[rob1031]

I've narrowed my choices down;

to a the cheap sony Sony MDR-7506 , which is good because the cost is quite low, and can be driven by my laptop (as im using my laptop + soundcard- still need to deide which to get, so low budget- for source)

or

the bigger and moer impressive but more expensive K271S. this i heard is a good mid range headphone, good for monitoring my guitar stuff, also i can play through my pedal board and play without distubring people sometimes. the only thing is im afraid it might not be that easy to drive, but i've got a good CMOY- could the CMOY drive the K271S and would it be ok to drive like that? i mean laptop soundcard --> cmoy--> K271S.

thanks for the recommendations!

 

[russdog]

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Originally Posted by rob1031 I've narrowed my choices down; to a the cheap sony Sony MDR-7506 , which is good because the cost is quite low, and can be driven by my laptop (as im using my laptop + soundcard- still need to deide which to get, so low budget- for source)

AFAIK, the MDR-V6's are the *exact* same thing (maybe a different plug?) but cost less... $60-some dollars if you look around...

 

[Mercuttio]

If you want a really good pure monitoring headphone (cold and fairly flat) try the Sennheiser HD280. I'm sure you can find it for super cheap used.

 

[RedLeader]

yea, have you considered the HD280 or HD25-1? Both are easy to drive and excellent for monitoring.

 

[rob1031]

erally? hd-25? i thought about them LONG LONG time ago but i didnt kno they're good for monitoring!

so hd-25 over the AKG 271S even!?

 

[Headphony]

I would also look at some Audio-Technica. ATH-M30 might be a good cheap option.

 

[Carl]

Try to find an old Stax like a SR-3/5 or SR-Xmk2. You can certainly find them for less than $80 if you're patient.