VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Bailey · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: Mic exchange

I needed a new headset. My Koss WM60's were being held together with electrical tape, and the covering over the foam was gone... but they still sounded great.
I decided to spend some of Santa's cash on a set of Sony MDR 150's. Wrong! They just didn't have that crispness to them. I felt like I wearing earmuffs.
After many happy returns, I went to the Guitar Center and bought the Sennheiser HD 201. It sounded great!

One question... Sony and Sennheiser are both good names, but should you buy for the name or for what sounds best in the ears? The Koss headphones were probably 10 or more years old, and were dirt cheap.
BTW, I wear hearing aids... 10% loss in both ears... and I can't wear them with headphones.
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bobsouer · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject:

Jim,

What sounds right is probably always going to be your best bet. I use Sennheiser headphones all the time except when I'm at work where I have no choice, I have to use Sony. It's all we have.
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Doc · Guest

I'm with Bob on this one. I've been using Sennheiser's now for 36 years. No comparison.

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billelder · Guest

To me, it's about what you're accustomed to hearing. If the sound of Sennheiser is that sound, then you're always better off using that brand. I know how much I depend on a good pair of headphones. After a while my ears adjust to the new pair. But, it can "weird me out" for a while.

Mike Cooper · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:29 am Post subject:

Hey guys! My two cents (soon to be worth two pence Stirling…)

I have a pair of Beyer DT250s, which are designed as studio monitors. They're lovely to edit with when I'm not using speakers - very clean, don't overemphasise anything, and I actually love them for listening to music too. But because they're very flat, they don't give any sort of bass boost, which I like to have when I'm recording. I only do voice tracks, but these would be a great choice for mixing and I've read reports from engineers who like them for that.

When I'm recording in my booth I use the old workhorse DT100s. They're not "high fidelity" by anyone's standards these days, but great sound isolation means I can easily tell if something's making its way onto the track or not and I can hear properly how I'm "working the mic". They also favour a warmer bottom end, which gives me a bit more confidence, for some reason, than the 250s.

I think what you listen to in your headphones, if you wear them while recording, is subjective, whereas if you're wearing them to edit I'd go for "flat" monitors.

Final point: I'd always go for something that's built like a tank - just in case they take a knock from time to time.
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Yoda117 · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:22 am Post subject: Re: Mic exchange

todd ellis · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:07 am Post subject:

i've had the same AKGs for a zillion years and i love them. btw - bsw has a three pack of AKGK77s for $99 ...
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Bailey · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:32 am Post subject: Re: Mic exchange