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product_id: 1820754
title: "K 240 MK II Stereo Studio Headphones"
brand: "akg"
price: "26576 kr"
currency: ISK
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 9
category: "Akg"
url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/1820754-k-240-mk-ii-stereo-studio-headphones
store_origin: IS
region: Iceland
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# 30mm XXL Varimotion transducer Wide 15–25,000 Hz frequency range Dual 10ft & 16ft cables with XLR connector K 240 MK II Stereo Studio Headphones

**Brand:** akg
**Price:** 26576 kr
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate your sound game with AKG K240 MKII — where studio precision meets all-day comfort.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** K 240 MK II Stereo Studio Headphones by akg
- **How much does it cost?** 26576 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/1820754-k-240-mk-ii-stereo-studio-headphones)

## Best For

- akg enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted akg brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Comfort That Lasts:** Self-adjusting headband and over-ear design ensure fatigue-free wear during marathon sessions.
- • **Pro-Grade Durability:** Built tough for daily studio grind with replaceable ear pads and robust construction.
- • **Precision Studio Sound:** Patented Varimotion 30mm drivers deliver crystal-clear, natural audio for mixing and mastering.
- • **Versatile Connectivity:** Includes both straight and coiled cables with professional mini XLR for seamless studio integration.
- • **Balanced Semi-Open Design:** Experience airy highs with solid bass response—perfect for critical listening without isolation fatigue.

## Overview

The AKG K240 MKII are professional semi-open over-ear headphones featuring patented 30mm XXL Varimotion transducers that deliver a wide 15–25,000 Hz frequency response with natural, detailed sound. Designed for studio use, they offer a self-adjusting headband for optimal fit and come with both 10ft straight and 16ft coiled cables with mini XLR connectors. Their semi-open design balances airy highs and solid bass, making them a trusted choice for musicians, producers, and audio engineers seeking reliable, comfortable, and accurate monitoring headphones.

## Description

The AKG K240 MKII professional over-ear, semi-open headphones carry on the success of their predecessor—the AKG K240 Studio—and are a standard in studios, orchestras and on stages around the world. Their advanced 30 mm XXL transducers with patented Varimotion diaphragms deliver a wide dynamic range, increased sensitivity and high sound levels, while their semi-open design provides the airiness of open headphones with the powerful bass response of closed designs. With impressive accuracy, musicians, producers and engineers rely on the AKG K240 MKII to clearly hear mixing details, which has made these headphones a standard in recording settings. In addition to great sound quality, the headphones are extremely durable and comfortable. Not only built to withstand the demands of countless hours in the studio, their self-adjusting headband provides an ideal fit and their over-ear pads nicely envelop the ears. The AKG K240 MKII headphones also feature a professional mini XLR connector and come with a 3m (10ft) straight cable, 5m (16ft) coiled cable and convertible jack plug for connecting portable equipment easily. Altogether, from performance and ease of use to comfort and reliability, the AKG K240 MKII is a powerful tool for production environments.

Review: The Best Studio Grade Phones For The Money Right Now - The short and sweet of these phones is they are a really solid cheap option for studio grade flat response phones that are well worth the money and where you should be making your entry into the studio grade space with AKG. Read on for a more detailed review Testing performed on an SMSL DAC using Optical Windows 10 at 24 bit 96000Hz Studio quality no enhancements of any kind Tested using Spotify Premium Quality, Youtube videos, and MusicBee FLAC music, and some Bluray Movies Compared against Sennheiser HD598 and Pioneer HDJ-1000(for distortion purposes) So these headphones were a very pleasant surprise for me to give a review. The last “cheap AKG” phones I’ve had any experience with were the K70. Those phones were flat just on the edge of tin like and overall a massive disappointment. I might be considered an “audiofile” by some and would consider my setup to be at the bottom of premium. I normally listen to things on a set of HD598 that I love with everything and an S.M.S.L. DAC connected via SPDIF(optical). So coming into these phones at this price point I was not expecting good things to say the least given my last experience. Turns out I was way off base as these are really solid phones. So first things first the sound is very neutral which is something I look for in studio grade phones. No bass boosting or extra crystal in the highs. Just nice neutral sound to appreciate the original source material. The sound stage is large but The highs are nice and clear with a little cut off at the peaks. The bass is nice warm and clear if a little flat. Giving a listen to a bass boosted version of Invincible I would have to crank my DAC to a level that on my HD598’s would have my ears bleeding. However there was no distortion or muddling so I would more likely chalk it up to gain hunger for bass than I would weak output. Switching over to a song I know has a lot of highs as well as bass I gave a listen to Ignoring My Heart Bass Boosted. The story was the same. No real distortion happening I could discern a clear difference between the highs and the bass on the drops. I think the lesson here is if you’re wanting a rich thick bass signature out of these phones then you’re going to have to be listening on a dedicated device like a DAC or Audio Interface and not a phone/tablet. Highs I listened to a couple songs that give me a good impression of the highs and their qualities. First off I listened to Jolie Coquine by Caravan Palace. DAC was at the normal level I keep it at this time around and everything from the lyrics to the violins were nice a clear if a bit lacking in the peaks. Next up a gave Beauty Beats by Beats Antique a listen which has the highs more muted but still present in the foreground. It was a much better listening experience here the violins are more in the background while the fiddles are more foreground. Next up I gave Carmina Burana a go particularly the version performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It’s one of the best versions that really shows off highs as well as giving you a solid idea of the sound stage of the phones. This was outstandingly good in terms of the highs but the sound stage was quite lacking here.I would say it's about half as wide as my HD 598's. Last I gave Madame Coquette by Tape Five a listen and noticed the slight cut off in the highs once a gain compared to my 598’s. It’s nothing an average listener would notice or someone who’s more a casual listener would notice but it’s definitely there in the highs Mids songs are always really hard to pick out because I think a huge difference in peoples listening experience comes in at the Mids. So I would use my track list here to find where your listening defaults lie. First off I gave My Kind of Town by Sinatra a listen because with the lyrics and the woods section I think this song has a really solid mid presence throughout. Here’s where I noticed the first bit of the corner cutting that I think gets these phones into the price point they are in. There’s a flatness that isn’t obvious but very pronounced. It sounds like you get to right where a mid would fill your sound stage and it stops just before that. Next up I gave In The Air Tonight by Collins a listen. I think this song is a good choice because the Mids are what I would call the essence of this song. No real issues here this time around and the flatness isn’t as big of a deal here. Moving on to movies and general video content from the likes of YouTube, Netflix, etc I think this is where the phones really shine. The overall neutral sound signature gives any spoken word content a perfect balance. Everything form YouTube videos to movies to Netflix sounded as good as I expected it to sound. With no real issues or noticeable drops offs of any kind. Everything sounds just right in my book. So conclusion time is upon us and it’s important that you remember that sound in general is a very subjective medium and it’s hard to just outright say something or give a person a conclusive yes or no answer to a question. All that taken into account are these good headphones? Yes I think the neutral studio sound signature and level detail in the sound is perfect for this price point. If you’re a streamer, gamer, or video watcher then these headphones are hard to beat. If you’re a big music listener or expect booming thunderous sounds then I think you should look elsewhere. I don’t honestly believe you can get a set of headphones that are this comfortable and this quality at this price without a major sale going on at the time. These are a solid buy and a solid 5 star from me.
Review: One of the best budget headphones there is - I love these things. I've gifted several to friends. They're comfortable, durable, sound great and have a solid enough after market to change out the cups, cord etc. if needed. They're easy to drive and fit a wide range of head sizes too. Probably one of the best starter headphones there is.

## Features

- Over-ear design for comfort during long wearing sessions
- Semi-open technology for solid bass and airy highs.
- Patented Varimotion 30 mm XXL transducer for accurate signal transfer, great dynamic range, and natural, full range sound quality.
- Self-adjusting headband for optimum fit
- Audio frequency bandwidth (Hz): 15 – 25000. Cable lengths: 10 feet and 16 feet. Driver size (mm): 30mm. Maximum input power (mW): 200. Rated impedance: 55Ω. Sensitivity (dB SPL/V @ 1 kHz): 104
- What's in The Box? 1 x K240 MKII Headphones, 1 x EK300 Cable, 1 x EK500 Coiled Cable, 2 x Velvet Ear Pads, 2 x Leatherette Ear Pads.
- MANUFACTURERS LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY For AKG products applies only when the purchase is made from AKG Authorized North American Dealers.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0016MNBAM |
| Age Range (Description) | All |
| Audio Driver Type | Dynamic Driver |
| Batteries | 1 Product Specific batteries required. |
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,574 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #24 in Recording Headphone Audio Monitors |
| Cable Feature | yes |
| Color Name | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Music Production Equipment, Laptops, Desktops |
| Connectivity Technology | Wired |
| Connector Type | XLR |
| Control Type | Media Control |
| Customer Package Type | Frustration-Free Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (16,457) |
| Date First Available | April 13, 2004 |
| Earpiece Shape | over-ear |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00885038021193, 09002761021196 |
| Headphones Jack | 3.5 mm Jack |
| Included Components | What's in The Box? 1 x K240 MKII Headphones, 1 x EK300 Cable, 1 x EK500 Coiled Cable, 2 x Velvet Ear Pads, 2 x Leatherette Ear Pads. |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.46 pounds |
| Item model number | 2058X00190 |
| Manufacturer | AKG |
| Material | Plastic |
| Material Type | Plastic |
| Model Name | K240 MKII |
| Noise Control | None |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Power Source | External power source |
| Product Dimensions | 7.48 x 7.87 x 4.33 inches |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Recording |
| Size | One Size |
| Special Feature | Over-Ear |
| Specific Uses For Product | Professional |
| Style | K240 MKII Pro Headphones |
| UPC | 731642796760 885038021193 410200151257 |
| Units | 1.0 Count |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |
| Wattage | 200 watts |
| Wireless Communication Technology | Bluetooth, NFC |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** AKG
- **Color:** Black
- **Ear Placement:** Over Ear
- **Form Factor:** Over Ear
- **Impedance:** 55 Ohms

## Images

![K 240 MK II Stereo Studio Headphones - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81A3feyjyXL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: What accessories come in the box?**
A: Replacement ear covers (they originally come with a leather looking material on the earphones but the soft replacements are more comfortable) and 2 different cords- one long one and one shorter coiled one.

**Q: Is the audio flat, and can these maintain comfort after 4-6hrs of continuous use (glasses+large head)?**
A: It is perfectly flat! Extremely comfortable on a large head. Don't use glasses. Audio is so flat, sometimes i wish it was more colored :)

**Q: Is the Cmoy BB amp with dual AD825 opamps a good choice for a headphone amplifier to use with these cans?**
A: Yes the ad825 opamps are very good chips and deliver very clear audio ,you will notice a crisp bass punch very much like what you would hear in a studio through monitors...

**Q: Are the drivers only 30mm? Does this impact the bass sound?**
A: If we were talking about physically feeling the bass on your head, then yes... Sound quality of bass? None. The bass is tight and nice.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Best Studio Grade Phones For The Money Right Now
*by G***E on June 3, 2018*

The short and sweet of these phones is they are a really solid cheap option for studio grade flat response phones that are well worth the money and where you should be making your entry into the studio grade space with AKG. Read on for a more detailed review Testing performed on an SMSL DAC using Optical Windows 10 at 24 bit 96000Hz Studio quality no enhancements of any kind Tested using Spotify Premium Quality, Youtube videos, and MusicBee FLAC music, and some Bluray Movies Compared against Sennheiser HD598 and Pioneer HDJ-1000(for distortion purposes) So these headphones were a very pleasant surprise for me to give a review. The last “cheap AKG” phones I’ve had any experience with were the K70. Those phones were flat just on the edge of tin like and overall a massive disappointment. I might be considered an “audiofile” by some and would consider my setup to be at the bottom of premium. I normally listen to things on a set of HD598 that I love with everything and an S.M.S.L. DAC connected via SPDIF(optical). So coming into these phones at this price point I was not expecting good things to say the least given my last experience. Turns out I was way off base as these are really solid phones. So first things first the sound is very neutral which is something I look for in studio grade phones. No bass boosting or extra crystal in the highs. Just nice neutral sound to appreciate the original source material. The sound stage is large but The highs are nice and clear with a little cut off at the peaks. The bass is nice warm and clear if a little flat. Giving a listen to a bass boosted version of Invincible I would have to crank my DAC to a level that on my HD598’s would have my ears bleeding. However there was no distortion or muddling so I would more likely chalk it up to gain hunger for bass than I would weak output. Switching over to a song I know has a lot of highs as well as bass I gave a listen to Ignoring My Heart Bass Boosted. The story was the same. No real distortion happening I could discern a clear difference between the highs and the bass on the drops. I think the lesson here is if you’re wanting a rich thick bass signature out of these phones then you’re going to have to be listening on a dedicated device like a DAC or Audio Interface and not a phone/tablet. Highs I listened to a couple songs that give me a good impression of the highs and their qualities. First off I listened to Jolie Coquine by Caravan Palace. DAC was at the normal level I keep it at this time around and everything from the lyrics to the violins were nice a clear if a bit lacking in the peaks. Next up a gave Beauty Beats by Beats Antique a listen which has the highs more muted but still present in the foreground. It was a much better listening experience here the violins are more in the background while the fiddles are more foreground. Next up I gave Carmina Burana a go particularly the version performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It’s one of the best versions that really shows off highs as well as giving you a solid idea of the sound stage of the phones. This was outstandingly good in terms of the highs but the sound stage was quite lacking here.I would say it's about half as wide as my HD 598's. Last I gave Madame Coquette by Tape Five a listen and noticed the slight cut off in the highs once a gain compared to my 598’s. It’s nothing an average listener would notice or someone who’s more a casual listener would notice but it’s definitely there in the highs Mids songs are always really hard to pick out because I think a huge difference in peoples listening experience comes in at the Mids. So I would use my track list here to find where your listening defaults lie. First off I gave My Kind of Town by Sinatra a listen because with the lyrics and the woods section I think this song has a really solid mid presence throughout. Here’s where I noticed the first bit of the corner cutting that I think gets these phones into the price point they are in. There’s a flatness that isn’t obvious but very pronounced. It sounds like you get to right where a mid would fill your sound stage and it stops just before that. Next up I gave In The Air Tonight by Collins a listen. I think this song is a good choice because the Mids are what I would call the essence of this song. No real issues here this time around and the flatness isn’t as big of a deal here. Moving on to movies and general video content from the likes of YouTube, Netflix, etc I think this is where the phones really shine. The overall neutral sound signature gives any spoken word content a perfect balance. Everything form YouTube videos to movies to Netflix sounded as good as I expected it to sound. With no real issues or noticeable drops offs of any kind. Everything sounds just right in my book. So conclusion time is upon us and it’s important that you remember that sound in general is a very subjective medium and it’s hard to just outright say something or give a person a conclusive yes or no answer to a question. All that taken into account are these good headphones? Yes I think the neutral studio sound signature and level detail in the sound is perfect for this price point. If you’re a streamer, gamer, or video watcher then these headphones are hard to beat. If you’re a big music listener or expect booming thunderous sounds then I think you should look elsewhere. I don’t honestly believe you can get a set of headphones that are this comfortable and this quality at this price without a major sale going on at the time. These are a solid buy and a solid 5 star from me.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best budget headphones there is
*by N***G on December 27, 2025*

I love these things. I've gifted several to friends. They're comfortable, durable, sound great and have a solid enough after market to change out the cups, cord etc. if needed. They're easy to drive and fit a wide range of head sizes too. Probably one of the best starter headphones there is.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For the price, it’ll serve you well
*by P***S on December 16, 2025*

I bought these for my partner, but she ended up not needing them, so I’ve been using them for guitar practice out of my effects processor. Overall, the quality is nice enough. A little cheap feeling, but that could just be due to the wire head band design. They sound clean, not EQ’d to all hell, are comfortable, and have a detachable cable, which is nice since I keep the cable plugged in and just bring out the headphones for practice. Used a proprietary cable in the headphone side, which is annoying, but acceptable. One thing to note: for those that do not know, these won’t be good for just listening to music and chilling. These are essentially “monitoring” headphones, so you’re going to hear a rather raw sound from them. This is ideal for studio and instrument work, not so much for leisure.

## Frequently Bought Together

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