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Headphone recommendations for a beginning producer
Started October 25th, 2009 · 7 replies · Latest reply by nicStage 14 years, 7 months ago
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15 years ago
I'm a beginning trance producer and I need some good headphones for production. My price range is $100-$200. Can anyone recommend any?
15 years ago
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14 years, 7 months ago
MicroscopiaAnother vote for the AKG's. You couldn't pry me away from my K240's. I've used them for nearly a decade. Pretty good for < $200.
Top end of your price range - worth that bit extra for AKG K702 reference headphones. I use these myself for mixingops: . Lovely frequency response, they certainly thump out the base frequencies compared to other cans. You can wear these all day long without noticing and come with plug-in cable if you want to change the length etc.. Too bulky for field use however. You would need to compromise if using a single set of cans for both indoor and outdoor use.
Nic Stage - Field recorder organism
14 years, 7 months ago
Samnet10
Sony MDR-V6 is the good one option for you. It is with less then $ 75 by yahoo shoping.
I was never a big fan of the Sony MDR-7506/V6 headphones personally, but I'm fairly certain that opinion is unique to me. Amongst the field recording professionals I speak with, these headphones are the most popular by far. It says a lot for the headphones considering that people who have a perfect reason to invest hundreds of dollars in a pair headphones still go with these.
Nic Stage - Field recorder organism