OK, so I'm learning about the home recording process and on Tuesday I will be doing my first session. I believe I have the recording equipment side of things right. Now, the issue of the listening device comes up. The store I've been buying equipment has lots of different headphone brands and so on. Headphones seem to be the standard for recording purposes. Why? What's wrong with earphones?

Anybody else have the M-Audio Q40 headphones? I'm fairly happy with the sound quality, but they are really tight on the head and actually hurt/ irritate after a short while. Any other headphone recommendations within their price range that are comfortable ($150)?

Hey guys. Haven't been here in a while. Been setting up my new studio :) It's been hard work so I've not been around so much.

So my question is.. Headphone mixing.. When would you say are the best times for you to use headphones to mix something?

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Ok, is it me or is $299 a complete waste of money on a pair of these headphones.

Today i tried them at Best Buy, though they sounded great, they sound no better than my Audio-Technica $100 "Studio" headphones. I def would not req. these for mixing purposes (for those that also think Bose can be used for legit mixing)

I need to find some way to switch between my powered speakers and a small portable CD player that has a line input that allows it to be used for my headphones when I am recording with a mic and can't use the speakers in my small room.

It's really bogging me down swapping cables.

What do you suggest for switching between sources?

Ok I've looked and I haven't seen a thread for this but if there is please redirect me. I am currently using a pair of Shure Critical Listening Headphones to do ALL of my mixing, recording etc etc etc...

I'm sure that this topic has been beaten to death, but I'm wondering what the latest opinion on the matter is.

I've owned Bose Triport for nearly a decade and they have been great (I currently have the 2nd most recent model). I've gone through several pairs over the years through wear and tear, but have been able to get them cheaply replaced through Bose.

Has anyone ever used the Sony MDR-V150 studio headphones for there home studio or pro? It seems like these headphones for the price is very popular so I assume most people like them. I did recently got them for free basically since I had a $20 promo discount from Amazon. Amazon was selling them for $15.35.

Can anyone give me an opinion on one vs the other. My drum tracking room is also my contol room. Obviously I can't really monitor what's being recorded very well with them banging away right there in the room with me so, I want to get some headphones for mic placement with a lot of outside noise reduction. I just don't know what works better; the noise canceling ones or the isolation ones.