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Looking for a new pair of cans for MIXING late at night under $400 preferably open or semi. I know they're not the best for the application, but my speakers isn't an option as I live in an apt. Suggestions?

I've never used them for mixing, but the Audio Technica ATH-M50 phones sound great, aren't super expensive, and have been recomended on here by others for studio applications.

Althought they are closed cans.

kbithecrowing wrote:I've never used them for mixing, but the Audio Technica ATH-M50 phones sound great, aren't super expensive, and have been recomended on here by others for studio applications.

Althought they are closed cans.

I've owned that one before my dog destroys them haha.. Looking for something with flatter response though

I would look into Grados. The RS2i or RS325i. Probably the former.

Sennheiser HD280Pro. The AKG K601 look good too, but not sure if they are worth the price. This site is pretty cool, you can compare the frequency response of different models and see how flat or not they are. http://www.headphone.com/learning-cente ... -graph.php

Dr Satan wrote:Sennheiser HD280Pro. The AKG K601 look good too, but not sure if they are worth the price. This site is pretty cool, you can compare the frequency response of different models and see how flat or not they are. http://www.headphone.com/learning-cente ... -graph.php

I've had my HD280s forever, I love em. Just good, solid headphones.

beyer dt880

senn hd251ii


really the only two I'd ever recommend again

I've been using a set of AKG k240.
They sound nice and you can generally find them for $70-100

I went with the hd25-1 ii, I love this thing for its size, tracking and listening to music in general (this part is the best). But there's no way these cans are good for mixing. Anyone tried Grado RS325i instead of RS2i?

No slight against anybody here, but I would recommend my own ATH-M50's over my Senn HD280 Pro's every day of the week and three times on your Mom's day. I'd also recommend my mate's Beyer 770 Pro's over my AT's the same way.

Always been a big fan of Grado's... flat as a board especially with a nice amp.

kbithecrowing wrote:I've never used them for mixing, but the Audio Technica ATH-M50 phones sound great, aren't super expensive, and have been recomended on here by others for studio applications.

Althought they are closed cans.

I use a pair of ATH-M45's and they do a pretty nice job. Really comfortable. When I bought them I was going to buy the M50 but GC was out of stock. Anyway, I'm happy with my purchase. I've had them now for over five years. Most of my soundcloud stuff was mixed on them: https://soundcloud.com/mannequinracesband.

I ended up returning the HD25, while it's great for listening to music.. it's a bit bass heavy and small soundstage. Could be really fatiguing. I'm on another trial period, and have had the AKG Q701 for few days now. So far it's really good for mixing, and not bad for music listening. I'm not a big bass head anyway, so I think it would work. Still curious about the Grado SR225i and SR325i for mixing purpose though, feel free to chime in!

my suggestion

for recording --- AKG K240s (semi-open) or Sennheiser HD280 Pro (closed)
for mixing --- AKG K240DF (semi-open) or Beyerdynamic DT990 pro (open)

i use DT990 Pro at present, sounds perfect, all open, it's not very ideal for recording, but for mixing or just have fun with music, it's amazing~
good dynamic range, very clear details, high diffusion, and another big reason, it's very comfortable when using, even though for a longtime listen, not easy to get tired

K240DF is good as well, mid range response is perfect, but the low end is pretty lacking, and a little bit weak at the high freq. resolution

HD280's do great for mixing and tracking. I also like the Shure SRH840 because they are very comfortable and sound great although not as flat as the HD280. Although Headphones are like monitors each one are good in their own right as long as you spend the time getting to know their strengths and weaknesses.