wich type of headphone should i buy

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Akira

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anyone got a suggestion for me?????
its for making headphone mixes at skool

Wanna pay 200/400 bucks for it
 
its for closed.........also can you give me a serie number for the type of headphone

many thanks
 
what do you mean by headphone mixes though?


yes, 14,000 big ones. ridiculous eh? anyone who has that is asking to be robbed :D :D

well, serial numbers i cannot help you with. model numbers, yes. well, to an extent. i am not going to recommend 'phones that i have never heard. I will recommend the sennheiser HD270 or HD280 cans. sound amazing and closed, are they.

best thing you can try and do is go to a store and hear for yourself.
 
its for skool,we make final mixes using the headphones
simply because if everone uses the speakers you would hear everybody mix
 
You mean the school or "skool" if you will, supplies all of the other equipment including the recorded material and you have to bring your own headphones. How is this a sensible way to learn. If the instructor does not have the same cans, how can he or she judge your mix. Something sounds askew so I ask you, what exactly is the reason why you need the phones.

Whatever the case, the AKG 240, standard studio headphones, can't go wrong. BTW, many peoples here like the Sony MD 7506 however, for me, I find them to articficially bright. I prefer the more natural sound of the AKG.

Lastly, if there one thing that is universally agreed upon it is this: You should NOT mix on headphones!!!

So what kind of "skool" is teaching you this unusable skill, or is that "schill".

EDUCATION...what a scam!!
 
Jack Hammer said:

Whatever the case, the AKG 240, standard studio headphones, can't go wrong. BTW, many peoples here like the Sony MD 7506 however, for me, I find them to articficially bright. I prefer the more natural sound of the AKG.
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I use the sony MDR-V600, similar to the 7506's , but have a lil more bass to them. ($99)
 
Akira, I like Sennheiser HD280 Pro. $100 in USA, probably more in Nederland. And, with the $13,000 or so you save, you can buy one hell of a setup!-Richie
 
Jack Hammer said:
You mean the school or "skool" if you will, supplies all of the other equipment including the recorded material and you have to bring your own headphones. How is this a sensible way to learn. If the instructor does not have the same cans, how can he or she judge your mix. Something sounds askew so I ask you, what exactly is the reason why you need the phones.

Whatever the case, the AKG 240, standard studio headphones, can't go wrong. BTW, many peoples here like the Sony MD 7506 however, for me, I find them to articficially bright. I prefer the more natural sound of the AKG.

Lastly, if there one thing that is universally agreed upon it is this: You should NOT mix on headphones!!!

So what kind of "skool" is teaching you this unusable skill, or is that "schill".

EDUCATION...what a scam!!
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its school,sorry sometimes my english is pretty bad.
Anyway we do have headphones at school offcourse,but my teacher told me its better to get your own headphone.
So you can get used to one type of headphone that you like

Thanks anyway for all your responses and i will try some types out before bying one
 
Cans for skool

I recommend the AKG 240's. I use the k240 df myself. They are in your price range and are very good for what you want to do. The best way to decide what to buy is to listen to several brands and let your ears tell you which is best. However, if that's not possible I recommend the AKG's. Peace - Mitch
 
Contrary to popular belief, you CAN mix with headphones, except
it's much more difficult than relying mainly on monitors.
Especially difficult if you're mixing R&B and/or dance music due to
the bass frequencies.
Having said that...

You may want to get two pairs that complement each other well,
such as the Sennheiser 580 and the Sony 7506 (or MDR-V6).
I also have a pair of AKG 240DF's except they don't quite have the
sonic definition of the 580's. The Sony's are useful for troubleshooting things like excessive sibilance or checking reverb
tails because they emphasize high frequencies more than the 580's or the 240DF's.
(the Yamaha NS-10's of the headphone world!)

Chris
 
ATH-M40fs - These are great headphones. They are very roadworthy as well. I have used them for 3 years and the sound is pretty accurate from what I can tell. They have been used in the field for at least a couple hundred shows now and are still doing great. These are closed ear headphones and are only $65.99 at 8thstreet right now. Oh and best of all, they are very comfortable!

Beezoboy
 
wireless headphones

hi i am in need of a new pair of headphones for recording on drums, guitar, and mixing. i think i need to go with wireless for the drums and i was wondering if this is necessary and if it is what are some of the best and cheapest wireless cans?
thanx
 
I have the Beyer DT770
Very nice natural sound, although I deffinately wouldn't rely on them for mixing. They are great for another opinion though.
 
Akira, je zou eens naar Feedback in Rotterdam moeten gaan. Zij hebben een heel stel koptelefoons klaarliggen, die je kan testen.

O.k. back to my mother-tongue... ;) :p I have tested some headphones and here are my conlusions:

Beyer DT770: very nice and rich sound, although a bit bass-heavy. They are closed, and keep out environmental noise really well.

Beyer DT990 Pro: better for mixing than tracking. Half open design, but with a more 'true' sound than the DT770's.

AKG K240 Monitor: very nice smooth sound, but it's too loose on the head, so you will get a lot of bleed from surrounding noises.

Sennheiser HD280: to my ears they sounded honky and harsh, but I've heard forumite Bowisc say that you'll need to
'burn' these headphones, by connecting them to a CD-player, and crank the volume for 10hours straight or so. They do fit really well, however, and like the DT770's, they are really rejecting outside noise well. Also you can fold them in neatly.

I myself have the Sennheisers HD 265 Lineairs, which aren't exactly lineair, but they do sound nice, although hyped in the 80-120Hz region.
I'm gonna check out those Audio Technica's too, since they are really cheap.
 
yeah i heard about that shop
i gonna visit that place soon
many thanks about the headphone reviews

got so much to test now*lol*
 
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