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Post by starandchlorisse on Feb 18, 2018 2:43:41 GMT
Any headphones suggestions with flat response and good sound for accurate monitoring ?
Many thanks...
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Post by Hexspa on Feb 19, 2018 1:48:29 GMT
Any headphones suggestions with flat response and good sound for accurate monitoring ? Many thanks... Hey. I'm not a headphone guy but the beyerdynamic DT990 are open back. Open back leads to a more natural sound but at the expense of isolation. The DT770 is closed and the DT880 is semi-open. I have a pair of Sennheiser HD280 closed-back which I like for recording. I wouldn't call them accurate, though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 13:11:08 GMT
Any headphones suggestions with flat response and good sound for accurate monitoring ? Many thanks... Hey. I'm not a headphone guy but the beyerdynamic DT990 are open back. Open back leads to a more natural sound but at the expense of isolation. The DT770 is closed and the DT880 is semi-open. I have a pair of Sennheiser HD280 closed-back which I like for recording. I wouldn't call them accurate, though. I have DT880 they're pretty good. But for me i just cant mix with cans. I have Senhheiser HD280 too, i think they have SO GOOD midrange. I also just about a week ago replaced earpads for them, and boy what a difference they made in sound. They didn't sound so "harsh" anymore, and imo bass was better after replacment.
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Post by Hexspa on Feb 20, 2018 6:24:38 GMT
Hey. I'm not a headphone guy but the beyerdynamic DT990 are open back. Open back leads to a more natural sound but at the expense of isolation. The DT770 is closed and the DT880 is semi-open. I have a pair of Sennheiser HD280 closed-back which I like for recording. I wouldn't call them accurate, though. I have DT880 they're pretty good. But for me i just cant mix with cans. I have Senhheiser HD280 too, i think they have SO GOOD midrange. I also just about a week ago replaced earpads for them, and boy what a difference they made in sound. They didn't sound so "harsh" anymore, and imo bass was better after replacment. I really prefer not to use headphones. I used to like them but I feel like they lock me inside my head. I do feel they're useful for editing, where accuracy isn't important, late-night shenanigans, and also checking for stereo issues like aligning multitracks, dialing in stereo delays, or just listening for noise. I agree that the HD280s have good mids. It's just that, the first time I tried them on, I noticed a lack of bass. They're in tatters now and only the left ear works but I can imagine a better seal improving the perception of low end.
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Post by starandchlorisse on Mar 11, 2018 19:19:35 GMT
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Post by Hexspa on Mar 12, 2018 3:39:22 GMT
Times like this I wish I could post an affiliate link. My phones are 64 ohms and work with my interface and my iPhone. For what I recall, high impedance headphones are supposed to be more hifi but also require more power, usually in the form of a dedicated headphone amp; though I can't say for sure. I remember trying out the 4/8/16 ohm settings on a Marshall cab once and, the lower the resistance, the more 'open' and 'raw' the sound. In fact, 4 ohms was too loose, and 16 ohms was too tight. With that in mind, you may want to go for the 250 ohm and split the difference.
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Post by starandchlorisse on May 14, 2018 14:52:48 GMT
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Post by Hexspa on May 17, 2018 11:35:34 GMT
Hey man, I don't know. I think the best you can do with headphones is decide on features, budget, and maybe recommendations. Closed-back isolate and are good for tracking, open-back are supposedly less colored and semi-open is apparently a compromise. Getting into resistance (Ohms) is nit-picky, imo. Some models also make replacement parts available. There are some Sony's people like, my HD280 is good for tracking and editing, and you probably can't go wrong with the DT line by BD. Just pick a price point and go for it.
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Post by Michael Lawrence on May 23, 2018 1:15:16 GMT
I think it's worth calling the folks at Sweetwater and saying, "Hey, here's my budget, what would you recommend?" Those guys will be able to recommend something they've actually used and listened to. My money's on Audiotechnica, Sennheiser, Shure, Sony, but if you're not spending at least $100 you may be disappointed. Just my $0.02.
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Post by rock on May 23, 2018 13:48:07 GMT
I like AKG K240 but there is always something better. About the Ohms (impedance) thing, the higher the ohms, the less current draw on the headphone amp. I don't know if lower or higher Ohms necessarily will be higher or lower fidelity but I would guess it's not a big factor for that. I would imagine potential compatibility with HP amps would be a bigger factor.
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Post by Michael Lawrence on May 26, 2018 15:13:29 GMT
I like AKG K240 but there is always something better. About the Ohms (impedance) thing, the higher the ohms, the less current draw on the headphone amp. I don't know if lower or higher Ohms necessarily will be higher or lower fidelity but I would guess it's not a big factor for that. I would imagine potential compatibility with HP amps would be a bigger factor. Headphone amp outputs are Low-Z and even lower as they're generally stabilized via negative feedback. So the impedance of the headphones constitutes a bridged impedance system with the headphone outputs. Let's remember also that the Z of the cans varies significantly over frequency. Such is the nature of "real" voice coils and loudspeakers. But the bridged impedance system (Low-Z output, high-Z input) ensures that (approaching) all of the output voltage is always dropped across the load, and so minimizes any frequency response problems. One added complication is that it's common for headphone amps to include a 50 to 100ohm resistor or so in series with the output. If you create a headphone amp with enough voltage swing to drive higher-z cans to full power, you'd be blowing up lower-z cans. So the resistor acts as a voltage divider with the cans' impedance. For high-z cans, most of the voltage is still dropped over the cans so you get the voltage you need. For Low-z cans (maybe 16 ohms) most of the voltage is dropped in the resistor so your cans don't blow up.
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Post by Ethan Winer on May 27, 2018 17:48:44 GMT
Nice to see you here Michael! Stick around and help out.
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Post by Hexspa on May 27, 2018 23:39:47 GMT
I like AKG K240 but there is always something better. About the Ohms (impedance) thing, the higher the ohms, the less current draw on the headphone amp. I don't know if lower or higher Ohms necessarily will be higher or lower fidelity but I would guess it's not a big factor for that. I would imagine potential compatibility with HP amps would be a bigger factor. One added complication is that it's common for headphone amps to include a 50 to 100ohm resistor or so in series with the output. If you create a headphone amp with enough voltage swing to drive higher-z cans to full power, you'd be blowing up lower-z cans. So the resistor acts as a voltage divider with the cans' impedance. For high-z cans, most of the voltage is still dropped over the cans so you get the voltage you need. For Low-z cans (maybe 16 ohms) most of the voltage is dropped in the resistor so your cans don't blow up. So that's how babies are made. I always wondered how you could hook up headphones with almost any resistance without flipping any switches. Thanks for the info and welcome to the forum!
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Post by Michael Lawrence on May 29, 2018 1:04:32 GMT
As a follow-up comment to those mentioning mixing with headphones, I would recommend against it unless circumstances dictate such. Panning, LF response, and reverb are perceived very differently on cans than in the room so your mix likely won't translate the same way. It is, however, a very useful method for critical proofing masters, etc to make sure there are no funny noises or dropouts masked by crosstalk and room acoustics.
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Post by Hexspa on May 29, 2018 1:10:32 GMT
How do you guys feel about composing with headphones? I might be getting a laptop so I can work on the go. People are saying mixed things about this.
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