[jegarn]

Which are the one and only headphone for live recordings.

Any category and price, the ultimate headphone for live recordings.

 

[malldian]

I don't know how to really answer this. Live recordings of jazz, classical, metal? The answers will be different. You should probably be chasing down phones for a certain genere first.

 

[jegarn]

For different genres.

I'm not going to buy new headphones at the moment. Was listening to live recordings and believe they can be way better then studio albums. What would you be looking for in your perfect live headphone and which one would it be?

 

[Nocturnal310]

By way better do u mean more neutral? more original? ...in that case try AKG240 ?

although their sound can get boring because Natural sound can be boring for some.

 

[malldian]

What is your source, price range and will you want an amplifier to go with your headphones?

 

[jegarn]

I just wants to know which headphones [size=medium]YOU[/size]prefer for live music and why

Thought it would be interesting to know what other people wants in live recordings and maybe I'll appreciate those details more

 

[ronnielee54]

For rock or blues my favorite so far has been the HFI-780's. They really made you feel like you were there.

 

[trinkus79]

I prefer my Beyer DT990's for live recordings. They seem to have a better sound stage and a more natural sound, almost as if I'm actually at the show.

 

[Blackmore]

AKG K1000 using with TrendsAudio T10.1 amp playing Deep Purple's legendery performance recorded on February 27, 1976 in Long Beach, California.

That was scary real

 

[Uncle Erik]

It depends on the genre, but I like the AKG K-501 and K-1000, the Sennheiser HD-600 and the Beyerdynamic DT-48.

For me, however, the ultimate "live" experience is with planar speakers. I run a pair of ribbons in my system that are uncannilly real. I've heard the same effect with electrostats and Magnepans, too.

 

[earwicker7]

Easy--Stax Omega 2 with a good amp. Hope you have $6k+ sitting around!

 

[Duggeh]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nocturnal310 /img/forum/go_quote.gif By way better do u mean more neutral? more original? ...in that case try AKG240 ? although their sound can get boring because Natural sound can be boring for some.

Do you ever cease spouting rubbish?

 

[troymadison]

AKG K1000

 

[jegarn]

$6k+ ?!?!

my most expensive headphones at the moment cost ~$100

Can it really be that much better for the $ then a pair of headphones for ~$500??

 

[jcn3]

well, maybe not the sr-007s, but stax set-ups sound incredible with live music. my sr-404 and srm-007t (roughly $1500 -- amp was used) generate a monsterous, open soundstage.