Isolating headphones for guitar tracking?

[Ermz]

What are the top contenders in this category?

The main criteria is essentially:

-Good external sound rejection
-Accurate midrange response

The rest is just secondary. Any suggestions?

 

[The-Zeronaut]

http://www.thomann.de/es/extreme_isolation_ex29.htm

http://www.thomann.de/es/vic_firth_sih1_kopfhoerer.htm

 

[ProjectHamsterdam]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/andy-sneap/437963-extreme-iso-headphones.html

By general reccommendation and taking the price into account I have picked the Sennheiser HD280 PRO, but I still haven't bought a pair yet so I can't speak from experience. (being broke sucks)

 

[poidaobi]

My contribution probably won't help Ermz but I love my ATH-500's. . Plus they were only like 200AUD I think when I got them.

 

[2000ContourSVT]

I'm going to be getting a pair of Direct Sound Extreme Isolation EX-25's sometime soon. I took a listen to them once and they sounded fairly good especially for the $50 price tag.

 

[MetalJonesy]

those sennheiser 280pros are great, even the cheaper EH series are pretty good!

 

[Keiffer]

The EX-29 has about the best isolation.

the latest version is much better than the originals.

they are not Hi-Fi though, but once you learn them you should be able to determine tones.

very loud

reasonably priced

another is the HN7506. these are isolating phones with Sony 7506 drivers. albeit a bit pricey.

 

[Ermz]

I've been looking at the Senny HD280's as well. They seem to fit the right price bracket. I've heard some complaints of being bass-lite though, but hopefully for guitar tracking that's not so much of an issue.

The Extreme ISO cans isolate great but they sound like shit too. I've tried pulling tones on them in the past and failed.

 

[exoslime]

hi

i recently bought the beyerdynamic dt-770 M,

they claim that the headphones have an isolation about 35db, but ill doubt that they do, because i got an ear protector for people who are running around the airfield on an airport, and they isolate about 40db, and these are so much more isolating!!

but for your purpose they should do well, the sound is also very good in my opinion, i only use the akg 240 too, and as sound reference they sound a bit more direct and have more clarity.

what i like about the dt-770 M is that you an really turn them up very loud, and nearly dont hear anything outside the headphone, i will mainly use it to record vocals so that there will be no spill from the headphone to the mic.

after all, the dt770 M is quite expensive (imho) and the vic frith should have a similar isolation but is much cheaper

cheers
exoslime

 

[MetalJonesy]

for trackin i use some sennheiser in ear bud headphoines and then use a pair of standard industrial ear defenders, works a charm as you have 2 steps of isolation. Great for tracking drums