[Iamgag7]

I am looking for some headphones that would be most true to sound as I can get for my budget... what I mean is.. I don't want anything that COLORS the sound i.e. boosts the low end... because I want to make music on these headphones..

I don't want to have to turn the bass down for a set of headphones, then when I play it on speakers, the music would sound flat. don't want that.

I have some in mind alread.. M40fs by audio technica, sony mdr v7506

any more advice?

thanks.

 

[Al Paccioli]

V6, Rp-21, Es7, Ad700, K701... AKGs in general I think.

 

[PiccoloNamek]

The MDR-V6 is one of the least neutral cans I've ever heard. If neutrality is what you're looking for, don't get that one.

 

[Kevin Sinnott]

AKG k240M. Your profile doesn't say what kind of amp you have. This recommendation presumes you have a good one. They are difficult to drive but I find they meet your criteria.

 

[Iamgag7]

amp? im sorry i dont understand.. im a little new to the high tech audio scene :| i just have a laptop. whats an amp for?

oh and i read that the AKG240S is the same as AKG240M except that they have been modified so that they will sound louder w/o need for an amp... i dont know, thats what i read...

 

[ericj]

I'd recommend a used AKG K240-M or -DF or sextett (silver rings and plates). For $100 you should have no trouble affording a pair in excellent condition.

The newer K240-S does not meet your specs, from all reports.

 

[ericj]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin Sinnott /img/forum/go_quote.gif AKG k240M. Your profile doesn't say what kind of amp you have. This recommendation presumes you have a good one. They are difficult to drive but I find they meet your criteria.

No, the K240-M is quite easy to drive. Just not with portable gear.

They are 600-ohm headphones with a maximum power handling capability of 200mw - that means 11 volts peak to peak, at iirc 16mA.

That means that a bog standard cmoy with two 9v batteries will rock it's world.

A sound card in a computer may or may not have enough juice for them - most anything else that plugs into the wall will do just fine.

The K240-S has a much larger driver with a much lower impedance, and sounds completely different. It is louder than the K240-M at the same position on the volume knob, but people who've heard both actually say that it's harder to get the K240-S to sound good.

 

[Iamgag7]

Amazon.com: AKG Acoustics K240 Monitoring Headphones: Electronics

would this be a good place to buy them? BUT it says there that "Rated Impedance - 55 ohms" i thought it was 600?

 

[TMM]

HUh? it says 600 on that link. K240S are 55

 

[Iamgag7]

under "technical details" it has 55 but under the description its 600..confusing...

 

[TMM]

Ah right you are. The pic is of a K240S too.

 

[zer061zer0]

i have a 240m driven by my portable gear with lm4562 opamps, they seems ok, in fact they sound really good from my modded cdp directly, using lm4562 as well.

 

[A3C]

Many sound studios use Sony MDR-V6 in my city. I think they're a bit colored but passable for monitoring.