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Title: Best headphones for mixing./
Post by: Transcend on February 01, 2008, 12:21:25 PM
do i want them to be completely neutral?

are there any specific kinds i should be looking out for.

Ill be on quite a small budget of £50-80
Title: Best headphones for mixing./
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on February 01, 2008, 01:27:42 PM
What you want is something with a clear midrange. You cannot mix solely on headphones; you will have to listen through loudspeakers on some point or the mix will never balance.

Is noise a factor? Then go with Sony MDR-7506. They are clean, play loud, and are closed ear.

If you go with open ear, you will have a more neutral tone. Go with Grado SR-80 or SR-125s in your price range.
Title: Best headphones for mixing./
Post by: Transcend on February 01, 2008, 01:50:20 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
What you want is something with a clear midrange. You cannot mix solely on headphones; you will have to listen through loudspeakers on some point or the mix will never balance.

Is noise a factor? Then go with Sony MDR-7506. They are clean, play loud, and are closed ear.

If you go with open ear, you will have a more neutral tone. Go with Grado SR-80 or SR-125s in your price range.


yeah i noticed about things not balancing when trying with some xfx gaming headphones and the drums sounded really loud through the headphones and nearly inaudible on my 5.1 system
Title: Best headphones for mixing./
Post by: _tom_ on February 01, 2008, 01:57:19 PM
Grado SR-80s are awesome, I got mine from here and they arrived the next day http://www.iheadphones.co.uk/headphones/19570/Grado+SR80.htm
Title: Best headphones for mixing./
Post by: Mr Ed on February 01, 2008, 02:13:42 PM
Sennheiser.
Title: Best headphones for mixing./
Post by: indysmith on February 01, 2008, 03:18:50 PM
Grado's are a bad idea for mixing i reckon. a very distinct sound signature, and far from flat. I've tried mixing with mine before, and when the mix was played through monitors it was COMPLETELY off.
Title: Best headphones for mixing./
Post by: goddamn electric on February 02, 2008, 02:05:37 PM
id say get some studio speakers instead, headphones are good for arranging etc but to mix its best done through speakers