Best headphones for home studio?

woodwardjnr · Post by **woodwardjnr** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:27 pm

I need to get some headphones as my neighbours are complaining about the noise late at night, whats the best out there?

aqua_tek · Post by **aqua_tek** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:43 pm

Popular brands: AKG, Senheiser, Beyerdynamic, Ultrasone, Sony. Which one suits you best is very relative. Different people prefer different headphones

I have AKG K271s and I'm very happy with them

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:47 pm

Sennheiser HD 280

bgc · Post by **bgc** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:53 pm

I have the AKG 240s. I like them for listening to things on.

warpian · Post by **warpian** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:33 pm

aqua_tek wrote:Popular brands: AKG, Senheiser, Beyerdynamic, Ultrasone, Sony. Which one suits you best is very relative. Different people prefer different headphones

Can't really go wrong with that unless you're being more specific of your needs and tell us

... I'd choose AKG - they've got various great models that last.

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:48 pm

AKG K271 here too. Love them!

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:40 pm

aqua_tek wrote:Popular brands: AKG, Senheiser, Beyerdynamic, Ultrasone, Sony. Which one suits you best is very relative. Different people prefer different headphones
I have AKG K271s and I'm very happy with them

what he says.. very personal..

list to go through;

1. open or closed? : recommend (semi) open
2. impedance (ohm).. : better low than high if you source it direct from your comp. or other low powered sources
3. brand..: you're on your own here.. go listen in a store.. sorry; too personal..

I listen to a pair of Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro..
pretty decent..

dhilsabeck · Post by **dhilsabeck** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:47 pm

SubFunk wrote:Sennheiser HD 280

comfy

4am · Post by **4am** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:31 pm

akg k240, very confortable for me

dango · Post by **dango** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:50 pm

Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO are next on my list. I hear they are some of the best. Their frequency response is between 5 - 35,000 Hz which is beyond what the human ear can hear

kaffein · Post by **kaffein** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:34 am

SubFunk wrote:Sennheiser HD 280

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eyeknow · Post by **eyeknow** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:05 am

dango wrote:Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO are next on my list. I hear they are some of the best. Their frequency response is between 5 - 35,000 Hz which is beyond what the human ear can hear

These are really good sounding cans.

The reason I got them is because I needed some closed cans (I also have senn hd580's which are awsome! but open) At the time I started looking around, these were the only "top honor"/"in stock" that I could find.

Wow, a lucky break! They have a bit of bass added (not flat) but they are a pleasure to listen through and man are they comfy and non-fatiguing!

eyeknow · Post by **eyeknow** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:09 am

dhilsabeck wrote:
SubFunk wrote:Sennheiser HD 280
comfy

I think budget wise, this is about the best you can do.

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m:o · Post by **m:o** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:49 am

also some AKG 240's over here - i'm quite satisfied with them for mixing my tracks.

Zerobae · Post by **Zerobae** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:11 am

Sennheiser HD650. I've used them for over two years now, never had a single problem. My impression is: If you can't hear it with those, it isn't there.