mario_buoninfante Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I would go for something higher than 32R, but <= 250R. This way you can deal both with consumer and pro equipment. Low impedance HP don't sound great with pro stuff, and tend to be super loud too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucegill Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, mario_buoninfante said: I would go for something higher than 32R, but <= 250R. This way you can deal both with consumer and pro equipment. Low impedance HP don't sound great with pro stuff, and tend to be super loud too. I used to always go buy this rule of thumb. But recently bought some Audeze that are stupidly low impedance oh 18ohm. Sound amazing with everything I’ve used from pro to consumer. Go figure?! Edited January 11, 2023 by Brucegill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_buoninfante Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Brucegill said: I used to always go buy this rule of thumb. But recently bought some Audeze that are stupidly low impedance (12-16 or something). Sound amazing with everything I’ve used from pro to consumer. Go figure?! Ehehehe. Yeah, there are always exceptions, that's absolutely true! Tbh, just recently I decided to take a break from my Sennheiser HD-25 75R (that I have been using pretty much every day of my life, at home, studio and work for 15y) and started using some KRK KNS 8400, that only after the fact I realised were 36R (way lower than what I would have thought). I have to say the sound good both with my phone and mixer. BTW I still love my Sennheiser, but I wanted to have another reference, and it turns out that the KRK are really good because they tend to emphasise a little bit the mid-range, and (as long as one's aware of it) that is a useful thing when working in studio Edited January 11, 2023 by mario_buoninfante 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Luckily I'm not needing to worry about their ability to be a set of pro/reference headphones, it's just for home use to listen to music and or Zoom type stuff. I'll just be sure to avoid anything in excess of 250. Many thanks folks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucegill Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 If that’s the case, go low 16-32 so you can at least use them with your phone or whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_buoninfante Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) worth checking the SPL levels too, because regardless the impedance, if the SPL is low you might have problems (really low volume) with phones/tablets, especially old ones. Edited January 11, 2023 by mario_buoninfante Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 For £50 I'm going with the closed back AKG K92. Light weight, 40mm drivers, 16Hz - 22kHz (pinch of salt) and 32 Ohms, 113 dB SPL/V 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) I have the AKG K52 and they are pretty good for the money. Edited January 12, 2023 by naxos10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Has anyone found a decent clear sounding wireless headphone for transcribing basslines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Reggaebass said: Has anyone found a decent clear sounding wireless headphone for transcribing basslines I have the Marshall monitor II headphones, they come with an app with a decent EQ that could be useful. As always, wireless is too laggy to play music with but transcribing may be just perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 12/01/2023 at 14:35, Bolo said: I have the Marshall monitor II headphones, they come with an app with a decent EQ that could be useful. As always, wireless is too laggy to play music with but transcribing may be just perfect. Wireless isn't laggy per se, it's Bluetooth wireless that's laggy. My Sennheiser wirelesses (HDR 120 II) are fine in terms of lag but there's built-in compression which I find a bit over-enthusiastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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