good and cheap pair of headphones ... advice needed!

[decoys]

hey guys,
I'm looking for a pair of headphones for mixing purposes. prize range ~ 100€. what are good pairs to test? will be at a bigger musicshop this week and want to try some out...
what about the sennheiser hd 280 pro?

 

[ahjteam]

so you want two pairs of headphones? good and cheap?

 

[reg3n]

so you want two pairs of headphones? good and cheap?

+1. Don't waste your money on cheap stuff.

 

[decoys]

haha, you guys owned me. so what are nice headphones to try?

 

[arv_foh]

The HD280s are very decent bro. I got mine for $70 from Amazon, on sale

 

[colonel kurtz]

+1 more to the HD280's

seems like these have been catching a lot of shit lately here and there...but go back about 3 yrs. in time, and they were the bee's knees of sub-$200 headphones

they don't have the overpowering bass that a lot of phones do, but they're very comfortable and with the closed-back can be used for tracking as well as mixing

 

[xFkx]

Check out AKG 271 mkII

 

[decoys]

awesome, will put those 2 on my list! thanks!

 

[ahjteam]

I recommend HD25-1 II, HD600 and HD800 headphones.

 

[decoys]

ok, hd25-1 sounds interesting, the other two arent exactly my prizerange
fyi: i monitor through KRK Rokit 5's.

 

[Jaymz]

Yeah HD280's have good isolation and are very "clear"....little to no bass but they are sound for tracking purposes. Usually people jump on the ATH-M50 bangwagon for overall quality though!

 

[guitarguru777]

Just as a question ... do you currently have monitors, or are you planning to just mix on headphones?

Cause if you are ........

 

[PhilTheBeard]

Equation Audio RP-21's are amazing headphone's for a very cheap price.

 

[guitarguru777]

Equation Audio RP-21's are amazing headphone's for a very cheap price.

dis iz troof! +1

 

[P-E]

ATH-M50 are generally regarded as better then Equation Audio RP-21's though.

And they're not that costy. Czech 'em out!

 

[JeffTD]

Sennheiser HD212's. The HD280's are great for isolation but have shit bass and a really excited top end.

 

[crillemannen]

Sennheiser HD 202. I actually use them to complement my Yahama hs80 well. You hear very clearly if your mix is to strong around 250-350hz on these headphones which where the Yamaha's have a dip.
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I also have Sennheiser HD 280 PRO which is great reference headphones. but they are a bit expensive.

 

[decoys]

Just as a question ... do you currently have monitors, or are you planning to just mix on headphones?

Cause if you are ........

no, i have a pair of rokit 5s, but i feel like i need headphones to check the mix more "direct", if that makes sense ..

 

[decoys]

thanks a lot so far guys! most of those headphones are reasonable prized, too! (sennheiser hd 202 for 25€ ... that feels even too cheap haha)
keep them coming!

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Check out AKG 271 mkII

+1
I've got the old 240Studio and I'm using them every day...have soldered two new cables on already....I'm dreading the day they'll finally die.