AKG K240DF Headphones

Calibrated version of the K240M monitor headphones. Designed with a flat frequency response based on European requirements for a diffuse field reference monitor headphone. Includes 9ft, 9 in. cable and standard stereo phone plug; 600 ohm impedance.

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"Great Detail in a quality package."

Feature:
The fact that they are 600 ohm means you really need a headphone amplifier to drive them. You can hear ok without one, but overall response is better with than without. The auto-adjusting headband is very comfortable and convenient. Unlike most other headphones, my ears don't hurt after hours of wearing them. They're also quite light, which is a nice feature in itself.

Quality:
No defects, and they appear to be very well made.

Value:
Their performance is at least as good as the US$200 price.

Desirability:
The most desirable thing about these is the amazing detail, followed next by their great comfort.

Sound:
The detail produced by these headphones is excellent. I hear things when listening with them that I've never heard on any other headphones or speaker system. The openness makes it easy to locate instruments in the stereo field. As mentioned already, they don't accentuate low frequencies like other headphones and most speakers. My first mixes with them had way too much bass when played on other systems. I've gotten better, it requires more careful listening. But since the detail is there, it's a matter of training your ear. Still, I prefer these for tracking rather than for final mixdown (which is better done with monitors).

Support:
Never needed it.

Overall:
These are very accurate headphones for when you really need to hear the little details. They will spoil you.

Submitted: 11/17/2005

Style of Music: All styles

* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"True studio headphone monitor"

Quality:
Fits like a glove.

Value:
You get what you pay for.

Sound:
Now you can hear your mixes through your headphones...accuarate and detailed.

Support:
None so far.

Overall:
I would like to own an extra pair as back up.

Submitted: 3/24/2005

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The AKG K240 headphone is a world standard item. Go to any pro studio, and we wager you'll see some of AKG's finest in use. And here is the souped-up hot-rodded version of those great pro "cans." The K240DF phones are optimized for broadcast standards. Some eggheads in Munich called the Institute of Radio Technology set forth a series of standards for headphones that are a big deal, and apparently not easy to achieve. These K240DFs make the grade.

In AKG's literature, they say that the K240DF: "follows the criteria specified by the IRT in Munich for a 'diffuse field' equalization curve that provides headphone listeners with the sound pattern and characteristics of a room with reflective, non-anechoic surfaces." Whew. If that means that these phones sound really great, then we agree.

Radio engineers are a notoriously cranky bunch who demand the best, so if they put their stamp on these phones, you can best bet that there are few, if any better that you can buy.

Technical Info

Type: Semi-open, Parabolic

Frequency Range: 15 Hz to 20,000 Hz

Impedance: 600 Ohm

Sensitivity: 88 dB/mW

Net Weight: 240 g (8.5 oz.)
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