Hi all. [Hope this is the right place for this thread] I decided, because of the budget, to get good headphones instead of cheap monitors. Budget: basically around 200$, but I can be flexible. Uses: I'm more of a musician(mainly guitar) than a producer, and I use my DAW/Extremely Humble "Home Studio" mainly to record my ideas and explore them (with VSTs of stuff I can't play or instruments I can't afford), and to record my band or a small jam. I don't usually sit down on a project and mix and master it (yeah, I know this is what most of this forum is about :roll: ) although rarely a certain project comes along that demands it. I record: Vocals, Electric Guitars(sometimes DI, sometimes with my SM57), Acoustic Guitars, Sometimes Bass, and use my midi keyboard to "record" Pianos, Strings, Horns, etc. and e-drum kit for for drums midi input. Genres: Mostly Jazz,Rock,Funk but also Electornic or Symphonic(both rarely) and other stuff. Needs: A reliable product, I intend to use it for a good amount of time :D I know there different kinds of headphones(open, closed, etc.) and i Hope I've been specific enough about what I need so you can direct me in the right way. Thanks for all the upgrade-process help from ya'll. :-bd

go here:

http://www.headphone.com/


shop

me, i use these:




i like em.

I have a pair of the K240's.  They are very nice, comfortable and good sound, but no good for tracking and monitoring because of the open backed design.  

For general purpose, I like the Yamaha RH10ms:
http://www.overstock.com/...e/4467633/product.html

They sound right up there with the best $700 headphones and feature the Ultrasone S-Logic design, which puts the drivers at an angle, mimicking speaker placement and protecting your ears from damage due to fatiguing direct plosives that is a problem with most closed back designs.  

i've actually been using a pair of 'nicer' sony ear buds for tracking.

zero bleed.

super comfy.

doesn't make you feel like you are wearing a helmet

Thanks Guys. What kind of sony ears are those, batsbrew? anymore suggestions?

I use ATH-M50's.  Once they break in, they are awesome.  They don't require as much power to drive them and once you get used to the response, they serve very well for tracking and mix checking.

http://www.headphone.com/...o-technica-ath-m50.php

Here's a better price:
http://www.bhphotovideo.c...p;is=REG&A=details
Rimshot

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these:






except in black.
Sony MDR-EX51LP Fontopia In-The-Ear Headphones
http://www.amazon.com/Son...&keywords=ear+buds

And those are pretty good, bat? I've been wanting some new in-ears for a long time, ever since my Shures went south. But I'm reluctant to spend another $150 just to have them break again (they were my second set, too). 

But I see the ones you linked to are only 60 bucks. That would be a bargain if they're reasonably flat, and I'd feel less bad if a pair of 60-dollar earbuds broke. I just didn't think you could get anything decent for less than $150-200.

well, i would not call them 'flat'


but, i would say, they are AWESOME for checking for deep bass problems...
because these suckers stick in your ear all the way, you get full bass..

and the bass in these, goes down to 6 hz.

LOL

yep, 6....

so, if you have subs, that you cannot hear on your monitors, or even your home theatre, you can hear them on these.


i listen to pro mixes for a couple of hours, at a very decent low-mid volume, no ear fatique.
then i check mixes on these.


and you would not believe how many times i have dialed in the low end of a mix, using these.

YMMV