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Studio/quality headphones
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Hey People. So for my sound design class I am required to have a pair of nice studio headphones. I was kind of in a hurry to get some for class tomorrow and went to Target (the closest store to me)
Basically for the price range They had the Bose Over Ear ones for 150, the beats by dre for 199, and the skullcandy/roc nation aviators for 150.
I tried to compare them in store on the displays, but honestly could not hear much difference in sound. So I went with the Skullcandys because they are the most comfortable, and look the coolest in my opinion.
Now im sure there are more people who are more knowledgeable about sound then me, so I was wondering if anyone knows about a pair that would be a better bang for my buck. I know there are endless brands, and after some googling people seem to suggest other brands.
I like these a lot so far, but am definitely willing to return them if someone has a suggestion for something that I can either get better sound with, or save money on, or both.
Thanks in advance for any help!!
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Don't get any of those mentioned go to headfi.com
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yup, picked these up a little over a month ago and love em
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I have been doing some reading on those. Are they pretty monstrous though? The one thing I really like about the skullcandys is the sleekness and how small they can fold down.
I bike everywhere until winter and need something I can throw in my backpack with my books and laptops, and I know some of those headphones can be pretty bulky.
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good studio quality headphones aren't meant to be sleek. and some earcups will twist so they lay flat. i have some sennheiser ones i really like, they have a pretty flat response
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They are pretty big, but they happily sit in my backpack along with a laptop, books, and all sorts of assorted notebooks.
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You can also look into Grado. They have a wide range of price points, and they're great quality.
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Alright thanks everyone, I will probably have to order one of those pairs and compare. Anyone have an insight ast to how the AKG-K240 suggested compares to the ATH-M50's mentioned?
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None of the cans mentioned in OP are studio headphones. There are some good suggestions in this thread. Basically you want a flat response for the headphones which means they represent each part of the frequency range at an equal level. Thats what you should be getting in monitoring headphones. The akg k240s are a popular choice, there are also tons of other options. Check out soundonsound.com for headphone reviews and more reliable info. Soundonsound will also be an incredibly useful resource for technical info for your class. On mobile right now but I'll try to help you out a bit more when I get home.
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I also have these. definitely no complaints, but then again I don't know much about headphones
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The honest truth is that unless OP is doing a degree on sound design it probably won't matter. People have put out great albums
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With bad gear, and the difference that a nice pair of monitoring headphones make versus beats or something is actually not that significant unless the quality of work is damn near professional.
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