![]() ![]() If the open sound is what you prefer, the K240 delivers this in spades - we often had to take them off to check that we'd plugged them in! On the plus side though, this design does give you more of a realistic perception of space - you feel as if the sound is coming from outside your head, as opposed to the internalising effect delivered by most closed-back cans. Great-sounding, extremely budget-friendly over-ear semi open headphones for audiophiles and studio professionals.Ī compact, completely open-back on-ear headphone that rests on your ears, instead of around them, delivering a sound that’s warm, rich and detailed. For the same reason, if you’re after a set of cans to use with an electronic drum kit, it might be better to look elsewhere, as the noise of the sticks hitting the pads will be almost as audible as the drum sounds coming through the cans. In use with a digital piano, the semi-open design’s lack of isolation meant that we had to crank the instrument’s volume up to drown out the thudding of our fingers on the keys, which in turn meant that other people in the room could easily hear what we were playing. Listening to our test playlist, transient response was okay, but we just didn’t feel particularly involved in the music, and with very little sub-bass emphasis, we had to drive our test computer’s outputs harder than usual to get to that stank-face, head nod stage. ![]() ![]() Everything’s there, it all just sounded a bit distant - at just 55 ohms impedance, you’d expect these to be louder, more present, and punchier. ![]() However, we were a little disappointed to find them not very loud and a bit lacking in ‘oomph’. In terms of how the K240 sounds overall, we found them detailed, spacey and natural-sounding. We couldn’t fault the overall clarity, with plenty of detail discernible at each end of the spectrum and a soundstage that was smile-inducingly wide. In our tests, the K240's semi-open design meant that everyone in the immediate vicinity could clearly hear what we were listening to, so these are not for you if you’re intending to use them on crowded trains, in a quiet office environment or when recording with microphones. Its rather bulky profile and lightweight, outwardly fragile demeanour made us think twice about squishing it into our laptop bag, especially since, unlike many other headphones in this price range, there’s no case or protective pouch of any kind included in the package. On the portability front, we wouldn’t say the K240 was a particularly portable design. The cable does lock securely into the left ear cup though, and replacement cables are available to order from AKG’s website. It is detachable and very sturdy, but if you’re not a fan of long cables because of how they can get in the way in some cases, there’s no shorter alternative included. Circular, metallic gold trims surround the ear cup vents, and there’s a large gold AKG logo on the headband to assist with orientation, aided by gold L/R indicator labels located on the adjustment points on each side of the headband.īundled accessories are rather minimal - you do get a standard, screw-on 3.5-6.3mm adapter, but there’s only one, 3m long straight cable in the box. In an effort to balance this, the classic, all-black design of our review sample sported added cough-lozenge yellow accents in the centre of the ear cups, giving the cans a more modern twist. The uniquely familiar, self-adjusting dual-headrail headband design, though practical, isn’t necessarily for everyone, giving these cans a somewhat period 70’s look. Visually, the K240 Studio you can buy today is a blend of retro and modern design cues. ![]()
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