Headphone Recommendation

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 23 Mar 2009 5:41 am

Guys

What's a good comfortable set of phones around $100 or less for home recording monitoring?

thx

bob

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 23 Mar 2009 6:12 am

There are lots of opinions on this, but I just had the chance to use a set of Audio Technica ATH-m50. I liked them so much I bought a pair, 99.95 shipped on ebay. They seem to get consistently good reviews. The things I liked: good detail with little or no smear, nice low end without being muddy, clear top end, comfortable, good iso.

Just one guy's opinion, I'm sure you'll get more.

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 23 Mar 2009 7:36 am

Bill Terry wrote:There are lots of opinions on this, but I just had the chance to use a set of Audio Technica ATH-m50. I liked them so much I bought a pair, 99.95 shipped on ebay. They seem to get consistently good reviews. The things I liked: good detail with little or no smear, nice low end without being muddy, clear top end, comfortable, good iso.

Just one guy's opinion, I'm sure you'll get more.

Thanks, Bill

How long is the straight part of the cord? I hate curlies

bob

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 23 Mar 2009 8:01 am

Bob,
You know I don't remember, but the cable was long enough (even coiled) that it wasn't a bother for me. I noticed that AT also sells a straight cable version according to their web site.

Phillip Dokes · Post by **Phillip Dokes** » 23 Mar 2009 10:10 am

Get some Grado's, they're made in Brooklyn and they're the best by miles and miles. I think they run around $60 or 70.

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 23 Mar 2009 11:25 am

Love my Grados--I use the model 125--a bit more pricewise than the above mentioned model (about $150), but they are awesome. George Massenburg says you can hear the grass grow in Grados. They are a more open back design, so not good for tracking with acoustic instruments or vocals...

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 28 Mar 2009 8:22 am

Any others?

I think I need closed back for recording?

bob

Brian McGaughey · Post by **Brian McGaughey** » 28 Mar 2009 8:24 pm

Sennheiser HD280 closed back headphones. 100 bucks. Love mine.

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 28 Mar 2009 8:48 pm

Brian McGaughey wrote:Sennheiser HD280 closed back headphones. 100 bucks. Love mine.

Thanks, Brian

curly cord is a deal killer

bob

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 29 Mar 2009 5:03 am

Bob,
I measured the straight part.. it's about 2.5 feet from the headphones to where the coiled piece starts, and about 1 foot of straight cable on the plug end.
BT

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 29 Mar 2009 7:18 am

Bill Terry wrote:Bob,
I measured the straight part.. it's about 2.5 feet from the headphones to where the coiled piece starts, and about 1 foot of straight cable on the plug end.
BT

Thanks, Bill

I usually have my daughter standing up about 6' away from the mixer for vocals. Just seems it would be uncomfortable to have the curly pulling on you!

We have just been monitoring through the speakers to this point but of course you get a little bleed over on the vocal track. Maybe not really such a bad thing?

thx

bob

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 29 Mar 2009 8:22 am

They do make headphone extension cables...

Brian McGaughey · Post by **Brian McGaughey** » 29 Mar 2009 12:43 pm

Unless I'm right at the headphone amp, I've got a 20 foot STRAIGHT extension on my curly corded phones.

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 29 Mar 2009 2:52 pm

Ditto on the extension cables, I've got several.

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 29 Mar 2009 3:25 pm

I do all home recordings with a wireless headphone.No chords that you have to worry about.
Radioshack sells them pretty cheap.I have a more expensive model(not radioshack).