Hi, I bought a MB Quart Phone 70 today for 4 euros at a flea market, however it needs new earpads. I see satshanti is using AKG pads here, and I'm fairly sure they are probably K240 pads, but I wanted to check here first. Can anyone give any advice? Thanks. 

    I felt I should share this nice deal, can't take much advantage of it myself due to location constrictions.   http://www.amazon.com/AKG-Acoustics-K-240-Studio-Headphones/dp/B0001ARCFA

Alright, I just got back from a mini-meet at Iron_Dreamer's place. The main reason that I went was to compare how the AKG K240 Studio 'phones that I own stack up against their closed cousin, the K271. Ed brought his Grace, K1000s and HD600s, although I won't be talking much about those here. We...

This little powerhouse is almost unheard of here on headfi, which is a shame. Reviews online are practically nil*, and to the best of my knowledge ALO Audio is the only distributor in North America. edit: Headfonia posted a review a couple weeks ago: http://www.headfonia.com/ortofon-hd-q7/  ...

Hi everyone, I'm a little old here on head-fi but stayed like 2 years afk, and now I'm completely lost. From what I know, the best sound for the money headphones are the open ones (as I know), when I was following the forum, the best mid range IEM was Shure E2C or Westone UM1, now is RE0...

Ok, I have a set of K240 MP sextetts. I found the pads were just the teensiest bit flat (they wernt that bad). But it made my ear just very lightly touch the plastic grille, which caused annoyance after a while. So I wanted pads which were 'taller'/deeper. I found out that velour pads...

Hello everyone I am looking into buying a ss amp that gives good bass and I am wondering if The burson h160 or the X-Vcan8 is better or are there other suggestions?  I am open to any thank you.  I will probably be using beyer dt880 600 ohms and akg 240 mp sextetts.  I listen to jazz alot and...

Hello Head-fiers This is my first post here, so please bear with me, I'm still just a noob   After some lurking and reading on the subject I'd like to ask for help. I'm looking for full size headphones mainly for jazz (hard bop / post bop / modal, but lately also more recent stuff ) and...

An informal poll of headphones with the best midrange: ATH-AD2000 Grado RS1 AKG K501 AKG K240(600oms) and other variants DT 48 (variants) EDIT: ESW9 & 10 Other (...) The Midrange Champion Is? So far in the thread, it's seems to point to the R10. Thought it would be the akgs.

I've been reading these forums and recommendations on these forums for the past few weeks and am about to pull the trigger on one of these two sets but am still a little undecided. I want to be using the headphones for mostly gaming (battlefield, cs, quake) and rock, grunge, metal etc music...

Hi, anyone ever tried the JMoney Lambskin Beyerdynamic Ear Pads on their AKG K240 Sextett MP?   Please advise.

Hi folks!  Just joined here.  I've been checking out your forums and reviews for a little bit, and decided to join.  Looks like a great site.   I was looking for a nice set of inexpensive portable headphones that sounded great and were comfy too.  I liked my wife's Porto-Pros, but decided to get...

Hello I'm looking for some new headphones and this is what i'm looking for:   -open w/ good soundstage -not too big/heavy/ugly -no need for an amp -price range $100-$150 i like bass but I got some subs in my car so bass doesn't have to be too heavy i want to use them to practice...

Does a 300-600 ohm headphone exist that comes close to Grado sound... energy, impact and fun-factor?   thanks

And there is actually nice history behind them:   I bought them from a man, whose father was working for AKG at the time when the K340 and K240 were produced. He (father) was given few pairs of headphones (k340, K141, K240)  to test them at home. They were used only for few hours and are in...

Hey, I'm a bit new to this scene and after years of sub par audio equipment I took the plunge into some audiophile "Approved" headphones when I purchased my HD201's as my first entry level cans. For $20 I got a hell of a deal I must say. This leaves me in a bit of a fix; however, I'm a little...

Hi,   Is there any difference in build quality between AKG K 240s and 240MKII.   The AKG K 240s is discontinued, but they have stock at Thomann I know you do get the extra cable and earpads with the MKII version, so I am leaning towards them, just wondering which would be best option...

Hi,   I need help choosing headphones for guitar practice, the headphones will be connected to a Vox Tonelab ST amp modeler effects pedal.   I would prefer full size over the ear design, rather than on ear, I don't mind if they're open or closed, whichever's best, for my needs...

I currently got the Sennheiser HD25 MK1 which I've had for about 5 years now.   However the highs can be too harsh on my ears, sometimes painfully harsh on compressed mp3s.    So looking for a better pair of closed back headphones with the same durability as the HD25 headphones, also I...

I have the habit of browsing the headphones section of eBay here in Germany for those cans I might like but don’t own yet, and some months ago I stumbled upon these old Philips phones that gave me an immediate sense of déjà-vu: Attachment 9141 See what I mean? So, I made my bid, managed to...

Hey guys,    I am looking at purchasing the AKG K240 headphones. In my research I found two models, the K240 and the K240 MK II. There is a considerable price difference between the two, but I have not read anything about a difference in sound quality. Would it be worth it to spend the extra...

I recently bought an AKG K240 Sextett from ebay (65 euros). They smelled of smoke when I received them, and the pads were a little worn, so I ordered a new set of pads (from Thomann Cyberstore) along with new foam sheets which they did not come with. I was pleasantly suprised by the sound...

hi folks!   i like how my AKG K271 MK II's sound, and they are quite light on my head despite the huge size.  however, i've noticed that my ears get hot and sweaty after a couple of hours.  i'm using the velour pads.   am i doing something wrong?   any suggestions on how to deal with...

I've been powering AKG K240 Sextett with Almarro A205a MkII, and Jee Whiz, this thing almost sounds like a Grado, notably RS-1, in the midrange. RS-1 has better bass, but Sextett has better upper-mid/treble smoothness... BTW, anyone know what kind of glue works best to repair a...

Alright, audiophiles, need your help on this one. I have an AKG k240 which I use professionally in my home studio while making music. When I'm traveling or just feel like enjoying some music, I twist the cap off and stick the 3.5mm revealed into the laptop/mp3. For more convenient use I have...