KVR Audio

moldofunker · Post by **moldofunker** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 8:12 am

I need to choose between the K240 Monitor and the K240 Studio headphones (~ same price). I've read that K240s are loder due to 55 ohm impedance. I will use them on Audiophile Firewire and i wonder wich are best for production, i'm into electronic music. So should i go for the M or the S ? The M are 600Oohms and i'm afraid they'll be too quiet. Although i will not pump up the volume since i do mixing & arrangement on them. So what's your advice ? Anyone got any ?

http://www.headphone.com/graphs/showGra ... raphID=423
This freq response is good for production ? I donno much about that but i guess the bass is a little boosted on K240S (which i'm tempted to get because i've read that they're an updated version of the M and are +$10 too)

thanks in advance
moldo

flugel45 · Post by **flugel45** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 4:17 pm

funkalized wrote:I need to choose between the K240 Monitor and the K240 Studio headphones (~ same price). I've read that K240s are loder due to 55 ohm impedance. I will use them on Audiophile Firewire and i wonder wich are best for production, i'm into electronic music. So should i go for the M or the S ? The M are 600Oohms and i'm afraid they'll be too quiet. Although i will not pump up the volume since i do mixing & arrangement on them. So what's your advice ? Anyone got any ?

http://www.headphone.com/graphs/showGra ... raphID=423
This freq response is good for production ? I donno much about that but i guess the bass is a little boosted on K240S (wich i'm tempted to get because i've read that they're an updated version of the M and are +$10 too)

thanks in advance
moldo

Hi Moldo,

For most project studios, the "S" model would be the best choice since as you've noted, its impedance makes it "loud enough" without the use of a headphone amp.

JD

moldofunker · Post by **moldofunker** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:47 pm

So anyone own some 240s ? I will go for S i guess but i donno why i still have the impresion that these were made for listening to portable and they missed the flat sound.

Ixox · Post by **Ixox** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:39 am

funkalized wrote:So anyone own some 240s ? I will go for S i guess but i donno why i still have the impresion that these were made for listening to portable and they missed the flat sound.

I have the K240 monitor and like them a lot...
I do almost every thing with it.... recording, mixing, mastering. (OK i know it's bad....

)
I have no volume problem because it is plugged on my monitors (editor MA10-A) which amplify it as much as i want.

I don't understand the curve you point out. What is "amplitube dbr" ?
A -10 at 5Khz cannot be the db as we now it in our EQ !

daizo · Post by **daizo** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:18 am

I have the K 240 DF - highly recommend it, good for monitoring, just make sure you dont abuse it, they can fall apart if you drop em too much.

dreammaka · Post by **dreammaka** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:30 am

I have a K240 studio and I like it.

I like it alot but I don't really trust it too much.

I tried to mix music with it at night and it was OK
but next morning I listen to same music with my HR624 speaker
I get different result. I guess it has to do with frequency response or
something like that.

for listening to music or tracking or anything else it works fine
but just don't mix with it.

moldofunker · Post by **moldofunker** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:33 am

Ixox wrote: I have the K240 monitor and like them a lot...
I do almost every thing with it.... recording, mixing, mastering. (OK i know it's bad.... )
I have no volume problem because it is plugged on my monitors (editor MA10-A) which amplify it as much as i want.

I don't understand the curve you point out. What is "amplitube dbr" ?
A -10 at 5Khz cannot be the db as we now it in our EQ !

Can you plug them into your soundcard and tell me if it still have enuf power ? Thanks!

moldofunker · Post by **moldofunker** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:35 am

dreammaka wrote:I have a K240 studio and I like it.

I like it alot but I don't really trust it too much.

I tried to mix music with it at night and it was OK
but next morning I listen to same music with my HR624 speaker
I get different result. I guess it has to do with frequency response or
something like that.

for listening to music or tracking or anything else it works fine
but just don't mix with it.

Where are the differences ? On lower freq ? I suppose with an EQ on soundcard output i will compensate it..

PCB · Post by **PCB** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:52 am

Sennheiser HD280pro

Which headphones ? AKG K240-M or K240-S