Mixing Headphones (Help ?)

I’m BIG fan of AKG K702’s… bit more expensive but wonderful! less hyped in the bottom end than some cans, i find this advantageous if i’m wearing them for a while as it helps prevent fatigue… because of their open backed design they’re quite similar to listening on mid fields in a lot of ways… a much more open and natural sound field than closed back cans, sounds more like stereo than binaural :smiley:

Don’t forget that your new cans will most likely need a fair ‘burn in’ period too… mine took about 300hrs of continuous playback before they really settled down… a bit like letting a decent bottle of red wine breathe… the difference is quite dramatic before and after the burn in… they were quite scratchy and harsh in the upper mids and highs out of the box but after burning in they’re smooth as silk!