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Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:22 am
by VirtualMark
Hey, i am looking for some high quality headphones for music production. Can anyone recommend some of the best ones? I'll spend up to £500, i need ones that are flat frequency response. Thanks.
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:24 am
by deadly_habit
oh look this thread again
has it been a week since the last one already

Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:01 am
by JFK
These are mine. AKG K702. They are the best Ive ever used.
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:58 am
by VirtualMark
deadly habit wrote:oh look this thread again
has it been a week since the last one already

I wouldn't know how long its been. I do other things than troll forums whenever someone asks a question.
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:58 am
by VirtualMark
JFK wrote:
These are mine. AKG K702. They are the best Ive ever used.
Thanks, i'll check them out.
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:12 am
by hayze99
If those are out of the price range (don't actually know how expensive they are) try the 240's. Done beautifully for me so far.
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:57 pm
by skimpi
i mean i dunno why you want headphones maybe because you cant have too much sound where you are or whatever, but if you wanna spend 500 quid why not just get some monitors? i only have headphones cos i couldnt afford monitors haha, i would like those akgs though my sennheisers are shit
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:25 pm
by evil madmen
Sennheiser HD25s are pretty good
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:53 pm
by deadly_habit
VirtualMark wrote:deadly habit wrote:oh look this thread again
has it been a week since the last one already

I wouldn't know how long its been. I do other things than troll forums whenever someone asks a question.
like not read the stickies or use the search function it would seem
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:56 pm
by deadly_habit
whoops you have to go all the way to page 3 for the last long headphone thread 20 days ago not a week
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:43 pm
by VirtualMark
skimpi wrote:i mean i dunno why you want headphones maybe because you cant have too much sound where you are or whatever, but if you wanna spend 500 quid why not just get some monitors? i only have headphones cos i couldnt afford monitors haha, i would like those akgs though my sennheisers are shit
They're for the laptop, as i'm going to thailand for a few months and want to make music on the move. I'll spend up to 500 as i want a decent pair, but if i can get some for less then thats good!
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:47 pm
by VirtualMark
deadly habit wrote:whoops you have to go all the way to page 3 for the last long headphone thread 20 days ago not a week
Lol who cares?
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:50 pm
by 3za
VirtualMark wrote:skimpi wrote:i mean i dunno why you want headphones maybe because you cant have too much sound where you are or whatever, but if you wanna spend 500 quid why not just get some monitors? i only have headphones cos i couldnt afford monitors haha, i would like those akgs though my sennheisers are shit
They're for the laptop, as i'm going to thailand for a few months and want to make music on the move. I'll spend up to 500 as i want a decent pair, but if i can get some for less then thats good!
Have you got a audio interface?
I don't think I would take that much audio gear to thailand with me btw.
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:59 pm
by VirtualMark
no audio interface, is it worth getting one then? i just wanted to take laptop and headphones, and maybe a small midi keyboard. Thought that'd be ok. I already have some shure srh750dj headphones but they're not flat response so i thought upgrading the headphones would give better sound. Could maybe get a pcmcia audio interface too if it'll make much difference.
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:02 pm
by deadly_habit
VirtualMark wrote:deadly habit wrote:whoops you have to go all the way to page 3 for the last long headphone thread 20 days ago not a week
Lol who cares?
lol the people who don't clutter up the board with the same tired topics without searching real fast
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:13 pm
by 3za
VirtualMark wrote:no audio interface, is it worth getting one then? i just wanted to take laptop and headphones, and maybe a small midi keyboard. Thought that'd be ok. I already have some shure srh750dj headphones but they're not flat response so i thought upgrading the headphones would give better sound. Could maybe get a pcmcia audio interface too if it'll make much difference.
No matter how much you spend on headphones, they are only as good as what you feed them. So if you want to feed a £500 set of headphones, with a crap, cheap signal then go for it. When I travel I try, and take the minimum amount of shit I can, and leave all my nice audio gear at home. If you really want to make tracks out their, I would just take a cheap laptop, and some cheap headphones, and mix that shit down when I get back home.
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:13 pm
by Shekul
3za wrote:VirtualMark wrote:no audio interface, is it worth getting one then? i just wanted to take laptop and headphones, and maybe a small midi keyboard. Thought that'd be ok. I already have some shure srh750dj headphones but they're not flat response so i thought upgrading the headphones would give better sound. Could maybe get a pcmcia audio interface too if it'll make much difference.
No matter how much you spend on headphones, they are only as good as what you feed them. So if you want to feed a £500 set of headphones, with a crap, cheap signal then go for it. When I travel I try, and take the minimum amount of shit I can, and leave all my nice audio gear at home. If you really want to make tracks out their, I would just take a cheap laptop, and some cheap headphones, and mix that shit down when I get back home.
This. Ever been to thailand before? I saw a guy with a bloody face running away from 3 other guys with machetes in downtown bangkok at night. My advice is keep your cash discreet and don't flash it about.
Also, no matter how much you spend on headphones, if you're just connecting to a shitty laptop headphone jack, then there wouldnt be much difference. I'd suggest you get the NI AUDIO 2 DJ. It's a proper good soundcard and it's the size of a pack of ciggarettes.
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/ ... udio-2-dj/
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:21 pm
by VirtualMark
"I saw a guy with a bloody face running away from 3 other guys with machetes in downtown bangkok at night." - damn! sounds bad.
I'll be travelling around and wanted to stay light. I think i'll take the advice and stick with my headphones i have and mix when i get back. That NI Audio cad looks nice tho!
I didn't realise that laptop audio was thought of that badly. Whats wrong with it? I listen to a lot of music on my headphones and i thought it sounded pretty good with the built in sound card. Is there really that much of a difference?
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:40 pm
by AJGR
if i was in your situation i'd just use some average headphones and then do your mixdowns when you get back. high quality headphones normally need a headphone amp.
Re: Decent monitoring headphones
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:53 pm
by moki
JFK wrote:
These are mine. AKG K702. They are the best Ive ever used.
These gooders sound amazing!!