Best 'no leakage' headphones???

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Best 'no leakage' headphones???

Post by guitaroboe » Mon May 24, 2010 8:59 am

Hey friends,
any ideas on the best 'no leakage' studio headphones? I've been using Beyerdynamics DT's but there's
always click track leakage, vocal leakage, trumpet leakage...you get the idea. Plus their sound is just atrocious.
Any ideas from the battlefield?
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Post by waltzmastering » Mon May 24, 2010 9:26 am

For sound isolation I've had good results with Sony MDR-V600

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Post by mojobone » Mon May 24, 2010 2:13 pm

Hmm, my Sony MDR-7506s are leaky as Methuselah's Depends ; my Audio Technica ATH M-40fs have a much better seal.
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Post by Cruciform » Mon May 24, 2010 4:29 pm

I've been very happy with AKG K271 Studios.

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Post by mazz » Mon May 24, 2010 5:03 pm

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Re: Best 'no leakage' headphones???

Post by waltzmastering » Mon May 24, 2010 5:47 pm

mojobone wrote:Hmm, my Sony MDR-7506s are leaky as Methuselah's Depends
I have a few sets of the 7506's as well and wouldn't use those when iso is key. One thing that I do like about those is that they can get super loud. The v600's are a different animal. Enclosed ear and a lot smoother than the 7506's.
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Post by t4mh » Mon May 24, 2010 6:45 pm

I enjoy my AKG K-701 headphones but they are open backed and so would not work for your application. I should probably get a good set of closed back cans. So let us know what you finally end up with.

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Re: Best 'no leakage' headphones???

Post by stevecollom » Tue May 25, 2010 8:03 am

i use my custom in ears, you know the ones you use live. they are great cause you can turn it down low and get no bleed.
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Post by eeoo » Tue May 25, 2010 10:00 am

My Audio-Technica ATH-M50's are pretty great. Seem to do a good job for me but there are cans that are specially made as iso headphones but they may not sound so great. Here's a link:
http://www.extremeheadphones.com/
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Post by t4mh » Wed May 26, 2010 9:00 am

eeoo wrote:My Audio-Technica ATH-M50's are pretty great. Seem to do a good job for me but there are cans that are specially made as iso headphones but they may not sound so great. Here's a link:
http://www.extremeheadphones.com/
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This actually looks pretty good! Didn't check prices though...
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