Members Idunno Posted October 13, 2018 Members Share Posted October 13, 2018 Been trying to do some more recording with some new gear but the cans have finally slipped into sonic silence. To the recycle bin with them. Can anyone suggest a set that don't need to be top shelf? My ears are not so no sense spending on something I'm not going to hear. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted October 13, 2018 Members Share Posted October 13, 2018 yeah thats something i'm also interested in. headphones, closed, neutral in its frequency response...the one i know are either over üowering the bass, or they lack the bass at all and sound completely different than my in ears i use with my mp3 player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted October 13, 2018 Members Share Posted October 13, 2018 i`ve had a pair of Fostex T50RP for some years now , they are good,being enclosed they block the sound going back down the mic when you`re recording, so when you record a vocal you don`t hear what sounds like a swarm of bees along with the vocal. The headphone cable also detaches from the headphone so if the cable get s fractured or whatever you can buy a replacement.i think i`d maybe look at getting some decent cordless headphones ,then you`re not accidently standing on the cable and yanking your head back which is very anoying.a couple more sets i have and are decent sounding are some sennheiser pmx 60 they are decent sounding but a short cable.i also have a pair of Pioneer se-a4 which sound good ,i can`t remember how long i`ve had these, i attached and soldered a curly stereo lead to them so they now stretch a long way and don`t tug at your head when you stand on the cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 13, 2018 Members Share Posted October 13, 2018 MF Stupid Deal of the Day. Tascam TH-300X. $49.99 regularly $149.99. Probably as good as anything. https://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted October 13, 2018 Members Share Posted October 13, 2018 Been trying to do some more recording with some new gear but the cans have finally slipped into sonic silence. To the recycle bin with them. Can anyone suggest a set that don't need to be top shelf? My ears are not so no sense spending on something I'm not going to hear. Thanks, I've been using these for decades. Sony MDR-7506 AKG K240 However, I might try the KRK's next time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted October 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 14, 2018 Sony MDR-V6, used them for years, replace the ear pads occasionally...also have the Tascam TH-200X, which are essentially the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted October 14, 2018 Members Share Posted October 14, 2018 Anything by Sennheiser is my normal plan. Also Sony and AKG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted October 14, 2018 Members Share Posted October 14, 2018 So “cans” are headphones? Youdamnkids nowadays. hah! Cans as in the old 2 cans and string like kids?! Ok. Got nuthin on the original query tho. DE’s suggestion would be my purchase, because I’m cheap, and they’d probably be fine and....nevermind, wish I knew stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FretFiend. Posted October 14, 2018 Members Share Posted October 14, 2018 So “cans” are headphones? Youdamnkids nowadays. hah! Cans as in the old 2 cans and string like kids?! Ok. Got nuthin on the original query tho. DE’s suggestion would be my purchase, because I’m cheap, and they’d probably be fine and....nevermind, wish I knew stuff. Learn something new every day. Cans are headphones. I thought they were what beer came in. Whoadathunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted October 15, 2018 Members Share Posted October 15, 2018 I've always like Samson for very good quality headphones at prices that wouldn't break the bank. Budget around $30 will get you a pair of semi-open-back SR850. Ramp up the budget to around $70 and you get much, much better quality in the SR950 headphones. And for more serious studio work, $99 +/- will get you Z55 pro headphones. I love these and thought they were comparable to the ex's pro Sennheisers for studio work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted October 15, 2018 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2018 Thanks for the suggestions, folks. I've collected them all on a piece of paper and presented them to my #2 son. He buys me a set and I trade him a 1998 (his birth year) Jeep Cherokee Classic, recently resurrected from the grave in the Halloween spirit, when they arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted October 15, 2018 Members Share Posted October 15, 2018 So “cans” are headphones? Youdamnkids nowadays. hah! Cans as in the old 2 cans and string like kids?! Ok. Got nuthin on the original query tho. DE’s suggestion would be my purchase, because I’m cheap, and they’d probably be fine and....nevermind, wish I knew stuff. they`ve been called cans as long as i can remember , . those big old headphones that looked like they belonged to an airplane pilot sounded like tin cans .. 2 tins and string , we had a go at that when we were kids, ha ha.over and out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 15, 2018 Members Share Posted October 15, 2018 Bear in mind the Tascams I mentioned are back up to $149.99. It was only a one day price. OTOH, a Jeep from #2 son's birth year is special and worth more than the $3-4K it would be otherwise, and he ought to appreciate dear old Dad enough to pony up for a really nice pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted October 16, 2018 Members Share Posted October 16, 2018 Bear in mind the Tascams I mentioned are back up to $149.99. It was only a one day price. OTOH' date=' a Jeep from #2 son's birth year is special and worth more than the $3-4K it would be otherwise, and he ought to appreciate dear old Dad enough to pony up for a really nice pair.[/quote'] Indeed. A really, really, really nice pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted October 16, 2018 Members Share Posted October 16, 2018 I just use a set of Phillips SHL 9950 - lightweight on-ear, closed back headphones with 40 mm diaphragm units. Cheap and cheerful but an excellent sound and so comfortable to wear. Some of those big expensive models make you feel like someone has your head in a vice. BTW - not much use in owning headphones with a dynamic range up to 38,000 Hz or whatever when most of us here are of an age when our ears probably don't pick up much above 8000 Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted October 16, 2018 Members Share Posted October 16, 2018 38,000 Hz thats dog territory,get down Shep, all the eq`s in cubase only go from about 20htz to 20,000 htz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted October 16, 2018 Members Share Posted October 16, 2018 Been trying to do some more recording with some new gear but the cans have finally slipped into sonic silence. To the recycle bin with them. Can anyone suggest a set that don't need to be top shelf? My ears are not so no sense spending on something I'm not going to hear. Thanks, I noticed GC has Sennheiser HD380's on sale for $99 - same price as the HD 280's. So I ordered a pair today. I recommend: SONY MDR 7506 HD 280's AKG K-240's The SONY are my main headphones now. AKG 240's now are around $50-80 new. They are good headphones too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 16, 2018 Members Share Posted October 16, 2018 . . . BTW - not much use in owning headphones with a dynamic range up to 38' date='000 Hz or whatever when most of us here are of an age when our ears probably don't pick up much above 8000 Hz [/quote'] True dat. The rule of thumb for human hearing is 20Hz-20KHz and that top end is for kids/young adults. Most men can't hear the upper part of that range and it gets worse with age. In truth, I use a pair of cheap on ear headphones I bought from Walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 So “cans” are headphones? Youdamnkids nowadays. hah! Cans as in the old 2 cans and string like kids?! Ok. Yup, that's probably where the term originated... it's been a common slang term for headphones in recording studios for as long as I can remember - and my studio experience goes back to the 1970s. It's not a new expression at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted October 17, 2018 Members Share Posted October 17, 2018 They're for his son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted October 17, 2018 Members Share Posted October 17, 2018 I also have a pair of these at the house. I don't know why I bought them. There were a take on the classic 4AA.Heavy, loud and just brutal. Good for drummers. [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"koss_pro4aa_titanium.jpg","data-attachmentid":32367540}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"7-Nigel-cans.jpg","data-attachmentid":32367541}[/ATTACH]Fast Forward about 40 years[ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"JS99757259.jpg","data-attachmentid":32367542}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrHarryReems Posted October 17, 2018 Members Share Posted October 17, 2018 I guess the real question is why is this thread in the Acoustic Guitar forum?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted October 17, 2018 Members Share Posted October 17, 2018 Yep, that’s probably what he meant to ask. But then someone would ask why is THAT in the Acoustic Guitar forum, and it would never stop. So it’s just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted October 17, 2018 Members Share Posted October 17, 2018 Well, even my little "cans" have a dynamic range of 20 - 20,000 Hz which is more than adequate even for a young person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted October 17, 2018 Members Share Posted October 17, 2018 I guess the real question is why is this thread in the Acoustic Guitar forum?? We are all very lenient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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