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A young producer asked me last night:   "Why does everyone use the same headphones?  those Sony headphones.  Is it because they are the best?"

I had a few things to say about it, having transitioned directly from Beyer DT48S to MDR7506 at first somewhat sceptically (and having auditioned several sennheisers and others along the way.  Would anyone like to wax eloquent on this question? .

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While I've always felt the 7506's sounded quite "pleasing", I've never thought they reproduced sound accurately.  In my opinion they over accentuate both the highs and lows but, for what we do I think this is a good thing!  Because of this I'm more likely to notice issues BEFORE they become a problem, such as rumble from AC and compressors that might not othwise be so noticeable with other headphones, or high frequency distortion / interference, etc that might not be as evident with a set of phones with a "flatter" response.  

That being said when I first started using the 7506's the accentuated highs fooled me into believing a lav sounded just fine, when it fact it was somewhat "muffled".  Perhaps the lesson to be learned here is consistancy.  Regardless of your phones of choice, it's pretty important that you get very familiar with them and use regularly, and don't alternate between different models.

Tom

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I moved away from them for awhile but eventually moved back to them. They aren't the best by any means but their easy to find anywhere there is a guitar center, light, small, and I personally like the comfort compared to others. The earpads are junk however which I imagine most here already realize. Replacement sheepskin earpads are a godsend for the 7506's imo. Also, like others have said, they accentuate certain frequencies which I find good for picking up on boom handling noise. Another factor to consider is the headphone preamps on most field recorders/mixers. To my ears they never sound as accurate as the headphones can produce. All that being said I wish Sony would do an update to the model and change the pads and improve the speaker design, but that is unlikely since they sell consistently as they are. 

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That being said when I first started using the 7506's the accentuated highs fooled me into believing a lav sounded just fine, when it fact it was somewhat "muffled".  Perhaps the lesson to be learned here is consistancy.  Regardless of your phones of choice, it's pretty important that you get very familiar with them and use regularly, and don't alternate between different models.

Although, if your headphones can make your lavs sound good, then so can post, so it's not really that bad.

But it is exactly in this "strong" hf component that I find fatiguing. That's why I moved to Ultrasone.

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Like many others here, I use the Beyer velour cushions.  I have them on Sony 7506s, Remote Audio HN7506s, and my Ultrasones.

I did a live music session a good while back that  began to turn me away from the Sonys -- they lacked the definition and clarity that I needed to get a good mix, so I ended up doing the gig with my in-ear Etymotics.  These days I mostly mix with the Ultrasones, although there are some gigs that the Bose noise cancelling units have been great for.

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