Looking for my first pair of studio headphones

Lectric · Post by **Lectric** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:41 am

Aye.

I have four choices in mind for a cheap pair of studio monitor headphones, as i want to take my production to a higher level that cant be achieved using my IEMs. Im also strapped for cash so my choices are very low-range cheap ones.

Any experiences and recommendations welcome:

-AudioTechnica ATH-M40FS
-Sony MDR V150
-Beyerdynamic DT235
-Shure SRH240-A

Cheers

jrisreal · Post by **jrisreal** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:26 am

I don't know about the others, but I've tried the 240s and they didnt sound so great to me.

Eat Bass · Post by **Eat Bass** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:44 am

ultrasone pro 900s

jrisreal · Post by **jrisreal** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:50 am

Eat Bass wrote:ultrasone pro 900s

Eat Bass · Post by **Eat Bass** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:05 am

jrisreal wrote:
Eat Bass wrote:ultrasone pro 900s

cheshirebeats · Post by **cheshirebeats** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:20 am

I have the SRH 440s and they are wonderful. A step up from the 240s, I can't really compare the two but I love my cans.
There's a really good review on Sound on Sound somewhere, search their website for the SRH 240s and you should find it.

jrisreal · Post by **jrisreal** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:21 am

cheshirebeats wrote:I have the SRH 440s and they are wonderful. A step up from the 240s, I can't really compare the two but I love my cans.
There's a really good review on Sound on Sound somewhere, search their website for the SRH 240s and you should find it.

I have the 440's as well as the 940's. The 440's are pretty decent, but I don't use them for production, but rather just plain listening. OP, if it's within your budget, the 440's are a pretty good option.

Lectric · Post by **Lectric** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:35 am

they have the 440s on amazon for 73 bucks... sounds like a right steal to me. ill probably go with those. i read up on them and everyone seems to be content with them.

jrisreal · Post by **jrisreal** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:40 am

in the future, you might want to replace the ear pads, though...they don't fit so well on the 440's but you can get replacement pads for the 940's and stick them on the 440's and they will be freaking comfortable.

Lectric · Post by **Lectric** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:48 am

Thanks for the heads up. Amazon actually has the option to buy it with different earpads so i may go for that

IMA GET MAH STUDIO SWAG ONNN

VirtualMark · Post by **VirtualMark** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:29 am

save up some more and get akg k702's. i have a pair and they're pretty awesome!

Sonika · Post by **Sonika** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:24 am

Sorry, but has anyone else noticed there are like 10 of these exact same threads asking about studio headphones on the production forum in the last week or so?

Aphile · Post by **Aphile** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:35 am

Sonika wrote:Sorry, but has anyone else noticed there are like 10 of these exact same threads asking about studio headphones on the production forum in the last week or so?

stop whining

Sonika · Post by **Sonika** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:52 am

Okay I'll shut up. It's just there truly have been like 10 almost identical threads in the past week.

Aphile · Post by **Aphile** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:55 am

Sonika wrote:Okay I'll shut up. It's just there truly have been like 10 almost identical threads in the past week.

AKG K240. I swear by them. Noah Shebib swears by them.

Sonika · Post by **Sonika** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:00 am

Do you mean the AKG K240 MK II?

VirtualMark · Post by **VirtualMark** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:01 am

Sonika wrote:Okay I'll shut up. It's just there truly have been like 10 almost identical threads in the past week.

Only 10? That makes a change.

DubMikey · Post by **DubMikey** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:10 pm

No one answered me this question in the other thread about studio headphones, so I'll try again. Is AERIAL7 TANK any good for producing if the budget says a 100$?

Aphile · Post by **Aphile** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:21 pm

Sonika wrote:Do you mean the AKG K240 MK II?

Yes, but no. The MK II is a remade version with the same specs and a $100 price boost. I'd go with the k240 studios. I'm telling you man, these are clean as fuck. You're never going to hear sub bass incredibly clearly in your headphones mix, but you can hear it enough to get the level right and IMO subs can be mixed under anything by the numbers. (some of you will get after me as i constantly read we should never mix by numbers....i find it effective for subs)

Grumblex · Post by **Grumblex** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:57 pm

hd 25's or dt770s are sick ive owned both

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