Looking for good headphones.

[Todd Gillespie]

If you want to cut out noise, then you need to get a ‘over ear’ model.

For our critical audio listening we use AKGs. They are a little pricy, but the sound is great. Plus they’re a little lighter than other makers so it causes less fatigue on your head/ears.

Good Luck

Todd at UCSB
Television Production

[Jim Eckes]

Thanks,
It’s not necessarily critical listening at this point.
I’m offline editing programs for network on my home system. I’m trying
to cut out noise…dogs, talking, leaf blowers…that kind of stuff.
But I do want to retain a certain amount of quality to avoid extra work in the online process.

Good info,
Thanks.

Jim

Jim Eckes
MacPro 8 core
1 NVidia Gforce G120 card
1 Blackmagic Intensity Video card
16 gb Ram
FCP 6.0.6

[John Fishback]

Every soundperson I’ve worked with seemed to use a Sony MDR7506.

John

MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz 8 GB RAM OS 10.5.5 QT7.5.5 Kona 3 Dual Cinema 23 ATI Radeon HD 3870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor, ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
FCS 2 (FCP 6.0.5, Comp 3.0.5, DVDSP 4.2.1, Color 1.0.3)

Pro Tools HD w SYNC IO, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec Monitors, PrimaLT ISDN

[Nicole Haddock]

We use these Skull Candy headphones, which have a noise cancelling switch on them (requires 2 double As). We’ve got some of the same conditions, especially alot of lawn maintenance aggravation. Great when editing in a noisy room for offline stuff. They collapse down really well for field stuff if needed. Also, fabulous on planes.

Overstock has them on sale now too, I might get another pair!

https://tinyurl.com/yf2q7px

[Jeff Mueller]

I use Audio Technica ATH-M40fs headphones, for the price ($61.00 at Amazon) they offer amazing sound. They are not good for field work, however, due to the cable (long and not coiled) and weight.

https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATHM40FS-Precision-Headphones/dp/B0002D03ZW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1258314047&sr=8-1

Certainly there are better headphones if you have more money to spend, this is just my budget recommendation.

Jeff Mueller
http://www.ApertureVideos.com
Santa Barbara, CA

[Jim Eckes]

Thanks for the input everybody. All good stuff.

Jim

Jim Eckes
MacPro 8 core
1 NVidia Gforce G120 card
1 Blackmagic Intensity Video card
16 gb Ram
FCP 6.0.6