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I want to be able to make tunes wherever I am with my macbook. What headphones should I look at getting? Any suggestions?

i love my sony mdr-v600 headphones. love em.

they're good for recording, too, because they don't have a lot of bleed.

I'll probably get a lot of flak, but i'm still using my old Sennheiser HD-25's... Had them for years & years... and i guess my ears are accustomed to them now, so i'm a little hesitant of making a switch. If it works, don't try to fix it.

microlive wrote:I'll probably get a lot of flak, but i'm still using my old Sennheiser HD-25's... Had them for years & years... and i guess my ears are accustomed to them now, so i'm a little hesitant of making a switch. If it works, don't try to fix it.

Not at all.. Those cans are classics. Very good.

I've been through quite a few pairs, and one thing that nobody thinks about is COMFORT. I've had some that were terrible.

I'd recommend some Senn HD280Pro headphones. Very flat freq response, super comfortable, inexpensive + reliable.

I'm a big fan of anything Bose makes, super comfy and sounds great. probably not what most people would recommend but then again i wouldn't recommend mixing on headphones anyway.

but if you're gonna, I'd use Bose.

I've got a pair of tri-ports. No offence, but I find it hard to take some seriously who recommends Bose headphones. They may be comfortable, but they are flimsy (both sides have broken already due to cheap plastic), have over-emphasized bass, and have severe clarity issues. I want something that's NOT like the tri-ports - whenever I have made something that sounded ok in them, it nearly always sounds terrible and flat through any other speakers/headphones.

In case anyone's interested there is an article in Sound on Sound (January 2007 issue that's just out) about mixing on headphones. They suggest a few but they are the expensive ones.

Thanks for the heads-up (haha that was almost a half-pun). I'll have to check that out.

Technics SP DH1200s... meant for DJs... but nice for mixing

Sennheiser HD-25's probably the best out there, though some people with larger heads may find them a little on the tight side! I use them and for backup, have a pair of Sony MDR-V300's (which I stole form work). Comfortable but nothing on the quality or build of the 25's.

astroid wrote:i love my sony mdr-v600 headphones. love em.

they're good for recording, too, because they don't have a lot of bleed.

I use those too. Pretty good isolation, the (coiled) cord is not too long which is perfect cause I'm sitting right in front of my lappy. Someone mentioned on another thread that they are the same as a formerly acclaimed model. They were cheap too $99.

HD 280 Pro's Love Em!!!!!!!! Also etymotics ER-4s for in ear and laptop use really great stuff!

Ya know what would make a huge quality difference with any headphones, especially ones that produce big loads, is a headphone power amp.

It's the sucky little amps in laptops and external cd burners that take away the quality a whole bunch. I also find the mackie mixers have good amps too.

DYI and inexpensive
http://tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/


the expensive stuff
http://www.headphone.com/products/headp ... hone-amps/

muscleandhate wrote:Sennheiser HD-25's probably the best out there, though some people with larger heads may find them a little on the tight side! I use them and for backup, have a pair of Sony MDR-V300's (which I stole form work). Comfortable but nothing on the quality or build of the 25's.

All the way-They are good

AKG K-240 are pretty much the industry standard, but they are always malfunctioning in my experience. Sennheiser cans are good, nothing wrong with them