> AKG K240 MK II - semi-closed.
> AKG K271 MK II - closed.
>
> The K271's cost slightly more, but other than the earpiece design they ha=
ve
> very similar specifications.
>
> Looking for opinions one way or the other.
Glen,
Here's one or two more. :-)
Headphones, however good, give an unrealistic sound. If we are recording fo=
r
loudspeaker listening, we need to interpret what we hear in cans for what w=
e
will ultimately hear from speakers. For a start, with cans, the image moves=
with your head. Closed earpieces have resonances and bass responses which
you can allow for. You can hear the lumpiness by listening to a slow sweep=
tone. My favourites have always been open K240's.
For lightweight recording I use "toy" Sennheiser foam pad types. For judgin=
g
a stereo image destined for loudspeakers, I've taught my ears to interpret=
the image from various cans. When I used to do location music recording,
mixing and balancing usually had to be done on cans.
The exception to this is with binaural sound which is destined to be heard=
on cans. You have no idea what cans the final listener is going to use, but=
here I would tend to fall back on the open AKG's for their smoother
response.
David Brinicombe
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