Marco,
For field use, Sony MDR-210 which follow on from an earlier Sony
model MDR-51, the latter are still holding on after 25 years having
been re-soldered and mended several times. For indoors I currently
have Audio Technica 'Air' AD700, very comfortable, excellent sound,
open.
Vicki
On 04/02/2013, at 5:16 PM, wrote:
> Hi Vicki,
> can you tell us the model of yuor open air headphones, or an
> equivalent item?
> Thanks!
>
> Marco
>
>
> --- In vickipowys wrote:
>>
>> There are two schools of thought on this one, I prefer the simpler
>> option of $20 open air headphones as all I want to know is that the
>> signal is recording OK. I also like to be able to flick the
>> headphone volume to the off position and to be able to hear what is
>> happening around me without removing the headphones. Studio
>> listening is a different matter. Option 2 of closed headphones in
>> the field makes me feel claustrophobic and disoriented.
>>
>> Vicki
>>
>>
>>
>> On 04/02/2013, at 11:15 AM, shooze53 wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> I need some advice please, I recently purchased a DR-100MK2 to do
>>> some field recording and am now looking for headphones to match the
>>> recorder. I am considering the MDR-7506 phones, and from what I
>>> read, these are industry standard for live recording application.
>>> Am I on the right path here? I notice the impedance of those
>>> phones and recorder are unmatched, but is that really an issue?? I
>>> will also be using these in loud environments as well to monitor
>>> audio I am recording (live music), and hope the amp in the Tascam
>>> is sufficient to drive the Sony phones to full fidelity?!
>>>
>>> Any advice would be most helpful - I have a budget around $100.00
>>> for the new phones.
>>>
>>> I have a pair of Sennheiser HD433's that I use for general
>>> listening, but they are not sufficient for monitoring in the field
>>> due to boosted bass response and open air design.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Scott
>>>
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