Guest Archrival Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Help needed. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 akg701s, sex in headphones form. and if you can't quite stretch to them get its equally ace little brother the akg240s (what I had before I upgraded). absolutely perfect for music production and mastering due to it's uncoloured flat frequency response. (plus they're equally suited to home listening too) Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures I haven't eaten a Wagon Wheel since 07/11/07... ilovecubus.co.uk - 25ml of mp3 taken twice daily. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-805501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A/D Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 (edited) Edited August 26, 2008 by A/D Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-805648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred McGriff Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 been producing for many many years on a pair of sony MDRs... I have MDR V700s right now but i think the generation or step down before them were just a touch more comfortable. the key is making sure they're comfortable and it's probably best not to get open ear. and then you have to brace yourself for the shock of hearing your track on a stereo or in your car. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-805663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 i recommend headphone amps my friend made me cheap cmoy one, the difference was noticable, as opposed to going straight from the sound card. but i guess it all depends on the quality of the amp wherever you are plugging in. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-813393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 bump on an old thread.... im looking at getting a new pair of headphones for producing my music (ive decided monitor speakers are not really an option, for various reasons) These seem to get good reviews, in this is the best online price ive found: http://www.iheadphones.co.uk/beyerdynamic-dt770-pro-2251.html Anyone had any experience of them? Anyone got any other views on alternatives? Cheers Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Soloman Tump's signature Hide all signatures https://intrusivesignals.blogspot.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1496915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheatheman Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) These are incredible for the price. They sound way better than those piece of shite Dr. Dre headphones, and cost one tenth of the price. http://www.amazon.com/Koss-PortaPro-Headphones-with-Case/dp/B00001P4ZH If you don't need to compensate for any disappointments in the pants with $300+ headphones, these are great, as long as you don't care about having closed headphones. They aren't technically studio headphones, but hey, stay in the tradition of bedroom production. Edit: The key to good mastering without the $$ for lots of gear is outputting your track to at least 3 types of speakers. I listen on my laptop, headphones, and then the best speakers I have, which are JBL's. Compare it to stuff you know is produced well, and try to get it to stand up. Not to say you shouldn't try to occupy a unique sonic space, and that takes confidence. Edited January 16, 2011 by sheatheman Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1496943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirch Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 you should really go for a closed pair of headphones, ideally. beyer dynamic, akg, sennheiser, are all good makes. spend as much as you can afford! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1496994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheatheman Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-202-Dynamic-Headphones/dp/B000065BP9 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1498354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rullot Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD800-Over-Ear-Circum-Aural-Headphone/dp/B001OTZ8DA Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1504041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blanket Fort Collapse Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 On 1/16/2011 at 8:56 PM, sheatheman said: These are incredible for the price. They sound way better than those piece of shite Dr. Dre headphones, and cost one tenth of the price. http://www.amazon.com/Koss-PortaPro-Headphones-with-Case/dp/B00001P4ZH lol those headphones look like a hipsters wet dream. So ridiculous. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1504053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) thumbs up for the ole AKG240m light, comfy, good uncoloured sound (little ear faituge over long sessions) very durable and mine are over a decade old now. Edited January 27, 2011 by soundwave Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1504233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 On 1/27/2011 at 9:08 AM, Rullot said: http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD800-Over-Ear-Circum-Aural-Headphone/dp/B001OTZ8DA Ffuuuu thats serious $$ Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Soloman Tump's signature Hide all signatures https://intrusivesignals.blogspot.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1504262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascdi Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I'm still married to that imperfect Sony sound, so I'm rocking a pair of MDR-V700s myself. It's more that I'm used to them than they are necessarily the perfect headphone for producing. I have a pair of PortaPros and they are awesome, but not good for producing. Too much bass bump and the highs are not clear at all. They are awesome and "fun" headphones for the money though, I really enjoy just chilling on the couch listening to my iPod with them. But not for production, IMO. I have a pair of (open) Grado SR-80s and they are also fun to listen to, but I never had any luck using them for production either. I guess it depends on what you want to do. I just do IDM shit with VSTs and some synths and samplers so I'm not necessarily looking to listen critically to the SOUND of something in the way that you'd want to if you were, for example, trying to mix a drum kit from mics. Or EQ some rock vocals. For techno shit it's more important to me that the headphones are comfortable, not WILDLY out of line EQ-wise (and again, you could totally have some gripes with Sony here, but I am used to the sound and how it translates), and like, inspiring to use or whatever. One thing that has been blowing me away recently is that, while everyone talks about speakers/headphones affecting your perception of EQ, etc, no one mentions that they can also greatly affect your perception of PITCH itself. I've found that it's extremely difficult to use closed headphones (my Sonys, or any other pair I've tried) to determine if something is IN TUNE or not. It's really crazy! I'll loop up some acoustic guitar and it sounds totally great in the headphones, and then even throwing the WAV out to my built-in iMac speakers it's like, holy shit. This guitar is WAY out of tune. It's crazy. I have no such problems perceiving pitch on my Grados, however. Just another something to consider depending on what sort of instruments you may be using. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1504353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
o00o Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) Price: $2,199.00 without AMP with AMP about $5,000.00 Edited January 27, 2011 by o00o Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide o00o's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1504361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
acid1 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 FFS!!! Would some "Admin" do me a god damn favor and make a sticky for a headphones threads? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1504388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 On 1/27/2011 at 4:42 PM, soundwave said: thumbs up for the ole AKG240m light, comfy, good uncoloured sound (little ear faituge over long sessions) very durable and mine are over a decade old now. For those that do go this route (the 240m rather than the 240s) remember you MUST purchase a headphone amp to drive them as they've got something like a 600ohm impedance. Well unless you want everything to sound like a Richard Chartier album that is ! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures I haven't eaten a Wagon Wheel since 07/11/07... ilovecubus.co.uk - 25ml of mp3 taken twice daily. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1504518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blanket Fort Collapse Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 On 1/27/2011 at 7:16 PM, Ascdi said: One thing that has been blowing me away recently is that, while everyone talks about speakers/headphones affecting your perception of EQ, etc, no one mentions that they can also greatly affect your perception of PITCH itself. I've found that it's extremely difficult to use closed headphones (my Sonys, or any other pair I've tried) to determine if something is IN TUNE or not. It's really crazy! I'll loop up some acoustic guitar and it sounds totally great in the headphones, and then even throwing the WAV out to my built-in iMac speakers it's like, holy shit. This guitar is WAY out of tune. It's crazy. I have no such problems perceiving pitch on my Grados, however. I'm glad someone else has noticed that. I've had a few similar experiences myself. I would like to know why this is. I'm quite often judging my pitch with headphones. Another thing that headphones will fuck with is your perception of space, distance & width for reverbs, panning, seperation etc. Headphones kind of glue the sound together to feel more cohesive even when they are not. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1504525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissflaps Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Look up some HD6xx series from Sennheiser. Be sure you are on a quiet space tho. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1504955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goiter Sanchez Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Grado SR325i. I've been using these phones for years and I know some professional producers who swear by them. Great price for something this good as well... http://www.amazon.com/Grado-Prestige-Series-SR325is-Headphones/dp/B000J1N3HW Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Goiter Sanchez's signature Hide all signatures Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/swegunoFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sweguno Mixcloud - https://www.mixcloud.com/Sweguno/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/37149-best-headphones-for-producing-music/#findComment-1506474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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