Good studio headphones?

[Shawn]

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I use Bose QuietComfort 2 ANC phones. I was thinking about getting them for over a year, but balked at the $400 price tag. Well, I gave in and got them at a good deal about a month ago and I love 'em.

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+1 absolutely love mine, and have been through the whole enchilada as far as headphones....



Shawn

[mattsmusiccenter]

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AKG 240M... did I mention I'm an AKG dealer?

[nateb]

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I have been using the Sennheiser HD580's I also tried the 280's in store and I didnt like them as much. These are open ear and pretty good for monitoring. The reason I went for them was because I needed something that I could monitor direct outputs from a Pod XT Pro for recording. So far, they have served me very well. They are a little pricey. I think I spend about 240.00 on them. Not sure...

-Nate

Edit : Oh yeah.. forgot to mention.. They also had Sony brands where I went. The reason I didn't go with sony was the whole price thing. They were a little outta line.

[Newc]

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I've been using a pair of Sonys for a couple of years now, but not their professional-grade stuff, just whatever I could find at WalMart. Not sure of the model, but they've got big green cups (look like a Shure Green Bullet housing). They're comfy, a bit midrange-heavy, and get a good sound.
For my current studio project, I grabbed another pair of Sonys from WalMart for field recording simply because the recording part is not where I'll need ultra-high quality, and surprisingly they have practically zero bleed-through into the mic. The older green ones did bleed through severely.

[lhrocker]

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I'm currently using Sony 7506's. They're great and lightweight with really good frequency response and isolation. I used to have AKG 240's and they hype is right, but you need a Headphone amp for them, plus they leak. Pricewise, both in the same ballpark.

[hammer84]

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These have been my favorite headphones for recording by far. Audio Technica makes some very well built gear. I have been using mine for about 3-4 years now.
AT headphones

You can get them for $99 or less most of the time.