Headphones

[bassdude51]

You'd have to pay over $300 to get a set of phones that'll be 5% better than these.

USA made.

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[seamonkey]

You'd have to pay over $300 to get a set of phone that'll be 5% better than these.

USA made.

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Those made the Sonarworks list!
Reference 4 supported headphones

 

[ValeriusCrow]

Double the question on headphones - used Audio-Technica M40X, but they lack bass and VERY UNCOMFORTABLE on head.

Thinking on SENNHEISER HD 280 Pro or BeyerDynamic DT 770 - any ideas?

 

[stopple]

I swear by the ones in my avatar. There are "stellar labs" sold by MCMelectronics.com. The bass is so clean and powerful that the first time I tried them I thought I'd left my subwoofer on. To be clear, it is not that the bass is "loud". It is that it is very deep and flat.

And they are absurdly light and comfortable. They are over-ear and I can and have worn them for 8 hours straight. They are also durable. I've dropped that pair a LOT and ran over the cord with my chair's wheels more times than I can remember.

I have five pairs because they are only about $20 a pair. They are the ones with the black and red look. I like them better than my hundred dollar Sennheisers and my Koss pro4AA's.

Is this the model you have? https://www.amazon.com/Stellar-Labs...04675&sr=8-1&keywords=stellar+labs+headphones

 

[BassBeginer64]

This guy is a bit ruff but does good reviews. I bought these head phones and I love them!
Audio-Technica ATH-M40x get the up graded ear pads and these are great! I wear them for hours practicing.

 

[ValeriusCrow]

This guy is a bit ruff but does good reviews. I bought these head phones and I love them!
Audio-Technica ATH-M40x get the up graded ear pads and these are great! I wear them for hours practicing.

TBH - found them VERY uncomfortable for having on head for a long time, definetely designed not for a big headed boyz

 

[BassBeginer64]

I Up graded the Pads, Plus I wear XXL Baseball caps (Fat Headed)
I went with the Amazon for my pads
Brainwavz Angled Memory Foam Earpad - Suitable For Large Over The Ear Headphones - AKG
Due to cost.
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https://www.amazon.com/Brainwavz-An...os-20&linkId=06010489df9175147a4ed00c2b10b449
https://www.amazon.com/Brainwavz-Sh...os-20&linkId=6554b5dd6bdb7ad7ae8170bb70015206

 

[verstft]

Completely subjective but I own the following:

AT M50X for bass practice
Beyerdynamic D880 Pro for mixing
Sennheiser HD280's (gave to my wife, use the M50's instead)

If comfort is a priority, Beyerdynamic headphones are the ticket.
Semi-open back will give you less ear fatigue but the bass is more conservative,

 

[guts]

If you're looking for do everything headphones, you need closed back. You don't want to have the sound of your open or semi-open headphone bleeding into your recordings. If you don't plan on doing any mixing or mastering with them than go for whatever headphones are the most comfortable and sound good to you. If you are going to mix or especially master, you want the flattest frequency response you can get in your budget. That way your mixes and masters will translate as well as possible to other systems.

To find out what that is for you, you probably want to look at these links and do some basic research

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Headphone Measurements
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[Bliff Curton]

Sennheiser HD are nice but they do color the sound a bit.

For open-ear, Ultrasonne are the best.
For in-ear monitor, I like Sure SE 215, though if money is not an issue, go for the multiple driver version.