I bought my K240 Studio back when the COVID lockdown happened. I was not disappointed at all! I still use them today (2023). They are very comfortable; I could wear them for extended hours on end without realizing I have them on. The cable can be unplugged from the left channel side, making cable management a lot easier and I really like that. It sounds just awesome for anything you throw at it. One thing to note: This is NOT a bass heavy set of headphones. It is designed for both the audio enthusiast and professional studio engineer in mind. I use mine for recording, editing and listening to music all the time. So, if you're wanting bass-deafening quality, then go spend your money on something else, like a pair of Beats. This produces every frequency (within its specs) faithfully; so about as near a flat response across the frequency range. One thing to mention: When you get yours brand new, you may want to do a burn-in period with them. Most headphones sound pretty loud at the start, then quiet down as you use them. This is the burn-in period. What I did was playback either white or pink noise for a few hours or days at medium volume until they're burned-in. This assures you get a faithful equal balance of tone. It's your choice to do this, though. The only thing I'd recommend is invest at some time for replacement earpads (leather and foam) and an extra detachable cord, in case you lose one or it breaks. Luckily, this is quite a popular model headphone, so replacement parts are plentiful. Other than that, you won't be disappointed.

A really good review as always!

Great review! Thanks for your honest opinion!!

This was truly helpful. I think I'm going to get these now!

Good job with the review bro!!!! Awesome. Keep it up!!!!!

thank you brother. your review is very honest and helped me thinking change my gear

Great review man thanks!

I love these headphones. Great review!

Actually got these headphones today. Mids and highs are nice and clear, and the bass is pretty good. They sound better than my Corsair HS50 for gaming. Definitely worth $70.

Good review! -Jim

Another awesome review!👍🏼

I've used these for a couple of years now. I have found they are the best for communication applications. Ham radio, Shortwave, that sort of thing. AKG K240 really work best for the spoken word.

Been using these for 20 years a mixer. Couple with Sonarworks, they're solid. Clients love the product \m/ Cheers!

Thank you for this review. My Audio Technica M20X are starting to fail. but is use these for listenin to voice and music \. Sadlt it is time to replace them. These K240 headphones were on my list I now have good long term info from you that pushes me back towards the Audio Technica direction. I need good clean sound for editing once again Thank you for a great review

Video helped so much

I have them a few years. They are very clear, for example for learning language it is very useful, you will hear every detail. I agree, they are good for listening guitar, but for example piano is poor with them. They are very accurate, sometimes even too much, you can hear when something isn't perfect and it's why eq isn't good for them. For me big disadvantage is that they almost don't have bass, it is caused by semi-open construction. There is no noise cancelling and everyone hears what you are playing.

Damn, that's straight up honest. I have these bastards and every thing you just said about these are spot on.....

I have had these for years and have not had any thing break on them. Surprisingly for how light these headphones are, they're incredibly durable. If you like bass in your headphones don't get these. These are flat sounding which is great for mixing and leveling.

had a pair of k72's for my computer, jack broke, swapping to these because of the detachable cable and pretty excited.

On point

cool, thanks mate! I was about to purchase them but I changed my mind. Thorough review.

it's bothering me so much that you're wearing your headphones backwards

I use them with a tchelicon set up. . . love them!

I have these and have used them awhile now in my little studio.. The trick is you have to get used them and the sound they are projecting wants that is accomplished your going to loved them takes time to pin point them... I used sure 440 for years and the last pair went crazy as they all do and I had theses Akg k240s here and thought what the hell give it a shot... Totally different sound here compared to the sure... Had to learn them and hear and feel what they were projecting towards me... I don't think i be going back to Shure as theses things rock in my book as far as I can tell ... Price range is closed to the shure 440s..... But don't go getting me wrong them 440s are awesome you hear it all in them .. I would recommend them to anyone for the home hobbies studio persons. I just don't want to go back to the learning process of using them again.... My AkG K240 or working out great for my needs....

RIP XLR cable. I'm not seeing that cable survinig long with that break angle in it lol. Not to mention the shock mount becomes useless when the mic is pegged like that. Try leaving some slack on that XLR, it's going to make the cable survive longer and let you shock mount actually handle the vibrations. Nice review, tho!

maybe i’m an oddball out but eq on these are so naturally not much additional noise. honestly its very good for placing things in the stereo field without a digital sound amplifying the bits so you dont here noise that isn’t really there

i switched to the velour pads. much more comfortable, the plasticleather ones feel quite stiff to me. after that also a little bit more bass was present, but still the mids and highs were a little bit too harsh for my taste. i put some pulp between the driver and the overlay, and now it's really pleasant. i wear them even for normal music listening and filmwatching now all day/evening long. also i'd like to mention, the akgs have the most clever way to swap the earpads.

Many thanks, great job! Please, I need your advice: What about the AKG 240 MKII? Are they worth the 15€ extra cost? (I'm a starter user of audio mixing).

thanks much

For practicing or casual listening, any set of headphones will (subjectively) do. For studio work, however, it all depends on what you're doing. For tracking (recording) with microphones, these headphones are not the best choice because of their semi-open back design. The sound can bleed out and back into the mic, causing a feedback loop. Open- or semi-open back headphones are better suited for mixing/mastering/post-production duties.

Nice review! I would add that it is an open back design so mixes will bleed into the condenser mic if you’re too close.

Thanks for the review. What is the sound insulation of these headphones? Is it possible to record vocals in them?

They sound fluid. Deep bass extension. I don't use EQ.

Do you think that this along with sonaworks can be a good choice for mixing metal? If not, do you have one to suggest? Just discovered this channel, it's amazing!

I have this for over 12 years now but can't really tell how they compare with others because I never had any other headphones apart form some 5$ craps I used to buy when I was a kid :)

I just bought these today for the use of tracking drums, and immediately I had a hard time hearing the backing tracks or anything that was coming out of my interface. My drums were seeping through so hardcore and it was completely annoying in comparison to my Shure SE215’s.

I heard these are used a lot on studios in the old days and even at present I wonder if I listen to these without any eq or enhancements will they sound as good as how recordings where made back in the day I prefer natural sound or close to original recording, your thoughts?

Phones are good for panning. As a mastering engineer I would never do critical listening through headphones. Use the industry standard speakers and a good speaker simulator for various scenarios.

How loud can you run these out of a phone? Because I am considering buying them to use as my headphones for percussion practice.

Would you recommend them for editing headphones based off the sound?

Thanks

I’m thinking about getting them for video editing. Are they worth it?

Hi, if I already have K702 (Made in China new version) and Sonarworks SoundID Reference software for calibration, does it still worth getting a K240 Studio (also China version)? Would it be a big negative difference in sound quality compared to K702?

hi. how do you compare this with Sony mdr 7506? especially for vocal listening

Im just recording my voice with GarageBand, would it be ok for me this headphones? As my mic has got headphones plug on it as well

Insomniac review: If you only want a pair of good headphones with a crystal clear spund for listening to lo fi or asmr at night without putting pressure on your ears these are a great choice

Hi, I'm looking for headphones to practice with my guitar in my house(death metal) , I don't want to disturb my family with the amplifier. Do you recomend these?

you think i can play with this headphones? because i need a good durable headphones under 70 euro and this look very durable and comfy but i don't know for gaming if they are good any advise?

Hi! I'm looking for a headset to play and watch Ytb videos, I don't need a microphone. I have a UMC22 sound card and I don't know which headphones to take in the region of € 60. I hesitate between the Audio-Technica ATH-M30X, the AKG K240 MKII and the AKG K240. Knowing that I own a Logitech G430 is it worth changing?

Do you think I would need an amp if I purchase Sony 7506's? For music production like this headphones?

Does classic rock sound good with these headphones? I own a pair of Koss Pro/4AA and it sounds great on those $70 cans

then why everybody says that this are one of the most used headphones for mixing?

But when just listening to music, is it fine? Or should I buy a different headphones?

Would you recommend this for monitoring at tracking?

How are these just for casual listening, I've been using m20x's for years now and was interested in trying out [semi-]open backs with these being well within my budget.

Are they durable, did you use the same pair and they never broke the 2-3 years? I am using these to make music and do gaming overall do you think they would work for what I am looking for? What comes in the box? Does it come with the proper plugs for a PHONE?

Im more into rock and classic genre Is it good for mixing for these kind of genres ????

Please for fast respond. Are this headphones good for music listening ?

I've recently bought these and they're great so far. Am I being stupid or is there a reason why when they're being played through my amp for practice that the sound is mono? The right ear just does nothing

Would you recommend this for gaming and podcast and even producing?

In your experience, what makes them bad for mixing and EQ tone wise? You said that the EQ done with K240 differs too much on other systems, in what way?

Do you need an amplifier to run them, or can you run them straight out of a phone?

ay man, is it good for 52 euro? almost 64 usd" i need open back headphones for gaming and listening to music and i saw other headphones at this price are chinese bullsht so i decided to look for branded ones...

What headphones do you recommend for eq?

good for gaming music movies or on the go?

Good for amp but messes up some settings(somehow) and feedback is annoying Edit: just found out that if you use your own adapter instead of the one it comes with the feedback is less annoying and is just Bette roberall

May I ask you for the opinion? I have had 4 pairs of SuperLux HD681 Evo. I loved them a lot, they beat every single gaming headset I've tested and I've tested almost all of them. Sadly, there was one problem - the cable kept breaking. I wanted to get something new and I was wondering about those AKG K240 Studio. Do you think those would perform as good as 681Evo? And how would they perform in games? From what I know, it's for sure different type of sound. Also, they cost 2x of 681 Evo. Is it worth?

For the price they're excellent but for £60 more the next best is Shure SRH-840A

For just listening music which will be better ath m40x or akg k240ii

Give some relief to that xlr cable jesus

If you want real jewel, get k240 sextett, preferably with black driver covers... They also came as philips n6330, saba h200 and some others, you can do a research :) Sextett blows all the modern 240s, even DF

Is this headphone currently made in China? I remembered since samsung took over AKG they move production to China.

Would you suggest these for gaming?

Can you recommend a good headphone for less than $80

are they any good for gaming ??

Hi , how about AKG 240 MKii ?

you recommend ath m40x for mix monitoring?

What does EQ mean ?

the original versions werent as low budget. 20 yrs ago they went for over $120 new. i believe they had higher ohms, and required amps for proper usage.

is it worth buying to make music?

great review but you have them on backwards !!!!!

is the bass good ?

hey , phillips sph9500 vs akg 240?

Do you have headphone amplifier?

Can you recomend them for gaming

Just bought... like

the sound stopped in 1 of the ears, any advice?

HAVE TO DRINK 🍷🍻 every time he sez "These headphones"

Which Mic Is That Akg 220 or 420?

Just bought a pair at thrift store for 3 dollars 👍🤘👉🦊👈 baby metal rocks

Don't know why you're calling them in ear monitors. They're on ear monitors. In ear is stuff like earbuds.

What's you review out of 10

just got them for 45 USD for cyber Monday

What if I'm trying to play some FPS games like CSGO

Not worth it for mixing/mastering, that's for sure. The bass sucks and the mids have their own issues. Been using them for a long while and never realized why my mixes were sounding so bad on other systems. Great for jamming or other uses though. Very comfortable at long periods of time.

I am getting the 1987 version new inbox...£200..... Not the plastic fantastic eBay version that you are listening to after paying £50

I have my AKG k240 4 years ago, he is better than kraken, and any headphone/headset in quality, he is semi-open too, I also dropped him several times and still the same quality that I wanted. The best

70 bucks ya said? Man in amazon are by 45 xD [from europe, i found it way cheaper]

I found these from a gaming streamer lol wutttt