To S. Andrea Sundaram,
Great headphone reviews. I record at home and I want to buy some new headphones so that I can know exactly what I'm hearing. I want accuracy. What can you recommend under $500? Or do I have to spend more? I don't really want to. Looking forward to your advice.
Jason
With a budget of $500, there are many good choices. You want to look at legitimate studio headphones -- not fashion statements. The AKG K701 and Sennheiser HD 600 are both models that have been around for a while, but have neutral frequency-response characteristics -- the Sennheisers are slightly veiled and sound further away. If you're interested in hearing lots of detail, the Beyerdynamic T 70 headphones will deliver at the expense of a little brightness or bite in the treble. The Ultrasone Pro 2900s are also detailed, a little bright, and do a good job of rendering spatial relationships -- if that's important for the music you record. There is no one, perfect headphone, but any of these should help in your recording projects. . . . S. Andrea Sundaram
