Alternatives for 7506s?

timapter said:
you guys have no idea how sweet you have things with gear.... here in south africa most equipment is either not available (zaxcom, sonosax, kinda sorta lectro, ktek) or around DOUBLE the US price!!!!! The only exception is Sennheiser who kindly offer my an "international" rate on gear I use professionally. Great guys...
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Perhaps you could fly to the US and bring it with you? On some gear that difference will pay the trip expenses.

As I live in Brazil, in the past I did that with some of the audio equipment I bought which was small enough to bring on one's pocket.
 
carlmart said:
Perhaps you could fly to the US and bring it with you? On some gear that difference will pay the trip expenses.

As I live in Brazil, in the past I did that with some of the audio equipment I bought which was small enough to bring on one's pocket.
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Ipod:evil:?
 
MattinSTL said:
I already said this earlier in this same thread, but the HD280 is $80 from B&H... and yes, that is $13 cheaper then the 7506 price listed above, and $20 cheaper then the usual $100 price on the 7506.
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Yesterday I was having a look at several Sennheiser phones that were listed at B&H.

I wonder how reliable the HD280 phones are in intense use. Not the pads but the speaker. The only Sennheiser phones I had in the past, can't remember the model but had a yellow foam pad, never lasted too much, and I just used them for travelling. Replaced several speakers on them.

I have two 7506, which I had to replace just one speaker of in one of them in more than 10 years. The V6 is still running strong after 3 years.
 
i've had my 280s for 2 years now, no issue so far. but honestly, for 80$, im quite happy to buy a pair of headphones a year - i treat them more as expendables than anything else, really.
 
I was very impressed by the 280s both in isolation and sound. The only problem I saw with them is semi-flimsy plastic connectors. Also they are a bit tight for the big headed crowd but if you are just starting out and have not already learned the 7506 sound I would recommend.

Best bet is to just go down to your local GC and test them side by side. Bring some location sound recordings to listen to. Music won't give you a good idea of how they work on set.

Cheers
 
i was worried about the plastic connectors, but i treat my headphone BADLY on some shoots, and they are still perfectly fine, so obviously its pretty tough plastic.. the tight fit also goes away with time, i think it just adapts to the size head you put in it after a while.

like i said, i actually WASNT all that happy with em when i got them, but after some use, they become fantastic. and the isolation is a bonus.
 
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