Recommend good Studio headphones.

[Zerberus]

My 35 year old Pioneer SE-50 2 way phones died, RIP

But, no time to mourn the losses, need a new set of ´phones. Gotta keep recording....

Criteria:

Closed
Stereo (DUH!)
under 150$ US
flattest possible frequency response.
Cordless is a no no

I´m already looking at 2 AKG models, and one each from BeyerDynamic and Sennheiser, but I´d like to get some other opinions first.

These will be used primarily for monitoring and tracking.

Got Ideas? Then take a toss

[muttonchopsrule]

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you should look into the sennheiser HD280's. they're sealed well, provide something like 35dB attenuation of outside noise, they're comfy, and they have a pretty flat response.

i think they normally got for about $100, but you can find them for cheaper if you hunt around.

[aleclee]

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you should look into the sennheiser HD280's. they're sealed well, provide something like 35dB attenuation of outside noise, they're comfy, and they have a pretty flat response.

i think they normally got for about $100, but you can find them for cheaper if you hunt around.

Dunno if they're great monitoring cans but the 280s rock for tracking.

[GuitarStv]

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Sony MDRs are nice . . .

[D-EJ915]

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Sony MDRs are nice . . .

You do know that all of Sony's head-mounted listening devices are MDR right? lol

Their V6/7506 is pretty nice though.

[GuitarStv]

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You do know that all of Sony's head-mounted listening devices are MDR right? lol

Their V6/7506 is pretty nice though.

MDR 7506 . . . those are the ones that one the headphone shootout that I did a couple of years ago. I just couldn't remember the number. . .

[Davey]

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another +1 to the HD280's

on my purchase list at the moment

[Virtual Kevorkian]

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Sorry guys, but the HD280's don't have a flat response. Barely any bass response in the sub 80hz frequency, too. Everything down there sounds more like a pulse than anything.

That said, I do LOVE mine for tracking. Awesome isolation, no harsh frequencies, clear as hell.

That said, headphones really shouldn't be used for mixing, aside from checking small details.

[Davey]

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That said, I do LOVE mine for tracking. Awesome isolation, no harsh frequencies, clear as hell.

main reason i am getting mine. everybody is raving about their isolation

That said, headphones really shouldn't be used for mixing, aside from checking small details.

i got the monitors for mixing =)

[Zerberus]

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Sorry guys, but the HD280's don't have a flat response. Barely any bass response in the sub 80hz frequency, too. Everything down there sounds more like a pulse than anything.

And IYO a better alternative would be.....?

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That said, headphones really shouldn't be used for mixing, aside from checking small details.

If you´d like to explain to my neighbors (and when I say neighbors, it´s more like "the rest of the Dorm") why it´s loud as **** at 3 AM then please be my guest... I can live without that for the time being.

That said I´ll probably do the final mixes during the day anyway. Again, it´s for tracking and monitoring for the most part

[D-EJ915]

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The DT-250 might be an alternative: http://www.headphone.com/products/he...-dt-250-80.php

Like I said before, the V6 is good and also $100 like the HD280s are.

I think V_K is kind of biased in his "these don't have much bass" because he uses the PX-100s which have a lot of bass.

[Virtual Kevorkian]

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And IYO a better alternative would be.....?

If you´d like to explain to my neighbors (and when I say neighbors, it´s more like "the rest of the Dorm") why it´s loud as **** at 3 AM then please be my guest... I can live without that for the time being.

That said I´ll probably do the final mixes during the day anyway. Again, it´s for tracking and monitoring for the most part

TBH, I never tried to find headphones with the flattest response, so I couldn't recommend, first hand at least, a flatter pair. These worked for what I needed them to do and were cheap, so I snagged 'em. I have, however, heard wonderful things about the Beyerdynamic DT100's.

I fully understand the need to mix with headphones sometimes, but as you understand, it's best to do final mixes on a set of monitors.




KS - No headphones will ever be perfectly flat, of course, and there are a lot worse than the HD-280's, but I hear that bass roll-off and midhump full well - enough for me that I can't use them alone to find a final tone.

[MesaDCLP]

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+1 for the HD-280s on tracking.

Audiophiles should look elsewhere.

[LesStrat]

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Somehow I knew Jeff would chime in.

I like my HD 280s. But my ears aren't as discriminating.

I'm beginning to think that's not a bad thing...

[Zerberus]

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