I can only speak for myself but for a commute I don't want to take expensive stuff with me. I use something like the HD-25 light, DT 240 Pro (soon to be replaced with the 270) in combination with a dap or a dongle or the Momentum 4. Good enough sound, low profile...
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.
Hey mate Im in Australia, paid $400 for a mould and custom etymotic band earplugs and are amazing, spend the money and don't look back.
I have been wearing baby blues for over 15 years now when I'm not djing and now wear these custom plugs when I'm djing and absolutely no issues.
I got the -9db and -15db and the -15 are spot on as you don't feel like you're isolated from the room at all and can hear everything and keep the top end.
I still have my hd25's that are 20 years old now. New foams and still original cord.
21 years ago my best friend who's still dj'ing now every weekend said to get hd 25s.
I bought them 21 years ago and still amazing, have replaced the ear foam and headband foam once.
From a sound quality perspective I hadn't really "heard" the Norah Jones album till on the hd25s, and I still precisely remember the moment she husked her voice into the mic on the 1st track - they sound that good.
AND they play loud and clean for mixing in clubs and when you need full isolation to beatmatch/mix a track you pump your shoulder up and press the can into you ear and get pretty much 99% isolation for cueing.
Still can't reccomend them enough and I actually love it and feel a connection when I see big djs using them.
I trusted my mate when he said just get these, and have never regretted it.
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