Listening back to your recorded material properly and in detail is just as important as using quality recording equipment. This is equally true for all phases of studio work: recording, mixing and mastering.
If you don’t regret investing sufficient energy and money in finding the perfect headphones, it will significantly contribute to the quality of your work in the long run. If you want to create a perfect mix, it is essential to monitor it with professional, studio-quality headphones. If you use the wrong headphones, you may miss small mistakes that you may not be able to correct in the later stages of the workflow, and in fact, they will only be emphasized during mastering. It’s better to be safe and save a lot of time and frustration by hearing every sound crystal clear from start to finish.
What aspects should be considered when choosing headphones? One of the most important points is the frequency response. It is important to hear sounds in a wide frequency range, from low to high with equal intelligibility. There are headphones that emphasize the lower frequencies more, but most are from the standard 20 to 20,000 Hz.
There is also the question of whether we want open or closed headphones. Closed, isolated headphones do not let the sound out of the headphones, nor do they let in external noises, so listening to music is completely undisturbed. For example, the Shure SRH840A closed-back headphones transmit rich bass, clear mids and widened highs, so if you want to work in complete peace, this piece can be ideal. If you are looking for the absolute best, then we recommend the Shure SRH1540 premium closed headphones.
The advantage of open headphones is that the sounds flowing out are not absorbed or reflected by the outer layer of the headphones, so they have better dynamics and a sense of space. If you like this type, we recommend the Shure SRH1840 professional open headphones.
