OT: Headphone Recommendation while shooting

Cliff Etzel wrote on 7/1/2008, 5:18 PM

Wanted to know which is a better way to go - in ear noise isolation or over the ear headphones.

I'm leaning more towards in ear as they are small and easy to travel with. But not sure if they are the proper solution for monitoring audio while shooting. I've used over the ear headphones - specifically the AKG K44's and they seem like a decent set of cans, but the size is difficult to work with when needing to transport them since I work as a one person production crew.

Any recommendations???

Cliff Etzel - Solo Video Journalist
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farss wrote on 8/11/2008, 7:00 AM

Rolls make a variety of little audio boxes that should fill your needs. Their PM50sOB is a very useful box. You can use it as a headphone amplifier or feed the boom mic through it so the boom op can hear what he's doing and adjust the level in his own phones without affecting the actual mic level. One of the most useful little boxes we've bought.

Bob.

Steven Myers wrote on 8/11/2008, 8:47 AM

More Me phones do the job and won't wreck your finances if you drop them overboard or the drummer crunches them.

http://www.itrstudio.com/moreme.html

JohnnyRoy wrote on 8/11/2008, 10:10 AM

I use the Sony MD7506's and love 'em. Great sound, great comfort, folds up small into it's pouch, gets the job done.

~jr

JoeMess wrote on 8/11/2008, 10:46 AM

Any of you guys tried out Grados for mixing? The reviews are always great, and my Sennheisers are getting really long in the tooth and need new pads at minimum.

Joe

baysidebas wrote on 8/11/2008, 2:10 PM

I'm glad my wife didn't know they could be replaced for $8.00, she made new ones from scratch, much better than the original though.
That's $8.00 each, from B&H.

Rotted is the word, but they had been in use for 20 + years before they did. With my acid sweat, it's a wonder they lasted that long.

Randy Brown wrote on 8/11/2008, 3:06 PM

Rolls make a variety of little audio boxes that should fill your needs. Their PM50sOB is a very useful box.

Thanks Bob, that looks like a great solution.
Randy