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Geoff_Wood wrote on 12/7/2012, 6:12 PM
I find my HD280s to sound a but thin and strident. And like having one's head in a plastic vice - almost impossible to wear with glasses for more than a few minutes. Best isolation of my phones though, and I don't have to wear them anyway - they're for my clients. .

OTOH the ATs are quite 'relaxed' and comfy with glasses, and reasonable isolation.

geoff
IAM4UK wrote on 12/9/2012, 9:30 PM
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro
Downunder wrote on 12/10/2012, 3:31 AM
Thanks all for the info, very helpful. I am now deciding on over ear or inner ear. Hey it is Christmas and I have been a good boy, maybe Santa might surprise me and I find a pair of each under the Christmas tree.... Ho Ho (am I allowed to say that).

Have a great Christmas
Downunder wrote on 12/10/2012, 3:34 AM
Obviously I am not allowed to say H_o_H_o . What is the world coming to.....
deusx wrote on 12/10/2012, 4:53 AM
20 year old Sennheiser HD250 linear. Sennheiser has re-introduced these a couple of times, but I don't know whether you can still buy them today.

Amazingly accurate sound reproduction and I don't think there is anything better or even close to these if you need great sounding phones and accuracy for mixing/monitoring ( at least not for a reasonable price ).

I liked AKG 240 too, but they do have their own sound. They add some coloring.
In the $90 - $120 price range probably my favorites.
craftech wrote on 12/10/2012, 7:17 AM
First of all, if you are working in a noisy environment the test reports and reviews on headphones and earphones are kind of useless. The headphone reviews center around audio quality in a quiet environment except for the noise cancelling variety. For the earphones it is generally comfort and sound because they are designed for portable players.

For video sound monitoring (especially in a noisy environment) I would concentrate on comfort and isolation and build quality over the rest of it. With that in mind I don't understand anyone paying over $150 for any of these unless they are also using them for home theater or stereo listening as well.

In terms of build quality I would eliminate the earphones (IEM's) altogether because they generally have flimsy wires and especially flimsy connections at both ends. The connections are very difficult to repair if they become intermittent or disconnected internally. If you are shooting, ask yourself how often you snag a wire and accidentally tug on it (especially in the dark).

I have two headphones. I have the discontinued JVC HADX3, and the same one a lot of us own, the Sony MDR-V6 (same as the 7506.

I use them interchangeably. The JVC HADX3 is insanely comfortable. I can wear it all day and it still feels comfortable. Isolation is generally good. It does not have a coiled cord so I occasionally step on it, but the headphones are extremely well built so nothing ever happened.

The Sony MDR-V6 (7506) has a little better isolation (because they fit tighter) and a coiled cord so it never gets stepped on. It is however less comfortable after several hours and starts to feel like a clamp. If your head is medium to small, this won't be a problem. I did immediately replace the Sony earpads when I bought them and replaced them with Beyerdynamic velour earpads. They fit perfectly and improved the comfort tremendously, but they still become uncomfortable after several hours. Those headphones also fold which is nice, but not necessary.

John