your pick for phones - M40fs, Senn 280, or Sony V600?

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What's your pick?

  • Sennheiser 280 Pro

    Votes: 63 54.3%

  • Sony MDR-V600

    Votes: 16 13.8%

  • Audio Technica ATH-M40fs

    Votes: 37 31.9%
  • Total voters
    116
Speeddemon, I hear you. My first pair of Senn 280s were exactly the same way, and I couldn't figure out why I'd read so many great reviews of them. "Nasal" is a good word choice. I decided to order another pair--along with the Sonys and ATs mentioned--to experiement a bit more at home. I took the time to break the second pair in for 24+ hours, as mentioned by nearly every reviewer, and damned if they didn't sound great compared to the first pair as well as to the other two brands. Maybe there's a quality control problem at Senn, but I know that my second pair of Senns will not leave my studio.

J.
 
Of the three you mentioned...

I like the Sony, but I prefer Sony's MDR-7506 for my head.
 
i don't know about the others, but i use the 280's and i love 'em. good even sound at all volumes. comfortable. no leakage and good isolation. they fold up nicely too. very sturdy
 
I like the ATm40fs....

People say they are too flat... Huh???
I use them in the studio late at night, when I have to keep noise down, and I find them to be pretty accurate...

Sure my AKG's and Sony's sound "prettier", but for mixing through phones, the AT's are way more accurate. Only minor tweaking needed whe I listen through my Event monitors...

If accuracy/flatness are your main concern, the ATs win...

If listening to music is your main concern, I like the Sony 7506, with the hyped highs, and enhanced lows....

All depends on the purpose of the phones...
 
Speeddemon said:
but the 280's sounded very nasal to me, with almost no low-end.
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Yea, I agree. Seemed to resonate with "plasticy-mids" kind of sound... kinda nasal.

I use the AKG 240 Studio. Very wide, natural sound. Pleasing and confortable to listen to its reproduction! And hey, it's a studio standard. I can see... I mean hear why! ;)
 
I own 2 sets of the M40fs for tracking. I find them to be pretty flat, maybe a little on the dark side but they sure can handle high volume and they're quite comfortable to wear for long periods.
 
Try listen a pair of AKG 271 Studio (the ones having 55 Ohms impedance).
I doubt that you'll look back after these! :)
 
dude.. another write-in vote for the akg k240s. they sound awesome, are comfortable, and unless you're tracking a really quiet instrument with a really hot mic, bleed won't be a problem.
 
I love my hd280's, but I also switch it up with my sony 7506's. You would probably be please with either of those!
 
I voted for the Sony V600s, I know they're cheap but I really like their sound. Also lightweight and comfortable to wear. I am biased though, because I use the MDR-V700s to DJ with and I LOVE them!
 
i just got the Senns for christmas from my girlfriend and love them.

the only thing i don't like about them is the coiled cabled. especial can be a pain when drumming.

-bradly
 
i got them 280 pro cans and works for me on drums also there good refrence for them bass frequencies when mixin
i hope yous all ready for some square dancin
 
Do all of these headphones have good protection from audio leakage? I'm going to be doing vocal recording, and I don't want sound spilling over into the mix. I was thinking about getting the ATH-M40fs, but I can't find any diffinitive statements that it keeps the sound in.
 
RNEMESiS42 said:
Do all of these headphones have good protection from audio leakage? I'm going to be doing vocal recording, and I don't want sound spilling over into the mix. I was thinking about getting the ATH-M40fs, but I can't find any diffinitive statements that it keeps the sound in.
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Wow, this thread is a fossil. I use the ATH-M40fs for tracking and haven't had a problem with bleed. Just make sure you're monitoring at a comfortable volume (don't crank those phat beatz, yo). The Sennheisers may isolate a tad better. Just about any closed-back cans should work for tracking, really.
 
I have been using the M40fs cans for a couple of months for tracking and mixing (in my lil o studio) and they work fine fer me. Keeping in mind of course, they dont come close to Mackie 824's but when thats all ya got, then that all ya got . ;)
 
Avoid the V600 at all costs. These are junk headphones.

Sony headphones worth listening to:

Closed:
7506/V6
7509/V900
V7

Semi-open or open (recommended for mixing):
CD3000
R10
SA5000

Other worthy closed headphones:

Beyer Dynamic DT990 (Pro or not, same thing)
AKG K271S

Other worthy open headphones:

Sennheiser HD595
Sennheiser HD580
Sennheiser HD600
Sennheiser HD650
BeyerDynamic DT880
AKG K501

Hope this helps,

TheDewd (headphone specialist and YES you can mix on headphones, just check if your mix translates regularly, as you would do with your chineese made biamped shitty Wharfeshits wannabe monitors)
 
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