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 Post subject: New headphones
PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 6:17 am 
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I need new headphones for beat making. I use grado 125's for listening, and switch between those and a few others for makin music. But ther shitty and old! So after some research I'm lookin at audio-technica m50's. rugged, neutral sound, fold up for travel, coiled cord good for moving around while switching up cords... Any recommendations?

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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 4:53 pm 
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i use some MDR-7506
they inexpensive (under $100) but i think they get the job done quite well
(btw im not a headphone aficionado so dont bash me if they suck lol)

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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 6:17 pm 
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iloveclams wrote:
i use some MDR-7506
they inexpensive (under $100) but i think they get the job done quite well
(btw im not a headphone aficionado so dont bash me if they suck lol)



Yep, sony mdr-7506 are THE best.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 6:34 pm 
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i have the audio technica m40fs. they're very good for monitoring.

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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:28 am 
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Yeah, I have the MDR-V6 headphones which are exactly the same as the 7506's and $20 cheaper. I would upgrade the ear pads to these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0016M ... UTF8&psc=1

They improve the delivery of sound to your ears, feel great, and last longer than the flaking ones from sony.


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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:43 pm 
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AKG's.


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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:36 pm 
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some 2 dollars cheap ass koss headphones. it doesnt even have a model number lul

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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:55 pm 
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sennheiser ie4 /if you want an intra earphones : take this

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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:22 pm 
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think AKG's have the best price-quality ratio nowadays

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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:42 pm 
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mdr v6 freq response is 5 hz to 30kHz.

mdr 7506 freq response is 10 hz to 20 kHz.

so I think the v6 are for audiofiles or scientists, cause people cant hear those frequencies, probably good to easily detect volume differences or ultrasonic or subsonic overloads, that you would not so easily detect on combinations of other play back or monitoring equipment.


my old headphones had a limiter and i would blast kicks into them, and I thought thats how they would sound haha.

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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:21 am 
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If you're looking for a good balance between ruggedness and audio quality, I'd recommend Denon DN-HP1000.

You can't even imagine what I've put my cans through and they still sound good and don't look even a day old even though they're going on about 3 years old now.

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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:06 am 
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you can't go by frequency response or specs on headphones. the sony v series is their prosumer line. i got the audio technica m40's they're cool. you can never go wrong with those 7506's. they're like the krk's of headphones. the classic akg 240's are like the ns-10 of headphones

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:00 am 
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BECAUSE THEY ARE THE COOLEST BEST SPECCED CANS OR SOMETHING. GET THE GUETTA MIXR ONES BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE BUY GUETTA AND DRE SO THEY HAVE TO BE THE BEST. LOL.

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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:01 pm 
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the classic akg 240's are like the ns-10 of headphones


that's what i use for mixing/monitoring. Very neutral. I greatly dislike the skinny cord though, wish it was coiled.

I've looked (for like $20 cheapness) at those cheezy skullcandy phones..I know they aren't neutral, but anyone know if they sound good for just like mp3 player or SP jamming out?


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 Post subject: Re: New headphones
PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:36 am 
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The Skullcandy cans aren't that bad. I actually used 60$ pair of Skullcandy buds for a long time when making music because it boosted the bass so much I'd actually pull it back while mixing since before that I had a bad habit of overdriving the bass (still do, but fuck..it's bass, dammit!)

The biggest problems with both cans and buds, though, is comfort. If you're jamming out on a lazy sunday for 5 hours, them shits best still feel like they're not there, else no matter how good they sound, they aren't worth it.

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