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29th June 2008
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| Gear Head Joined: Jun 2008
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Thread Starter | Best/Most Recommended headphones for monitoring?
Hi everyone. I currently have a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M40fs headphones that I feel have done me well over the past few years. The cups on the other hand are really showing their wear. they are peeling and ripping like mad and I am looking into getting a replacement. I highly doubt my current phones are the end all be all, so what would be recommended as the best/most recommended headphones for monitoring? I currently do not have proper studio monitors so am looking to do everything through the headphones. Since I will be wearing them quite often they must be comfortable, block outside noise from getting in as well as block the noise from the phones itself from getting out when being worn. They must not be misleading on the representation of the sound either. Flat please. Thanks for reading, hope to read of your thoughts. Andrew |
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29th June 2008
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Richmond, VA
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ATH-M50s!
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29th June 2008
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Thanks for the recommendation. Anything else?
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29th June 2008
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ATH-M50's -They are really that good.
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29th June 2008
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So far that is 2 for the M50's. Since I really enjoyed my ATH-M40fs headphones for the past few years I am sure these will be just as good. I am going to call around tomorrow to get the best price locally. Looking into picking up an audiofire8 to go along with the new headphones.
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29th June 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Nov 2002
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29th June 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Oxfordshire, UK
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For monitoring while mixing - I have only ever heard of three headphones regularly recommended. The Sennheiser HD 650 and HD 600 and the AKG 701. All these are open headphones.
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29th June 2008
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| Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Honolulu HI
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I use Senn HD-650 with a Grace front end, but also have a set of Senn HMD25-XQ (HD25 + a boom mic set) for use when I need a little bit of isolation on location.
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30th June 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jul 2007 Location: East Bay, Ca
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Ultrasone Hifi-550's....talk about hearing incredible depth and accuracy. I mixed a whole record on a pair late last year and it actually came out really well.  |
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30th June 2008
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| Gear maniac Joined: May 2008 Location: Stockton, CA
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Beyer Dynamic DT770 PRO Love them, been through so many headphones, I'm happy to finally a great sounding and comfortable pair. I'll admit that the ATH-M50's may be a little more accurate, but we're talking about headphones here, and I'll take the comfort of the Beyers any day. |
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30th June 2008
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K240 ..industry standard since the 70's. ' |
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30th June 2008
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| Gear interested Joined: Jun 2008
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I'd recommend a pair of Grado RS-1; they're what I'd buy if I had the money
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30th June 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Aug 2006 Location: No longer participating here.
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I have most of the mentioned cans and I would humbly suggest DO NOT RELY ON HEADPHONES For the sake of your hearing...stop it! Get anything...Yamaha HS50s...whatever...just stop listening to everything through cans while you can still listen at all! |
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