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Simon Baker
New member
Anyone got any advice on buying some good cans for around A$120.00 ?? 
Jon X
New member
Sony MDR-7504. Around $90. Do a BBS search and you'll get more recommendations... but I bet most of them will be Sony MDR models of some sort.
The best thing to do (if you can) is go to the local music store and compare, but that's not always possible.
The best thing to do (if you can) is go to the local music store and compare, but that's not always possible.
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tdukex
Man of the Muse
Jon X, I think you mean Sony 7506, those are the ones a lot of folks here recommend. Some like the AKG 240.
Jon X
New member
Yeah, you're right that most people here say 7506, but since I have the 7504 and can't ever remember 7506 I just said which ones I have and told him to search for what other people here would recommend, which I knew would more than not come up as the 7506 like you mentioned. The AKGs are good too. I still don't know the difference between the 7504 and 7506 really though.
kristian
New member
someone here once pointed out that as the sony's sound good on your ears, there is another pair that are more true to the sound, and slightly more like monitors. cant remember who though.
mixmkr
we don't need rest!!
arghh....!!!!!!
thanks for the tip, Kristian....I'll try those!!!
(personally, I think a couple wraps of duct tape around the 'ole noggin' works wonders on my mixes and how I hear them)
thanks for the tip, Kristian....I'll try those!!!
(personally, I think a couple wraps of duct tape around the 'ole noggin' works wonders on my mixes and how I hear them)
pouxhawk
Member
Duct tape huh?? I think I've got some in this drawer.....never mind...I too am looking to replace my current set of phones. I'm gonna miss those trusty old Beyers. But not the headache that wearing them gives me. Are the phones mentioned earlier in this thread a "closed" design or an "open" one? I have a big problem with open headphones and my condenser mic. Sometimes I like to use a lot of gain(60-70 db) to get a lot of room in a recording. The feedback I get when leaning in to adjust a fader can be fatal. I'm looking at the new Sennheiser "evolution" series top of the line model. (list$200buy@$99) Just wondered if anyone has tried them...Dean"pouxhawk"G
bvaleria
New member
Re: arghh....!!!!!!
This is THE perfect example of the potential pitfalls of headphones as mixing tools (I know, not related to this thread 'cos we're talking tracking, but this comment came up!)
Getting the cans to cup closer to your ears, does 2 things - 1) more isolation from the outside environment (good thing!), and 2) bass boost of at least 10db (possibly a bad thing).
The problem doing that to mix with (or even to track with if you're judging how say, the bass track will be recorded), is that with playback on monitors (or headphones without the "duct tape" on!), the bass will be very thin and not really representative of what you thought you were getting down. And so you reach for EQ to compensate, which of course, is not quite the same, so you patch-in effects, and it's still not quite right, so you reach for EQ again, etc... The result is an endless cycle of fix and patch and the track still never seems to sit right!!
Wasn't there a comment from someone lately (in another post) about how recording isn't rocket science?? It isn't, but on the other hand, it ain't simple either!!!
Bruce
Mix...mixmkr said:
This is THE perfect example of the potential pitfalls of headphones as mixing tools (I know, not related to this thread 'cos we're talking tracking, but this comment came up!)
Getting the cans to cup closer to your ears, does 2 things - 1) more isolation from the outside environment (good thing!), and 2) bass boost of at least 10db (possibly a bad thing).
The problem doing that to mix with (or even to track with if you're judging how say, the bass track will be recorded), is that with playback on monitors (or headphones without the "duct tape" on!), the bass will be very thin and not really representative of what you thought you were getting down. And so you reach for EQ to compensate, which of course, is not quite the same, so you patch-in effects, and it's still not quite right, so you reach for EQ again, etc... The result is an endless cycle of fix and patch and the track still never seems to sit right!!
Wasn't there a comment from someone lately (in another post) about how recording isn't rocket science?? It isn't, but on the other hand, it ain't simple either!!!
Bruce
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gbvgbv
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a lot of ppl out here seem to endorse the sony 7506. duz anyone know how these compare to the sony MDR-V600 ?
i found a pair of the V600 at best buy for $100.
i found a pair of the V600 at best buy for $100.