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Subject: Re: [motm] Re: Monitor headphones for recording

From: Richard Brewster <pugix@...>
Date: 2003-10-09

First, thanks to everyone who replied. Great information!

Yes, the ATHM40FS looks pretty good to me, too. And a good price. I think
I'll start with those.

-Richard Brewster

At 02:12 PM 10/8/03 -0400, ivancu@... wrote:
>I have both the Sony MDR-V6 and the Audio-Technica ATH-M40fs. The Sony's
>are "fun" to listen to music with but the Audio-Technica's are great for
>knowing (monitoring) what the signal really sounds like.
>
>BSW has a great price on the ATH-M40fs:
>
>http://www.bswusa.com/prod_item.asp?item=ATHM40FS
>
>Hard to beat for the money! I agree that Beyer and others have super
>headphones, but for less than a single pair I bought the Sony and the
>Audio-Technica.
>
>And I tend to agree with some others here, the AKG's don't do much for
>me. They are studio standards, but the top-end sounds very subdued to me.
>
>Ivan
>