CosmicEquilibrium Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 What are the best headphones in your opinion, for production, mixing and mastering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanosp81 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 What's your price range? BTW, headphones for mastering? Not an expert but that doesn't sound the best way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicEquilibrium Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 Around 100 euros, I live in a residential area, I can't make noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Audio Technica ATH-M50's work pretty well for me and should be available at that price point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicEquilibrium Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 Alright, ATH-M50x it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 m50x and other cheaper "mixing" headphones like dt-770 and srh440 arent really that great for mixing and mastering.. they all have really strong freq curves with emphasis on both bass and treble. Which will make your mixing quite a pain. they are decent for referencing after youve learned their curve, but mixing on them is not really a good option. But, you could look into Sonarworks which you put on the master fader that will "neutralize" the freq response with its own corrective EQ based on headphone profiles. m50x has its own profile for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralprojection Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Yes I saw his pricerange. Just wanted to make sure he doesnt have too much of a high hope with those kind of headphones. There are in fact better ones in that same price area, by brands that are not as famous as say AT or beyer but offers a more flat freq response. Id go on Thomann, sort by price; then check out the ratings and reviews! (and preferably google their freq response - not that an image of the freq response will tell you how they sound but can give you a hint what to expect) Also headphones in general will ofc not be as good as a pair of speakers but headphones can also be very valuable and they Can be doable. After many tries with many headphones I ended up with the SRH940 which to me sounds the closest to monitors (at a fairly decent price) and theyre pretty easy to listen to, with tight sub (some say sub light but i say its perfect) and slight increase around 12k thats pretty easy to get used to) but ofc thats a bit above his price range. Maybe save up a bit, would be an even better option! edit: I would absolutely scour the 2nd hand market first! You can find gems there. I found my srh940 there for around 100 eur. also an open pair if youve not had that before can be a great option but theyre usually more expensive and dont offer better mixing, just a more impressive sound. i had the akg 712 but dont miss it one bit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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