Ham Sandwich
Headphoneus Supremus
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The Grados are a curious recommendation. They do run well without an amp and can be plugged into even wimpy powered sources and work. So maybe that's part of it. The SR series Grados though are not what I would consider an ideal monitoring/mixing headphone. They are colored in the midrange and that's what makes them sound so enjoyable. They'll do double duty as a excellent listening headphone out of a portable.
The new Shure SRH440 and SRH840 have been getting good reviews. They're new so haven't gotten much listening my many people here. I haven't had the chance yet to hear them. They'd be on my short list to try for your purpose, along with the M50.
You'll be able to compare whatever you end up getting against the Grados that the other people in the class have. Hopefully you'll find your choice to be better suited.
Originally Posted by rescorbic /img/forum/go_quote.gif Many students in my class bought SR60s to SR125s due to my teacher's recommendation (I don't know why he would recommend those for studio work). Perhaps the Grados are better for critical listening? |
The Grados are a curious recommendation. They do run well without an amp and can be plugged into even wimpy powered sources and work. So maybe that's part of it. The SR series Grados though are not what I would consider an ideal monitoring/mixing headphone. They are colored in the midrange and that's what makes them sound so enjoyable. They'll do double duty as a excellent listening headphone out of a portable.
The new Shure SRH440 and SRH840 have been getting good reviews. They're new so haven't gotten much listening my many people here. I haven't had the chance yet to hear them. They'd be on my short list to try for your purpose, along with the M50.
You'll be able to compare whatever you end up getting against the Grados that the other people in the class have. Hopefully you'll find your choice to be better suited.