Need a decent pair of noise isolating headphones for field audio.

AllAroundFilmLV

AllAroundFilmLV

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I'm looking for a decent (but not TOO decent) set of headphones for when I'm capturing audio during a shoot using a DAR (or hopefully soon an Zoom).

EVERY pair I've ever tried always has terrible sound leakage (terminology?). From Sennheisers to Dr Dre Beats - haha! Just kidding - Bose, Creative Labs, etc.

I don't really have a price point other than under $100.

Any help/suggestions/links would be the greatest... unless you suck. Then it wouldn't be so great, but still appreciated.
 
MDR7506 and HD280 are more or less industry standards. I find the HD280 have a little better isolation, but I prefer the feel of the 7506.

Remote audio makes a set of phone for high noise environments using the 7506 drivers, but they're like $300 or so. If the need for isolation outweighs sound quality, there are a few options that I can think up.

First, look into headphones intended for drummers. Vic Firth makes some, as does another company, I think called Extreme Isolation. I picked up a pair of the lower end Extreme ones for a drummer buddy, under $100, very good isolation, and fairly decent sound quality, in my very quick and unscientific testing.

Another option would be to go with a decent in-ear monitor. I've got a pair of Shure in-ears that were right around $100. I mostly use them when I'm mowing the lawn, but I've used them from time to time mixing loud live shows and they sound okay.
 
JordanBlock said:
MDR7506 and HD280 are more or less industry standards. I find the HD280 have a little better isolation, ...Another option would be to go with a decent in-ear monitor. I've got a pair of Shure in-ears that were right around $100.
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On the same exct page with me. I have a pair of Shure In ears as well, model E3. They sound great and are made so that the musicians can hear themselves on stage at a concert rather than have traditional stage monitors. Will block out 99% of the external noise. HD280's are awesome too.
 
I, too, have switched to in-ears. Shures are a great start. I use M-Audio IE-30s which have replaceable cables, will take custom molds, and have dual drivers in each monitor. A bit over your budget I've had mine for over 3 years and have had no problems and have well over 200 shooting days on them.

Kit Hannah said:
On the same exct page with me. I have a pair of Shure In ears as well, model E3. They sound great and are made so that the musicians can hear themselves on stage at a concert rather than have traditional stage monitors. Will block out 99% of the external noise. HD280's are awesome too.
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