Flat_Mango wrote:All the Audio engineers at my Uni, including the teachers enjoy the DT770 for closed-backed headphones.
If your mastering though as opposed to tracking, Go for open cans. Sennhiesers have got some great open-backed headphones.
Agreed! HD650's are absolutely unreal. Even the lower-end open-backs that they make are really great. People complain about sennie's lacking bass but they're definitely the most well-balanced headphones for casual mixing and listening. AKGs and ATs sound shit-hot but I feel like they paint a deceptively warm picture of bland sources. Just my opinion, though.
I got told by the teachers and audio engies that it is not worth spending more than $300 on headphones.
I dunno about this, though. Sounds like something someone who's never spent more than $300 on headphones would say.
I got Alessandro MS-Pro's 18 months ago and they're just amazing, they bring the best (and worst!) of any source material and have a really fierce and dynamic low-mid sound. Almost the same kind of god-tier beautiful as Grado RS-1's imo, even without a headphone amp.
Hah, I guess I'm a Grado & Sennheiser fan too.