The discovery thread!

[Jmop]

Speaking of throwbacks, remember the original Sony XB series? I owned the 700 and 500, those big ole tire pads were great. I remember hanging out in Best Buy and getting down with some dubstep on the 500 in store model.

 

[r31ya]

Speaking of throwbacks, remember the original Sony XB series? I owned the 700 and 500, those big ole tire pads were great. I remember hanging out in Best Buy and getting down with some dubstep on the 500 in store model.

Its superbly comfortable, pretty detailed too if you can see through the bass that is everywhere.

 

[Jmop]

Its superbly comfortable, pretty detailed too if you can see through the bass that is everywhere.

If I could fit the 700 pads on other headphones then circular ear cups would be 10x more comfy.

 

[IEMbiker]

Audiophiles need to get out more!

Audiophiles get eargasm

 

[chinmie]

Whats is your rec for studio use?
the one i see is DT770 or DT990

I sold pretty much all of my studio back in 2010. I only have a custom made flat-top guitar and 2 regular acoustics. I own a single guitar processor and a small practice amp. So you could say I’m clueless as to how to monitor a good mix nowadays. Which is strange to say as a have a few headphones? But monitoring a mix is the farthest thing from my goals, actually I wouldn’t even know how.....almost, except better to ditch the headphones and use speakers.

when i was younger, i used to own a small indie recording studio after i graduated university, but nowadays i purely do music for hobby and only record/mix my own band's songs.

currently i use ATH R70X for mixing quietly/ cleaning tracks, because when i switch back and forth between it and my speakers (my trusty old KRK V6), they sounds similar enough that i don't need to do too much adjustments. not to mention i really like that it's open back, really light and comfortable to wear for long hours

from experience, it is better to learn a specific earphones /speakers and stick with them for mixing, rather than trying too many multiple units. the only thing that i would add is if your mixes ended up (for example) too bassy in general when checking on multiple devices, you should pick a bassier oriented monitors so you don't over-EQ the bass again..vice versa to the other frequencies.

 

[Surf Monkey]

ahh, so its is true.
I read that studio usually only use headphone for recording but not during mastering. they use speakers on that one.

on not so related note, Crin have IEM list but for long while he didn't have Headphone list as he rarely use headphone. IEMs to go, speakers at home.

Years ago before my band broke up and we were doing studio recording the engineers we worked with used Sennheiser HD650s for tracking and mixing. They mastered over speakers. In this case the speakers were Yorkville YSM-1s.

 

[nraymond]

ahh, so its is true.
I read that studio usually only use headphone for recording but not during mastering. they use speakers on that one.

on not so related note, Crin have IEM list but for long while he didn't have Headphone list as he rarely use headphone. IEMs to go, speakers at home.

Studios can and do use heaphones for mixing and mastering, but any good studio is going to use speakers and also do checks on things like car stereos and portable bluetooth speakers so they understand what people will be hearing in their daily lives on the variety of devices that people use. You want a song to sound good on as many devices as possible. And whatever sound playback chain a studio uses, they need to understand its strengths and weaknesses. While this article is 15 years old now, Sound On Sound did a good job talking about all the ins and outs of mixing on headphones, and much of their advice still applies:

https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/mixing-headphones

 

[Surf Monkey]

Studios can and do use heaphones for mixing and mastering, but any good studio is going to use speakers and also do checks on things like car stereos and portable bluetooth speakers so they understand what people will be hearing in their daily lives on the variety of devices that people use. You want a song to sound good on as many devices as possible. And whatever sound playback chain a studio uses, they need to understand its strengths and weaknesses. While this article is 15 years old now, Sound On Sound did a good job talking about all the ins and outs of mixing on headphones, and much of their advice still applies:

https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/mixing-headphones

Exactly. Good engineers and producers will check their mix/mastering on as many speakers as they can. The reference will be studio monitors, but the mix will be tailored to sound as good as possible on as many kinds of speakers and headphones as possible.

Keen observers will notice that this approach introduces certain compromises. Compromises that render “sounds exactly like the artist intended” more or less meaningless. There is no “exactly” in the world of recorded audio. There are simply too many steps and variables in the chain from performance to playback.

 

[Carpet]

Audiophiles get eargasm

Audiophiles apparently prefer aural sex!

 

[Dsnuts]

So this is new. Was browsing aliexpress and saw these made by Tri audio.

Like the design. Might have to try a set.

 

[4ceratops]

So this is new. Was browsing aliexpress and saw these made by Tri audio.

Like the design. Might have to try a set.

There is no possibility to order 3 pairs of one size yet, only the SML set. So it's unusable for me, because only size L (14 mm) fits me. Too bad, they look interesting, they would be worth trying.

 

[jant71]

Deal for US Amazon Prime members...KBEAR Rosefinch in the brown color for $12.

 

[Surf Monkey]

There is no possibility to order 3 pairs of one size yet, only the SML set. So it's unusable for me, because only size L (14 mm) fits me. Too bad, they look interesting, they would be worth trying.

Same, but I went for it anyway. Price is pretty good and I’ve found that with one or two kinds of tips I can use a medium in one ear and a large in the other. The SpinFit W1 is like that. These may be too. I’ll see…

 

[Redcarmoose]

So this is new. Was browsing aliexpress and saw these made by Tri audio.

Like the design. Might have to try a set.

Like the ePro tips, sort of? https://penonaudio.com/epro-ep00.html

 

[nymz]

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Today I bring good news. I just launched live a personal website where I will be hosting my reviews and impressions while serving as a personal index as well.

To celebrate this launch, I also reviewed the legendary Sony IER-Z1R that you can find there.

Thanks for your time and have a great week!