Budget recording studio tracking headphones?

[dickiefunk]

Hi,

 

I'm new to this forum and would like some advice on getting a pair of budget headphones for a recording studio. I would like to use them for recording vocals mainly and it's important that the headphones are able to prevent a lot of sound leaking into the microphone. 

Ideally I would like the headphones to have a replaceable lead and be comfortable and pretty decent sounding.

My budget is £50 max.

 

I have done a reasonable amount of searching online over the past few days and have narrowed my choices down to

 

Monoprice 8323 - £15

Superlux HD669 - £24
Superlux HD661 - £24
Superlux HD631 DJ - £36

 

Which of these prevents sound leakage most effectively? 

 

I have been using a pair of old Sennheiser EH2200's until they recently died after 10 years of serious use. My other headphones are a pair of Beyer DT880 pro's which I use for mixing and absolutely love!!

 

Which of these would you recommend for mainly recording vocals, guitar and bass in a studio?

 

Thanks

[grawk]

http://www.head-fi.org

http://www.gearslutz.org

http://www.changstar.com

http://www.lemonparty.org

 

Try one of those websites.  This one isn't the one you're looking for.

[Knuckledragger]

I got some replacement earpads from lemonparty, they're soft and squishy.  Recommended!  Especially if you like directly-heated triodes.

[Nebby]

Wow, if you're going to copy and past your post from head-fi, at least have the decency to paste it properly without the head-fi formatting.

[roadtonowhere08]

Wow, if you're going to copy and past your post from head-fi, at least have the decency to paste it properly without the head-fi formatting.

 

Totally my first thought.  Paste that shit into a simple text document and then paste here (where it will then be lambasted.)  It makes one look more sincere and less spammy.

 

Oh, and first with the JH13 rec!  Booyah, suckas!

Edited October 16, 2013 by roadtonowhere08

[Dusty Chalk]

No-one here has heard any of those, you're on your own.

[The Monkey]

No.

[Nebby]

Totally my first thought.  Paste that shit into a simple text document and then paste here (where it will then be lambasted.)  It makes one look more sincere and less spammy.

 

In chrome at least, ctrl-shift-v will automatically strip formatting when pasting; don't know about the other browsers

[roadtonowhere08]

In chrome at least, ctrl-shift-v will automatically strip formatting when pasting; don't know about the other browsers

 

I did not know that.  Thanks.

[CarlSeibert]

In Opera, it's a right-click action. Drove me nuts until I figured it out.

[roadtonowhere08]

I see someone has a new custom title 

[Wmcmanus]

No.

 

You're being a spunky monkey today!  

http://cheezburger.com/6736590592

[mikeymad]

good thread - lots of browser tips.. 

 

[postjack]

 

Hi,

 

I'm new to this forum and would like some advice on getting a pair of budget headphones for a recording studio. I would like to use them for recording vocals mainly and it's important that the headphones are able to prevent a lot of sound leaking into the microphone. 

Ideally I would like the headphones to have a replaceable lead and be comfortable and pretty decent sounding.

My budget is £50 max.

 

I have done a reasonable amount of searching online over the past few days and have narrowed my choices down to

 

Monoprice 8323 - £15

Superlux HD669 - £24

Superlux HD661 - £24

Superlux HD631 DJ - £36

 

Which of these prevents sound leakage most effectively? 

 

I have been using a pair of old Sennheiser EH2200's until they recently died after 10 years of serious use. My other headphones are a pair of Beyer DT880 pro's which I use for mixing and absolutely love!!

 

Which of these would you recommend for mainly recording vocals, guitar and bass in a studio?

 

Thanks

 

 

hello thank you for coming to heacase. ignore the others just a little good natured hazing !

 

I'm a bit of a superlux nut myself, i have them ALL. any of them will sound well with an proper amplification.

 

in regards to least leakage, the ALL of them will not leak, they are vacuum pressurized so when i fill them with sound they do not spre

 

please see attached for a picture of my budget recording studio tracking headphones collections::