Headphones for the booth?

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:49 pm

Just be aware if you are vocal tracking with a set of the Sennheiser 280Pro's and have a mid to deep male voice, they couple so darn well that the resonance from your vocal cavity will couple through the earpieces and provide you with an annoying bass quality that completely muddys up what you hear. NO amount of EQ can remove this believe me I've tried. For mixdowns or monitoring OTHER people they can't be beat. I relented and went with my old favorite (in the newer lowered impedance and efficient version), the AKG K240 Studio models. I had previously used the K240 DF's but they require way too much juice to get them loud. The Studio's give me the efficiency I require, and a very linear response without any mud or unrealistic sizzle that isn't really there. You can't really beat the 240 Studios for honesty. One thing they have ALL headphones beat in by a country mile is shear comfort. I now can track my (male) vocal and not have that muddiness to bother me. For ultimate listening or monitoring of a mix and others tracking, the 280Pros are indeed a wonderful headphone, and will isolate like crazy........