cheapest best headphone for mixing?

[vercitti]

what is cheapest best headphone for mixing for someone who is broke
I mean the "cheapest" acceptable one for mixing, I know that I get what I pay for but I'm asking for a the minumum good headphone that can do good job

[Daimonicon]

There's no such thing as cheapest best headphone. All cheaper headphones will color the sound and will not work good enough for mixing. Save money and find used headphone on the second hand market eventually.

[vercitti]

There's no such thing as cheapest best headphone. All cheaper headphones will color the sound and will not work good enough for mixing. Save money and find used headphone on the second hand market eventually.

can you tell me how much it will cost ? not exactly but I need a range

[NTO]

I've been pretty happy (for cheap) with Superlux HD 681. They're just one of those given in (for example) this article https://ehomerecordingstudio.com/good-cheap-headphones/

from this Google
https://www.google.com/search?q=cheapes ... 6259765625

[donkey tugger]

Have a look at some others, then buy the Superlux.

[excuse me please]

Of course. Philips SHP2000. Bought it for €10 years ago. It's now €25?
No kidding.

[jackoo]

M50x
Not that expensive.
I mean, it's a good investment.

[thecontrolcentre]

M50x
Not that expensive.
I mean, it's a good investment.

+1

[Ksamphos]

I have the Focusrite hp60, it came in the scarlett kit with interface and microphone.

According to what I read on this forum its the same as a not expensive model of Superlux and theres just Focusrite brand name added.
In this case, I suppose its a good testimonial for Superlux once scarlett interface is quite a prestiged one?

I find it great, It really impress me how detailed I can hear music, but honestly I never compared it except with very cheap phones. Im curious also of how much better other phones can be and for how much price difference. Curious also If non-trained ears can make good use of advanced phones subtleties or not.

[vercitti]

I have the Focusrite hp60, it came in the scarlett kit with interface and microphone.

According to what I read on this forum its the same as a not expensive model of Superlux and theres just Focusrite brand name added.
In this case, I suppose its a good testimonial for Superlux once scarlett interface is quite a prestiged one?

I find it great, It really impress me how detailed I can hear music, but honestly I never compared it except with very cheap phones. Im curious also of how much better other phones can be and for how much price difference. Curious also If non-trained ears can make good use of advanced phones subtleties or not.

superlux is cheaper than Focusrite hp60

[Obsolete462444]

The answer to your question:

Sennheiser HD-201

Lacks in the bass department, but other than that it has one of the cleanest and most linear frequency responses you can get from any headphone out there!

Used to be around 15 bucks at consumer electronic markets, but Sennheiser realised they offered too much bang for the buck and actually discontinued the production and replaced it by a similar, but much more expensive headphone.

The Superlux ones are cheap copies of AKG and Beyerdynamic models that sounds much more harsh than the originals in direct comparision. For their price they are okayish, but don't expect too much, the upper mids and highs just sound wrong.

[Passing Bye]

Superlux HD-681 without a competition, I don't think you will find better headphones for x5 the price, I have Sennheiser HD-201 too and they are like NS10, there's no bass, mids are attenuated boosted so harsh stuff is in your face, so they aren't linear at all, but if you learn them you can benefit from them, but they are really no match to Superlux which are really great all around cans with nice bass extension and they translate great.

[excuse me please]

PS I forget to state that the Philips SHP2000 has lots of bass. Great reference. Thanks for the suggestions. I can't order the HD-201 here in Holland. I'm directed to the HD-206 (€22). Superlux is €20. Gonna purchase them both. Seems a bargain

[meldavid]

If you can pick one that has a headphone EQ profile for it which you can use with Morphit or Sonarworks that would be a good starting point, but you now also have to budget for the headphone calibration software.

Sonarworks Reference 4 supported headphones https://www.sonarworks.com/reference/headphones

Morphit supported headphones (bottom of page) https://www.toneboosters.com/tb_morphit_v1.html

[Junkyard Sam]

Andrew Scheps has said in multiple interviews that the Sony MDR-7506 is his preferred headphones of choice. He said, "They're a little bright, but I like bright."

These headphones are ~$96 on Amazon at the moment.

He said he's used them for years and he liked them so much that he bought a bunch of them for the studio.

When asked about mixing on headphones - he said it first started when he needed to get work done in a hotel... So he did a set of mixes for a band - using his headphones - and submitted them fully expecting them to come back with notes or concerns... But they didn't.

Then he pointed out sometimes headphones are great for checking things you can't hear as clearly on the monitors.

And finally, he noted that with as many people listening to music exclusively on headphones -- he needs to make sure the mix sounds great on headphones, too.

On a side note - he DOESN'T check his mixes on a bunch of different speakers. He has a pair of old Tannoy speakers and knows them well enough that he can take them anywhere and know how things should sound.

So I think his point is -- get some decent headphones (and decent monitors if you can) -- but the important part is knowing how things should sound on them. Know your headphones well, know your speakers well.

Sonarworks has a pretty negative review about the Sony MDR-7506, but they are very popular. Based on my research, they're probably on the low end of "professional" headphones, but people use them. Many swear by them.