20th July 2012
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#1 | | Lives for gear
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Thread Starter | headphones for monitoring
need a pair of headphones for monitoring, i'm apparently keeping the kids up with the "space invaders" sounds. their bedrooms are right above my studio...
my budget is about $100.00
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#2 | | Lives for gear
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#3 | | Lives for gear
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spend a little morethan the hundered bucks and get the k271's
and this TB Isone
....or just have those pesky kids adopted before they start really eating into your gear budget.
Better still...find them gainful employment. Old enough to complain, old enough to work.
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#4 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by blinky909 need a pair of headphones for monitoring, i'm apparently keeping the kids up with the "space invaders" sounds. their bedrooms are right above my studio...
my budget is about $100.00 | Sell something small you never use, up the budget to ~400 to get some nice open backed AKGs and wind up much, much happier with yourself.
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#5 | | Lives for gear
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Yeah, don't you have like thousands of dollars invested in synths? And you want to buy a 100 dollar headphone?
I have a Sennheiser 280 Pro which is in that price range. Compared to my AKG Q702, it's got a really "confusing" midrange, for lack of a better word. I can't really tell what's going on a lot of the time. Not very flat I guess. I got my Q702 for like 260 dollars shipped. Deals are out there...
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20th July 2012
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#6 | | Gear maniac
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The AKG 240 is not bad for the price. I would say use them for tracking and arranging, but find the time to mix and master in front of some monitors.
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21st July 2012
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#7 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by scottdavidson spend a little morethan the hundered bucks and get the k271's
and this TB Isone
....or just have those pesky kids adopted before they start really eating into your gear budget.
Better still...find them gainful employment. Old enough to complain, old enough to work. | +1 on K271's
I have a pair and they are wonderful. Especially if you are doing a lot of compression.
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21st July 2012
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#8 | | Gear maniac
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Originally Posted by verve92 +1 on K271's
I have a pair and they are wonderful. Especially if you are doing a lot of compression. | So, basically use them if dynamics monitoring isnt important?
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#9 | | Lives for gear
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If you can push it a little on your budget go for the ATH-50M. Use them both for studio and djying. Can't go wrong there. They're a must have ;-)
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#10 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Bonkks So, basically use them if dynamics monitoring isnt important? | No. They are great cans either way. Just that cheapo monitoring headphones have not cut it in the past. For me anyway.
BTW the Audio-Technica ATH-M50's are good as well as phas3d said above.
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#11 | | Lives for gear
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yes i have spent thousands of dollars on synths and such, but that's just to piss off the kids who swear they would use it if i just sold it to them 
the M50's look like my Sony Studio Monitors from 20 years ago. sadly they got broken when a SCI Six Trak was knocked on top of them (i'm still looking at you curtis cat).
i can get them for about 100.00 so i think i'll see what they can do. i just need them for evenings once the kids are in bed. i can use the monitors all afternoon and all weekend to jam, track, mix and master, floss and flow 
plus cancelling the room will let me hear things more different.
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#12 | | Lives for gear | Quote:
Originally Posted by verve92 the Audio-Technica ATH-M50's are good | this, I don't use them myself but I've checked my mixes on them and they are quite good, great bang for the buck
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#13 | | Lives for gear
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Can vouch for both K271 and ATH M50's, been using the M50's exclusively lately for mixing and djing as well. The AKG's are more tame, have a little less bass. M50's are great, you'll love them.
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21st July 2012
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#14 | | Gear Head
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second hand Senn 580s get my vote! Should be easy to get them for that price.
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25th July 2012
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#15 | | Gear maniac
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I'm using the M50's and they're great. i think they'd really benefit you it your situation  | |
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25th July 2012
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#16 | | Gear interested
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I also have the M50s and can vouch for their quality.
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