Sony - MDR-7506

I'm an audio nerd and have friends who work in radio. My total overkill setup (assembled during COVID) is this: Electro-voice RE20 mic on an OC White mic arm, DBX 286s mic preamp/processor, Henry Engineering USB Matchbox interface, random headphone amplifier, and DT990 headphones. This setup is totally reliable, and everyone says that I sound great. You could go with a much cheaper mic, like an SM57, and still sound great. If you prefer closed-back headphones, the Sony MDR-7506 would be a good choice.

Sony M1 and MV1 doesn’t need amp. MDR-7506 will do if you want affordable. They are all studio level clarity and accuracy.

Classic Sony MDR-7506, AKG K361 from your list. Wire usually has better sound than wireless (convenient and noise cancelling). I would not risk sweat on them for light running, the smell stay on earpad during your long study session.

IEMs are AWESOME....unless...you need to interact with the crowd and take requests - like a wedding DJ. Sony MDR 7506 for me. They are a little bright in the mids, which actually makes mixing slightly easier in a loud environment. Replace the ear pads every couple of years, and you can pass these to your kids.

Sony MDR 7506. $100. You’ll pass them to your kids.

Sony MDR 7506. Except these are legit and not just for beginners. Buy a pair. Replace the ear pads every couple of years. Pass them to your kids in your will.

I find that the Sennheiser HD 280 Pros are good for tracking, but the Sony MDR-7506s are good for mixing.

Sony MDR-7506. Tried a few others but these were best

1. Sennheiser Momentum 4 - Magical. Don't know how they pack in the sound quality there. Sometimes I trash the EQ settings just to try to make them sound bad. I baby them though, so my number 2 is 2. AKG K361 - Cheap, sounds great, and comfortable as heck to my head and ears. Never offensive, easy to drive, good durability. I'll carry and use these without a care while the M4s would stay in my work bag. When I'm at home, though, I generally use my number 3, the 3. Fiio FT1 - Does the same thing as number 2, just with a little more style, cost, and weight. I love the wood. Driving it through 4mm balanced on my Fosi K7 sounds sweet and rich. I got these to replace #4, the 4. Audio-Technica M50x - This was my go to for seven years before last year. Built like a tank, I went through a set of pads on it. For a long time this was what I thought headphones were supposed to sound like. I'm glad I mixed it up. Speaking of mixing, let's talk about number 5. 5. Sony MDR-7506 - I got these because I wanted to see what the fuss was about. I get it. If you can make your music sound great on these, you can make it sound great on anything.

I've had a pair of Sony MDR 7506 since like 2006... I have had to replace the cord once and the ear pads a couple times.

For being budget friendly the Sony MDR 7506 have been doing the job. Don't have monitors so this is what I have been relying on for past several years.

Potentially very different. I say “potentially” because it really depends on the headphone itself and the quality of the driver, among other things. But in short: open back headphones let the sound go out in every direction. Yes, they’re aimed in one direction — your ear — but sound (air pressure waves) technically goes out in all kinds of directions, just not as strongly. The result: the sound is unimpeded and just… goes. With closed back headphones, the driver is still pushing out the sound in all kinds of directions, but that air behind the driver is getting stopped by the closed back. This creates a number of issues, since the sound bounces back more and the air pressure impacts the driver, for example. (Give it a try: get a pair of Grado SR60X’s. These are open back. Listen to them. They sound pretty good, albeit a bit treble-heavy. Then cover the back of the driver with your hand to make it a closed back. Boom: instant crap.) Closed backs have to account for this in the design and tuning, which is why the sound is more “closed”. Think about it this way: imagine a violin playing outdoors or in your living room. Nice, open sound. Now go to a sound dampened studio and do it again. The sound changes, sounds more intimate and closed. Because the sound reacts differently to the environment around you. Headphones sort of mimic this… most of the time. If you’re not to familiar, you won’t be able to tell much of a difference short of A/B testing. But remember, that’s just one aspect of all this. Build materials, size of the space, the type of driver, the amount of power it takes, the sensitivity of the drivers, the sonic properties of the driver itself…. Not to mention the shape of your ear, the contour of your ear canal, whether you have ear wax, the way the headphones fit on or around your ears, the materials of the ear pads… these all affect sound, individually in in small ways, but hugely when combined. As a note: both of those you mention are decent headphones, great for audio engineering. (I’ve been using the MDR 7506 for my video work for years.) I don’t love either for music, but know some who do. Theyre not bad, though, just a bit too sharp for my taste. They’re both GREAT EQ’d.

I wear Sony MDR-7506 and have never had any issues with feedback. Mine aren't wireless, but I'm sure I'd be able to find a wireless pair that is similar.

I use Sony MDR-7506 wired headphones and wear them over my hearing aids.