Closed headphones for producing/mixing?

Ada · Post by **Ada** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:56 am

Didn't want to bump some very old thread so I decided to make a new one for recommendations about closed headphones.

I'm moving together with someone this autumn and my DT990s leak too much.

I basically need some good headphones that leak very little (I like to listen at quite high volumes). And as I've been starting to travel by train and air more often it'd be great if the headphones had some kind of isolation too. I've been mostly looking at the Ultrasone PRO 900, AKG K550 and Shure SRH940 after reading reviews online and on dsf and haven't really come to any conclusion.

I mostly produce and mix house and progressive house.

Any tips would be awesome! My budget is ~£250ish.

Ultrasone PRO 900: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultrasone-PRO-9 ... ne+pro+900
AKG K550: http://www.amazon.co.uk/AKG-Closed-Back ... s=AKG+k550
Shure SRH940: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shure-SRH940-He ... =Shure+940

SunkLo · Post by **SunkLo** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 6:41 pm

Heard many good things about the Sony 7520. Some people are saying they're HD600 killers, etc. Worth a look.

Ada · Post by **Ada** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:28 pm

Hm could only find them in the EU for £445 which is abit over my budget. =/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SONY-MDR7520-He ... =Sony+7520

Seems cheaper in the US though but down want to buy from abroad.

SunkLo · Post by **SunkLo** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:58 pm

Aw that sucks. Check ebay.

Of the 3 you listed, I've heard good things about the Shures. You may also want to check out the Audio Technica ATH M50s, which are really popular. I'm still not sure how I feel about them. The top end sounds a bit hyped. But I've yet to do a mix with them yet to check the translation, so who knows.

RARRR_ · Post by **RARRR_** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:41 am

Depends on your ears tbh
headphone preference is so much more individual than choosing a pair of monitors

Id check out the attenuation/frequency curves and try to find something that way.

After going through 10 or so different pairs im pretty much set on sonys.
most will boost the mids slightly but overall they are fairly flat... I find most headphones will boost low freqs too much

Be careful on ebay too (lots of fakes around)

Untitle · Post by **Untitle** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:21 am

http://www.akg.com/K271+MKII-1039.html?pid=1197

Classic!!!

Tom_Autobot · Post by **Tom_Autobot** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 1:32 pm

The AKG K550 would be my choice under about 700 for closed back to be honest.
Annoyingly, they come through the hifi side of AKG and not the pro-audio side, so i cant get em for the shop.
Obliterates the ATH-M50's for accuracy.

The Ultrasone 900's bass is waaaay too hyped for practical mixing use.

Hashkey · Post by **Hashkey** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:08 pm

hd 600. Way to go for mixing.

Ada · Post by **Ada** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:39 am

I decided to go for the AKG K550.

I tried them abit and they sounded amazing for being closed. I'll test them abit more when I get my own pair (ordered from amazon.co.uk... takes 1-2 weeks with delivery to Sweden and I got them really cheap compared to what they go for in Sweden) and if anyone is interested I'll just post my thoughts about them here.

Thanks for all the help guys! DSF always there for me <3 love you all!

Electric_Head · Post by **Electric_Head** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:10 pm

Why would you not consider the DT770?

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