need a good pair of headphones

Like Richard said the Sony 5709 is pretty much the standard of the industry and has been for a long time. Try Trew audio, they should have them.
 
whoa whoa whoa..
Don't be wasting your money on these 7509 headphones.
I wouldn't be calling them the industry standard either.

To the original poster, get yourself a pair
of Sony 7506's. THESE are the industry standard when it comes to
Sony brand headphones for tv/film production.

Should cost ya around $90 a pair if you look around.
 
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I'm using the Sennheiser HD 25-1-II's. Every time I let someone compare them in our shop against the Sony 7506's, they walk out with a pair of the Sennheisers.

Lower impedance, so they're louder. Flat response, great isolation, comfortable (with the included velour pads), they fold up smaller than the 7506's and one ear swivels up. You can kind of see them in this video http://vimeo.com/11451198
 
Yes, Grant. They work wonders in loud environments. I routinely work in stone fabrication shops and they definitely help a ton.
 
Two years ago I switched to in-ears, using the M-Audio IE-30s. I get far more isolation with these then when using the Sonys. I also find they're more comfortable to wear for long periods and not as hot. Certainly more accurate than any cans I've every worn. Pricey, but with replaceable tips, and replaceable cable, I'm thinking they'll hold up just fine. I'll most likely bit the bullet this year and get custom ear molds for them.
 
For what it's worth the cans that most FX recordist use (after the Sony's) are Sennheiser HD380 Pro Closed Headphones.

These actually do fold up, the ones linked to earlier don't look like they do and certainly don't say they do. Also these have big ear cops so if you have big ears, that's why you got into sound right..., they fit comfortably. They also work well over glasses. They are much tighter than the Sony's but they seem to be more comfortable. I've use them but my Sony's are still working fine after ah ...14 years. But when they die I will probably move to the Sennheiser's.
 
Hey Guy I'm interested in the Sennheiser HD 25-1 II, but to me the ear cups look small, as if they wouldn't completely cover my ears. I'd be using them for studio work, as well as location video.

How exactly would you say they out do the Sony 7506, that I have happily used for years?

Anyone?
 
Camera operators might have a hard time with shoulder-mounted cameras using the 7509 or 7506 headphones. Any big, closed-ear systems interfere with the smart side of the camera. And on the bigger Panasonics, there's already no extra room with their lamentable viewfinder set-up.

Instead, and especially when I shoot unscripted, I use Otto Engineering's IFB single-ear headphones or Blackbox Shadows. That way, you can have the 2nd ear on radio with the producers.

I always use the better-quality 7506 when I shoot sit down interviews or situations where no director is in my ear.
 
Guy_Cochran said:
I'm using the Sennheiser HD 25-1-II's. Every time I let someone compare them in our shop against the Sony 7506's, they walk out with a pair of the Sennheisers.

Lower impedance, so they're louder. Flat response, great isolation, comfortable (with the included velour pads), they fold up smaller than the 7506's and one ear swivels up. You can kind of see them in this video http://vimeo.com/11451198
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These are the "industry standard" in Europe.

They were designed for ENG and film & video work specifically, though they are also popular in other areas as well.

They are low impedance and extremely efficient (120dB) which makes them easy to drive by battery portable equipment and the batteries then tend to last longer as you are not driving the headphone amplifier so hard.

For use with a camera, one ear swivels to get it out of the way and the headphones can then easily be worn single-eared.

The velour earpads (which come in the box - the leatherette ones are on the headphones) tend to be more comfortable and last longer.

My own HD 25-1 headphones are 20 years old and still going strong - all I have had to do is to replace the earpads four or five times over the years as they wore out.
 
Noiz2 said:
For what it's worth the cans that most FX recordist use (after the Sony's) are Sennheiser HD380 Pro Closed Headphones.

These actually do fold up, the ones linked to earlier don't look like they do and certainly don't say they do. Also these have big ear cops so if you have big ears, that's why you got into sound right..., they fit comfortably. They also work well over glasses. They are much tighter than the Sony's but they seem to be more comfortable. I've use them but my Sony's are still working fine after ah ...14 years. But when they die I will probably move to the Sennheiser's.
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The HD280 folds up as well. Both sides. Both cups also rotate.
 
Chadfish said:
I saw in one user review that the HD 25-1-II come with two different size ear cups. Is that true?
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The HD 25-1-II's come with just one size cup. One size fits all. These squeeze together, they call it "caliper pressure" to achieve better isolation than a larger, fully enclosed design. If you'd like to try a pair, we have a risk free 30 day return. Like I said, whenever someone comes in to try a pair of 7506's or HD280 pros, they almost always walk away with the HD 25-1-II's. Like John said, they're the industry standard in Europe and just slowly gaining traction in the US.
 
Chadfish said:
I saw in one user review that the HD 25-1-II come with two different size ear cups. Is that true?
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No - but they *do* come with two choices of earPAD.

They are fitted with the leatherette pads and the velour ones are in the box.

The leatherette ones seal slightly better (about 3dB I am told) but the velour ones are more comfortable and last longer (the leatherette ones react with sweat and start to peel after a while - this is normal for this material).

The HD 25 do last ages -my own pair of HD 25-1 are now 20 years old and all I have had to do is to replace the earpads four or five times over the years as they wore out. I noticed yesterday that the headband pads have started to split and I will need new headband pads - easily available and the old ones have lasted 20 years without needing replacement.

I hope this helps.
 
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