What Headphones?

[Scott Lists]

I just brought home a pair of the AKG 240's...really liked the sound 
compared with a Sony MDR7506 Professional for the same price...the AKG 
sounded more precise, and the Sony was very bassy and colored...both 
were plugged into a Grace headphone amp...for a reason I can't explain, 
though...the Sony's were way loud even without the boost switch on the 
Grace, which was necessary with the AKG's...

However, I'm returning them for a pair of Sennheiser HD280 
Pro's...(also around $100...would be interested in hearing comments 
about these)...the AKG's are not truly "closed" and lots and lots of 
sound comes out the backs...bad for realtime monitoring with a live mic 
nearby.

Part of the design I appreciate is the swivel ear cups, which make "one 
on, one off" the ear wearing more comfortable.  And I'd rather not 
spend more than about $100 on my first pair.

But, other recommendations would be welcome.  I just got my Metric Halo 
ULN-2, and am going to hold off on purchasing external monitors for a 
bit...will mainly be doing VO's and a bit of my own overdubbed singing. 
  Please let me know if the Sennheisers would not be suited for this.

--SL

On Sunday, June 22, 2003, at 08:26  AM, Mac Pro Audio List wrote:

> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 10:10:47 -0500
> Subject: Re: [MPA] What Headphones?
> From: Carlson <mariner at mts.net>
> Message-ID: <BB19DFA6.3763%mariner at mts.net>
>
> Ever tried the AKG K240? Comfortable, quiet but maybe a bit too warm 
> for
> mixing?
>
>> I'm looking for something that makes you feel inside the track with 
>> lots of
>> space and width and can let me monitor subtle details like the 
>> ambience from
>> reverbs and delays etc.
>> Also I take it I would be better with a closed ear design not only to 
>> shut
>> off outside noise but to prevent spillage from the headphones through 
>> a
>> vocal Mic for example.