redindahed Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Hey I'm curious if anyone uses ear buds while booming. Any interesting feed back? Any product recommendation? I'm using 7506's right now and like the idea of less gear on my head. Let me know what you think. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 after you try it, let us know what you think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 what ear buds? most good ones are totally isolating. -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPSharman Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Toward the end of my relatively short booming career I boomed with earbuds. But I never showed up on the first day wearing them, either on a new show or working for a mixer I had never worked for before. People expect to see the 7506s, I think, but as soon as you establish you know what you are doing, then it no longer matters. My regular boom operator uses earbuds or the 7506s. He has some nice ones. Not sure of the model, but they aren't the in ear monitors. It makes me nervous to have something shoved in the ear with no "air" for loud noises to escape. I also find it useful, as a boom operator, to hear your surroundings a little as well as the feed from the mixer. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwallace Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 I've done it from time to time. They're nice for when its exceptionally hot since the 7506s are incredibly uncomfortable once you start sweating. There are some big drawbacks though. The big one is fatigue. Your ears fatigue from having sound going straight into your ear like that but the bigger problem is physical fatigue. My ears felt numb and painful after having something stuck in them constantly. I think a set that was molded to my ears my work better in that regard. The other thing is that they can isolate a little too well. This isn't a problem for everyone but I like to at least be able to have some sense of my immediate surroundings with my headphones on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 ...for when its exceptionally hot since the 7506s are incredibly uncomfortable once you start sweating... Try the 7506s with the DT250 Beyer pads (about $20). I think you'll be pleased. John B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 " I think a set that was molded to my ears " I think most folks would not consider those "ear buds" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 They're nice for when its exceptionally hot since the 7506s are incredibly uncomfortable once you start sweating. I find the <b>Garfield Headphone Softies</b> relieve this problem very well. I've done 12-hour days in the summer in LA, in 95+ degree temperatures, and it made the 7506's tolerable. One can argue that no cloth material is 100% acoustically transparent, but if the Softies affect the sound, I think all it does is knock the "peakiness" down a tiny bit, which is a good thing for the 7506's. Both my boom op and I liked them a lot. Strictly my opinion. --Marc W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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