Headphones for producing

[didi]

Loads of people swear by the 990s so I suppose you can't go too wrong with them.

I love my MDR-7506s though. Would happily recommend them to anyone.


It's not two important as long as you get a decent pair. Practice, experience, and careful referencing is what is gonna get you great results.

[Tekki]

Got the 990 pro recently after producing with hd25. Difference is huge. Go with the 990 pro, you won't regret the expense. True about checking on monitors tho, especially for sub and mid bass.

[John_Dope]

I haven't been on this in quite some time. But I ended up with the DT990s back in May. Did some research on them. Definitely worth it. If you guys are still iffy on them. I recommend the 990s. Great overall quality sound

[Sugar Ape]

Same boat here. Lol I bought a pair of Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro's for $200. Amazon is having a sale on them right now for $185. They are more than likely the best you can get for the price range. They are HIGHLY praised and I myself love them. Every song I work on, I work strictly with them.

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Used to use Sennheiser for years (really great for hi-fi) but DT990s are just perfect for mixing. Not too hyped/slick sounding, but not dull either. Trust them more than my monitors.

[mistercrow]

For headphones, I'm a big fan of AIAIAI. I'm using TMA-1s at the moment (my home listening/djing phones) but I'd like to get some of the producer versions. I went around BPM with £200 to spend and my favourite test tracks. I was looking for punchy bass, relatively flat response, easy to drive, low distortion, and no sibilance. I ended up going for the DJ oriented ones as their sensitivity is much higher, even though their response isn't flat -they have a high-end roll off, which I ended up really appreciating for listening because I find a lot of higher end stuff in some tracks physically painful on other headphones.

One thing I would say, is that depending on your headphone output, it could be worth investing in a headphone amp. Modern headphones rely on electrical damping from ringing oscillations driving inductors. This affect is heightened by a difference in impedances between the source and the headphone. A good target is to have the your output at least a quarter of the impedance of the headphones, but this really is a minimum. Depending on your output, adding a headphone amp (which generally have very low output impedances) into the signal chain can make everything much clearer, punchier, flatter and more moniter-like all round.