[DickxLaurent]

Can anyone please recommend good budget headphones for studio use? My company probably won't allocate more than $100 to spend per pair. We do mixing of speech over various types of music. Comfort is important. And the boss is ebay-friendly.

Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

 

[Andrea]

The Sennheiser EH 350 is meant for studio monitoring, according to Sennheiser, and is comfortably under $100.

 

[gshan]

Sennheiser HD280 is referred to by some as having an analytical sound:
http://www.compuplus.com/i/AUDIO/Hea...heiser%20hd280

Sony MDR-V6 is also a popular monitor headphone, but has more of an exaggerated bass:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ughType=search

Then there's also the AKG K240S..

All worth searching for. You might also want to search for thread title "$100". There should be many.

 

[Jahn]

considering that Mr. Alessandro might be happy if his cans were actually used as intended - for people in the music biz like musicians and sound engineers - you may give the Alessandro MS-1 a look at www.alessandro-products.com for $99 shipped.

 

[Ingo]

Sony MDR-7506/V6 as mentioned above are a very common sight in recording studios and are under $100. I personally think they suck, but a lot of people use them.

 

[Andrea]

I think the best choices would be HD280pro (closed) & EH 350 (open), both being 'linear' like needed... perhaps the EH 350 more.

 

[boodi]

hd555

 

[diredesire]

Alessandro MS-1? ;D

 

[skyskraper]

akg k240s, only the hd280 compares for a sub $100 studio choice.

i use my k240s + m3 every day, recording, mixing, mastering, theyre truely lovely and especially important for long studio sessions, exceptionally comfortable.

 

[Mercuttio]

The HD280 is great for that. Easily under $100 online. I had a pair for a while, but found them way too cold for music listening after getting a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 880s.

 

[ry_goody]

alessandro or grado

 

[skyskraper]

can you please quantify that reccomendation? coz i know that i'm somebody who can't stand to casually listen with allessandro's or grado's, if i had to use them from monitoring work i'd go crazy very quickly. they may be fine for session work for guitarists, but even then i'd still say no.

 

[DickxLaurent]

Thank you to everyone for your recommendations. They are very helpful. Keep 'em coming if there is any more to say.

We're still open to more options.

Are there different models of the AKG 240's with different power requirements? I seem to remember seeing this somewhere.

 

[bmorrison]

First of all, for the recording engineer, the most important thing is to use a headphone that he is very familiar with. Every headphone has colorations; if the engineer isn't familiar with a particular phone's colorations, he won't really be able to make the final mix sound like he wants.

Second point - variety is good. It's common practice to check a mix on a variety of speakers and headphones. This can turn up problems that might be hidden on just one set.

Comfort shouldn't be overlooked too, particularly, in my experience, for the voice talent. The thing is, though, what's comfortable for one person isn't necessarily comfortable for another.

I guess what I'm saying is -- get one of each.

Seriously, if you are planning on getting four headphones, for example, get four different ones, with at least one open and at least one closed. I haven't heard the EH350 yet, but all the others mentioned here should do nicely as part of a small headphone inventory.