wedanced
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San Francisco

Yo guys. I am in the market for some headphones to use all studio like. I need something sturdy, preferably passive, detachable wire, and budget would be nice. right now i am rocking some Bose QuietComfort 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling things. It isnt what i need for mastering and late night sessions. any advice? So far the only ones that i have found that match the description were the beats pro studio headphones.
would much rather have some expert opinions and more educated minds in on this so suggestions please!!!!!!!!

dsv101
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Medina, Ohio

Personally, I know a friend who has a pair of headphones that are almost perfect for everything. And they aren't expensive at all, but it involves a little tinkering. What he did is found a pair of nice loud, bassy on ear headphones and put them in over the ear workers ear muffs. Here is the inspirational video by an awesome man smile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfeWfnFCy-Y

Last edited by dsv101 (Apr 19, 2012 10:33 pm)

xombiexplox
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I switch between Nixon RPMs, Beats Studios and the earbuds that came with my iPhone. The stuff I use is too expensive and/or colors the sound and isn't great for mastering.

How about you tell us what your budget is?

Last edited by xombiexplox (Apr 19, 2012 10:41 pm)

Saskrotch
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Chicago IL

i use shure SRH840s. i like em. they were half off on amazon when i got them.

square0ne
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Armidale NSW Australia :D

Try some Sony or Sennheiser Headphones.

http://www.deals2u.com.au/Sony-Studio-M … 52029.aspx

http://www.zzounds.com/item--SENHD251II

Edit: Or for more "Top of the line" Headphones

http://au.skullcandy.com/shop/mix-master-black

http://www.google.com.au/products/catal … CHIQ8wIwAg

http://beatsbydre.com/products/Products.aspx?pid=B5616

Last edited by square0ne (Apr 19, 2012 10:47 pm)

Zombipnok
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Montréal

Recently bought a BeyerDynamic DT 770 Pro
Relatively flat response and not too much dynamics. Really comfortable if you're using them for long periods. Quite a good isolation from surrounding noise.

I heard the 880 are even better, worth a try maybe.

Saskrotch
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Chicago IL

Edit: Or for more "Top of the line" Headphones

http://au.skullcandy.com/shop/mix-master-black

http://beatsbydre.com/products/Products.aspx?pid=B5616

lol

xombiexplox
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^^^^^ lol

celsius
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Melbourne, Australia
square0ne wrote:

Edit: Or for more "Top of the line" Headphones

http://au.skullcandy.com/shop/mix-master-black

http://beatsbydre.com/products/Products.aspx?pid=B5616

palmthroughface.jpg

Derris-Kharlan uses these bad boys

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Open … amp;sr=1-2

I think for the price they are superb if you are forced to monitor through headphones. I say forced because ideally you'd want to be monitoring through studio monitors, alas not everyone can afford a nice pair and/or use monitors when they need to (sharehouse?)

BUT if you can use monitors but just want to spend the same ammount of cash you might on some good studio headphones then I'm hearing really good things about these little puppies.

http://www.equatoraudio.com/D5_Studio_M … r_p/d5.htm

$300 introductory price. Getting some rave reviews.

square0ne
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Armidale NSW Australia :D

I was joking about those last few but the Audio Technica ATH-M50's have been getting great reviews.

celsius
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Melbourne, Australia

Suuuuure you were.

dsv101
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Medina, Ohio

I still think what i say is best for a budget, and really decent quality smile

square0ne
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Armidale NSW Australia :D
dsv101 wrote:

I still think what i say is best for a budget, and really decent quality smile

Wow that looks awesome have you got a pair?

celsius
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Melbourne, Australia
dsv101 wrote:

I still think what i say is best for a budget, and really decent quality smile

I have to disagree with you. Sure, it might make for a good pair of stero headphones to listen to an MP3 player or whatever (I'm personally not convinced it would) but it's highly unlikely that you'll get a flat signal response from

dsv101 wrote:

… a pair of nice loud, bassy on ear headphones and put them in over the ear workers ear muffs.

And when we're talking about studio headphones then that is what you're aiming for. Something that is representative of the "true" sound being produced from your output, with as little 'colouring' of the sound as possible. Not some massively isolating bass bin ear muffs.

roastbeef
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Austin, TX

For mastering I recently purchased AKG K702s. They are quality.
http://www.amazon.com/AKG-K702-Headphon … amp;sr=8-1

dsv101
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Medina, Ohio
square0ne wrote:
dsv101 wrote:

I still think what i say is best for a budget, and really decent quality smile

Wow that looks awesome have you got a pair?

Cooshinator does, talk to him about it smile

Insta edit: I told him to check this thread out wink

Last edited by dsv101 (Apr 20, 2012 12:02 am)