heaphones.

The headphones are very comfortable and fit perfect on my head. The ears are surrounded perfectly and they produce no pressure on your head, so you can use them for a long time without needing a break.

They came with many accessories, like two cables and a second pair of pads. At least I don't know if AKG kept this quality when they changed their production place to China in the last years.

Over 3 years of flawless opperation

One of the first things i did with my AKG K-240 MKII's was to pull the cable awkwardly and bend the quarter inch jack which was half out of a headphone socket, this bent it and made it unusable. This turned out not to be a problem as a spare cable was included, hurrah!

My work space is in the family home so I wanted headphones that I could use on long production and mixing sessions as my bass heavy monitors were starting to drive everyone crazy. I wasn't willing to compromise on sound quality. I also wanted a way to more accurately monitor low end response because, even though my room is acoustically treated, I was frequently unhappy with the transportability of my mixes low-end.

I made the correct choice. These headphones are open sounding, detailed and pleasing while remaining sonically neutral. They are comfortable to wear for long periods both physically and sonically. They also look the same as the day I bought them and I am not precious with equipment.

Exactly What I Was Looking For!

I am studying to be a recording sound engineer and I am required to have a "good" set of headphones. After a lot of searching and reading reviews I stumbled across these. They are absolutely perfect and I cant find any faults what so ever! The evenly balanced sound is incredible and the frequency range is superb. They even cover frequencies that the human ear cannot hear. I am required to wear the headphones for long periods of time when working on projects and these are the most comfortable headphones I have tried to date. They hold on your head well but do not press against your ears, they feel lightweight when you're wearing them and they mould well to the shape of your head. This version comes with suede like earpads and a the standard vinyl/fake leather ones which I prefer. They also come with 2 different length cables which is great for me. Sometimes I am mixing on my laptop and sometimes I am in the live room where the connection point is a distance away. One cable is short and coiled and the other is straight and long. I love these headphones and would recommend them to any person in my field of work. The only thing I would point out (by no means a negative comment) is that the headphones don't feel like they would stand up to being put in a rucksack without any sort of protection. Currently I am still using the box which is great but in time I will buy a case for them. Great headphones, 5 stars.