LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Headphone selection

sykora -- 09/05/2007, 21:05:14 -- #36828

Hello, I've been working on mixing a solo acoustic piano album. Jazz piano tends to be very mid-high heavy because I think people are used to having the acoustic bass fill up the low frequencies. That being said, I would still like to hear the sound files with some bass. Does anyone have any recommendations on good, quality headphones? I'm not willing to pay the $550 I've seen, but I might be O.K. with half of that. Any advice? Thanks!

oli2 -- 09/06/2007, 16:14:04 -- #36828

I like the Grado SR80.

ziggysane -- 09/06/2007, 21:09:38 -- #36828

I paid $155 for my Sennheiser 595's.  The one pair of Grado's I tried (150's I think? or 125's) were kind of harsh.

ziggysane -- 09/07/2007, 10:09:38 -- #36828

Actually, if you're using them for professional purposes, with your budget you could spring for the HD600's for somewhere between 200-300 bucks. Are you looking for a really nice headphone?  Or are you aiming for a set of cans that are specifically aimed towards monitoring and mixing?

sykora -- 09/21/2007, 12:27:11 -- #36828

Thanks for the help! I'm primarily looking for mixing headphones. I also do electronic music, and most people listen to that kind of music on actual speakers, but hopefully I could get headphones that would have the kind of low freq range that could encompass heavy "beat" bass AND a more acoustic piano sound...

comrade c -- 09/22/2007, 01:06:16 -- #36828

some reliable names in no particular order: sennheiser grado akg

jazzpianoonline -- 09/27/2007, 11:48:20 -- #36828

i love the beyerdynamic dt831 which should be in your price range. they are very comfortable because they have fuzzy ear cups that don't get sweaty. br ________________ webmaster@jazzpianoonline.com http://www.jazzpianoonline.com

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