AKGK240 Studio Professional Semi-Open, Over-Ear Headphones, High Performance design, 3.5mm and 1/4" adapters, self adjusting headband - Black and Gold

Great quality headphones. I'm no audio engineer but the EQ sounds flatter than anything I've listened to before (this is good for use with mixing). Personally, I found these really comfortable, the headband consistently adjusts well for a comfortable fit (however, there are some reviews that say otherwise - I have longer hair so perhaps that helps pad it out a bit). I will note that in prolonged use, my ears do get quite warm - though I think that would be the same with most over-ear headphones (I had the same problems in prolonged used with my Sennheiser HD 201).The semi-openness makes a huge difference to closed-back style (again, comparing to my HD 201) - harshly panned sounds sound like they are coming from the extremes of the side of your head - and by nature the sound sounds more 'open', less collecting inside the middle of your head.Obviously of note, if you work in a somewhat noisy environment these are probably not the headphones to go for, you can still hear a somewhat decent amount from your surroundings, but I'd imagine a lot less than full-open back style headphones.The build quality feels sturdy enough, I have dropped them a few times and have never had to be concerned about them having any perceivable damage.If I remember correctly, it ships with two ear cups - One made of spongy material and the other made of leathery material. I've only tried the leathery one (I figured my ears would get to hot in the spongy ones) and have found them very comfortable.The headphones also come with two cables with Mini(?)-XLR connectors on one end and a 3.5mm jack on the other. One is a long straight cable, the other a wound cable. I use both cables. When I'm on my laptop I use the wound cable, and at my PC I use the straight cable (as it needs to be routed to the other side of my desk).I haven't particularly tested it, but I don't think the way you put the headphones on matters (The cups and headband seems to be uni-directional) so if you're bothered about having the cable on your left, I shouldn't imagine you'd suffer any discomfort from rotating the headphones around - obviously remember to swap the channels on your hardware though.For the price - I'm really impressed, and more than satisfied. I've owned these for 8 months and not had a single problem or issue. Would recommend.

These headphones are quite good. I personally produce drum and bass. I find these pick out alot of errors in mixdowns, as the mids are quite warm, it lets you pick out what instruments clash with eachother in the mids, which imo is the most important thing to notice to end up with a clean mix. It also, surprisingly, sticks the sub out quite abit, despite reading reviews that bass is lacking. For people who produce instrumentals (more lofi than modern hip-hop) these are definitely a good idea, as they portray the drums as they are in front of you and you are playing them, you can hear the crispness of the snare, and the cymbals/hats/rides (if stereo separated) sound just like they would in a drum room.Comfort wise, these feel very enclosing, yet not entrapping. If your in a room with other people (and your music is not turned up to 100) you can tell what is going on. Also, as they are semi-open, you can hear everything everyone says when no music is played. They come with velour/velvet earpads, that are very comfortable, compared to the leathers, and provide a more encompassing feeling. They are also washable, which is a plus if you hate dirty leather pads. When placed around your neck, they dont feel particularly sharp or intruding, an added plus.They will most likely feel very weird, if you come from a bass heavy headphone (Audio Technica ATH series for example) but you can get used to it. For producers, they pick out errors in mixes, and (for consumers too this) they definitely define the difference between a badly mixed, well mixed, and greatly mixed track.

These are pretty famous and well known so have been around for years, more than 30 years!I think I spotted a pair in the NWA film circa 1985, though those ones were probably made in Austria unlike these. They do feel a bit cheap but they have a detachable cord, are fairly comfortable too.The sound is mostly flat and while fairly accurate for studio use they have a total lack of bass. There is some bass there down to around perhaps 50Hz but not much below that. So not a fun headphones but if you need something for monitoring or tracking or home studio and can find them for 40 or less they might be worth a listen.Bearing in mind the highly detailed review that is the top review I don't think these are anywhere near as good as the Austrian originals and i would not pay £58 for them. I think I paid £45 around 6 years ago but had just had my Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pros stolen and was desperate for something accurate and cheap. I should have read more reviews.For £40-45 they are ok, but don't pay more than that as there are better options for £58 - 80 like the Sony MDR 7506 which are leagues ahead of these and have good accurate bass reproduction but not boom like bass of those terrible beats cans.