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AKG K240S Mods (Earpads etc.)

post #1 of 9
6/29/04 at 9:17pm
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I just nabbed a new pair of K240S to add to my collection of cans off of Ebay. Ended up being 82.99 + 10 shipping, not a bad deal Anyway, I've read numerous reviews on these and have noticed people mention that the pleather pads get kinda hot and uncomfy after a while. I figured theres gotta be at least a few people who have modded their pads for this reason, but since the search is down and google didn't find much of anything I figured I'd ask my fellow head-fiers. So has anyone tried anything like Senn or Grado pads on these babies and had a preference? Also anyone tried swapping out the cable for something more exquisite? Thanks for any input.
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post #2 of 9
6/29/04 at 10:01pm
Beyer DT880 pads work (with some struggling) on the K240S, and although some aspects of their sound I thought were improved with the Beyer pads, sibilance is also increased, which is why I had to switch back to the pleather. But they are far from being uncomfortable with the stock pads.
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post #3 of 9
6/29/04 at 10:20pm
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Cool thanks for your input ReDVsion. I also noticed that like the 271 and 171, these have a mini XLR cable that plugs into them. Is the mini XLR plug on the cable a male? I may order one and build my own cable.
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post #4 of 9
6/29/04 at 10:44pm
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Looks like its a female. http://www.akg.com/products/powersla...4,_language,EN

I found a sweet deal on some SWITCHCRAFT TA3F 3pin mini XLR here http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3701332923 if anyone cares
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post #5 of 9
6/29/04 at 10:46pm
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Originally Posted by highflyin9
I just nabbed a new pair of K240S to add to my collection of cans off of Ebay. Ended up being 82.99 + 10 shipping, not a bad deal Anyway, I've read numerous reviews on these and have noticed people mention that the pleather pads get kinda hot and uncomfy after a while. I figured theres gotta be at least a few people who have modded their pads for this reason, but since the search is down and google didn't find much of anything I figured I'd ask my fellow head-fiers. So has anyone tried anything like Senn or Grado pads on these babies and had a preference? Also anyone tried swapping out the cable for something more exquisite? Thanks for any input.

I got them new at Guitar Center for $80 including tax... Saddly, they had something stuck in the right driver that caused some buzzing... I might pick them up again though.
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post #6 of 9
6/30/04 at 4:35am
If the DT880 pads fit, the DT440/660/880 pads should work, too - and these would be in black, so it shouldn't change the looks too much overall... Personally, however, I only have problems with the K240S pleather pads, when it's very warm outside (~ > 30 °C).

Greetings from Hannover!

Manfred / lini
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post #7 of 9
6/30/04 at 5:52am
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Originally Posted by highflyin9
Is the mini XLR plug on the cable a male? I may order one and build my own cable.
ZuCable offers a Mobius cable for the 271. It may also fit the 240S. It's $99.
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post #8 of 9
6/30/04 at 10:35am
Stefan AudioArt also has an equinox replacement cable. And yes, the K271/K240 both use the same cable.
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post #9 of 9
6/30/04 at 1:38pm
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Yeah a saw that Zu had an AKG cable, it would definently fit but @ $100 I'd rather make my own...

I'm going to be making two cables for it... I'll be using silver plated OFC with teflon dieelectric in a triple braid, with techflex of course. A four foot for portable use with the SWITCHCRAFT TA3F and CANARE F-12, and an eleven foot for home use with SWITCHCRAFT TA3F and NEUTRIK NP3C. Nice thing is I'm using similar parts to the Zu and my cost will be a little less than $20 a cable.
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