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Re: headphones for use on field

Subject: Re: headphones for use on field
From: "Max Catterwell" oatcruncher
Date: Thu May 30, 2013 3:24 am ((PDT))
Hi Chris!
On the basis of your recommendation I have ordered a pair of the Sony MDR-W=
O8L's from Amazon, for the silly price they're selling them for. Up until n=
ow I've used my Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's, and although they're superb in the=
 studio, they're slightly cumbersome in the field.
Hoping you're as well as you appear to be
Max

Sent from my iPod

On 28 May 2013, at 19:59, "chrishails50" <> wrote:

> Welcome Manuel !
>
> I think it really depends upon your needs. (and as David said you will no=
t get consistent answers from the group with this as a basis).
>
> I regard myself as a pragmatic person and am a hunter-gatherer recordist =
who wanders around with a Telinga parabola for 90% of my recording time.
>
> My needs are: 1) to follow my dermatologist`s instructions to wear a wide=
 hat at all times as I have had more than my life-time allowance of solar r=
adiation; 2) to monitor "loudness" to ensure I am pointing at my target ind=
ividual; 3)to make sure that my recorder is set at a suitable level to ensu=
re the recording is usable when I get home; 4) to be able to hear what is g=
oing on around me so I do not miss anything.
>
> For this, based on wise advice from this group many years ago, I use Sony=
 MDR-WO8L in the field because: 1) they go under my hat, 2) easily pulled i=
n and out of my ears, 3) are sufficient quality for levels and directionali=
ty, 4) allow me to know what is going on around me, and 5) when I break the=
m/wear them out (about every 1-2 years) they cost about $10 to replace. I a=
m so keen on these I have a small stock a home I bought on the internet (I =
can carry a spare in my rucksack). But of course they are not "quality" hea=
dphones, but I do not need that in the field.
>
> At home for editing I use a pair of Beyer-Dynamic DT 770pro which are a c=
ompletely different kettle of fish but not something I can afford/want to c=
arry in the field to get wet and snag on branches or get yanked when I trip=
 over a tree stump !
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Chris
> http://www.wildechoes.org
>
>
>
> --- In  "manuelsanchez_clandestinebird" =
<> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> This is my 1st post here. Thanks for let me in.
>>
>> According with you which brand of headphones are the best to use on fiel=
d recordings.
>>
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>









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sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.



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