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A big misconception about headphones is that they
are all alike but some just sound better than others. That is not necessarily
true. Headphones are generally used for two specific purposes. The first is to
simply hear a sound or music with the objective being to obtain the highest
sonic quality, clarity, and brilliance.
The other is for recording and mixing purposes. In
recording the objective is to hear exactly what you have on tape or coming into
the mixer and nothing more. In recording you don't want extended bass or any
other alteration of the sound. You want to hear exactly what the instrument or
material sounds like unaltered. This is called being dynamically flat. If you
record and monitor your mix with headphones that colorize the sound or enhance
it in any way, then you are getting a false representation of what the sound
really sounds like. In recording, you want to start with a dynamically flat
signal and then use your mixer and effects to achieve the desired tonal
characteristics. If the headphone is changing the sound, or adding bass, then
you will be hearing something slightly different than what you are real
recording. Be certain that if you are recording to chose headphones that are
designed for and described as studio headphones, such as the Audio Technica
ATHM40FS.
For music listening, or Disc Jockey / DJ
Headphones you can chose either high quality studio headphones or headphones
designed simply for playback. One other feature to consider when buying
headphones is whether they are open back headphones, or closed back headphones.
Closed back headphones isolate the listener from other outside sounds or noise.
For example, someone recording a live band wants to hear just what is coming
into the console, and does not want to hear what is coming out of the speakers.
For this application a close back headphone would be the best choice, such as
the Audio Technica ATHM30. When a musician is recording and wants to hear some
of the ambient sound of the band around them, then an open back headphone would
be chosen. Audio Technica also offers Headphones with built in talk back
microphones such as the ATHCOM1 & ATHCOM2. These are great for disc Jockeys who
needs a hands free headset mic and headphones at the same time.
Checkout a review by one of our customers for a good idea about the difference a good set of headphones can make to your mix!
Customer Review
Wow... let me repeat that... wow. You get what you pay for. Thanks jason for talking me into these. You were right. Man... no speakers could ever be this clear. I hear things in the mix I never even knew where there. No joke, if you do recording and don't have a good set of headphones, then you are missing the boat, and you mixes are liekly suffering like I discovered mine were. I had a set of the Behringer... they looked really cool and high tech... uhhh... well i let me tell you this. headphones are for your ears, not your eyes. Behringer does not even play in the same game as these Audio Technica Headphones. The ATHm40FS gets 5 stars! Thanks WMS! |
