Re: Open or Closed back headphones in the field

["polly serial" pollyserial]

lately I've been enjoying the sheer weightlessness + isolation of the in-ea=
r suction cup
headphones, I have some made by shure that cost c. 100 $ us.
I'm not s(h)ure how entirely faithful they are, but they're comfortable and=
 useful.


--- In  "Aaron Ximm" <> wrot=
e:
>
> > Which type of headphones do you prefer in the field?  I currently use
> > [and am used to] closed back ones from studio work and generally feel
> > that it gives you a better idea of what you have.  But sometimes in
> > the field I find myself really wanting to know where a sound is
>
> I would worry about bleed from open-back or open-air designs (eg my
> Sony MDR-F1's). I don't see how you could monitor around sensitive
> mics with them!
>
> Unless you turn off monitoring while recording?
>
>  aaron
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