K240 Studio Circumaural Stereo Headphones

These are considered the studio standard in circumaural open back headphones for good reason. The sound reproduction is excellent, with clear bass and midrange and a very balanced profile through the entire frequency spectrum. It makes me angry at how much I've spent on speakers and studio monitors, these do a better job at a fraction of the price.

I use the product in the Avid Lab to do editing. The K240 Studio Professional Semi-Open Stereo Headphones are comfortable and the sound is crisp and clear.

At this price point, and after having owned 5 studio headphones over a few decades, AKG K240 MKII, K553 MKII, Sony MDR-7506, KOSS PRO 4AA & 4AAA, I have found THE Referred Personal Listening Tool.

Comparing this to AKG K240 Studio monitoring headphones it is not as good. But it's very close. This was the only headphone I could find with a removable cable at this price point. Sound quality is very good but not excellent. This may be that I haven't broken the headphones in yet, but the sound stage is stiff and the treble with percussion is a bit muddled without good separation like on the AKG. These headphones have more emphasis on the low-end than the AKG 240's though. Comfort-wise these headphones fit better than AKG from the get-go -- it took awhile for the AKG's to loosen and stop squeezing my glasses to my head. However, I wish the pads were slightly bigger or oval shaped to fit the ears more comfortably. The padding is very soft. Another reviewer noted that the Polsen's 32ohm drivers cannot be driven by an iPad, but this is not the case. I had no issues when testing with normal volumes on an iPad Mini 2. The AKG K240's are 55 ohms in comparison and are decidedly quieter. A good purchase for good quality monitoring.

I use these headphones for mix n mastering. The wire they come with also works for the K240 MKII headphones as well.

Am on my third pair now since early 1980s as two puppies got ahold of the first two. For the money, I cannot believe that any headphones can compete against K240 Studio Headphones. If you are considering, just stop, place order, and experience musicality as you have never even imagined. I rated five stars, would have given 10!

Have had two pairs of K240 headphones. Without question, the best bang for the buck. Comfort, accuracy, and spatial imaging is hypnotic! Don't mull on these, buy them if you indeed, are a music lover. Reproduction accuracy is startling.

Just received my AKG K240 headphones. Very imprese. Hearing sounds in my music I have not heard before. AKG makes the best headphones, I am convinced!

I have 2 of these sweet cases. One for my mastering lab AKG K712 headphones and one for my location headphones (AKG K240 MKII). Protection galore. I highly recommend this case.

Unlike many consumer grade headphones, these do not overemphasize the base. Instead they deliver a wonderfully flat response curve that lets you hear the music as it was recorded. I understand now why the K240 is often consider to be a standard in many recording studios. As impressive as the sound was, it may surpassed by the comfort of these headphones. I could wear these 12 hours a day and not fatigue. These are also a great value as they are half the price of the newer K240 Mk II. My only disappointment is that Harmon has shifted manufacturing out of Austria, and they are now made in China.