ATH-A900 Headphones with superior bass n quality!!!! cheap :)?

[Kiino]

I just stumbled across this site Audio-Technica.... never heard of them before.

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/he...d97/index.html

seeems legit. compared specs with krks and klipsch. far outmatches their line of headphones. theres a ath-a700 version which is 50$ cheaper. I think i might get these.

thoughts??

[Sherlock Ohms]

What do you propose using them for?

Different requirements for Production/playout innit.

[Kiino]

What do you propose using them for?

Different requirements for Production/playout innit.

music production

[DJZILCH]

you dont want "superior bass" for music production, you want it as flat as possible for the most accurate representation of your music

[Kiino]

really ? even for edm ? gotta listen for a good kick and bass man

[Sherlock Ohms]

really ? even for edm ? gotta listen for a good kick and bass man

Yeah, and if you use a pair of headphones that artificially boosts that, your finished tracks will sound like shit then played on a non boosted system ...

[Tha Gooch]

really ? even for edm ? gotta listen for a good kick and bass man

He's saying that for production you don't want any of the frequencys boosted like the bass. Your music will sound awesome only in your headphones but everyone else who plays your music will wonder why the bass isn't loud enough.

[DJZILCH]

really ? even for edm ? gotta listen for a good kick and bass man

if your headphones have a "superior bass boost" and your actual track is flat and lifeless, it sounds okay in your headphones but when you put it on actual production speakers you will notice something is very wrong

you want a headphone that is honest, what you hear is what it actually is, so you can really have control over your sound

headphones that are pretty good in accuracy is the Audio Technica ATH50 and the Beyer Dynamics DT770

if you are into production, try to save a bit and get a proper reference monitors, they mean a whole world

with a proper reference monitor you can actually learn (in time) the concept of EQ-ing, for example how to boost the boom / attack of the kick, how to adjust the body of the snare, the presence of vocals, muddiness of the overall mix, all this take years of practice with the use of proper reference monitors, because without a "honest" monitor you cant get an accurate representation of the sound and thus you cant really learn on how to improve on them

just my 2 cents

[Kiino]

if your headphones have a "superior bass boost" and your actual track is flat and lifeless, it sounds okay in your headphones but when you put it on actual production speakers you will notice something is very wrong

you want a headphone that is honest, what you hear is what it actually is, so you can really have control over your sound

headphones that are pretty good in accuracy is the Audio Technica ATH50 and the Beyer Dynamics DT770

if you are into production, try to save a bit and get a proper reference monitors, they mean a whole world

with a proper reference monitor you can actually learn (in time) the concept of EQ-ing, for example how to boost the boom / attack of the kick, how to adjust the body of the snare, the presence of vocals, muddiness of the overall mix, all this take years of practice with the use of proper reference monitors, because without a "honest" monitor you cant get an accurate representation of the sound and thus you cant really learn on how to improve on them

just my 2 cents

more like a dollar. great info man. what kind of honest monitors do you suggest? KRK's maybe? right now im using klipsch's promedia one and I made a post a while back comparing the two and everyone agreed these are monitor quality. I lookd at that ath but their site doesnt seem to have that product but I found this http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/he...e4d/index.html seems really good from the reviews. 200$ thoh

[GI Trackt]

ATH-m50 / Beyerdynamic dt1350 /senn hd25 hands down are your best bets for producing.

headfonia.com
head-fi.org
innerfidelity.com

I've been doing tons of research on headphones lately and those 3 sites have been incredibly useful. good luck man!