Recording headphones - how do I chose?

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Me-thinks you might get converted, GH!! ;)

But, you never know. It's all about what you're comfortable with.

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How do the SONY MDRV600 compare to the 7506? They're about the same price, and according to the specs, have a wider freq response. Anyone using or know about these?
 
The Sony's

They are really comfortable too...They don't give you that enormous pain at the top of your skull after 2-3 hours of using them...
 

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Comfort is big issue. Whatever you do, make sure they don't pinch or chafe as you'll soon hate them no matter how good they sound.
 
How come nobody didnt say nothin about the 7506s being hyped in the bass? Theyre cool if you wanna simulate webster hall in your studio but if you want FLAT and CLEAR monitoring go with the "industry standard" (most misused 2 words in the recording industry along with "pro sound" hahaha) used by all the "pros" and wanna be pros worldwide. The AKG240s. They will not let you down.
 
look into these

is it just me or have none of u heard of grado's before, i know i'm comming from audioplhile land here but u can't beat them, if u wanna be really cheap try sr60's the best headphones u can get for under $150 and in my opinion the high end grados are the best phones in the world, read some of the audiophile mags online for more info on them.
 
To be honest, Chris, I never heard of Grado's until this board. That being said, I plugged in my new pair of Sony MDR7506's last night, and sweet Jeezus, I couldn't believe the difference vs. my old Fostex cans (T-20s). I could hear EVERYTHING. The Fostex's now sit at the bottom of a dumpster somewhere.

Can't speak for the Grado's, but I LOVE the Sonys.
 
Call me thrifty, but you've all got be insane!

I'll be recording a band who wants to do all instruments live to tape so I have to pick up 3 more sets of cans this week. Mind you, this is no pro studio. So I came to this thread for advice. Tell me if my logic is off, or if any of the frugal among you can agree.

I'm not going to mix using headphones, so why should I care much about their finer points? I only need them so that band members can monitor one another. So while your suggestions are duly noted, I'll be shopping for cans in the $30 range. If they are remotely comfortable and don't spill too much I'll be happy.

I understand Samson has a pair in roughly my price range, anybody used them?


poor poor lazyboy




P.S. Poor poor lazyboy just found that there was a thread much like this one from last week, only for cheapskates like me. So I can look like the boob in this thread, but I'll leave the post because I'm interested to hear what you guys think.
 
Poor Poor Lazyboy- Alright, OK, I feel your pain. If you really want, I'll go digging through that dumpster to see if I can find those Fostex cans I pitched. If I do, you can have 'em, on one condition- you're the one who has to wipe the ketchup off of the earpieces. Deal?
 
Hello Gang, I just picked up a pair of Sony MDR V600 Monitor headphones for $99.95. The specks and sound quality are great. They are also very comfortable. Does anyone out there in cybor land have any viewpoints about these monitor headphones? Later...Dr.Den
 
I agree that the headphones don't have to be great. I got o, of all places, Radio Shack, and buy the $40 ones that have folding ears. They are quite comfortable. I don't use them very often (I use wireless ones that are great for drums, and thats all I really need headphoens for, except the occasional vocal track). They do the job when I have bands come and I record them. If I was ever to do extensive use of headphones, I might spend the $$, but right now I just use my monitors when I track, the shit's in the other room being mic'ed, so with the monitors on I can hear what it will REALLY sound like on tape.

Jake
 
Lazyboy writes:

"I'm not going to mix using headphones, so why should I care much about their finer points?"

Detailed mixing and fine tuning of the particular parameters of drum sounds, guitar sounds and synth sounds, etc require BOTH monitors and headphones. I look at it like this: monitors are your main overall compos of where your mix is at and how the dif parts interact with each other. Headphones give you a better guage about the quality of the sound, individually, up close and personal.
It also helps alot in guaging how wide your stereo imaging is. You get a much better sense of the panning in headphones. In general if things sound good in your speakers but not in your headphones then there is something wrong and you need a good pair of non biased headphones to guage that and correct it.
 
...come to think of it.......... there is no way to choose....
 
I just purchased some MDR-7506's amd I do hope they are as good as the packaging:D ............
 
Yeah, that little silver silk number? lol...

They're GREAT headphones. Just don't lose the adapter; they're threaded and kinda hard to come by...

I know, lol...

:D
 
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