Headphones and Computer Speakers

[Noah Kadner]

Avoid noise cancelling headphones- they are fun for listening to music on a plane but absolutely pointless for monitoring production sound as they block out stuff you need to hear and color the sound. Speakers- that’s a little too cheap for anything good. I think the Soundsticks are nothing special. If I had to get something in that price range I guess I’d look out for some used Bose computer speakers. Again not very accurate but better than most for this sorta thing in that price area.

Noah

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[Rusty Shackleford]

Yeah I know noise canceling isn’t good for editing or on set. That’s why I really wanted an on/of option.
And I would love the option to unplug the 3.5mm wire from the headset for traveling.
Do you know any like that or where I could look?

I don’t do a lot of sound design, mostly basic audio work for video.
So I didn’t want to use that much of my budget on them, but something decent.
Are the THX certified Logitech remote worth it all?

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[Adrian Jans]

I strongly recommend the Sennheiser HD 25-1’s (NOT the SP version). They clamp on your head very tightly and in my experience block out noise more effectively than the type that emits a frequency to cancel sound. Most importantly though they have amazing separation and very upfront audio, which is great for identifying the smallest on set noises you don’t want and their sources. The cable isn’t detachable in the way you probably want, but it is designed to be removable so you can replace it with a shiny custom cable if you so desire (but unnecessary for what your doing). You can find these cans for $200 or less depending on how hard you look.

I wouldn’t suggest anything made by bose, they are waaay overpriced for their quality. Logitech does make a 2.1 speaker set that really will give you the most bang for your buck for less than $100

[Rusty Shackleford]

Thanks I’ll check out those headphones.
I just bought those Logitech speakers for right now.
They aren’t the best but they are do-able for now until I can find better ones.

I was also looking at the DT770 headphones.

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[Adrian Jans]

I wouldn’t use the Beyerdynamic DT770’s for set monitoring, their sound-staging is much more wide and open, and the bass is extreme enough to cause earthquakes. I wouldn’t use them for monitoring anything unless you are a studio drummer. You could also use them to enjoy some heavy thumping techno, but they really aren’t good for much else.

I hear they can become pretty neat with this mod…
https://www.headphile.com/page8.html
but I’ve never had a chance to play with any Darth Beyers myself, so I can’t really say.