I'm on a budget here, i don't want to spend more than 200 US on a headphone. i'm looking at the Sennheiser HD598 I heard good things about the soundstage and the sound.

of course I ill have to use an eq to make him more flat, do you think i can mix with this headphone?

is there any other headphone that have better or the same soundstage at this price range?

 

i would recommend to you the Audio -Technica ATH-M40x,flattest headphone for $100 less period.And you don't have to eq them to make them flat.If you want to spend more than $200 look no further than the Focal Spirit Pro's.Hope this helps you
(also for reference see how things sound on your regular Apple EarPods,you can imagine how many people use these everyday with their iphones and other devices.)

 

I used the 598's for about a year, producing/mixing bass heavy music and had no problems with mixes translating well to studio monitors (minor tweaks needed) they are decent cans, as were the 595's. After about a year the driver capsule in the left ear started buzzing from the bass and eventually crapped out.

Rather than replacing the driver capsule I upgraded to the HD-650's and tbh they are in a different league, well worth saving the extra for, even if it takes a couple of months, had them 3 years now with zero complaints.

Would also recommend Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro or AKG K702.

 

would second this suggestion.. and available from Reverb.com for around $220... you probably want crisp new ones
but the price for used is about $100 less than this figure... if you shop around some more.. you might be able to nail your target price on some new ones as well.. Reverb's price is the cheapest I have seen..

I also own the Audio-Technica ATH-M50x which comes in at $150...
very nice sounding cans also .. I use them frequently.. but they are like a clamp on your head..
and tend to become noticeably uncomfortable if you wear them for much more than 30 - 40 mins... design flaw

 

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I cannot recommend DT 880 at all - very spiky and unnatural treble, painful to listen for more than 15 minutes.
I tested one pair recently and one two years ago and still have the same opinion.
And the 600Ohm Premium version I tested should have had slightly recessed trebles compared to 880 PRO.

 

There is only one way to pick the right headphones, and that is to try out several pairs. You wouldn't buy a $200 pair of shoes without trying them on. Same thing, except it's your ears which will suffer, instead of your feet if you get it wrong!


There is just one other thing I would add, and that is do not try out several pairs in one outing. It needs to be spread over many, otherwise your brain can very easily get confused and fooled into thinking incorrectly.

Yet another thing. People who mix seriously , always say you need a flat response pair of headphones, and whilst that is the ideal way to go, it isn't the only way. If you get a pair that you feel sound clear and crisp, that may even have some added bass, that ALSO would be OK, PROVIDING you spend a LONG time working out how much you have to make allowances for. In the same way a gun site could be off, but providing you know exactly by how much you can learn to adapt.

The reason I say this is because, a flat response pair of headphones CAN sound rotten, and you will hate them, and spend very little time using them.

 

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:lol:no! I was using the cost of the headphones as an analogy :P

 

It might shock some of you reading this to know what headphones I use. I have a pair of Beyer Dynamic Tesla T1 Chinese Knock Offs. for the equivalent of $50


and well judge for yourself..how does this sound?

 

Sounds good.
I wonder how you would approach something like this?

 

Hmmmm. I can, but as you well know it will take a bit longer to do :P

What ya mean WE???

 

Shhhh I'll hide you. see that corner over there? behind the light? Ok NOW it's 'we' :P

 

Where did you get them from? would be interesting to try them.

 

This was the site I bought them from, but it was a good few years ago and I cant remember what I did to find them. I'll carry on looking for you though. I could do with another pair myself as back up for when these go.


No good. I mean it is good, they still have them for the same price, it's just now you have to buy minimum of ten pairs.

https://www.dhgate.com/product/okcs...recinfo=8,108,1#cppd-1-5|null:108:r1733268455

 

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Thanks for the link, I appreciate it, but I'm a little confused..

The BD Tesla T1's look like this https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/beyerdynamic-tesla-t1.11861/

The ones in the link you posted don't look like a clone, they look more like some Grado GS1000's or something.