$100 works... Sonys. Not the very best but loud, good tone .. lasts if you take care of them.

Quite happy with my AKG 240's. I can even mix with them with near accurate results. Of course I have been using that model for 20+ years.

The sony's work well if your not worried about a couple db of bleed in the mic.....

Options would be the Ultrasones.

Hi,

I am very satisfied with my Sony MDR 7509. They are the best sounding Headphones I have used so far. Largely better then my Sennheisers and Beyer DT150.

I got them for 192$ if I remember right.

Seinheisers 280's- very good isolation- great for tracking vox, drums & mixing- about $90 street

If you want some good extra headphones for the studio try the akg's K-44's. Just $20 ea at Musicians Friend, sound good and built like a tank. can't go wrong with those for xtra headphones :D

Headphones

If you happen to be recording your own material in a live environment with other musicains or an engineer without the benefit of a control room (live performances), I highly recommend Direct Sound Extreme Isolation Headphones. Here's the link to purchase directly from the manufacturer, http://www.extremeheadphones.com/ .
I picked a pair of these up a few weeks ago and as soon as I can afford it, I'm going to pick up a couple more pair so the whole band can here the mix as it's being performed. Basically, they're a hearing protection headset with speakers inside. They knock about 30 db of room noise away and allow you to hear the mix while you're playing at the same time. They're ideal to use while you are recording and in my opinion or more than sufficient for mixing as well.

8-)

Timothy Hessians

maintiger wrote: Seinheisers 280's- very good isolation- great for tracking vox, drums & mixing- about $90 street

$90 - is that right? With prices here in Sweden we get them for $190!

Does anybody know of a webstore who can ship abroad?

/p

Hi,
just another user experience with the Direct Sound Extreme Isolation Headphones here:

They knock about 30 db

I have the specs on the box and they're rated at 29dB. FWIW, I have a panflo 30dB extremely quiet computer fan I can still hear it with the Direct Sound "Extreme Isolation" headphones on! However, they DO block out those harmful SPLs in loud music environment.
Unforutantely for me since I drum and record myself on an acoustic drumset, they do not provide enough sound isolation to be able to hear detailed differences in mic placement WHILE tracking a live acoustic drum set...simply too much noise bleeds into the headphones. I was on the verge of returning these after I bought them, but decided to keep them since I couldn't find anything better for $80-$90.