-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I cannot really compare the cans, but I really like my Beyerdynamics DT990 pro (250 ohm variant). This site has some reviews: http://www.thomann.de/de/beyerdynamic_dt990pro.htm?gclid=CMq4tMysy8ICFUzMtAodbXkAKg It's an open design though, and not everyone likes that, especially as it's detrimental when wearing the cans while recording e.g. acoustic guitar 'cause you get a substantial amount of bleed. I find them very comfy and adore the sound (quite a good addition to my yamaha hs80m monitors when checking mixes). "Adore" in the sense that I find them quite honest.. Regards, Flo On 16.12.2014 18:09, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Hi, > > I wonder what headphone has a better sound quality than the AKG K > 240 DF and at the same time is that robust as this headphone. > > I got my AKG around 30 years ago, when it was the most used and IMO > best studio headphone used in Germany. Within those decades there > were several better sounding headphones used in professional > studios here (but not in my home studio). All of them had a weak > point. While you can play soccer with the AKG K 240 DF without > damaging it, those headphones with a better sound quality, that > still is relatively neutral, so that they can be used for recording > in addition to monitors (not as a replacement for monitors ;), > cause broken noise, once they fall down from face value. > > Is anybody aware about a modern headphone, that doesn't suffer > from fragileness and anyway sounds better than a 30 years old > studio headphone. > > IIRC I asked this a few years ago on this list or somewhere else. > > It's not Linux related, but at least related to audio production, > so I guess it's a valid request for this list ;). > > I'm aware that the AKG K 240 DF and AKG K 240 still are used as > headphones in studios for the folks that make the music, but > usually it's not used by audio engineers any more. I can't pay for > one of those modern headphones that are often used, but get broken > by soft physical accidents. > > Regards, Ralf > > PS: This request is related to a question from an audio consumer > from another Linux mailing list, asking me off-list, who wants to > get a hint, what headphone is a good headphone. In my experiences > reliability and best sound quality be in contrast. I don't know > what headphone to recommend. I stay with the AKG K 240 DF, if it > should get broken, I would buy the same headphone again, unless > there's a headphone with a better sound quality and that is as > stable as old headphones are. In my experiences the weakest point > often is the headphone amp, not the headphone, so what headphone to > recommend might also be related to the used gear. > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user > mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJUkI+lAAoJEA5f4Coltk8Z0n4H/RVw/XoD6d06OWLLrpFucR/8 L8r/xhzyIX18g9yTAmmFDyEQ20O5OS5Ky5RnjijXOzrWvt3+Buz1S8SxZoQ9pgNj 9BrMmVpo8cUUn0ZTGLMcm7E+uIhcokYW3+P1h74V2FHPiHYoL+iFsXx6ZqYQHaDC 4oIxEY//3tMC+aXiC5VCSUeojLfMV4vpQWgm/EbNCz66gH8iF+5Hxq8pxlK2mCeB 2LLpQ7D1ooeuTDPWbQUI/267Gy4VVEkOLulx58xr2L/JhtFgjDzDQ85hJWyxPPY2 65QVrkB6NPPboBNSHhaMjc9n1euEdwKXTD6K1d44f052gyiag+iX0QpL8kCdfC4= =2M6H -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
