Sweet Spot
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I was in the Guitar Store on 14th St (union square) the other day and saw a decent standing rack of cans to try out. Amongst them were Denon 1000's some Sennheiser 280's, a couple pair of different ones that I can't remember but weren't much worth mentioning if I recall, and a pair of AKG 240s's.
Despite the loud ass crap music that was blasting from the iTunes loaded PC next to me (that I turned down a bit) I found that the 240's sounded fabulous ! Lush airy highs and very smooth mids and what seemed to be very controlled and pretty tight bass. They were super comfortable, and whatever music it was I was listening to (a live track with some great percussion) had some real life to it with these !
I tried to ask one of the salesmen what it was hooked up to (sources etc) but he seemed high as a kite and was kind of an AZZhole with a response like "i dunno" in a really lazy way then just walked away. He didn't even look at me when he answered. Jackass. Anyway, I was wondering what you guys think about how they hook these things up in store, and whether or not the 240's need an amp to really hold their own ? I think that for the price they'd make some incredible cans for home listening. I really want them, badly.
Thoughts ?
Despite the loud ass crap music that was blasting from the iTunes loaded PC next to me (that I turned down a bit) I found that the 240's sounded fabulous ! Lush airy highs and very smooth mids and what seemed to be very controlled and pretty tight bass. They were super comfortable, and whatever music it was I was listening to (a live track with some great percussion) had some real life to it with these !
I tried to ask one of the salesmen what it was hooked up to (sources etc) but he seemed high as a kite and was kind of an AZZhole with a response like "i dunno" in a really lazy way then just walked away. He didn't even look at me when he answered. Jackass. Anyway, I was wondering what you guys think about how they hook these things up in store, and whether or not the 240's need an amp to really hold their own ? I think that for the price they'd make some incredible cans for home listening. I really want them, badly.
Thoughts ?