Favourite headphones for sound work?

Hello,

Do people have favourite headphones they use when recording sound? I know there have been a lot of threads on recorders and microphones but not much on headphones.

Any thoughts appreciated.

Aubrey

by Aubrey Wade at Wed Oct 17 10:14:56 UTC 2007 (ed. Mar 12 2008) London, United Kingdom | Bookmark this | Digg this |

http://electronics.pricegrabber.com/headphones/m/568587/

I like these. Comfortable to wear, and very clear and isolated sound.
But just like anything else, I guess it’s a matter of what you prefer.

by Shahriar Nouri | 17 Oct 2007 12:10 | Oslo, Norway |

when doing video stuff, I always use the Beyerdynamic DT 250 headphones.

http://www.beyerdynamic.de/cms/Home.2.0.html?&no_cache=1&L=1

by Bastian Ehl | 17 Oct 2007 12:10 | Magdeburg, Germany |

For video, I prefer the SONY headphone, the sides are flat and full enclosure. They are approx US$100 @ bhphotovideo
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/49510-REG/Sony_MDR_7506_MDR_7506_Headphone.html

by Anamitra Chakladar | 17 Oct 2007 15:10 | New Delhi, India |

I actually use 3 different phones. I use the cheap-o Koss “Plug” for on the go recording. It’s an in ear monitor and its response is not very flat but it’s discrete and with a 25db foam surround gives excellent isolation. Also since it costs $15 they are disposable. For location interviews I use the Sennheiser PX100. They sound almost as good as my Sony 7506 phones but fold up into a little box so that I’m not dragging around a full set of phones. For final mixing I use the Sony for close checking background noise and stereo field placement.

by Jonathan Castner | 17 Oct 2007 16:10 | Denver, United States |

Thanks! Very useful.

by Aubrey Wade | 17 Oct 2007 18:10 | London, United Kingdom |