headphone help, new to this

[LivDoug]

I do have a moderare budget. And need some good headohones. I have been looking at the Sony MDR-NC40 headphones? are they good? is there somethhing better I should bbe looking at for around 50-100 dollars? Thank yo uin advance for any help.


I have no experience with any of this. So any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[jamie2112]

I use the Sony MDR-7506 myself and have for years.In the studio and live mixing they are my favorite hands down $99 anywhere.......

 

[zhimbo]

Those are noise-cancelling headphones. Any particular reason you're looking at noise-cancelling? You generally sacrifice sound quality a bit, plus you have to deal with batteries, etc.

If you need to block out noise, a good set of "sealed" phones (closed back, form a seal around your ear) blocks out almost as much noise. I use a pair of Sennheiser HD-280, and they're terrific. If you don't need to block out noise, the Grado SR60 (or the step-up SR80) are frequently recommended (I also have the SR60, also a great set for the price, but they don't block out noise at all).

The Sony MDR-7506 set that jamie mentioned gets high recommendations all the time around here - and that must mean something, because there's generally a lot of anti-Sony sentiment around here! I can't comment on them from personal experience, however.

Any additional information regarding where/how you'll be using these could be useful.

 

[mazersteven]

I do have a moderare budget. And need some good headohones. I have been looking at the Sony MDR-NC40 headphones? are they good? is there somethhing better I should bbe looking at for around 50-100 dollars? Thank yo uin advance for any help.

http://www.headphone.com/products/headphones/all-headphones/sennheiser-hd-280-pro.php

 

[MinusTheBear]

My votes would go towards. These are all open style headphones.

Alessandro MS1
Koss PortaPro
Grado SR60i
Grado SR80i

 

[lsiberian]

I do have a moderare budget. And need some good headohones. I have been looking at the Sony MDR-NC40 headphones? are they good? is there somethhing better I should bbe looking at for around 50-100 dollars? Thank yo uin advance for any help.


I have no experience with any of this. So any help is greatly appreciated.

I suggest these. I get complete isolation from everything. I wear them at work in a noisy office and people have to tap me to get a hold of me. They have very high sound quality.

http://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-Isolator-Earphones-Black/dp/B000BQSGMM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1244846569&sr=1-1

 

[zhimbo]

I suggest these. I get complete isolation from everything. I wear them at work in a noisy office and people have to tap me to get a hold of me. They have very high sound quality.

http://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-Isolator-Earphones-Black/dp/B000BQSGMM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1244846569&sr=1-1

I haven't used ear-canal headphones - how is this model convenience wise: ease of insertion/removal, cleaning & maintenance?

(sorry OP for hijacking the thread a little).

 

[MinusTheBear]

I'll add a few more

Koss KSC-75 (portable) - Basically a less expensive PortaPro without a headband.

Sennheiser HD215 (closed)

 

[lsiberian]

I haven't used ear-canal headphones - how is this model convenience wise: ease of insertion/removal, cleaning & maintenance?

(sorry OP for hijacking the thread a little).

Not that bad for me. Just wet the tip twist in. Twist out to remove.

They are very easy to transport and come with a case that fits in the pocket. They are reference headphones IMO. Mine are the more expensive ones, but those are probably what I would buy now.

The only 2 spikes in response are due to inner ear resonances. But this is with all headphones.