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Now discontinued AKG K242HD unboxing video

Mar 18, 2012 at 12:28 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 19
HiFiGuy528

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I really like these headphones.  It's too bad AKG stopped making them.
 

 
Mar 18, 2012 at 1:45 PM Post #2 of 19
Would have liked to try a pair, but I think (in the US, at least), AKG's marketing as a "mass market" brand didn't work too well, and people familiar with AKG went for their studio headphones like the K240 or K701/K702/Q701. If I recall correctly, the K240 and the K242HD's were similarly priced (the K242HD might have even been more expensive?).
 
Mar 18, 2012 at 1:49 PM Post #3 of 19
Hi neighbor, (I live just south of S.F.)
Where did you order the K242HDs from?
I'm currently looking at getting the K242HD from Thomann, in the UK.
 
Mar 18, 2012 at 5:30 PM Post #5 of 19
HiFiGuy528.
Still waiting on an in-depth review on the K242HD.
Please tell what your using to drive the K242HD.
 
Mar 18, 2012 at 6:02 PM Post #6 of 19


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blackzarg said:
Would have liked to try a pair, but I think (in the US, at least), AKG's marketing as a "mass market" brand didn't work too well, and people familiar with AKG went for their studio headphones like the K240 or K701/K702/Q701. If I recall correctly, the K240 and the K242HD's were similarly priced (the K242HD might have even been more expensive?).
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Actually the K240 is the more expensive ones. From reading around, the K240 has included pleather and velour pads, and a spare cable too. That raised the price compared to the K242HD.
 
 
Mar 18, 2012 at 6:27 PM Post #7 of 19


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jgray91 said:
Actually the K240 is the more expensive ones. From reading around, the K240 has included pleather and velour pads, and a spare cable too. That raised the price compared to the K242HD.
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On the Thomann website the K242HD is $37 cheaper then the K240MKII.
 
 
 
 
Mar 18, 2012 at 7:17 PM Post #8 of 19


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purpleangel said:
HiFiGuy528.
Still waiting on an in-depth review on the K242HD.
Please tell what your using to drive the K242HD.
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I'm using Apogee Duet 2 with very good results.  I like these because the sound & look for the money at under $160 it's a bargain.  
 
 
 
Mar 26, 2012 at 7:32 AM Post #9 of 19
I just got the k242hd from thomann, Are they really being discontinued? its Actually quite close to the sound of my D2k, and they stil aren't burnt in porperly, which can apparently be in excess of 200 hours with AKG in general.
 
Comfortable, no detachable cable, comes with velvet pads only. No spare sets. Hence the cheaper price.
 
Build quaility feels flimsy, but i may just be used to the tank line D2k
 
Mar 26, 2012 at 10:51 PM Post #10 of 19
I received my K242HD three days ago, they have great mids and they really seem to do well with music.
I paid $107 (Thomann) for mine 8 days ago, they are now $109.
I'm guessing here in the USA, AKG does not want the K242HDs taking sales away from the K240MKII.
Part of me would like to see a K242HD changed from 62-Ohm to a 250-Ohms model.
 
Mar 27, 2012 at 12:32 AM Post #11 of 19


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purpleangel said:
I received my K242HD three days ago, they have great mids and they really seem to do well with music.
I paid $107 (Thomann) for mine 8 days ago, they are now $109.
I'm guessing here in the USA, AKG does not want the K242HDs taking sales away from the K240MKII.
Part of me would like to see a K242HD changed from 62-Ohm to a 250-Ohms model.
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That's $70 less than mine.  :(
 
 
 
 
Mar 27, 2012 at 4:05 AM Post #13 of 19
I bought 2x K242HD and 1x K142HD for le girlfriend. paid $60 for shipping, and then tax ontop of that and still got it all for half the local price.
 
Big orders works :P
 
PurpleAngel how does it compare to your K240M?
 
 
Mar 27, 2012 at 4:20 AM Post #14 of 19


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wir3d said:
I bought 2x K242HD and 1x K142HD for le girlfriend. paid $60 for shipping, and then tax on top of that and still got it all for half the local price.
Big orders works :P
PurpleAngel how does it compare to your K240M?
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The K240M Monitor 600-Ohm has a nice clarity, very real.
I think the K242HD is a little warmer?
I just upgraded my Essence STX a few hours ago with three AD797BR op-amps, only tested with K242HDs so far.
It's 1:00 AM, too tired to hook up the K240M, going to walk two feet to my bed and crash.
 
 
 
 
Mar 28, 2012 at 4:24 AM Post #15 of 19
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purpleangel said:
The K240M Monitor 600-Ohm has a nice clarity, very real.
I think the K242HD is a little warmer?
I just upgraded my Essence STX a few hours ago with three AD797BR op-amps, only tested with K242HDs so far.
It's 1:00 AM, too tired to hook up the K240M, going to walk two feet to my bed and crash.
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I just orderer a crap load of opamps, AD797BR, LME49710HA, OPA827AID, LT1057ACN8, OPA2137PA, THS4032, One of them aught to to be what I like :P
 
I think i am going to just mod the hell out of my K242hd, weee
 
 
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