Headphone Monitor Question (I might be a total retard here)

tardigrade · Post by **tardigrade** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:19 pm

Hi folks I'm a relative noob so don't hit/call me shit/rape/ abuse me in anyway (unless you're a lady, in which case be my guest

) for asking this. But I am in desperate need of getting some monitor headphones. I have a neighbour who has young kids in all day who I get on with well and respect and I work lateish shifts. Whilst trawling ebay I came across a set of Sennheiser HD201s for 17 pound 95p (my profile will tell you that I live in Spain but I'm originally from Dundee, Scotland and generally get things shipped to my sister's place and then shipped across to Spain.) Now are these cans total pish or an absolute bargain at this price and worth bidding higher for?

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:26 pm

seeing as you can buy them in shops for £11.00 i wouldnt bother

truncated · Post by **truncated** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:06 am

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD20 ... B0007XJSQC

16 quid delivered,

they won't be wonderful.

tardigrade · Post by **tardigrade** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:13 am

OK no one else reply. I can see I was getting my hopes up rather a lot but you can but try, eh? Anyone want to point us in the direction of some good solid budget monitor cans cos believe it or not chefing don't pay any where near as well as Gordon-cunting-spoilt- rubber-faced-ponce-hairdressed-poof-boy-bastard-Ramsay would lead you to believe.

(sorry would you believe I really dislike the guy?, had a bad night at work

)

tardigrade · Post by **tardigrade** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:26 am

No offence to any gay folks BTW. But he IS a poof-boy-bastard, no-one can contest that.

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:30 am

how budget is budget?

a lot of people swear by AKG701's, but you'll struggle to find them for much less than 150 quid.

BeyerDynamic DT770's are not bad, I find them a bit mincy for dance music but they're clear enough. But they're still the thick end of 100 quid in most places.

I don't know of many options cheaper than those, although I would consider perhaps just trying to work on whatever cans you have and then doing your mixdowns on your monitor speakers when you get a chance?

tardigrade · Post by **tardigrade** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:34 am

100-120 pounds round figure. If someone mentions a set at 150 and totally drools over them I might take more than due notice. Final mixdown on speakers is a little bit of a problem where I'm living at the moment.

alpha3 · Post by **alpha3** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:46 am

Hi,

Beyer DT100's were the standard in most studios for years. I use DT990's. £100ish. The only thing that becomes an issue monitoring on headphones is that after a few hours they start to hurt your head a bit.

truncated · Post by **truncated** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:11 am

setspeed wrote:
BeyerDynamic DT770's are not bad, I find them a bit mincy for dance music but they're clear enough.

going down to 5hz isn't manly enough!

my dad has a pair of dt770's for listening to classical etc, tried them over a few months if anything they're to bassy for making music on, comfortable as a sofa for your ears.

if the mincy was directed at the speed of the headphones they are more suited for classical (in my opinion) so they aren't as quick and punchy as most others, lovely headphones though.

alot of poeple swear by the sennheiser hd25's about 130 quid i think.

lojik · Post by **lojik** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:58 am

I think those Senheisers are DJ headphones rather than monitor headphones meaning the bass response will be boosted.

I'm not really sure what else is an option for monitor headphones becuase I use monitors rather than headphones but I would definately make sure you check and make sure anything you do buy is flat response rather than DJ headphones before you buy!

junglist · Post by **junglist** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:20 am

HD650.

juxta · Post by **juxta** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:09 pm

Junglist wrote:HD650.

agreed

mike honcho · Post by **mike honcho** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 2:54 pm

DT770 / Beyer Dynamic, although they get a bit heavy they are great and best for the money.

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:01 pm

Truncated wrote:
setspeed wrote:
BeyerDynamic DT770's are not bad, I find them a bit mincy for dance music but they're clear enough.

going down to 5hz isn't manly enough!

my dad has a pair of dt770's for listening to classical etc, tried them over a few months if anything they're to bassy for making music on, comfortable as a sofa for your ears.

if the mincy was directed at the speed of the headphones they are more suited for classical (in my opinion) so they aren't as quick and punchy as most others, lovely headphones though.

alot of poeple swear by the sennheiser hd25's about 130 quid i think.

yeah i'm sure you could get used to them (i only borrowed them for a couple of days) - i just found them a bit polite, not that punchy etc. but yeah, super comfy.

i use hd25's these days - basically because they're my DJ cans and I can't afford another pair - and i probably prefer them tbh. that's probably partly because i'm more used to them, but i find them a bit more 'immediate' - more punch, a bit of a jacked up bass response - basically more fun for producing dance music on!

i still use my alesis m1's for mixdowns though

slothrop · Post by **slothrop** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:29 pm

Juxta wrote:
Junglist wrote:HD650.
agreed

Expensive, though.

HD 270's / 280's seem to get some love as the poor man's HD 650...

k_k · Post by **k_k** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:21 pm

AKG K240s around £70 on Ebay bargain

blip · Post by **blip** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:33 am

Lojik wrote:I think those Senheisers are DJ headphones rather than monitor headphones meaning the bass response will be boosted.

That's right... I have an HD25 and produce with it. Does squash your ears a bit and has this bassy problem.

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