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Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21243 Posts
December 06 2009 18:37 GMT
#21
I have the ATH 700s, and yes, they are fucking huge lol.

Good quality + you can get for 100 dollars though, so it's pretty good imo.
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Xmplify
Profile Joined October 2009
United States57 Posts
December 06 2009 18:57 GMT
#22
On December 07 2009 01:42 Corvi wrote:
http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/home_en.nsf/root/private_headphones_dj-headphones

they are all great. hd 25 is expensive, but the others should be below $100.



Like he said, these are a great brand of headphones.
phase
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States399 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-06 19:10:06
December 06 2009 19:08 GMT
#23
As soon as I started wearing canalphones, I haven't been able to go back to headphones at all. The really good ones are really just amazing. Especially if you want to do recording, pretty much canalphones are the only things that can actually reproduce sound the most accurately. Just for an example, I went to headphone.com and grabbed the frequency response of 3 headphones recommended above and the pair that I currently use (ER-6i):

http://graphs.headphone.com/graphCompare.php?graphType=0&graphID[]=753&graphID[]=143&graphID[]=1233&graphID[]=563
*edit* UGHHH stupid brackets in the URL name, just copy and paste the link into your browser ****

I believe the ideal perfect studio audio reproduction looks like a graph somewhere between the Sennheiser HD555 and the ER-6i, but Imo, a lot closer to the ER-6i. From the graph you also see that for accurate audio production, the Sony DJ headphones mdr-700s suck balls for the price. And from personal experience, I can tell you that although they look cool, they break super easily, they sound like they have almost 0 bass, they make your ears really sore (because they're so tight) after like an hour, and they just sound really off. Really, I haven't heard anything sounding better than my ER-6i canalphones.

As a disclaimer, canalphones aren't for everyone. They have to relaly go way up your ear for them to get their accurate sound reproduction, and becaues of this, some people don't like the way they feel after awhile. I, personally have gotten used to it, and I can wear my ER-6is for hours with minimal discomfort. I've even fallen asleep with them inside my ear and woke up fine.
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
December 06 2009 19:37 GMT
#24
I'm afraid of canal phones because like Q-tips they go right into your ear... There's been a lot of studies about Q-tips pushing and building up wax deep in your ear causing your hearing to worsen (and eventually sometimes requiring professional cleaning).
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Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
December 06 2009 21:34 GMT
#25
I'm using a broken pair of Bose headphones that I taped together again. I'd really love to recommend Bose because their sound quality is incredible. However, they unfortunately break really easily and are made of cheap plastic. I'd also say pick something you think will be comfortable, my Bose headphones stay nice and soft after a good 4 hours of listening.
Wangsta
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States776 Posts
December 06 2009 22:11 GMT
#26
On December 07 2009 02:10 jeddus wrote:
I've worn the Sony MDR-7506 for a few years now.

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-MDR7506/

Primarily, I use headphones for either sound design or video editing.

They are very comfortable, durable, and great for general needs too.


The consumer version of this headphone (exactly the same sound) is the mdr-v6, and I would REALLY recommend those based on your description

They can be found under $100 including tax/shipping, they isolate decently well, they the most neutral hps in your price range, and they are indestructable (other than the earpads, which you can replace). They are also extremely popular in professional recording studios, and have been for decades.

Canalphones are good for bass response and isolation, but if you are using them for recording purposes, they have huge problems which a lot of people cant deal with. You are going to notice some terrible high frequency cutoff on any canalphone except maybe jh-13s, which still cost around $1200-1400 iirc, you might notice problems with microphonics (hearing audible sounds when anything touches or moves the cable), and you have to deal with fit issues and replacing ear tips. The only canalphones that can compete with full size headphone setups are high end custom fit canalphones, which are WAY out of your price range anyway
PanoRaMa
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States5069 Posts
December 06 2009 22:41 GMT
#27
On December 07 2009 00:57 Pang0lin wrote:
Klapdat is right. Although, Audio-Technica ATH-AD700 3.5mm/ 6.3mm Connector Circumaural Open-Air Dynamic Headphone, it's my choice, you won't regret it.
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I think my friend has these, and I told him I got these QC-15 bose sound cancelling headphones the other day and he loled at me and said these were far superior. He's most definitely right :x
Fatmatt2000
Profile Joined January 2006
United States159 Posts
December 06 2009 22:45 GMT
#28
On December 07 2009 02:10 jeddus wrote:
I've worn the Sony MDR-7506 for a few years now.

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-MDR7506/

Primarily, I use headphones for either sound design or video editing.

They are very comfortable, durable, and great for general needs too.


I've head these headphones for years now too, I think they're great.

You also seem them used all the time on TV shows and News stuff, its fun to be like, Woah I own those headphones....
...

I dont know, maybe Im just weird.
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GW.Methos
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States249 Posts
December 06 2009 22:57 GMT
#29
Fatal1ty Creative USB
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Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-06 23:05:36
December 06 2009 23:04 GMT
#30
I bought a pair of Grado SR125i for $150, and I absolutely love them. However, if your limit is $100, I'd suggest the Grado SR80, which got amazing reviews, especially for the price.

EDIT: Oh, they only have a 1/4" connector, so you'll have to buy a converter for a few dollars. Also the chord is thick but it is really flexible and it shouldn't give much of an issue.
phase
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States399 Posts
December 07 2009 00:16 GMT
#31
On December 07 2009 07:11 Wangsta wrote:
Canalphones are good for bass response and isolation, but if you are using them for recording purposes, they have huge problems which a lot of people cant deal with. You are going to notice some terrible high frequency cutoff on any canalphone except maybe jh-13s, which still cost around $1200-1400 iirc, you might notice problems with microphonics (hearing audible sounds when anything touches or moves the cable), and you have to deal with fit issues and replacing ear tips. The only canalphones that can compete with full size headphone setups are high end custom fit canalphones, which are WAY out of your price range anyway


This is all true too, thanks for adding ( I realized in my post that I came off as a fanboy :o ) The picking up of cable movement sounds is probably the largest annoyance out of those. As for the 10kHz cutoff, human ears don't really pick up more than 10kHz anyways - human voice cuts off at around 2-4kHz max, and the highest hihats are like 6-8kHz. If you're a true audiophile though, that may be an issue (I can live with the almost perfect accuracy in the 0-10kHz) region.
Phyre
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1288 Posts
December 07 2009 04:30 GMT
#32
Thanks so much everyone for the advice! My brother is specifically looking for headphones for recording purposes, he already has stuff for general use. As such, I'm thinking of getting the Sony MDR-V6. Pretty good price too at $65. I'll still be checking this thread though in case someone has a reason why I shouldn't get these.
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CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11583 Posts
December 07 2009 05:37 GMT
#33
These are mine:
[image loading]


They're pretty good, haven't broke yet (been 2 years) and all of my other headphones have a tendency to only work on one side after a few months, these work as great as they did the first day i got them.
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