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[kristianjohnsen]

Kristian.....

Ever try a set of these?

Should I feel insulted or flattered?

[Jay Barracato]

Should I feel insulted or flattered?

Depends

If you can only afford two movers as spots on a show, are they pointed at foh instead of the stage?

[Tim McCulloch]

Depends

If you can only afford two movers as spots on a show, are they pointed at foh instead of the stage?

Trick question!

Everyone knows they should be pointed at the monitor guy!

[Rob Spence]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the new Heil cans.  Void has a set and apparently is really enjoying them.

http://www.heilsound.com/pro/microphone-accessories/pro-set-3

I have pair and while I like the sound, I don't like the cords. They come with 3 sets ( if I remember right ) but none seemed to drape right.

My go to cans are the HD280s.

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[Mark McFarlane]

I also replaced my 7506's with the Shure 840's, though I'm not throwing my 7506's away.  If you have ones with worn-out ear cushions, go ahead and spend the $20 to replace the cushions.  Bad cushions will significantly affect the bass response.

Not to mention that you'll end up with black flaky crap all over your head and shirt.  Sony really needs a better formulation for the ear pads, they are junk and deteriorate rather quickly. I have about 6 pairs and it gets expensive to replace them every other year.  I went with some aftermarket velour pads last year (Pearlstone http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/645787-REG/Pearstone_9081860_Deluxe_Earpads_Pair.html), we'll see how they hold up.

[Merlijn van Veen]

+1 Ultrasone & Denon

[George Friedman-Jimenez]

You need pretty small ears for the Ultrasone HFI680s to fit and sound as designed, and provide some isolation. I gave mine to my daughter to use for tracking, her ears are smaller than mine.

[Mark Long]

Not to mention that you'll end up with black flaky crap all over your head and shirt.  Sony really needs a better formulation for the ear pads, they are junk and deteriorate rather quickly. I have about 6 pairs and it gets expensive to replace them every other year.  I went with some aftermarket velour pads last year (Pearlstone http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/645787-REG/Pearstone_9081860_Deluxe_Earpads_Pair.html), we'll see how they hold up.

It will be interesting to see how those hold up. I have the Beyer replacement pads on my 7506 and they are so much nicer than the stock ones for all the reasons noted.

[Steve Milner]

Not to mention that you'll end up with black flaky crap all over your head and shirt.  Sony really needs a better formulation for the ear pads, they are junk and deteriorate rather quickly. I have about 6 pairs and it gets expensive to replace them every other year.  I went with some aftermarket velour pads last year (Pearlstone http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/645787-REG/Pearstone_9081860_Deluxe_Earpads_Pair.html), we'll see how they hold up.

It's wasn't just Sony... My old two pairs of Audio Technica ATH-M40fs cans both crapped the bed in similar fashion. Sticky clingy black fragments everywhere just like Sony... Disappointing.

The up side is that they seem to have it sorted out with the newer M50's which have much thicker leather type material on the pads. I've had mine since they came out and they've held up really well.

Cleaning out a storage closet the other day, I found a pair of 7506 replacement pads (NOS) in the original box. Excited, since we have a pair that need them, I pulled them out of the box only to find them in bits. Deteriorated and went to pieces, in the original package...never been touched... DOH!!

[Dave Dermont]

Note: This is NOT a "What's the best kick drum mic?" topic.

I need to replace my ancient beat up headphones. I figure ~$125-$150 should be able to net me something decent. The 2 factors I am looking for besides budget are isolation and accurate reproduction, not necessarily in that order. I definitely DO NOT want some hyped-up low end dj-esque cans that tell you nothing.

I am also looking for a decent "budget" pair (~$50) with the same qualities, with isolation a key factor.

What's out there?

I find that my HD280 Sennheisers offer adequate isolation and acceptable audio quality.

For a budget $50-ish set of 'phones, I'd go with whatever model Audio-Technica ATH model falls into that category.
 

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