Headphones? Question?

David Hartley · Post by **David Hartley** » 29 Feb 2008 11:34 am

Hi, My old Beyer dt 320's are getting a bit worn up and old. What does anyone recommend as a replacement these days? For monitoring country music of course.. DH

Chris Tarrow · Post by **Chris Tarrow** » 29 Feb 2008 12:50 pm

Not cheap, but I really like the Sennheiser HD580s and HD600s, sound great, very comfortable, not tiring. I haven't used them, but a lot of pro audio guys are talking about Ultrasones, might be worth a look/listen.

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 29 Feb 2008 12:52 pm

David, Sony MDR-XD300
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John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 29 Feb 2008 9:14 pm

Grados...George Massenburg says you can hear the grass grow in them...love 'em...

Marlin Gengenbach · Post by **Marlin Gengenbach** » 1 Mar 2008 4:59 pm

I have used a Sennheiser HD280 for several years and have found them exquisitley comfortable...comparable to David Clard Headsets I used in the cockpit.

Bob Martin · Post by **Bob Martin** » 1 Mar 2008 9:12 pm

I can vote for the sennheiser 280's if you're on a budget of 100.00 bucks or less. They are one of the best semi-pro headphones for under 100.00. Now of course there are many better sets but I don't think they can be had for this price.

So if money is tight I vote for the 280's. I've used them for a year or two and I have always been happy with the accuracy of these cans.

Bob

James Quackenbush · Post by **James Quackenbush** » 2 Mar 2008 8:26 am

Sony 7506's .....They've been used in countless studio's all over the world for YEARS !!! and for good reason ....Cheap, and effective, and durable !!....About $100 ....Jim

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 2 Mar 2008 11:39 am

Another vote for the HD280. Very good phones at a reasonable price.

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 4 Mar 2008 4:25 pm

David, for my birthday last December my wife surprised me with a set of Sennheiser HD600..
In all the years I've been recording etc, I've NEVER heard as good..
RRP £270 + but can be got for £129
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Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 4 Mar 2008 6:43 pm

http://www.gosale.com/2529341/sennheise ... agodBkaLxw

You can get them even cheaper here.

Scott Hiestand · Post by **Scott Hiestand** » 10 Mar 2008 9:43 am

I have been happy with every Sennheiser product I have ever owned. I will probably be in the market for another pair of recording headphones soon and Sennheiser will be at the top of my list.

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 10 Mar 2008 10:00 am

K 271 headphones

The new K271 Studio, while providing the same performance as the K 270 Studio, is much lighter and easier to use, and still provides a natural, pristine sound. The closed-back, circumaural earphones provide maximum attenuation of high ambient noise. The K271 Studio is also perfect for all applications where no sound must leak from the headphones. The headphones switch off automatically when taken off. Since this feature prevents headphone signals from spilling over into an open microphone it is highly appreciated by recording studios, for live sound, TV sound, and broadcast engineering.

JJ

John Lacey · Post by **John Lacey** » 16 Apr 2008 4:36 am

I just bought the AKG k240 to replace my aging old 240's as they are falling apart and the improvements seem good on them. Cord is now replaceable and removeable and the impedence has been knocked down to 55 ohms which helps the signal to noise ratio. Don't hear too much difference from the old ones on an A/B comparison. Oh yeah, they dropped down to $125.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 16 Apr 2008 3:15 pm

Koss has a great deal on their excellant open air Pro 35A headphones that go as low as $15, I've heard.
They are a tremendous value and hang with most anything for your basic listening enjoyment, and I'll bet they can do as well in the studio, to some degree. I doubt they are 'transparent', and probably have their own voice, but it's a good 'un, with fine low end.
Super comfortable too.
Got mine at Radio Shack for $25