Mark2002
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Hello everyone,
I'm new to the forums, and i'm on the search for headphones which are recommended for music production.
Due to inadequate monitoring equipment, the past few days i've been endlessly tweaking a vocal through a lot of guesswork on what frequencies i'm hearing, and i've decided that i really need better monitoring. I can't afford studio monitor speakers at the moment but headphones look to be a good option.
Ones which stand out to me from reading reviews are Beyer headphones, in particular the DT250, DT770 Pro and DT990 Pro. (Although the DT990 at £115 over here is slightly more than i can afford - unless they are highly recommended.) But if there are other recommendations, please let me know of them. (My main use will be for checking EQ's in mixes.)
I have some more newbie questions:
I have an Audigy soundcard in my computer, will i require an amp to get a good volume level? I've noticed that there's two versions of the DT250, one at 80 Ohms and another at 250, and i've read that without an amp i should go for the 80 ohms version. The DT770 and 990 are 600 Ohms, will they be too quiet if i connected them directly to my soundcard?
I haven't heard sound through professional quality headphones, will i hear the difference in something like a subtle boost at 5khz or a cut at 400Hz?
Thankyou very much for any help,
Mark
I'm new to the forums, and i'm on the search for headphones which are recommended for music production.
Due to inadequate monitoring equipment, the past few days i've been endlessly tweaking a vocal through a lot of guesswork on what frequencies i'm hearing, and i've decided that i really need better monitoring. I can't afford studio monitor speakers at the moment but headphones look to be a good option.
Ones which stand out to me from reading reviews are Beyer headphones, in particular the DT250, DT770 Pro and DT990 Pro. (Although the DT990 at £115 over here is slightly more than i can afford - unless they are highly recommended.) But if there are other recommendations, please let me know of them. (My main use will be for checking EQ's in mixes.)
I have some more newbie questions:
I have an Audigy soundcard in my computer, will i require an amp to get a good volume level? I've noticed that there's two versions of the DT250, one at 80 Ohms and another at 250, and i've read that without an amp i should go for the 80 ohms version. The DT770 and 990 are 600 Ohms, will they be too quiet if i connected them directly to my soundcard?
I haven't heard sound through professional quality headphones, will i hear the difference in something like a subtle boost at 5khz or a cut at 400Hz?
Thankyou very much for any help,
Mark