Cheapish "battle" headphones recommendations?

niccolo gallio · Post by **niccolo gallio** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:22 am

Hi,
can you recommend me some models of headphones that are reasonably sensible, are closed and cost around 40-50 usd or less?

I need to buy some (4) in a pinch for an upcoming project

thanks

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:51 pm

I forget the model number, but the workhorse Sennheisers are really good.
Between $20 and $40 a pair. Closed phones, decent sound, great for tracking/monitoring.

GJ

Bro Shark · Post by **Bro Shark** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:43 pm

MoreMe's

Producer/Engineer · Post by **Producer/Engineer** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:54 pm

Bro Shark wrote:MoreMe's

+1

jgimbel · Post by **jgimbel** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:15 pm

I just mentioned the MoreMe's on another thread and someone mentioned them being pretty uncomfortable, especially for long hours. I just plan on having them for artists to track with, not sitting with them on for 4 hours, have you guys had good experience with this? At the price they seem great. I had a pair of HD202s that broke but I don't love their super hyped bass enough that I'd want to buy a bunch of them. I know the MoreMe's won't sound amazing, but have they worked well for you folks? How have you been using them?

lancebug · Post by **lancebug** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:47 pm

Gregg Juke wrote:I forget the model number, but the workhorse Sennheisers are really good.
Between $20 and $40 a pair. Closed phones, decent sound, great for tracking/monitoring.

GJ

HD 201, HD 202. Nothing special, except the part about them being $20 each. Great beater studio phones. You wont cry if the dog chews the cord off.

RodC · Post by **RodC** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 5:42 am

Recording a lot of Punk and Metal bands, I went looking for some headphones we could afford to loose. I tried several cheap brands, one stood out - 6 out of 6 pairs are still working, one of them has a bad vol control but who cares. I paid around $6 for each. They actually sound pretty good and are great for those who want to turn one side down.

Jwin JHV 100B If you google them you will see lots of ppl selling them, I got mine from Buy.com when they were doing a free shipping promo.

calaverasgrandes · Post by **calaverasgrandes** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:52 pm

By battle phones I think maybe he means DJ style phones? I would always suggest Sony's for that. DJ's love that sony treble lift.
As far as cheap? I dont know maybe Stanton or Gemini make a decent V600 rip off. Vestax is alway sgood for an interesting take on gear. Kinda like the Fostex of DJ stuff.

eeldip · Post by **eeldip** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:15 pm

no, battle phones like so:

Brett Siler · Post by **Brett Siler** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:24 pm

That painting is amazing.

niccolo gallio · Post by **niccolo gallio** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:26 am

eeldip wrote:no, battle phones like so:

Mhmm, these would be awesome, although a little above my budget and I'm afraid they would stomp all over my already few clients.

By battle phones I think maybe he means DJ style phones?

Thanks, my primary needs would be for talent monitoring, not for DJ'ing

calaverasgrandes · Post by **calaverasgrandes** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:44 am

Never heard of the phrase "battle phones" before. Guess its an idiom.

niccolo gallio · Post by **niccolo gallio** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:39 pm

"battle phones" is a direct translation of the italian idom "cuffie da battaglia".
It loosely means that it's so durable it could withstand a "battle".
It means something that you use in rough situation while you keep the "good" stuff for the "hip" moments

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