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Good Studio Quality Headphones For A Good Price?
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pukkita
20
Nov 11, 2018
Audio Technica ath-m50x FTW.
You need closed back cans for the usage you're pointing, so that your cans don't leak and disturb the rest... same is required for recording, so that you don't get sound from the headphones into the mics...
Senheissers HD are great, but open-back, not for this usage. Same goes for AKG 7xx.
I play bass, use the headphone out of my bass amp sometimes, but for ultimate portability I love using a VOX Amplug2 bass instead for 100% wire free rehearsal (wholeheartedly recommend the VOX AMPlug 2 for this, just pick the flavour needed: Clean, Blues, Classic Rock or AC30 depending on the tones you seek for your axe).
For the sake of curiosity tested several headphones and IEMs with: Yamaha EPH-100, nuForce EDC and EDC3, all brought noticeable hiss. Thin and hollow sounding, not an optimal match.
ATH-m50x sound beautiful with the amplug2, and includes two cables: a 3,5mm short cable to use with smartphone, portable players, etc, and a long heavy duty coiled 6,35 jack cable which pairs nicely with the VOX AMPlug/silent rehearse rig.
They double up as nice cans for mixing too.
Sennheiser4live
9
Nov 11, 2018
pukkitaI recommend you the DT770pro 80ohm. These are excellent pair of headphones, because of its sound quality, may be two or three steps from the ath50x
Reaperov
2
Nov 12, 2018
pukkitaI’ve had my eye on the M50s for a while now. Here’s what I’m currently working with. I also have an Ibanez RGA. The amp is the VIP-1.
Thanks for the reply!
pukkita
20
Nov 13, 2018
Sennheiser4liveI'm torn about what BeyerDynamic cans will be the next, DT770 and 990 in my list.
pukkita
20
Nov 13, 2018
ReaperovNice rig!
I stand by my suggestion, for musicians or studio, ATH M50x. You need closed cans, and a relatively flat (I'd say balanced is a better term) sound if you want to EQ or mix with them. These will double up great for music listening too, so they have better value for a Musician.
I wouldn't mix/eq anything out of Senheissers 58x nor 6xx, while they're great to make most sub-par mixed or mastered music to sound enjoyable, and love them for that usage.
This is the practice headphone amp I commented, plug headphones, fiddle with your desired tone (built in adjustable beat backing patterns too) and you're good to go around the house/yard or wherever you feel like.
They have Aux-in, so you you can plug your phone, or any player to jam/rehearse along.
Vox Amplug 2, available in several "flavours": Bass, AC30, Classic Rock, Blues, Clean..:
zep483
656
Nov 13, 2018
pukkitaM40x is way more accurate than M50x
dcha12
461
Nov 16, 2018
pukkitaI will second his suggestion, with the side suggestion of the ATH-M40x if you for some reason can't spring the ATH-M50X.
While I haven't heard the M50X, one of my friends who does some mixing in his spare time has an M40X which I borrowed for a little listen. They do work well for mixing, although I personally thought they were a bass-shy (I'm afflicted with a touch of basshead, compounded with a small sensitivity to treble).
zep483
656
Nov 16, 2018
dcha12I swap the pads for brainwavz sheepskins and this takes care of the issue without adding any problems (on the M40X). M50X is "too much" bass, and they are wonky, imho.
pukkita
20
Nov 16, 2018
dcha12I happen to be exactly like you... high sensitivity to treble, and very demanding in bass.
I don't consider myself a basshead, but having a high bar when it comes to bass instead...
And the reason I preferred the m50x vs m40x. Imagine rehearsing bass, or trying to get a bass line with bass-shy headphones?
The sound I'm always after is the same I sought for back when I worked as PA engineer.
I cannot imagine people going to a live show (not classical), or club whose PA system lacks bass projection and presence/punch... No one will be happy for bass being "articulate" and shy. Same goes for brain-piercing highs. You won't imagine how much is invested on bass reproduction, I'd say easily 2/3 of amps/projectors/speakers cost goes to < 3000Hz
There's a difference between being a bass head (e.g. the unbearable, cloying bass by Beats, etc) and be demanding in bass, specially if you got trained for that, and are used to listen to proffesional equipment, i.e. used to feel bass, not just hear it.
Being dry on bass to enhance mids and highs resolution when designing equipment, specially headphones, is easy. Nailing it isn't.
Source has the most impact on bass rendition, I'd say 70% of its signature will come from the DAC, so I'd rather have cans able to properly rendition bass, and tame them with the proper DAC.
Reaperov
2
Nov 16, 2018
pukkitaI went ahead and sprung for the M50xRDs. Should be here today.
pukkita
20
Nov 17, 2018
ReaperovThe red ones? nice!
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