[legitaudio]

I've been looking around and stores around me really don't give you a huge selection of headphones to what I want to use them for, all i see is "dre beats" and I'm not really wow'd by them. So I want to know what you guys think i should look into, it would help out a lot 
 

 

[limpidglitch]

Is it purely for monitoring, and not for mixing?
 
I've yet to find something that beat the good old HD25-1 for field work, and I know I'm not alone in this.
Other than that the HD600 has become a bit of a industry standard as a studio reference. Head-Fi member Lunatique did a great write-up that I think you should read, where he reviewed his search for the ultimate studio work horse. Participants were as diverse as a-t M50s, Denons, LCD-2s and Stax O2s. Do a search and I think you'd  find it.
 
Edit: I think this is it.

 

[digiman]

Do you mean whilst recording live instruments? I guess a closed headphones with good isolation might help.

 

[legitaudio]

Thanks for responding and all the info. I'll look that up too

 

[legitaudio]

Like studio work basically. Do you know of any headphones with good isolation?

 

[loopfreak]

Listened to akg k272 hd trough rme ff 800 and they do not sound closed even if they isolate very, very good. And they are comfortable.....
If you need something for field work, yeah senn hd 25 1 is the king.

 

[legitaudio]

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Listened to akg k272 hd trough rme ff 800 and they do not sound closed even if they isolate very, very good. And they are comfortable.....
If you need something for field work, yeah senn hd 25 1 is the king.

Are the hd 25-1s on ear? because I was kind of looking for over ear headphones but if they're comfortable then thats fine. The last on ear headphones i had would hurt my ears after a while so they kind of swayed me from getting on ears
 
 

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

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Are the hd 25-1s on ear? because I was kind of looking for over ear headphones but if they're comfortable then thats fine. The last on ear headphones i had would hurt my ears after a while so they kind of swayed me from getting on ears
 
 

 
Thanks to HeadRoom...
 

 

I guess the hd-25 ii would be considered on ear, but they're big on ears...

 

[limpidglitch]

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Are the hd 25-1s on ear? because I was kind of looking for over ear headphones but if they're comfortable then thats fine. The last on ear headphones i had would hurt my ears after a while so they kind of swayed me from getting on ears
 
 

definitely on-ear, and can be a little uncomfortable if you plan to use them hours on end.
The audio-technica M50 would be a good over ear-alternative.

 

[blackzarg]

I'm a very big fan of the ATH-M50 (or the M30's if you're on a budget) as a pair of monitoring headphones. I don't recommend mixing on headphones, but if it's a must, then probably the K702's or the (closed) Beyer DT150.