You’ve spent time and money putting your home-recording rig together, so don’t skimp on the critical component for listening.
It’s not just about avoiding angering your neighbors (or significant other) with late-night tracking, mastering, or mixing. Quality headphones for your studio efforts are a must-have. Here are 10 solid options between $100 and $300.
ATH-M50x
These headphones have contoured earcups for superior sound isolation and minimal bleed, and feature durable yet comfortable materials for long sessions in the studio.
HD 300 PROtect
Featuring highly sensitive transducers and precision diaphragms, these headphones also offer Active Gard technology to protect hearing from sound pressure levels above 110 dB.
DT 770 Pro
Intended for critical sound monitoring, these headphones were designed to provide a neutral listening environment with excellent isolation and impulse response.
SRH1440
Designed for mastering and critical listening, these professional open-back headphones are reported to provide full-range audio with detailed highs and rich bass.
K702
These reference studio headphones boast accurate response and spaciousness, which is achieved through their flat-wire voice coils and a patented Varimotion two-layer diaphragm.
MDR-7510
Offering high power handling capability, neodymium magnets, and oxygen-free-copper voice coils, these headphones utilize polyethylene terephthalate diaphragms for their 50 mm drivers.
Listen Professional
The design goal of these music-production headphones is to keep all the dynamics from an original track, while accurately reproducing every detail on the entire audio spectrum.
MPH-4
These monitoring headphones provide an over-ear, noise-isolating design, and feature 50 mm drivers with extended frequency response as well as plush ear cushions for extended comfort.
T60RP
Featuring Fostex’s proprietary Regular Phase technology diaphragms for high accuracy in monitoring, these headphones also offer mahogany housings and low-repulsion ear pads.
Featuring affordable 2.4 GHz technology, the DWZ Series wireless systems offer musicians solid-gold 24-bit linear PCM digital audio performance, robust transmission and easy channel selection.
New York, NY (January 16, 2012) – Sony has announced the new DWZ Series of digital wireless technology for musicians and performers. Featuring affordable 2.4 GHz technology, the DWZ Series wireless systems offer musicians solid-gold 24-bit linear PCM digital audio performance, robust transmission and easy channel selection.
Sony has pre-assembled DWZ packages for guitar, vocals, presentation and speech.
The DWZ-B30GB Guitar Set is specifically designed for guitarists and bassists who wish to enjoy stellar audio and great freedom of movement during performances.
This DWZ Series 2.4 GHz digital wireless guitar set provides the convenience of untethered use with a wired level of audio performance. The package includes a bodypack transmitter along with a compact size receiver. Supplied accessories include a guitar cable, transmitter belt clip and AC adapter. The receiver includes 3 simultaneous audio outputs (1 x balanced XLR and 2 x unbalanced 1/4" phone). The receiver supports flexible powering options with AC adapter, 9V battery or use of a distributed 9V power system.
Highlights include:
· Ideal for use with both electric guitar and bass
· DWZ Series wireless provides 24 bit Linear PCM digital audio
· Package includes a ZTX-B01 bodypack transmitter and ZRX-C30 compact size receiver
· Receiver includes cable tone function
For more information:
www.sony.com
PG's Joe Coffey is On Location in Anaheim, CA, for NAMM 2010 where he visits the Sony booth. In this segment, we get to check out their latest personal recorder for PCM-M10. In addition, we get to check out their new Digital Wireless Rackmount System.
PG's Joe Coffey is On Location in Anaheim, CA, for NAMM 2010
where he visits the Sony booth. In this segment, we get to check out
their latest personal recorder for PCM-M10. In addition, we get to
check out their new Digital Wireless Rackmount System.