Stike Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 All I've got is a cheap pair from the Shack, nuff said. What sounds good without a corksniffing pricetag?
tobereeno Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 I dig my AKG K240 Studio (55ohm version), think they go for about $100 - is that too steep? Sony 7506s are also pretty good, cost about the same.
tomteriffic Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 In the same price range, for a closed-back type, try the Sennheiser 280s. Somebody mentioned recently that Audio Advisor was having a sale on the upper-endy open-back Sennheisers (560? 580?) at about a buck and a half.
jwhitcomb3 Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 Are you using them for your stereo? iPod? Monitoring your recordings? Are you worried about sound bleeding? Interested in noise cancellation? Do you want a flat response or beefed up? Large? Small? Open? Closed? How much money are you looking to spend?Is cork sniffing like glove sniffing?-Jonathan
JohnnyB Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 Are you using them for your stereo? iPod? Monitoring your recordings? Are you worried about sound bleeding? Interested in noise cancellation? Do you want a flat response or beefed up? Large? Small? Open? Closed? How much money are you looking to spend?Ditto. Name yer price, application, and what you're plugging the 'phones into.And you'll learn a lot if you go here:http://www.headphone.com/layout.php?topicID=2
Stike Posted April 12, 2005 Author Posted April 12, 2005 Wow, that website is packed full of info! I'm needing something for recording without waking up the kids or annoying my wife and under a hundred.
hikarateboy Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 Then the 7506's are the choice imo, they arent the flatest things around but they sound beefy when you are recording so can get into it. your milage may vary.
tomteriffic Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 The 7506's are good, but have a very hot high end. This can be good when you're trying to track yourself and overcome stuff that leaks through. Bass is taut, pretty well defined. The 240's are good but have a heavy-ish low end that can be poorly defined at times. I use both in differing situations and also to check one against the other to make sure I'm not going overboard in either direction. I gave the Sennheisers a good listen today and was impressed, am going back soon with some of my own stuff to hear how they sound, then I'll decide. They're all well suited to your needs and budget. All three are about $100 if you shop around.
atquinn Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 I've had a pair of 7506's for years. I think they're great. My cost me slightly over $100 tho'.-Austin
Guest Buck Dharma Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 I like the Grado's for sound. They sound way better than the Sony to me. You can get the Grado SR60 for cheap or the SR125 which is great. Grado is a specialized company and know how to make good phones and cartridges for phono. The Sennheisers are also nice but cost more for the same performance level.
Brooks Posted April 13, 2005 Posted April 13, 2005 i borrowed a copy of computer musician(?) or electronic musician(?) from a pal, they had a headphone shootout, of the top 4 the akg d240 were the cheapest. they'll look familiar, most pro studios use 'em (here's me wearing some at osceola studios in raleigh); you can find 'em ~$100 online.
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