StevenLindsey
New member
Just got a pair of Sennheiser 280s for tracking and compared them last night to the 7506s. I was kinda expecting them to be better than the Sonys, but...... to my ears, the Sonys had more detail. The bass and the highs were more clearly defined ( I'm not talking about the hype but about definition. ) There seemed to be more of a spread between the different instruments with the Sonys - easier to hear specific sounds. The Sonys just sounded more musical to me. The 280s seemed a bit fuzzy....almost phasy sounding at times. I checked them both for bleed using an identical source and the isolation seemed to be exactly the same for both. I think I'll use the 280s for drum recording..may help cut the highs a bit. The 280 "ear things" are quite a bit bigger and heavier feeling than the Sonys. But they're fairly comfortable. Anyway, I think I like the Sonys better. But I'm glad I have both. I think you could accomplish the same thing with either set. Of course, these are just my perceptions and opinions. Yours may differ.