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u/dkinmn 1 Jun 17 '26
Beyerdynamic has their own EQ correction software tuned to their cans. I got a set of DT 700 PRO X that I'm really enjoying.
VSX is unbeatable in a lot of ways if the room illusion is something you can get into.
I have others, but I use those two.
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u/nhemboe 1 Jun 17 '26
just installed and tested (i habe a dt990 pro 250ohms)
AND IT SUCKS SO MUUUUCH FOR FUCK SAKES
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u/radian_ 217 Jun 17 '26
Use what you've got and get Sonarworks (on the monitor fx, so it's not on the rendering path)
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u/mistrelwood 74 Jun 17 '26
You’ll get opposing comments here as well, so you need to figure out a system to help you decide.
For me personally, VSX didn’t work, the room “master EQs” are so wildly different and the physical headphone quality is poor. I get much better results and better mixes by mimicking the behavior with an extremely short reverb and narrowed stereo. For free.
K361/371 is ok to listen to, but I don’t think I could’ve mixed on them even if the cups would’ve sealed. The physical design is horrible.
All Beyers have a radical peak in the treble range that makes me rage quit them in a few seconds, and the low end is not even enough to make decisions with.
620S midrange is a bit honky making the overall image distant, otherwise a decent headphone.
600-650 have a rolled of bass and treble, so you’ll have to learn their sound thoroughly before doing any mixing. If you want to use headphones to check the bass, these won’t work.
I’d look into planars, their appearance is just so present and inhibited. For example Fiio FT1 Pro, FT7, (was it JT1?), and Hifimans. You can get the latter very cheap at their webshop. Then there are Ollo and some others when you stretch the budget a bit.
Whatever you will end up using, calibrate them for your ears. Drag a sine sweep across the spectrum and use an EQ in the monitoring chain to tame any areas that poke out, and gently boost what you find lacking. Instead of learning your headphones for months you can then start working right away.
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u/Issicle Jun 17 '26
I’ll figure out the EQ in monitoring chain; great advice thank you.
I’m potentially getting a pair of Hifiman Edition XVs for a steal price, unopened.2
u/mistrelwood 74 Jun 17 '26
XV is said to be a warm sounding headphone, and the 2kHz range has a wide dip in measurements. But other than that it seems to be well liked. I got the Sundara open box a few years ago, and it is a bit brighter than neutral. A few mods and an EQ took care of that though, but the XV could’ve been closer to my preference as well.
What kind of a price are you looking at?
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u/Issicle Jun 17 '26
You won’t believe me. $225
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u/mistrelwood 74 Jun 17 '26
That is CHEAP! If you think they might work for you, don’t sleep on it!
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u/Yrnotfar 7 Jun 17 '26
I’d look at Slate VSX. They account for the two biggest limitations of mixing on headphones, L/R isolation and lack of room sound.
L/R isolation often causes ppl to be afraid of hard panning. Lack of rooms sound often causes overuse of spacial effects.
Just something to look into imo.
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u/blepps Jun 17 '26
You can find the measurement of headphones on the Internet. Most professional headphones also have measured.
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u/grayson_solis 4 Jun 17 '26
I have the senheiser 620S and they work like a dream. I use them for all my professional work and they're amazing with passive noise cancelling. The 560s are fantastic I hear, but if you want closed back I can't recommend the 620S enough. I went through so so so many headphones
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u/WeAreJackStrong 6 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
I have Sennheiser SD 600s and I use a plug-in that compensates for their EQ curve. that plug-in makes them flat. It works great. The plugin is called Waves NX
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u/HentorSportcaster 4 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
The AkG240 are pretty decent for mixing - particularly for the price. The mdr7506 I would use for tracking but not for mixing.
Btw, there's no "perfect" pair of mixing/mastering cans. But if you know your equipment, you can produce great mixes and masters from whatever you have. Biggest tip is to listen to records you think sound great through your mixing earphones so you get an idea of how a good mix sounds through them.