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jude77
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2014/02/27 22:41:49 (permalink)

Isolation Headphone Opinions

Hey Guys:
I'm looking at getting a pair of isolation headphones and wondered if anybody had any opinions or thoughts to offer as to which ones to get.
 
Thanks!!
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    dcumpian
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    Re: Isolation Headphone Opinions 2014/02/28 08:10:34 (permalink)
    Audio Technica ATH M-50. Very good monitoring phones. I use them for rough mixing and tracking. I switch to near field monitors when getting a "close to final" mix, then I usually still go back to these headphones for detailed listening.
     
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    Re: Isolation Headphone Opinions 2014/02/28 09:20:28 (permalink)
    For isolation I use Sony MDR-7509HDs, but my main mixing cans are Sennheiser HD 650s. Which are open. Beautiful sound!

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    Re: Isolation Headphone Opinions 2014/02/28 22:38:54 (permalink)
    Thanks, guys!!
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    Re: Isolation Headphone Opinions 2014/03/02 11:50:00 (permalink)
    jude77 - there's a Hardware section in the Gear area in this forum that has a plethora of threads about monitors, headphones, audio interfaces and the like.  Might be a good place to look or post your question.
     
     

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    Re: Isolation Headphone Opinions 2014/03/02 12:02:57 (permalink)
    Ultra Phones
     

     
     
     


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    Re: Isolation Headphone Opinions 2014/03/02 15:01:52 (permalink)

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    Re: Isolation Headphone Opinions 2014/03/02 15:39:48 (permalink)
    dcumpian
    Audio Technica ATH M-50. Very good monitoring phones. I use them for rough mixing and tracking. I switch to near field monitors when getting a "close to final" mix, then I usually still go back to these headphones for detailed listening.
     
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    Re: Isolation Headphone Opinions 2014/03/02 15:55:54 (permalink)
    I am using the Koss PRO/4AA - These will keep out a lot of noise. They are old school and heavy though. I have a big head, so it doesn't bother me too much. :)

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    Re: Isolation Headphone Opinions 2014/03/02 17:11:00 (permalink)
    I'm a big fan of the Beyerdynamic DT770.
    The open 990 is great too.
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