KRKKNS 8402 Studio Mixing/Mastering Headphones, Black (KNS-8402)

After moving into a place that I can’t crank up my KRK monitors to how I want them I thought I would see if these headphones would give me the same response as the monitors doI’m so impressed with these !! Along with mixing plugging into my MacBook for iTunes lossless audio these puppies are honestly the best audio experience I’ve had at the price set !There doesn’t seem to be any reviews online for these 🤷🏻‍♂️ … not sure why … they are on point if you love the KRK monitors but over your ears … worthy buy

I wanted one headphone that I could track with, mix with, and just use for general listening. I wanted something that I didn't have to handle with extreme care. This does all of those pretty dang well.They don't let any noise out if you're recording next to a mic. They're also light weight and nimble enough that it doesn't get in the way physically from a vocal performance. They also don't let noise in which is great for general listening.For mixing they are detailed, especially in the highs and mids, and seem true to the source. Just listening to several songs on Spotify its immediately clear which ones are mixed well and which ones aren't.The only thing I wouldn't fully trust on these is the bass, it seems slightly exaggerated, it sounds good! But just seems a bit embellished in the 50k-100k bass energy. It also lacks deep deep low depth clarity that you find in more expensive headphones. But I'm not expecting that type of performance out of these.Where it excels beyond its price point is mids and treble. Its warm and pleasant, with a lot of detail. If there is harshness in the mix you'll know about it. Their might be a slight mid scoop going on but its very subtle if there is.The sound stage is not super wide and not super close. I would say way its more spacious up and down than it is wide. That might be my favorite part of these is that sonic elements feel layered distinctly from top to bottom if the song is mixed right. Its really nice.

I have the KRK Rokit speaker monitors and I love them, so I figured the KRK headphoneswould be a good choice. I was right! They kick ass! I went from using the Sony MDR 7506 studio headphones for almost 20 yrs, and these KRK KNS 8402 studio headphones blow them away. They have incredible bass compared and just as clean on the highs. I also bought the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 ohm headphones at the same time to compare because they had a 5 star rating, sound quality was pretty much equal but the KNS 8402 had a whole lot more volume and power, they also have a nice slide volume on the wire and the headphone padding is also a lot better than the other two headphones, they are much better sealed and comfortable to wear. All and all i am very impressed with these headphones and couldn't be more happy. I usually don't write reviews, but these definitely deserved the positive input.