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post #1 of 7
12/16/11 at 5:19am
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Dear all

 

I'm a music producer and have recently started using the wonderful NanoStudio on my iPhone 3GS. I'm looking for a pair of headphones with the following features:

 

Excellent sound quality

Excellent ambient noise attenuation

3.5mm jack connector

Low impedance

 

Preferably I would like a short cable or the ability to replace the cable with a short one, as I will also be using them for listening to music walking around town. I've looked at the Sennheiser HD280 Pro and HD380 Pro, but I'm worried about the non-detachable coiled cable they both come with. I think this will be too heavy and cumbersome.

 

In my home studio I use Sennheiser HD25SPs.

 

Any advice from you knowledgeable folk would be highly appreciated!

 

Regards

 

Gareth

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post #2 of 7
12/17/11 at 1:47pm

If it weren't for the cable issue I'd say the sony mdr-v6, the shure 440 or the ath m50. I think most, if not all, headphones for music production have a long straight, or a heavy coiled, cable. Can't think of anything off hand that comes with a short cable.

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post #3 of 7
12/17/11 at 6:48pm
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Dear all

 

I'm a music producer and have recently started using the wonderful NanoStudio on my iPhone 3GS. I'm looking for a pair of headphones with the following features:

 

Excellent sound quality

Excellent ambient noise attenuation

3.5mm jack connector

Low impedance

 

Preferably I would like a short cable or the ability to replace the cable with a short one, as I will also be using them for listening to music walking around town. I've looked at the Sennheiser HD280 Pro and HD380 Pro, but I'm worried about the non-detachable coiled cable they both come with. I think this will be too heavy and cumbersome.

 

In my home studio I use Sennheiser HD25SPs.

 

Any advice from you knowledgeable folk would be highly appreciated!

 

Regards

 

Gareth


The Sennheiser HD 25 I II seems to fit your requirements ideally.

 

They're my walking about town, going to the gym, etc. headphones.

 

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post #4 of 7
12/19/11 at 5:21am
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Thanks people, that's really helpful. I will check out the suggested alternatives. Long cables I can cope with, heavy I cannot! The problem with the HD25s as far as I can see is that they are supra-aural rather than circum-aural and don't provide enough ambient noise isolation.

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post #5 of 7
12/19/11 at 6:15am

I havent listened to these, but the Audio-Technica ATH-PRO700Mk2 would meet all your requirements. However, they are reportedly a completely different sound signature than the Senns and they are a little tight on the head. They are bass monsters so they're not for everyone.

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post #6 of 7
12/19/11 at 2:35pm
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Originally Posted by gmtfd View Post

Thanks people, that's really helpful. I will check out the suggested alternatives. Long cables I can cope with, heavy I cannot! The problem with the HD25s as far as I can see is that they are supra-aural rather than circum-aural and don't provide enough ambient noise isolation.



They provide exceptional ambient noise isolation.

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post #7 of 7
1/4/12 at 12:54am

Low impedance? How about the Sony V900HD($155)(aka 7509HD($189)). It is 24 ohms and is used extensively for professional music editing.

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