AKG 240 headphones need a good headphone amp to drive them. An iPod doesn't come close in providing the juice for good sound reproduction. Try them on your home system components, instead, Doug.
Nando.
Nando,
There's a small correction needed in here...
The classic K240 you have has an impedance of 600 Ohm which is indeed hard to drive on an iPod thing, that's the same with my K240DF's...
However, the newer versions (240 mkII) have a much lower impedance of just 55 Ohm, and that makes a real difference.....
For now:
I'm listening to the WAV 96-24 master files of my Yello mixtape on this
INCREDIBLE BARGAIN!!! as it comes to headphones.....
The Superlux HD 681.....
Paid just €19,- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for them new, and they will sweep the floor with a lot of much more expensive headphones on the market today!
Believe me, I've used and tested a lot of different headphones in my life, but these ones are amazing!