Sennheiser Professional HD 280 PRO Over-Ear Monitoring Headphones

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These get recommended a lot as a good entry- level audiophile headphone, and they don't reveal how silly they can look until they're actually on a head.

Some may prefer a fit with a bit more clamp to it, but I could easily see somebody becoming aggravated with it – especially for longer sessions. The center image is slightly forward and up in my head, and left/right separation is pleasantly natural and wide, with no hint of claustrophobia. The head band connection that's made of pastic broke and I had to use electrial tape to fix it, but I guess that says a lot about how much I use them and they still sounds great. I always take them on the airplane and seem to handle the noise better than any Bose headphones (which are designed to be used on airplanes) and they sound much, much better.All of our products are new unless stated and come with a 30-day money-back guarantee and a 3-year warranty as standard.

The 7506 is a fair bit better for picking out unwanted hiss and noise in your recordings, and a touch less versatile as a result. For a recording studio headphone pair, the single most important design element, after the drivers that produce the audio, is long-term comfort. I literally have the hugest head possible, I have neck problems and most hats don't fit my head; but these things fit really well. HF: ALCHEMIST FOSERTI ADP15A MkII Class A, Arcam Alpha 5+ CD, Monitor Audio Studio 2 MkII, AudioQuest Quartz, AudioQuest Midnight III, Unicorn Feet.

Having said that, at least to my ears, my HD 280 PRO are mostly “flat”, with a very slight bump in the lower frequencies.