jake-owa
Banned
Sony mdr v600, $100 on the nose and stunning sound with great isolation.
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Feanor IV
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I use AKG K171 Studio and I'm perfectly happy with them, except for some sound leaking into my mic when I'm recording with them on - beeps and clicks and stuff like that. But they offer pretty good isolation and sound for a very good price. I wanna buy K271 for this purpose 
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xstatic
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Sony 7506. Very standard set of cans. Excellent balance between comfort, price, sound quality and durability.
Nick98338
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Just got the ATH-M40fs. Good sound (they all have good sound). Good isolation, too. In my recordings, I cannot hear my tick-track, or the tracks I'm playing back (that was a must-have for me). I only use 'em for tracking. I stick my head between the speakers for mixing. 
Good comfort. Not heavy. 11ft. straight cord. Not that stupid coiled-up kind of cord that you end up stretching out anyway. Did not come with an 1/8" adapter, but I already had one.
Good comfort. Not heavy. 11ft. straight cord. Not that stupid coiled-up kind of cord that you end up stretching out anyway. Did not come with an 1/8" adapter, but I already had one.
Grey Angel
Angel of Shredding
treymonfauntre said:
I have a pair of cheap koss headphones...I like em just fine, though I've never experienced using a "high-end" set. What's so bad about em? (I've had mine for over a year now, no probs at all).
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Silverwulf
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I really dig my Sennheiser HD 280's. You can buy them new at Guitar Center for about $89. Nice sound to them, and excellent sound isolation for tracking.
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steve grimm
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HD 280 Pro
I have tried some AKG's and thought the we're nice until I put on the
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's. The Seinnheiser's block out alot more out side the can sound. You have to take them off, when someone wants to talk to you in the control room. When we record, everybody reaches for the Sennheisers
once they've tried them. I now have 6 pairs. The only problem I have with them is that they have like a RCA plug on the end and you have to use a 1/4 adapter and the adapters breaks, they don't take alot of abuse. I can only find Radio Shack replacements. I'm hoping to find better adapters, before I get pissed off an cut the RCA things and get out my soldier gun.
I have tried some AKG's and thought the we're nice until I put on the
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's. The Seinnheiser's block out alot more out side the can sound. You have to take them off, when someone wants to talk to you in the control room. When we record, everybody reaches for the Sennheisers
once they've tried them. I now have 6 pairs. The only problem I have with them is that they have like a RCA plug on the end and you have to use a 1/4 adapter and the adapters breaks, they don't take alot of abuse. I can only find Radio Shack replacements. I'm hoping to find better adapters, before I get pissed off an cut the RCA things and get out my soldier gun.
sile2001
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By RCA do you mean an 1/8" stereo plug? I've never seen any HD280's with an RCA.steve grimm said:
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tenkas
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He means 1/8 (I have the HD280)
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daliscar
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just got some senn 280s, they are freakin loud but i must say they are quite bass heavy, is that normal? anyone else experirience high bass register with these? i ask coz i gots a window to return them if thats not normal.......
i cant afford the beyerdynamic dt 880s though, the best headphones in the world....
my teeth gnash........
i cant afford the beyerdynamic dt 880s though, the best headphones in the world....
my teeth gnash........
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TheDewd
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I don't mean to be a prick, but I know quite a lot about headphones. The HD280 has a lot of lowbass register but lacks some midbass punch. They also lack the sensitivity required to be used with most sound equipment. I don't recommend them at all. They isolate great, but they sound like poo IMHO. Indeed, all closed sennheiser headphones I tried sound like poo.daliscar said:
My recommendations are the Sony 7506 and 7509. Both have different sound schemes, but both are durable, sensitive and comfortable. They both isolate well. If you want to know the differences, ask me. I had both for 2 years.
Another great closed headphone set is the AKG K271. Flat Flat sound great to mix on.
When you say the DT880 are the best headphones, I don't agree. Obviously, you need to go to www.headfi.com and read about the Sony SA5000, the Sennheiser HD600 and HD650, the AKG K501 and many other open dynamic cans. I personnaly use the HD600 and 7506 to mix and master and get very good results. The DT880 (which I extensively tried) are quite harsh in the upper registers and the soundstage is really confused.
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scrubs
Not of sound mind
I'll second whoever recommended the ATH-M40fs. Very balanced sound, with defined but not overwhelming bass. I picked up 2 pairs a few months ago for around $100 and have been using them for all my tracking and to check mixes for subtle noise. My only wish is that they came with an 1/8" adapter (they only have 1/4") so I could listen to my mp3 player with them.
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jeffree
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Opinions about cans always seem to vary a lot, don't they? But the nice thing about buying cans is that they're cheap to ship, making it easy to buy several and compare. I did this myself several years ago with the Sony 7506, Senn 280, and ATH-M40 models. With my studio set-up and my tin ears, the Senns were the easy choice for me in terms of comfort, isolation, and especially sound. The extra few bucks for return postage have been long forgotten. Since personal taste is really such a big part of choosing cans, I recommend trying a few models at home before choosing. It's a measely extra $10 well spent for years of listening satisfaction, at least for me.
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TheDewd
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Well said jeffree....cans are exactly like monitors, you have to try and then buy....jeffree said: