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Headphones

billrhynes	Date: September 24, 2007 @ 1:04 PM ok, I've tried lotsa diff headphones, and I avoid using them for the most part cuz I cannot find a set that gives me a real rich reproduction. I get a lot of bassy-ness but high frequencies leave a lot to be desired (if ya know-what-I-mean). Any advice?
Thaspian	Date: September 24, 2007 @ 1:38 PM sennheiser hd-280 for recording, alessandro ms-1 for listening.
theblacklodge	Date: September 24, 2007 @ 1:44 PM I usually alternate between a couple of closed headphones from Beyerdynamics, and one open pair from Sennheiser. If I had to choose one pair, I'd go with the Beyerdynamics DT-250. They don't always give you a listening experience as pleasant as the Sennheiser pair (a HD-600), but I like the detailed sound image they provide and the fact that they are closed. I have to say though, I feel the HD-600 can be inspiring to listen through and they are pretty darn accurate as well. I'm sure there are people who solely rely on an open pair like the HD-600, and I guess my point is that you have to find a pair that matches how you work, when mixing. I tend to become a bit overwhelmed when using the Sennhieser pair, and probably because I'm tempted to blast my ears with a high volume. And this, not because the HD-600 treats the sounds in an "unbalanced" way, but more likely because I get carried away by how exciting they can make a mix sound!
Woof	Date: September 24, 2007 @ 9:13 PM Been using Sony MDR-7506 headsets for well over fifteen years now. They're relatively cheap, have a real flat response, and are so comfortable to wear, that you practically forget that you have 'em on. PS. I don't recommend ANY other Sony 'phones besides that exact model. I've tried their other ones, and they're all garbage.
imemine	Date: September 24, 2007 @ 10:45 PM 00 (Thaspian) decent head phones but not as "detailed" as the Sony's---- It's all about what you get used to and what you use as a comparison. I never use one single monitor as "god". I have about seven pairs of headphones and I always go back to the Sony. I have never used any of theblacklodge suggestions though.---(aside from some open Sennheiser--Audiophile phones around $200---don't remember the model---I won them in a contest---decent for listening but not good in the studio)---Okay---I'm done.
imemine	Date: September 24, 2007 @ 11:36 PM Strange---my post got hacked! There was stuff ahead of where that post started but I forgot what it said! The old Sony MDR-V6---were awesome---the MDR-7506 is the replacement. I have both!
NickSawyer	Date: September 25, 2007 @ 12:42 AM I have no money, so I use my good little Sony MDR-XD100 headphones --$20 at borders! They have reviews of high quality, and sound pretty nice
zedsalt	Date: September 25, 2007 @ 10:37 AM If it were me, I'd be looking at pawn shops, garage sales, estate auctions, etc. for big ol' clunky Realistic or other Radio Shack brands with "Koss" on the input jack.
leedsquietman	Date: September 27, 2007 @ 3:13 PM This is all very subjective, I personally like the Sennheiser HD650 best, but these are some great suggestions by a pro sound engineer I know... AKG K701 http://www.fullcompass.com/product/314076.html SENNHEISER HD650 http://www.fullcompass.com/search.php?search_simple=true&txtAll=sennheiser+hd650 or quality on a lesser budget SONY MDR 7509 HD http://www.fullcompass.com/product/318846.html AUDIO TECHNICA ATH-A700 http://www.fullcompass.com/product/316632.html Also ... this article in January 2007 SoundOnSound on mixing on headphones was really fascinating http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan07/articles/mixingheadphones.htm
GeneHilbert	Date: September 28, 2007 @ 11:14 AM These are mid priced – and are on my gear list…… http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ATHM50/
Scone	Date: October 1, 2007 @ 11:08 AM Seriously, the Bose® Around Ear Headphones (Triport® AE Headphones) are amazing. They are so comfortable (the most comfortable headphones I've ever used) and they're not too expensive either - somewhere around $150. And the sound is great, of course. I definitely suggest these.
ray104	Date: January 3, 2008 @ 5:43 PM Sony MDRV150 studio monitoring headphones.
LostYears	Date: March 14, 2008 @ 5:44 PM On 24th Sep 2008, Thaspian said: sennheiser hd-280 for recording, alessandro ms-1 for listening. i love these headphones perfect for hearing the track as it was recorded
rico	Date: March 15, 2008 @ 8:58 AM hey i just bought an audio-technica ART Moniter ATH-A700. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. Bass is rich and punches. got it for 120 bucks.
Thaspian	Date: March 15, 2008 @ 11:44 AM Keep in mind the AKGs like the c240s are repairable whereas the senns are throwaway when one side starts getting staticky/intermittent.
rico	Date: March 15, 2008 @ 7:30 PM isn't the point to buy headphones that don't break in the first place? audio-technica
pog	Date: March 16, 2008 @ 2:20 PM JVC HA-G55 http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones-headsets/jvc-ha-g55/4505-6468_7-6147143.html These headphones own me... the outer plastic has worn off, so they look a little ragged, but as far as headphones go, the quality is second to none.
GeneHilbert	Date: March 16, 2008 @ 4:22 PM Over the years I've gone through a couple pair mid price head phones. One set the ear piece just fell off. WTF......... However in the early '80s I got a pair of Radio Shack Realistic Nova 40 - these damn things will not die. They have been across the country and back - and they still kick ass.
Thaspian	Date: March 29, 2008 @ 1:42 AM isn't the point to buy headphones that don't break in the first place? audio-technica LOFUCKINGLZ I can tell you from tech work in several manhattan recording studios over a while
Thaspian	Date: March 29, 2008 @ 1:43 AM THERE IS NO SUCH THING! there is durable but shit will _always_ break. especially stuff based on thin wires that get moved and tugged. what separates the good shit from the cheap consumer junk is how simple and sensible the manufacturer makes them to repair.
Thaspian	Date: March 29, 2008 @ 1:43 AM I hit preview early on and it posted. fucker
zedsalt	Date: March 29, 2008 @ 4:11 AM No argument here, but I'd like to point out that I have a pair of old Koss 'phones like the ones I mentioned earlier in the thread, and I've literally lost count of the number of times my foot or keister (supporting 280 lbs.) has ended up on those suckers with no ill effects. And rolling the cable under a folding chair that I'm scooting along on? Well, that's happened pretty much daily to those 'phones for over twenty years. You're right on both counts, Thasp'- there is no such thing as "unbreakable", but there IS "durable"!
perkie1973	Date: March 30, 2008 @ 7:17 AM years ago I had white and sliver pair of headphones from a discount store...they were best!!!! cost me about 10 dollars.
Opossum	Date: March 30, 2008 @ 5:32 PM Yes, I know; headphones, for the most part, have changed in the last twenty years: Yesterday: 1. MASSIVE cords about half an inch thick, as big or bigger than the guitar amp cords of today. (Some as big as a vacuum cleaner hose.) 2. Larger, hard ear cups, which create some sort of weird "wooshing" sound when you wear them, similar to when you put your ear to a shell on the beach - you can "hear the ocean" (well, of COURSE you would hear the ocean near a beach, but that's beside the point). 3. Materials were solid and usually don't wear quickly. 4. If you got a short in them, you could fix them with little effort. Today: 1. Literally hair-thin cords that short out if you breathe on them or move your head too far to the left or right. 2. Fluffy or soft ear cups that you forget you have on, and DO, so that you get up and rip the wires from the small jack. 3. Materials, such as the foam on the ear cups, sometimes already in the process of disintegration while they are still in the store. I had a (very expensive) pair that actually started to MELT and leave goo and black bits in my hair, before falling apart into several disintegrating pieces within weeks. (Wasn't even that hot - same thing happened to all the leg pads of a keyboard - some sort of weird chemical process, I'd guess.) 4. If you get a short in them, you could always try getting a microscope and two pairs of small tweezers to tie them back together.
ray104	Date: June 17, 2008 @ 10:45 AM For some reason I now only like CUP headphones and in-ears now those open pad ones sound thin and too bright.
Thaspian	Date: June 21, 2008 @ 7:43 PM 20 years ago headphones cost more. same with amps. People say speaker amps were better 30 years ago, but rarely in hi-fi did you have the choice to be cheap. Now you have the choice to be cheap. Resisting that choice allows you to buy better products.
zedsalt	Date: June 22, 2008 @ 5:27 AM ...and microphones! Mics have gotten SO much more inexpensive! I use the term "inexpensive", because of how many of the designers of the old high-end stuff are working for the low-cost manufacturers now and insisting their designs be executed using high-quality materials. The only thing left to feel guilty about is the idea that they're not being manufactured domestically.