Good headphone

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Jurgen <jurgenkotvis@yahoo.com> wrote
> who can recommend me a good headphone please?
> I prefer a closed system.

It is not a good idea to do your mastering with
a headphone.

Ear signals via headphones sound totally different
from stereo loudspeaker signals to your open ears.

You cannot decide the necessary filtering EQ,
room sounds, and localization of stage width
and depth.

Think it over.

Cheers Jens

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I really like the AKG 401 and 501 - if you like open headphones, they will
give you a really accurate representation of the sound you're working on,
especially the 501.

The 401 has a softer top end which I prefer to listen to CDs - for listening
pleasure.
They're probably a bit too soft for critical listening, but the 501 have the
top end extension that you expect for mastering, mixing etc.
I own a K401.

I use K240M for typical studio use.

I really like them, I've tried many HPs...

As far as closed cans go, I like the new K271s. Very nice - sort of a closed
K240M.

JP

"rick hollett" <rhollett@nl.rogers.com> a écrit dans le message de
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> Did he say "mastering"? I like the K 240 AKG's myself for music recording.
> Nothing hyped at all and comfortable.For more isolation, get a pair of ear
> protectors(same ones the airlines use), and put a pair of Sennheisers in
> them, a bit of screwin around but well worth the effort. No more bleeding
> click tracks through the overheads!
>
> Rick Hollett
> "Jens Rodrigo" <Jens.Rodrigo@gmail.com> wrote in message
> newsbgu42$te0$05$1@news.t-online.com...
> > Jurgen <jurgenkotvis@yahoo.com> wrote
> >> who can recommend me a good headphone please?
> >> I prefer a closed system.
> >
> > It is not a good idea to do your mastering with
> > a headphone.
> >
> > Ear signals via headphones sound totally different
> > from stereo loudspeaker signals to your open ears.
> >
> > You cannot decide the necessary filtering EQ,
> > room sounds, and localization of stage width
> > and depth.
> >
> > Think it over.
> >
> > Cheers Jens
> >
> >
>
>

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You're a more cunning linguist than I. I stand corrected.

Rick Hollett
"Jens Rodrigo" <Jens.Rodrigo@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> rick hollett <rhollett@nl.rogers.com> wrote:
>> Did he say "mastering"?
>
> Read the next thread:
> "Goede Koptelefoon"
>> Wie kan mij een goede koptelefoon aanraden voor te masteren?
>
> "voor te masteren" he said, really.
>
> We do the mastering for loudspeaker stereo!
>
> Jens
>
>
>

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"Jurgen" <jurgenkotvis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> who can recommend me a good headphone please? I prefer a
> closed system.

My two favorites are the Sony MDR 7506 and the Sennheiser
HD-580. Very different devices with very different potential
applications.