Need Help With Headphones Choice Options

[straydog]

Simple question:

Which pair of headphones do you think would be best for studio use with a budget of up to 300 euros?


(Resellers here refuse to order such "expensive" headphones just for me to hear them out myself. Life is hard for musicians in Greece)

Thanks in advance

[Dr. Harmonica]

Depends on what they will be used for. One size does not fit all. If your recording, especially vocals then tight fitting sealed ones are the best because you don't want any sound to bleed thru from the headphone mix to the vocal mike. Sometimes the music in the phones get picked up by the vocal mike. That part might later be erased or changed but it will still be in the backround on the vocal track. Sound quality s not really the issue because mixing should never be done with phones. They are much too subjective. Even the best phones from different companies sound different so you don't get the real tonal picture. Better to go for ones with the best seal and worry about tones and frequencies later in the mix with good monitor speakers