[ddots-l] Re: headphones shopping
- From: "Sean A. Cummins" <seanacummins@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:00:09 -0700
The AKG 271S are for studio use. When the headphone is removed off the
musician's head, the speakers shut off. This prevents any feedback from
occurring if they mistakenly hang them on the mike stand, or lay them on a drum
near an open air mike.
----- Original Message -----
From: D!J!X!
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 6:22 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: headphones shopping
No that's good, kind of the info I was looking for, I don't want them for
mixing, I know that would be a complete different price range, not to
mention they'd have to be open back. but I want to make sure that I or any
person who comes in to the studio can put them on for about an hour to do
some tracking work would still be comfortable. That's why I mentioned that
later on I might buy a pair just for checking mixes extensively, or just to
use when I have to record or edit something in the late hours.
But it sounds like the 280's are a good buy, with their good isolation and
good response. Just gotta see if guitar center or any nearby stores have a
pair to make the final choice/comparison.
D!J!X!
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Nickus de Vos
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:59 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: headphones shopping
Firstly Johan no I'm from South Africa
Unfortunatly all headphones will be fatigueing on the ears if warn for long
times in fact whering headphones for very long is actually bad for you. As
an example radio DJs gets a lot of ear infections and generally also suffers
more hearing damage.
If you plan to mix with the headphones for let's say a 6 hour perioud yes
then your ears will get very tired because they are actually not for mixing
but only referencing or 30 minuts or a hours work would be just fine.
I mostly do rock, alternative and even a bit of metal and pop stuff and the
frequency responce is really flat across the range, there is no anoying
peaks which bothers me however if you plan to mix with the headphones only
and you don't have monitors, you're going the wrong way. If you want
headphones mostly for mixing then I'll recommend the more expensive HD650.
These are also open back so won't work as well for monitoring while
recording yourself. The HD650 is a lot more comfortable to ware for longer
periouds of time and better for mixing.
I personally use my headphones for monitoring while recording speach like
voiceovers, I also use them as monitors for artists and then also to
reference on while mixing but I don't exclusivly use them for mixing, I'll
just put the headphones on every once in a while to check the mix etc. As I
said if you want something more for mixing then get the HD650.sometimes also
use
On 7/31/12, D!J!X! <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks, I'm not too big on the AKG set either, I'm actually between
> the sony and Sennheiser; as you mentioned, the AKG stuff gets good at
> a higher cost.
> I'm still looking at the beyer stuff, it's a mix of opinions and
> reviews, it might be that I'd have to fork out a few more bucks.
> If I may ask, what types of recordings do you do? How would you
> describe the 280's response? Does it get fatiguing on the ears after a
> while? I'm finding that this is a prominent issue, either too much
> bass or too much highs which tire the ears after a while of listening.
>
> THX, D!J!X!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 7:52 AM
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: headphones shopping
>
> I personally have the sennheiser HD280 pro and love them. I have had
> them for about 3 years now and they are still good enough for my needs
> and I don't feal the need to upgrade yet. They are very comfortable to
> ware for long periouds of time and gives great isolation especially if
> you are going to use them for monitoring when recording, nothing gets
> out and nothing gets in.
> I personally don't like AKG headphones in this price range you are
> looking at, you start getting the propper AKG headphones when going
> above $500. I also heard that beyer dynamic makes awesome headphones
> so check it out, I unfortunatly can't recommend a spesific model.
> You won't go wrong with the HD280 pro
>
> On 7/31/12, D!J!X! <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hey guys, I'm doing some research on headphones, before I buy a pair.
>> I'm primarily looking for good tracking headphones, so isolation and
>> comfort for extended wearing is crucial. I might also consider buying
>> a pair for late night sessions (not mixing), just to listen and/or
>> work on recordings at late hours. Any ideas or suggestions? I know
>> this is a very subjective matter, but want to see if I can get some
>> kind of general idea. So far I'm looking at: Sony MDR-7506,
>> Sennheiser HD 280 PRO and AKG K 240. My budget for now is around
>> $100, could go up a bit more, but I just want something to get
>> started on, will upgrade later. :) So if you have any comments,
>> suggestions or experiences, feel fre to share!
>>
>> THX, D!J!X!
>>
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