AKG K 240 600 ohms Headphones

[msblaze]

are these good headphones? i have a chance to get 2 pairs used, how much are they worth?

 

[Harvey Gerst]

are these good headphones? i have a chance to get 2 pairs used, how much are they worth?

They're worth used between $50 and $75 each, and they can be hard to drive.

 

[msblaze]

oh really? how can i drive them? i would needa headphone amp? how much are those?

 

[hungovermorning]

I've got a set, I like them very much, the only issue is that they're a little bass heavy so you end up pulling it out of your mix more often than not. Totally worth the money though, they sound just great.
Headphone amps: worth it as well. I have an older Rolls 6 channels one that works alright, if you can find the model numbers of the headphone amps that used to come with mixers in the 70's those are the best and way cheap, but for a cheapo single headphone amp figure on about $40, which isn't terrible.

cheers,
scott

 

[msblaze]

I've got a set, I like them very much, the only issue is that they're a little bass heavy so you end up pulling it out of your mix more often than not. Totally worth the money though, they sound just great.
Headphone amps: worth it as well. I have an older Rolls 6 channels one that works alright, if you can find the model numbers of the headphone amps that used to come with mixers in the 70's those are the best and way cheap, but for a cheapo single headphone amp figure on about $40, which isn't terrible.

cheers,
scott

thanx for the info btw you still interested in my computer?

 

[dinorocker]

Which k240 model are the phones you are considering?

Note that the "k240DF" models are flat frequency headphones - meaning no frequencies are boosted or cut in any way. The "bassy" response mentioned in another comment are a characteristic of the 240s or 240m models.

Flat response headphones can be an extremely weird way to listen to your music. Don't buy these if you plan to use them for hifi listening, they are essentially studio engineer headphones. They are also rather frightening - you get to hear a lot more than you would with "smiley face response" hifi phones, including breath, pages turning, chair squeaking and cable dragging.

And yes, you will need some form of headphone amp to drive them. Most mixers I have tried them on (Behringers and Mackies) drive them just fine, but anything that expects 4/8/32 ohm headphones is likely to produce very low volumes.

The one thing that really stands out (at least for me) with these headphones is the comfort - you can wear them for long hours without fatigue or sweating. Fantastic design. And they come with really long cables.

These are open-backed headphones - you can't use them for monitoring in a vocal booth, because the sound will bleed into the mic.

 

[bongolation]

I have a set of the DFs and I hate them.

Possibly the cheesiest-built expensive (MSRP was around US$280 when I got these) headphones I've ever seen. You'd think at that price they could have earcups in a material that wouldn't disintegrate from contact with normal skin oil, but no. Cheap, cheap, cheap. Pass on AKG.

Never mind trying to drive 600 Ohms.

 

[TheGuitarMan]

are these good headphones? i have a chance to get 2 pairs used, how much are they worth?

A $40 cmoy headphone amp isn't going to cut it with 600 ohm headphones. I'm sure you'd have enough volume, but the sound wouldn't be all that pleasing or accurate. The bass becomes flubby and the midrange dull when you under-drive high impedence headphones.

Expect to spend $100+ for an amp that can drive them properly.

Personally, I wouldn't bother.