so i blew my christmas money early this year and my new toy really brings out the faults in my sony in ear heaphones. apart from the fact that sub frequency range is non existant on them. i cant afford a pair of proper monitors so i was looking into monitor headphones. im really quite comfortable with in ear headphones as opposed to those large diaphragm jobbies which engulf your entire head. my budget is pretty low so its less than £50 if possible. i saw sony mdr v500s on ebay for about 40 quid and was tempted if not for the £8 delivery fee inside the uk. thats a bit crazy. looked around a bit more and saw some shure in ear monitor headphones for around £60 and i checked the frequency response and impedence and it was looking good. but i found when i was looking around how wildly different these can be between headphones and even studio monitors. sony mdr v700 quotes a frequency response of 5hz to 30,000hz. that cant be right? the more expensive sony models quote a frequency response of 20 to 20,000 hz. especially considering that these headphones have a greater freq range than some top of the line near field studio monitors. i have suddenly become very confused. are in ear monitor heaphones comparable to large diaphragm monitor headphones for the purposes of producing music? are near field studio monitors preferable to headphones? or is this purely an issue of comfort (and maybe neighbors sensitive to loud noises, looping over constantly)?

I use the Audio Technica ATH-M40!

They are the superb!
I couldnt expect any thing better...

But ofcourse regullar moniters are better for the sake of mixing...

Any ways, my advice is to try the headphones and deside what is best for you!

Currently these headphones are winning rave reviews:

http://www.audiocubes.com/category/..._Headphone.html

You should check out this site for headphone comparisons:

http://www.headphone.com/layout.php...3&subTopicID=26

Here's a great site for headphone reviews:

http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/foru...p?s=&forumid=19


I just ordered the Shure E5c in-ear monitors and am eager to listen to them! I'll post a review comparing them against the Sony 7506 - a common monitor - and the AKG 271S.

WOWHOA! those audio technicas are *expensive*

5 to 40,000hz frequency response?! that cant be right? how come some headphones seem to have insane frequency responses that studio monitors dont even come close to? i dont get it.

yea i had my eyes on those shure in ear headphones but i can no way afford the e5c. maybe the e2c. i hear its fairly good for the price as well since i already monitor on sony fontpoia in ear headphones (heheh. its not really monitoring - its guessing whether it'll sound better or worse in my car.)

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Originally posted by Dj Yoel Culiner I use the Audio Technica ATH-M40!

I have a pair too, ATH-M40fs's - great value at around £50, nice flat response.

I should have started with what is your budget

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Originally posted by Derivative WOWHOA! those audio technicas are *expensive* 5 to 40,000hz frequency response?! that cant be right? how come some headphones seem to have insane frequency responses that studio monitors dont even come close to? i dont get it. yea i had my eyes on those shure in ear headphones but i can no way afford the e5c. maybe the e2c. i hear its fairly good for the price as well since i already monitor on sony fontpoia in ear headphones (heheh. its not really monitoring - its guessing whether it'll sound better or worse in my car.)

its in my first post. less than 50 quid if possible. so in USD i think thats less than $80.

i looked for those audio technica headphones from uk retailers. nobody seems to sell them. even the cheaper ATH-A500. britain always seems to be the last to get stuff.

EDIT: ahhhh available from japan only the people that bought audio technica headphones...did you have to pay import duty? was international shipping expensive on cans?

Last edited by Derivative on Dec-04-2004 at 03:38

Heh. I hate insomnia!

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mwahaha. allo mate. 3:44. you should be in bed! the virus is taking away my sleep and my life. skipped an entire week of lectures. got no food. my clothes are dirty. havent showered in 4 days.

Tell me about it mate. Got work tomorrow morning aswell. in about 5 hours!!

EDIT: TODAY I MEAN!!!!

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Last edited by mef on Dec-04-2004 at 03:54

losing track of the days...nearly everyone in my flat has gone home for the weekend. only 2 people left. they should be out tommorow. i can crank up the aiwas and roll out a phat bass on the virus. oh yeaaaaaa.

i cant help but think they are gonna break down my door and find me dead and decomposing next spring. death by studio gear.

wish i had a new toy to play with. Which part of Monte are you in?

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