Finding a set of cans suitable for me!

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Hi,

I'm looking at the Beyer 250.

Just wondering what the 250 80 and the 250 250 mean. I think it the reistance(ohms) of the headphones. Why if that an issue? I'm going to be using them with a soundcraft m-series mixer.

thanks
 
I don't know if that is what the numbers refer to, but if they do, definitely get the lower number! Otherwise your headphone preamp may not be able to drive them loud enough.
 
I love AKG 240m headphones. To me, they sound the least hyped...
 
thanks guys,

when you refer to the 'phones preamp, are you refering to the headphones jack on the m-series. My understanding is that u only need an amp if your driving a number of headphones simultaneously.

So anyway, you think I should go with the 80's. I've asked this question on a few other boards and I'm getting so many different answers, I'm totally confused.
 
I actually got the impedance wrong for the input jack on the mixer, its actually 40 ohms approx. I was confusing it with the output level...sorry about that.

anyway, how does that effect matters.
 
Sony MDR-7506
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Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
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Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-7506
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Well, as you can see, the Sony MDR-7506's have been recommended at a much higher rate than any other headphones. :D

Seriously though, they're the "industry standard" for a reason... because they're the best set of can you can get for under a hundred bucks.

My studio has several sets of them... they're awesome for the money!
 
The 7506's are quite the nice set of hedfones. These cans blew my mind when I first put them on. And when I finally bought a pair for myself(monday of this week actually) and was able to listen to my music on them I was nearly in heaven. THEY ARE AMAZING!!! Rich, tight bass, down further than you thought you could hear. Makes you feel weird when there is so much bass presence that you think you should feel it in your body but you don't. Clear and smooth mids and highs too. They are beautiful in every possible way. I put Two Against Nature through them for my friend and he refused to take them off(it was his first experience, and I guess you can call it his 'awakening'). For two days straight all I did was lay in bed and listen to my favorite albums and let the huge lack of suck sweep me away. GET THEM! You can probly get two sets for what the Beyers would cost you. Do it for your wallet and your hed.
 
I personally use the AKG 240 DF (diffused field) and AKG 270S (duel transducer) models.......I've tried a lot of cans....and IMHO the AKG's are the best.....and the most comfortable to wear for extended periods.....

Just MY 2 cents worth here :-)

KEV
 
The 7506's are excellent for tracking and have a low enough resistance that they can be driven efficiently. The closed design is good for eliminating bleed, and the highly hyped upper mids let vocalists hear themselves above the surrounding "mud".

They are not flat, by any means, and are not good for checking mixes, compared to the AKG240m's which were mentioned also. The probelm with the 240m's is they bleed like hell and have to be driven by a really robust signal to get any volume. So that makes them not as good for tracking, but better for checking mixes.

I'm not familiar with the Beyer's, so I can't comment on them. It doesn't matter whether you are plugging them into a headphone mixer or the headphone jack on the board - if you need volume, then the lower impedence models will be more suitable.
 
I use the AKG's with my OMNI Studio / Delta 66 set up ....and the VOL level is just fine.......no problems......

I admit they are not *thunderously loud* even on max vol....but after all those front row Deep Purple & Black Sabbath concerts in the early 70's....MY ears a shot to bits anyways :-)

Certainly loud enough for working with mixes and listening to tunes, tho...

KEV
 
Yeah, I use Sonys when tracking, they bleed the least, they're loud, and they're comfortable, but I don't use them to check mixes.
 
New cans?

Campbell's, Tomato Soup, be sure and take off the labels, they'll buzz if you don't.:p
 
Naah, Wolfgan Puck's Chicken Pot Pie soup, has a much more solid bottom end... :=)
 
Yeah but ya gotta order that - Campbell's is available locally.
 
Sooo, how 'bout Progresso? I hear they're great for jazz...
 
knightfly said:
Naah, Wolfgan Puck's Chicken Pot Pie soup, has a much more solid bottom end... :=)
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Anybody seen this on the east coast, USA? I never heard of it, but it sounds GREAT!!!:p
 
Boy, when we go OT here we don't fuck around, huh? Anyway, firstly I didn't catch a mis-type (I NEVER mis-spell, only mis-speak or mis-type - :=) The name should have been Wolfgang Puck - and, yeah, this stuff was any thicker you'd have to open both ends of the can and pound it out with a hammer. Don't know if it's hit the east coast yet, you can only hope... Steve

BTTS, I've been using the Fostex RP-20's for most stuff - real comfortable, very little bleed, but I need to check out the Senny 600's to see if it will make me like using cans more than I do...
 
cans for mixing?

has anyone found a good set of hedfonz fer mixing?
really flat and cheaper than a pair of genelecs?
 
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