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    Review by 'tonyjoy' on item 'Shure SE112m+-GR Sound Isolating Earphones with Remote + Microphone Compatible with All Apple iOS Devices'

    You know this is one of those headphones that doesn't make you go 'wow' yet you will curse yourself if you forget to take them on your next trans atlantic flight.  I have not attempted mixing on these - doubt I'd try that, but these are surely some decent sounding headphones. Well built and...
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    Review by 'tonyjoy' on item 'AKG Q701 Premium Class Reference Headphones, Quincy Jones Signature Line'

    I've given these at least two dozen chances as few of my colleagues swear by it. However, I find them highly uncomfortable to wear. I am a small person and these headphones for one, feel huge on my head. I find it hard to position them just right to get the imaging right every single time. The...
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    Review by 'tonyjoy' on item 'beyerynamic DT 150 Compact Closed Headphone (250 Ohms)'

    This is one of those items that I use every single day, take for granted.   I wouldn't be able to work without a handful of these in the studio. The headphones we give to every single recording artist - the kind they love. They can crank the levels up on their hear back mixer as much as they...
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    Review by 'tonyjoy' on item 'Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO Closed Studio Headphones - 250 Ohms'

    I bought my first pair of these headphones blindly as a student, based on the recommendation of my lecturer at SAE more than a decade ago. It took me a while to get used to it, but I haven't looked back ever since. Perhaps its what I got used to, but the fact remains that I can trust the sound...
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    Review by 'tonyjoy' on item 'Audeze EL-8 Open-Back'

    EL-8 fuses the best of many worlds for me. Picture if you will, the deepest, well defined bass you have ever heard. Now add to the picture the warmth only a ribbon tweeter can produce. Top all this off with the cleanest high end you can recall. What you just imagined, my friend, is the sound of...
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