Decent Production Headphones

bscorpio · Post by **bscorpio** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:28 pm

easy all, does anyone know of some decent headphones that have a good flat resoponce and handle bass nicely into lower freQs without colouring the sound? I'm talking about in the studio so they don't need to be closed back, have different headphones for djing, im looking for a nice sound without colouring (i guess what most people are after

) I work mostly with monitors, but sometimes because of the hours i work at i can't always be loud

cheers

az · Post by az » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:33 pm

Just got myself a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M50s. Great BAss response and flat across the frequency range. Prices are around £90 but dolphin music have them at £167 so be carefull! I absolutly love them, really comfy and better sound reproduction than the bayer's, deffinatly recomend!

abstractsound · Post by **abstractsound** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:37 pm

anything by ultrasone. if you want studio headphones with accurate response, look no further. they are more expensive than anything AKG, AT, Sony but for a reason, because they destroy all of them.

forensix (mcr) · Post by **forensix (mcr)** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:43 pm

I have AKG240 studios they are good because when I mix on them I don't then spend half an hour changing the mix on my monitors

but

I am going to by some Ultrasone Proline 750s because I tried some out and they sound like sex

zion cluster · Post by **zion cluster** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:21 pm

I just bought some ultrasone 750's the other day, and I can attest that they are indeed the shit. I also have to keep the noise down, and with headphones you don't have to worry about that acoustic standing-wave malarky

kato! · Post by **kato!** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:04 am

Sennheiser HD 25's. They're an industry standard.

tempest · Post by **tempest** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:25 am

Biased because these are the first headfones i've ever loved... Massive bass response, extremely loud if you want them to be. Noise cancelling so you can't hear the wifey calling you back to bed at 3:00am..

Only problems with em I guess are they are a bit tight so if you have a giant fat head I wouldn't reccomend em. I've heard that they snap across the top but mine are solid as and they are kept only in the studio... Can get a little fatigued after a long while, as you will with any headfone

EDIT: Oh yeah, it's the Sennheiser 280 HD

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:22 am

forensix (mcr) wrote: I am going to by some Ultrasone Proline 750s because I tried some out and they sound like sex

8Hz to 35 kHz

whaat?! 8! hah. fuck me.

:imaginary basslines:

serox · Post by **serox** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:41 am

abstractsound wrote:anything by ultrasone. if you want studio headphones with accurate response, look no further. they are more expensive than anything AKG, AT, Sony but for a reason, because they destroy all of them.

word.

thesis · Post by **thesis** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:01 am

abstractsound wrote:anything by ultrasone.

Agreed... I use a set of ultrasones for production, and playing out. I can't compare them to others, because I haven't owned any other high end phones. But they seem great to me.

I chose them because I was told they are the next best thing if you can't use monitors.

abstractsound · Post by **abstractsound** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:51 am

if youre smart enough to buy a pair of ultrasone cans for your first pair than you shouldnt ever need to try out any other brand

distro · Post by **distro** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:49 am

beyer dt770

secret weapon for surgical precision

martello · Post by **martello** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:49 pm

Sennheiser HD650 - http://www.soundonsound.com/forum/showf ... t=1#421281

But expensive.

I bought AKG K271 Studio headphones, sounds good. Nuances which I didn't hear with my crappy Technics RP-F29 are now very well to catch.

-drix- · Post by **-drix-** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:12 pm

distro wrote:beyer dt770

secret weapon for surgical precision

true

dushume · Post by **dushume** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:26 pm

Might have too look into purchasing a pair of Ultrasones a perfect solution when making beats in the early hours of the morning.

whineo · Post by **whineo** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:13 pm

thesis wrote:
abstractsound wrote:anything by ultrasone.
Agreed... I use a set of ultrasones for production, and playing out. I can't compare them to others, because I haven't owned any other high end phones. But they seem great to me.

I chose them because I was told they are the next best thing if you can't use monitors.

I love my ultrasones
They are the best things I have ever bought hands down. The bass response is incredible.. and they are really comfortable.

__________ · Post by **__________** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:28 pm

hmmmm i might have to investigate these ultrasones. as skint as i am, might be worth saving up for.

i'm still adjusting to my monitors, i normally get the low frequencies mixed down completely wrong, but when i make tunes or mix down on 'phones they're always much much better.

silentk · Post by **silentk** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:44 pm

umm, sorry bit of a thread hijack here but oh well, thought this would be a good place to ask.

my grandad worked as a translator/broadcaster on the BBC foreign service radio for most of his life, when he passed away 2 years ago my grandma found a pair of SENHEISER HD 480II i use them at the moment seein as the moniters i have are wanky hi-fi speakers that came with a sharp stereo years ago. i just wondered if they are actually decent? they sound alrite to me just a bit muddy at lower frequency and lacking a bit of high end.

i also have a pair of Sony noise cancelling in-ear headphones (MDR-NC22) they are VERY heavy on the low end but just wondered what peoples opinions were on in ear headphones for production?

cheers

abstractsound · Post by **abstractsound** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:45 pm

i wouldnt rely solely on inear. you ear recieves the sound in a bit of a different way than from regular headphones or monitors. its always good to have plenty of different options to hear your work on though. the more systems your tunes sound good on the more likely your mixes will translate over any system

foodstampz · Post by **foodstampz** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:27 am

i been using the m-audio q40's for a month now. i broke them in for 3 days. fuk theese beauts are the best and cheapest pro headphones out.. they rally do wonders, when you play back on your pro monitors its like you nearly need to adjust anything..
its really amazing . im now a headphone and monitor engineer. eheh. peace . for real check them out. !!!

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