I bought my K240s a couple of years ago for 10$ at a thriftstore, in the original box, but clearly opened. I tried them a few times and thought they sounded ok, but nothing special. Since I have the other cans you can see in my signature, I put them in a drawer for a rainy day.
Last week I got a new SMSL RAW MDA1 DAC. It disapointed me, so I decided to put it away for a break in period. So I used the K240s as a load during the break in.
After 4 days of continous use with a CD player on repeat, I was FLOORED by the difference I heard!
I quickly put the SMSL back in my main setup and checked with the Sundaras. It sounded a little better than I remembered, but nothing revolutionary. So I switched to the K240s. The magic was back again. So clearly it was the cans that had broken in. I put the SMSL back for more break in with the Sundaras and connected the K240 to my Audio GD NFB-15 (which is clearly superior to the SMSL).
What I hear is a sound that is just way more natural sounding than my other cans. There is no harshness ever. It does some magic with voices, Diana Kralls The look of love sounds just wonderful on these cans. Same with Frank Sinatras Only the lonely album, my main reference albums for voices.
While I am writing, I am listening to Carlos Kleiber conducting the Wiener Philharmonic in Beethovens 5. This sound is what I ACTUALLY hear when I am in a concert hall. The soundstage is huge and the softer sounds blend while the sharper can be clearly localised, just like in a concert hall. I can not separate the violas from the cellos and I am never floored by the bass, just like in a concert hall.
My more analytical cans that have the pinpoint placement of every sound and reveals every detail, just sounds unnatural compared to the K240. It also gets fatiguing after a while. What I hear in the K240, I can listen to for much longer.
The timber of the instruments also sounds SO natural and so beautiful, just like voices.
Another thing with my Beyerdynamic T90 and Sundara CB is that I cannot bear to listen to less than perfect audiophile quality recorded music. I get too involved with the poor recording quality to be able to enjoy the music. That means not being able to listen to geniouses like Bruce Springsteen on my main cans. HAPPILY this is MUCH less of an issue with the K240s, they just are not that analytical and they still sounds very GOOD
So now I am setting up one setup for audiophile nerding out with top class recordings and one for just simply enjoying music, with the K240
Last week I got a new SMSL RAW MDA1 DAC. It disapointed me, so I decided to put it away for a break in period. So I used the K240s as a load during the break in.
After 4 days of continous use with a CD player on repeat, I was FLOORED by the difference I heard!
I quickly put the SMSL back in my main setup and checked with the Sundaras. It sounded a little better than I remembered, but nothing revolutionary. So I switched to the K240s. The magic was back again. So clearly it was the cans that had broken in. I put the SMSL back for more break in with the Sundaras and connected the K240 to my Audio GD NFB-15 (which is clearly superior to the SMSL).
What I hear is a sound that is just way more natural sounding than my other cans. There is no harshness ever. It does some magic with voices, Diana Kralls The look of love sounds just wonderful on these cans. Same with Frank Sinatras Only the lonely album, my main reference albums for voices.
While I am writing, I am listening to Carlos Kleiber conducting the Wiener Philharmonic in Beethovens 5. This sound is what I ACTUALLY hear when I am in a concert hall. The soundstage is huge and the softer sounds blend while the sharper can be clearly localised, just like in a concert hall. I can not separate the violas from the cellos and I am never floored by the bass, just like in a concert hall.
My more analytical cans that have the pinpoint placement of every sound and reveals every detail, just sounds unnatural compared to the K240. It also gets fatiguing after a while. What I hear in the K240, I can listen to for much longer.
The timber of the instruments also sounds SO natural and so beautiful, just like voices.
Another thing with my Beyerdynamic T90 and Sundara CB is that I cannot bear to listen to less than perfect audiophile quality recorded music. I get too involved with the poor recording quality to be able to enjoy the music. That means not being able to listen to geniouses like Bruce Springsteen on my main cans. HAPPILY this is MUCH less of an issue with the K240s, they just are not that analytical and they still sounds very GOOD

So now I am setting up one setup for audiophile nerding out with top class recordings and one for just simply enjoying music, with the K240

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