Mixing "phones"

[lilman42459]

What kind of headphones should I get in the $100 range that would be good for mixing. This is a christmas present. Thanks in advane.

 

[MadAudio]

Ughh, not again.......

 

[lilman42459]

Hint taken...Searching now

 

[lilman42459]

Ok...First. These aren't going to be used for the mix straight through. Just a monitoring pair to work with the monitors.

Sennheiser and AKG seem to be prefered. Any suggestions on whick ones in the $100 range?

 

[giraffe]

senn hd280
akg 240s


both street for 100$

 

[timboZ]

Get 2 pair. They have balanced Cables on them. Just under $600.
http://www.headphone.com/products/h...dt-880-with-balanced-cardas-upgrade-cable.php

 

[apl]

I use the $20 Sonys from Wal-Mart that say "Studio" on them. If you did the search, you probably found where I posted the model number.

 

[lilman42459]

lol. I have 3 of them.

 

[lilman42459]

Get 2 pair. They have balanced Cables on them. Just under $600.
http://www.headphone.com/products/h...dt-880-with-balanced-cardas-upgrade-cable.php

Yeah. I think I'll do that......Not really....they are nice though.

 

[LemonTree]

When I have to use the cans I reach for the Audio Technica ATH-M40fs

slightly dark sounding which is always a good thing while monitoring under the hood I find

 

[lilman42459]

Hey! I had them wrote down as a consideration. How good are they? Are they hard on your ears? Reliable?

 

[apl]

Hey! I had them wrote down as a consideration. How good are they? Are they hard on your ears? Reliable?

Which ones?

 

[Cloneboy Studio]

Mixing with headphones is like plugging your guitar into a boombox. Neither works well.

 

[lilman42459]

I was asking about the Audio Technica ATH-M40fs and how they sound and stuff.

 

[lilman42459]

Mixing with headphones is like plugging your guitar into a boombox. Neither works well.

Again...I said this in a few post back. They will be used for referencing. The won't be used for complete mixes from start to finish.

 

[Robert D]

AKG 240DFs The DF stands for difuse field. No mixing in the cans is a good rule, but if you have to now and then, these are the phones to do it with, IMHO.

-RD

 

[LemonTree]

I find the ATH-M40fs to be very detailed, you can't mix in them (you can't mix in any cans) but for stereo refference, listening to reverb trails, etc...for the price, I like them. They don't fatigue your ears and they are quite light and very comfortable to wear.

Can you try before you buy somewhere? If so you should

 

[timboZ]

I have 2 sets of the cheep sonys ($20) like apl.
They are good for tracking.
No headphones are good for mixing!

 

[lilman42459]

I find the ATH-M40fs to be very detailed, you can't mix in them (you can't mix in any cans) but for stereo refference, listening to reverb trails, etc...for the price, I like them. They don't fatigue your ears and they are quite light and very comfortable to wear.

Can you try before you buy somewhere? If so you should

I live in Hickville, KY so I don't have any place to try before I buy. You told me what I needed to know (thanks!) . A decent pair of tracking Headphones is what I am looking for and these sound like a good pair for me.

timboZ:

I have 3 sets of the Sony headphones you are talking about. They are good for my people to record with. That's all I use them for. I don't track the mixes with them.