Headphone advice needed!!!!!

Chauvin · 6th January 2012

Im about to move into a flat and will no longer have the luxury of playing music loud when I want. I have got a set of Yamaha HS80m monitors with the sub, which I am very happy with as they translate very good to most systems. I will still be using these main monitors for final mixdown and checking my stereo image in the daytime.

What I would like is a pair of headphones which will translate mixes good also to other systems. I also like to hear midrange clearly (forward), with a tight defined bass so I know exactly what I'm dealing with.

I did listen to a pair of ATH M50 today in my local music store, but they sounded boomy with no clarity/definition

. They were plugged into some Numark Dj interface though, so I dont know whether it was a fair judgement.

My budget is £300 and I make House & Electronic music.

Any info would greatly appreciated as I have no clue what headphones to spend my money on.

.

chrisdee · 6th January 2012

For that budget Beyerdynamic DT770pro

ObiK · 6th January 2012

Love my DT-770's.

RainbowStorm · 6th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chauvin

Im about to move into a flat and will no longer have the luxury of playing music loud when I want. I have got a set of Yamaha HS80m monitors with the sub, which I am very happy with as they translate very good to most systems. I will still be using these main monitors for final mixdown and checking my stereo image in the daytime.

What I would like is a pair of headphones which will translate mixes good also to other systems. I also like to hear midrange clearly (forward), with a tight defined bass so I know exactly what I'm dealing with.

I did listen to a pair of ATH M50 today in my local music store, but they sounded boomy with no clarity/definition

. They were plugged into some Numark Dj interface though, so I dont know whether it was a fair judgement.

My budget is £300 and I make House & Electronic music.

Any info would greatly appreciated as I have no clue what headphones to spend my money on.

.

I'm getting these:

ULTRASONE PRO 750

The same as Dave Pensado is using...

Bottom line... don't throw away money on cheap headphones that break within a year, that recently happened to me, never again...

mattseidel · 6th January 2012

I just graduated up to a pair of Shure SRH840s and I'm loving them - previously had used ATHM50s and they were pretty boomy, the Shures have a much flatter freq response.

Tom Higgins · 6th January 2012

I also have the 770 Pros. Great for tracking. Wouldn't altogether recommend them for mixing though. However, the better you know them, the better you will be able to mix with them (which is the same for knowing your monitors and room).

6th January 2012	#1
Chauvin Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2008 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 281 Thread Starter	Headphone advice needed!!!!! Im about to move into a flat and will no longer have the luxury of playing music loud when I want. I have got a set of Yamaha HS80m monitors with the sub, which I am very happy with as they translate very good to most systems. I will still be using these main monitors for final mixdown and checking my stereo image in the daytime. What I would like is a pair of headphones which will translate mixes good also to other systems. I also like to hear midrange clearly (forward), with a tight defined bass so I know exactly what I'm dealing with. I did listen to a pair of ATH M50 today in my local music store, but they sounded boomy with no clarity/definition . They were plugged into some Numark Dj interface though, so I dont know whether it was a fair judgement. My budget is £300 and I make House & Electronic music. Any info would greatly appreciated as I have no clue what headphones to spend my money on. . __________________ "you bust your ass to make all the money you can...thinking it solves shit...and then you realize..when and if you get there at all...you got more problems and you missed out on the one thing you can't buy or get back...your life! Spend time with friends and family...You can be broke in other ways too!...."

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mattseidel Gear Head Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 74 3 Reviews written	I just graduated up to a pair of Shure SRH840s and I'm loving them - previously had used ATHM50s and they were pretty boomy, the Shures have a much flatter freq response.

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Tom Higgins Gear addict Joined: Jan 2011 Location: London Posts: 488 2 Reviews written	I also have the 770 Pros. Great for tracking. Wouldn't altogether recommend them for mixing though. However, the better you know them, the better you will be able to mix with them (which is the same for knowing your monitors and room).