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Headphones who knows em?
I am looking for headphones to buy, i will need them to be cheap as i am a broke mofo so keep it around a hundred under perferably but if there is something a little more that is worth the money.
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buy Sennheiser monitoring headphones
best brand ever!
i was in a simliar position as you 3 months ago i was using £7 sony earphones haha..
then i bought a second hand pair of Sennheiser HD650 for £170 and iv never regretted it (apart from it making me broke lol)
it totally helped me clear up my music.. once u hav good headphones just read up all u can in the production bible and your tunes will sound nice & clear as needed
maybe the HD 428 or HD 448 will be good for you, they are accurate headphones & cost between £50-£100 (or less) have a look on ebay or amazon for them.
best brand ever!
i was in a simliar position as you 3 months ago i was using £7 sony earphones haha..
then i bought a second hand pair of Sennheiser HD650 for £170 and iv never regretted it (apart from it making me broke lol)
it totally helped me clear up my music.. once u hav good headphones just read up all u can in the production bible and your tunes will sound nice & clear as needed

maybe the HD 428 or HD 448 will be good for you, they are accurate headphones & cost between £50-£100 (or less) have a look on ebay or amazon for them.
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Sennheiser HD280 pro.
Simple as that.
Simple as that.
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I'm gonna divert this a little, but still related.
Can anyone recommend some good in-ear headphones, they are not gonna replace monitors for mixing but just give me a decent response of my levels with good bass response when writing. The reason I ask is, I have a pair of HD-25's but wearing them for more than an hour at a time makes my ears melt to the point my head feels it's on fire and I want to throw up and I have had to stop making tune through the night because of this. My budget is up to about £60 maybe £70. Cheers
Can anyone recommend some good in-ear headphones, they are not gonna replace monitors for mixing but just give me a decent response of my levels with good bass response when writing. The reason I ask is, I have a pair of HD-25's but wearing them for more than an hour at a time makes my ears melt to the point my head feels it's on fire and I want to throw up and I have had to stop making tune through the night because of this. My budget is up to about £60 maybe £70. Cheers
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AKG K81's are pretty good, friend of mine has been DJing with em for a year now. I'm thinking about buying those.
http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/se ... rack=K81DJ
Edit: Don't know anything about in-ears.
http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/se ... rack=K81DJ
Edit: Don't know anything about in-ears.
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I got AKG 240'S for around 60-70 squid, im pleased with them.
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Thanks for the tips and everything everybody, I went ahead and got the akg k242 hd headphones. I read some good things, anyone try these before?
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I respect your opinion from all the stuff you posted on doa and on here, and well..... are these headphones really worth buying if you i already have semi decent headphones? I know you recommend them time and time again, but would you rate them better than the £130 beyerdynamic dt 770 pros for mix downs?macc wrote:Sennheiser HD280 pro.
Simple as that.
you probably been asked this alot haha....
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i got the impression that they were his tip for 'sub £100' budgetsLethargik wrote:I respect your opinion from all the stuff you posted on doa and on here, and well..... are these headphones really worth buying if you i already have semi decent headphones? I know you recommend them time and time again, but would you rate them better than the £130 beyerdynamic dt 770 pros for mix downs?macc wrote:Sennheiser HD280 pro.
Simple as that.
you probably been asked this alot haha....
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Yeah. I have 702's too and tbh I use the 240's more. Mine are vintage ones tho.Echoi wrote:I got AKG 240'S for around 60-70 squid, im pleased with them.
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If it's cos of the sound, turn them down.Pedro Sánchez wrote:The reason I ask is, I have a pair of HD-25's but wearing them for more than an hour at a time makes my ears melt to the point my head feels it's on fire and I want to throw up and I have had to stop making tune through the night because of this. My budget is up to about £60 maybe £70. Cheers
If it's cos of the comfort (or lack of), get some circumaural headphones rather than in-ears. Like the 280 pro

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setspeed wrote:i got the impression that they were his tip for 'sub £100' budgetsLethargik wrote:I respect your opinion from all the stuff you posted on doa and on here, and well..... are these headphones really worth buying if you i already have semi decent headphones? I know you recommend them time and time again, but would you rate them better than the £130 beyerdynamic dt 770 pros for mix downs?macc wrote:Sennheiser HD280 pro.
Simple as that.
you probably been asked this alot haha....

Not just mine either;
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan10/a ... phones.htm
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macc wrote:setspeed wrote:i got the impression that they were his tip for 'sub £100' budgetsLethargik wrote:I respect your opinion from all the stuff you posted on doa and on here, and well..... are these headphones really worth buying if you i already have semi decent headphones? I know you recommend them time and time again, but would you rate them better than the £130 beyerdynamic dt 770 pros for mix downs?macc wrote:Sennheiser HD280 pro.
Simple as that.
you probably been asked this alot haha....
Not just mine either;
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan10/a ... phones.htm

we really need an addendum to the production bible with the frequently linked articles

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just save up a LITTLE longer and get the sennheiser HD 650.. i tried a LOT of headphones.. eventually i bought these, why? because they are fucking A-MAZING.
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I remember you saying when i was trying to gather info on which ones to buy. I went for the mk II'sabZ wrote:Yeah. I have 702's too and tbh I use the 240's more. Mine are vintage ones tho.Echoi wrote:I got AKG 240'S for around 60-70 squid, im pleased with them.
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sound on sound did not say they were, "the best budget headphones." they said they were "the best budget closed-back headphones"macc wrote:setspeed wrote:i got the impression that they were his tip for 'sub £100' budgetsLethargik wrote:I respect your opinion from all the stuff you posted on doa and on here, and well..... are these headphones really worth buying if you i already have semi decent headphones? I know you recommend them time and time again, but would you rate them better than the £130 beyerdynamic dt 770 pros for mix downs?macc wrote:Sennheiser HD280 pro.
Simple as that.
you probably been asked this alot haha....
Not just mine either;
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan10/a ... phones.htm
but they did say this
K240's > HD280 imo & sos.Overall, while the HD280 is a worthy mix tool, I preferred the tonality of the DT250 and K240 MkII and would personally go for those first.
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I stand corrected.
I couldn't stand the K240s when I tried them, so horses for courses and all that
I couldn't stand the K240s when I tried them, so horses for courses and all that

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Loving my AKG 240's - great sound, fucking comfy and mini xlr tops it off!
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