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04-15-2014, 01:04 PM
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If you've been on the fence about the AKG K240S headphones...
 They are now on sale at Sweetwater HERE for $79and AMS HERE for $79.99 including shipping. These are the 55ohm version that plays nicely with home and portable gear. For those who own these cans and want new earpads, Sweetwater has 'em for $10.35ea. HERE. Get 'em while they are hot! Bob Bob
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04-15-2014, 09:16 PM
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Great discount!
Bob, I am not a techie so pardon my question. Is it significantly different than the ATHM50 sound quality wise?
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04-15-2014, 09:57 PM
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I love my k240's
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04-16-2014, 06:33 AM
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04-16-2014, 09:25 AM
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Thanks again for posting.
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04-17-2014, 07:41 AM
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Bob can you compare these with the Senn HD280's ?
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06-19-2014, 02:14 PM
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I bought a pair of these in response to this post and I gotta' say, these are darn good headphones. One thing I've learned in ~7 years on this forum, when Bob Womack speaks, people should listen. I've never gone wrong following his advice.
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06-19-2014, 02:27 PM
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I much prefer my Beyerdynamic DT770's, plus the microfiber ear cup covers don't make you sweat. (Well, they do cost more than twice as much but cheap is cheap. If I would have read this post back then I could have avoided wasting my money.) Last edited by Rudy4; 06-19-2014 at 06:47 PM.
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06-19-2014, 03:52 PM
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Amazon has them for $69.
Anyone know what the difference is between the AKG K 240 and the AKG K 240 MK II ? The Mk II is $109 at Amazon. Thanks, Aaron
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06-20-2014, 01:00 AM
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K240 MKII comes with an extra cord and set of ear pads. Much like the K271 MKII. Minor cosmetic change in trim. Otherwise identical. Some have reported a minor upgrade in earpad materiel but that's not confirmed on the AKG site, at least that I can find. And yeah, I just ordered a set from Amazon for $69. HTH
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06-20-2014, 11:18 AM
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06-20-2014, 01:29 PM
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I have owned AKG 240's twice over the years. The ones I had didn't have a detachable cord and the cord itself was a PITA but I bought another set after the 1'st set finally gave up the ghost. This was in the 90's
For tracking I need closed cans as can't handle the bleed. I guess with the sem-open design of these guys now one can use them for a quick reference as I don't mix with headphones. Bummer about the ATHM50 as I was thinking of picking up a pair of them but they are more than likely hyped in the low-end like my Sony MDR-7509's that need to be replaced. Listened to my Pal's Senn. 280's and am not quite convinced whether I want those as well. So It looks like I am leaning toward the DT-770 Pro's
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06-20-2014, 06:03 PM
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Pleasant sounding, but a little dark and having less revealing detail than what think is best for studio use.
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06-20-2014, 07:33 PM
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By the way, my own preference in headphones over all other is the AKG240. We've got three generations of them here at the studio - the original 1979 edition with silver trim, the 240ms from the '80s and '90s, and the latest with the detatchable cords. Over the thirty-five odd years we've been using them in a professional facility (probably twenty different engineers and countless artists, many who lived the philosophy, "drive it like you stole it") we've never had a failure. The 240m sounds remarkably like $6000 Urei 813 monitors that were popular when the 240 got its start - flat and smooth. They are also so comfortable that you can wear then for very long sessions without either ear fatigue or physical fatigue.
Oh, we may have replaced ear pads that got too funky from facial makeup and oils and foam insert disks that wore out, but we've never had a failure. The Sony MDR-7506s are more modern sounding and possibly more fun to listen to music on (for the first album or so before you start getting 'ice pick ear') but they are far from flat, with a generous "Hollywood Curve" in their response. I keep a set for travel because they fold up so nicely. Bob
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