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OzMike
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Posted : May 22, 2014 08:51
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On 2014-05-21 19:30, Get-a-fix wrote:
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On 2014-05-21 10:52, Babaluma wrote:
Just be aware they are ultra smiley curve and that there are many more truthful sounding cans out there for about twice the price.
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You said it yourself, at 'twice' the price! What better closed headphones are there under $200? Not everyone can afford to shell out $400 for a pair of headphones!
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had a chat with the bloke I'm doing studio work experience with as part of my studies. He chuckled and said in his opinion (this is after 30 years in a top studio & doing live gigs with some of the biggest names in the world) if you can get it to sound perfect on the ATH-M50 then it'll sound good anywhere, but if you can wait and buy some proper headphones for twice the price you won't be wasting so much time getting it to sound good. Instead you can spend it making more music.
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Babaluma
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Posted : May 22, 2014 12:00
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On 2014-05-21 22:09, Get-a-fix wrote:
I personally was planning on getting HD380's as i need closed headphones that can double up for recording when the need arises. Indeed i've heard a lot of praise about the HD600/650/800 but they're all open. I know the drawbacks of closed headphones but are there any that can compete with the HD series in terms of flatness & translation?
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Only the Stax Electrostatics, but then you are talking a lot more money, like buying a new car. 
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PoM
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Posted : May 22, 2014 13:35
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On 2014-05-21 10:52, Babaluma wrote:
Use M50s if you like the sound, sure, I love them for walking about town with listening to FLACs on my portable player. And you can adjust to anything, like the NS10's you mention. Just be aware they are ultra smiley curve and that there are many more truthful sounding cans out there for about twice the price. People are used to hearing the smiley curve everywhere, which is why they love M50s, but an honest mix reference they aint!
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really true that , but for me m50 don't need much adjusting compared to others cans i have for the balance of the mix . aslo most the system dancefloor music will be played will have a more similar frequency curve to the m50 insteed of a flat line.
would not be happy with these as my one and only pair though.
got them recomened by a legend of electronic music producer..who produce mostly on cans, he said me they offer bets translation.. dunno if it s true as i own only a few pair but him own all the good ones .m50 do work for techno,house trance, to get the beat and bassline rights..but after it s taste..like i said what work for someone is not good for everyone
what i want to mean with these i know it s possible to get good result when you learn them ,maybe it s possible on most decent cans dunno..often some say kick bass is very hard to get right on cans for example, not really on m50 with a good reference tune it give decent result. |
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Sunrise Travellers
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Posted : May 22, 2014 20:03
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I was never a big fan of headphones with production, but now i need em cause i have to spend many days in month out of my home for my work so, will be good solution to spend my free time on production.
Thanks for the recomendations, will check em
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ansolas
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Posted : May 22, 2014 20:24
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PoM
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Posted : May 22, 2014 21:20
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Check akg 550 thèse seems intresting ,would like to check them |
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Sunrise Travellers
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Posted : May 22, 2014 21:57
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On 2014-05-22 21:20, PoM wrote:
Check akg 550 thèse seems intresting ,would like to check them
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Yeah those and the Senheiser HD-380 Pro i was looking for yesterday in a local store! Both was really good and same price up/down.
Akg seems suit a little better to me...will see!
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PoM my friend hope everything's good for you man! i'm not so active these days in the forum, too busy with my job and also working on our first ep!
Thanks guys!
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Padmapani
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Posted : Jun 11, 2014 02:02
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On 2014-05-22 21:20, PoM wrote:
Check akg 550 thèse seems intresting ,would like to check them
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i've tried them when i bought my headphones. actually, i was set on buying them after confirming that they sound good at the store. they do sound ok when compared to other headphones of that price. but after some comparisons my favourite were phones from sony (sadly, i forgot which model...) until i tried the akg k701, which i then took home  |
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PoM
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Posted : Jun 12, 2014 11:10
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On 2014-05-22 21:57, Sunrise Travellers wrote:
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On 2014-05-22 21:20, PoM wrote:
Check akg 550 thèse seems intresting ,would like to check them
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Yeah those and the Senheiser HD-380 Pro i was looking for yesterday in a local store! Both was really good and same price up/down.
Akg seems suit a little better to me...will see!
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PoM my friend hope everything's good for you man! i'm not so active these days in the forum, too busy with my job and also working on our first ep!
Thanks guys!
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nice mate to have some news, can t wait to listen 
Padmapani mentioned the 701 and you should try these if you didn t .i enjoy them very much but the low end is a bit shy..to me with a closed pair to complement them it s great , one open , one closed pair..so u can use ur cans everywhere |
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Posted : Jun 14, 2014 12:53
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On 2014-05-22 20:24, ansolas wrote:
A while back I got a pair of Ortofon O2 as gift and I am happy with them. They are comfortable and its bottom end is amazing
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I own a pair of Ortofon O2 but i would not recommend them for mixing, mastering or monitoring....these are dj headphones...fairly nice ones but for djing.
I own a pair of ATHM50 and i like them. Definetely coloured but also comfortable and detailed. That being said i was impressed with my mate´s AKG 271...very clear, not bassy at all (maybe even missing a bit) and cristal clear. Not bad at all for the price tag
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loki
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Posted : Jun 19, 2014 21:01
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Well... If price is no object ever...
http://www.audeze.com/products/headphones/lcd-2
Audeze LCD series... Orthodynamics... I own a pair and I gotta say, they are phenomenal. Amazing clarity of bass, great transients, not even remotely fatiguing (well, except that they are kind of heavy). And - they are fairly low impedance, so the headphone jack on my interface is just fine without an additional amp.
Linear frequency (+/- 1db) bass register response from ~200hz down past 20hz is just... wow.
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PoM
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Posted : Jul 29, 2014 00:49
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On 2014-06-19 21:01, loki wrote:
Well... If price is no object ever...
http://www.audeze.com/products/headphones/lcd-2
Audeze LCD series... Orthodynamics... I own a pair and I gotta say, they are phenomenal. Amazing clarity of bass, great transients, not even remotely fatiguing (well, except that they are kind of heavy). And - they are fairly low impedance, so the headphone jack on my interface is just fine without an additional amp.
Linear frequency (+/- 1db) bass register response from ~200hz down past 20hz is just... wow.
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loki do you get good translation out of these? i guess they are good to set up kick bassline, was close to buy these years ago but there was no way to try..now i will check maybe it s possible |
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Babaluma
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Posted : Jul 29, 2014 11:01
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Posted : Jul 29, 2014 11:41
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Get a pair of DT-880 Pro tho they are a litte above your pricetag. They have a great resolution fast transients and are quite neutral. + you can work a whole day (with small breaks) without getting exhausted or pressure on the ears. |
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PoM
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Posted : Jul 29, 2014 13:56
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to me it seems you can get decent result whatever you use once you are used to it..i have dt880 pro, akg701 and ath 50. the overall best are probably the akg but i like them all in the end for different things..
one open pair and one closed is the way to go i think..for the totally different sound and in noisy environnement open become useless. |
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