So I am at the point of my life where I am annoying the shit out of my roommates listening to the same 8 bars of a song over and over and over again (most of us have been there). This is the downside about not having a dedicated studio + an apartment shared with roommates. Naturally they are over listening to the same 5 seconds of song so Im now in the market for mixing/mastering headphones. I dont need anything “DJ worthy” as far as the headphone goes, strictly mix/master. My second constraint is the fact that I am a broke as hell college student so money is tight. I have looked into two headphones; KRK KNS8400 -AND- Audio-Technica ATH-M50. Both of these fit a sub$200 price range and are very trusted brands. My question is who has used them and which do you suggest i purchase. Reoccurring things I read on the internet about these two are that KRK is too flat and AT are too much in the low end of frequency. HELP MEEEEEE!!!
I’ve got the AHT-M50’s and love them. They’re relatively light, very comfy and produce good sound. I don’t know about the KRK’s, but I really dig the ATH’s.
IMO that dj specific headphones will be much cheaper then studio headphones. I have seinhessier HD 558’s and I love em, but they are definitely pricey for producing. My first pair of headphones were sony MDR-7506.CLICK HERE
Someone ended up breaking them at the last bush party we had tho. I plan on getting them again because of there price and quality.
they are great cans for the price. That is reflected throughout the internet as they are probably the most suggested cans on the planet. I would deffinatly recommend them. You just want a can with the flattest freq responce. The m50s are just a little heavy in the low end.
I will say, right nkw bestbuy has the aiaiai studios on clearance for $134. INSANE deal. I might pick those up over the m50s.