I use GRADO
- RS-1 for mixing
- PS1000 for listening
you can get some GRADO SR325 for the price you are after and the are AWESOME.
this is extremely subjective 
For example ā¦ i had the DT 770 Pro on and their pressure was insane for my taste. I felt them every second i had them on. Same for the DT 880 Pro. Tried out the AKG K-702 and it was MUCH MORE comfortable.
But since i have a very sensitive head - even the K-702 are too much already. Pressure is only good if i have a Headphone with Silk Cushion and/or very soft fill material, but i found NO Studio Reference Headphone which offers this. My small AKG K540 fits perfectly and feels very good. But its Hifi only and its already damaged ā¦
So, to everyone with a very sensitive Head: What Studio Headphones can you recommend? Half-closed, preferably Over Ear ā¦ Does anyone have any Idea??
Grado RS-1 donāt feel like theres anything there, super light. amazing sound stage.
they are open air, but the sound is extremely tight and crisp.
DT 880 Proās for me.
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Same here. Love them.
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Coming from a pair of sr60iās, the high end was definitely a bit potent, but I must say - Iāve always been rather pleased with how headphone mixes on them have translated elsewhere. Some really honest cans impo, and comfy as all get out, to boot. =)
I really mixed a lot with headphones (the DT 880 pro) because we had a small flat and I had my āstudioā in our living roomā¦ I checked the tracks on monitors before finishing, but I have to say, most of the time Iām pretty satisfied with the headphone mix and donāt need to change too much. But I donāt claim to be a professional when it comes to mixing 
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Same here - was stuck in a small apartment while attending school. Admittedly, there were a few times where I wasnāt able to get into the main studio before class to double check/ refine decisions, but (on more than one occasion) I was singled out for having a solid mix, so they get 5 stars from me.
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Did anybody test the ISK HD9999 Headphones?
Whats your impession of it?
amzingly expensive and - not available in Germany ā¦
But thanks for the tip!
Headphones are very personal.
We all have different head/ear sizes.
I can agree on that
Iām using the MDR-7510 a lot, itās pretty damn good. Slightly wider frequency range and flatter sound that the 7506. Both are very nice.
My semi-open headphone is a cheap one that performs remarkably well. Presonus HD7. I dare to say it performs as well as headphones that cost 5 times as much. The only thing you have to do is get some velour pads on them, I got AK240s on them.
Some people claim it a Superlux 681 but it sounds totally different. Though no doubt the HD7 is also made by Superlux. For 30 euro you canāt go wrong with it, and if you hate it you can give it to someone as a present.
Another happy DT-880 premium 250 ohm user, going on 5 years now, and sometimes wearing for six hours at a time. I just ordered a second pair here. The limited edition looks very nice:
Hi, are there any dt880 250ohm users using this directly from the octatrack outputs? How does it sound? Iām on the fence about these headphones but donāt want to spend another 150 ā¬ on a headphone amp.
I use aiaiai TM1 studio, Senheiser HD25, Beyer Dynamic DT440 (the old ones which are much better!) but by far the best I have are Ergo model 2, which are a newer version of Jecklin floats.
If someone has an EQ profile for Fabfilter Pro Q, that would be totally awesome
The DT880 250ohm are Pro Audio Reference Headphones, they have a certain response and if you have the time to learn that response you will find that your signal chain becomes more important. Remember the Octatrack is a sampler, that is what goes in is whatās coming out. You colour your sound the way you want it.
I just choose the DT 990 and i am very happy of the flat response ! Good choice !
Edit : Finally ā¦ i dont like them because not enough bass
I have Shure SRH940ās.
Good: Very precise and detailedā¦
Bad: ā¦ except for the low end. Very light on the bass. I canāt mix my low end on these - I turn it up way too much - so looking for other ones. I know my Genelec monitors are better for mixing the low end but Iād like my headphones to not completely throw me off in that respect.
Also the headband becomes painful after a while (Iām bald, no hair cushioning).