The hd25 are goat status. Purpose built for this kind of stuff, it's a studio headphone or live venue. The sennheiser amperior is the same thing. They're easy to drive too, doesn't take much power. Very well balanced sound, maybe a bit bassy. They clamp HARD on your head. It's almost uncomfortable till you hear them and then everything else melts away. I want a pair, I've only ever auditioned them
For me it’s the Sennheiser HD25. They don’t sound „good“ but they sound very honest to me. The mistakes in the mix are way more obvious to me compared to the MDR 7506.
I use Sony Inzone wireless buds for gaming and sim racing.
Audio latency is important to me since I race in VR, so I went with a 2.4GHz wireless system instead of Bluetooth.
Before VR I used a set of Sennheiser HD25 DJ headphones with an Antlion boom mic, which worked great if you don't mind being cabled.
If you don't practice with IEMs, it would be better to not play with them either. The difference in volume perception, cue mix, and dealing with human interactions is pretty significant compared to the relative ease of sliding down your 'phones. Side note: most people see the visual cue of 'headphones on' and hold back on coming up to the booth - not so with IEMs. They just don't see them!
I'm fortunate to have universal ear holes ?!!! so my set of 64Audio are great. Tried the Sennheiser HD-25 and they're good, also but actually did hurt my ears after a long gig. They also seemed to be tuned to clip certain frequencies but that could have just been my perception, Found that the bass was almost always too rich, when I really needed the mids to be in my sweet spot.
The other gotcha with wearing IEMs, whether you get a custom fit or get away with the universal fits, is that you have to absolutely know, trust and believe in your FOH music management. You obviously don't need a booming booth monitor but if you're also controlling your own FOH on the fly, IEMs are not good for keeping your overall volume balanced. If you have to manage your own sound, I wouldn't trust my IEMs to not get in the way.
I think it depends entirely on whether you want to mix in headphones or via your speakers.
My speakers are on the smaller side, it’s fun to blast music but my nicer headphones give a far more accurate idea of what the mix sounds like.
I’ve never tried DT-770s mostly because I’ve heard they’re quite bright and I’ve never liked that in a headphone, I enjoy my Rode NTH-100’s a lot for mixing and just listening, they’re comfortable, well built and not too fatiguing while still being accurate.
I also like my TMA-2’s with the S05 speakers and either the E04 or E08 pads depending on whether I fancy more bass or more sound stage.
People aren’t lying about the HD-25s, they’re great but I don’t find them comfortable for longer sessions where I’m monitoring in headphones. Astounding otherwise though.
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Budget gaming king with clear sound, but tight fit.
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