Headphones For Music Production reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 252 Reddit reviews across 16 subreddits and 49 posts to rank the best Headphones For Music Production brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/HeadphoneAdvice, r/musicproduction, r/Logic_Studio, r/edmproduction, r/musicians. Top-rated brands include Beyerdynamic (4.2/5), Sennheiser (4.4/5), Audio-Technica (4.2/5).
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Reviews252
Subreddits16
Posts49
Brands25
Products87
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#1
Beyerdynamic
4.2
(63)
"One of the most popular is Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro paired with external AMP/DAC."
"Beyerdynamic"
"The DT1990 are probably the best $500 headphones."
"If you’re mixing or mastering in a treated environment you can’t go wrong."
"If you’re mixing or master in a treated environment you can’t go wrong with the beyerdynamic 990’s."
"The DT 990 Pro 250 Ohm headphones are highly recommended, but ensure your headphone outputs can drive them."
"Excellent for mixing"
"DT 770 pros all the way."
"You can’t beat them for the price IMHO."
"You can’t beat them for the price IMHO."
#2
Sennheiser
4.4
(47)
"I love my Senheiser HD 280's. I highly recommend it."
"Amazing quality plus good sound isolation."
"Amazing quality plus good sound isolation."
"The best that I've heard in that price range"
"I’ve got a pair and enjoy them and find I like them better for mixing than the closed back headphones I have."
"Sennheiser 650s"
"The HD650 sounds very warm and quite flat, allowing for hours of fatigue-free use."
"Upgrading to the HD600 with Sonarworks helped my mixes improve dramatically."
"Upgraded to Sennheiser HD600 with Sonarworks and it helped my mixes improve dramatically"
"IMHO the best headphones for production would be ... Senheiser HD800s"
#3
Audio-Technica
4.2
(47)
"I have the m50x and love them."
"The M50X are nice, but it's important to mix with multiple outputs."
"The M50x has pronounced bass and is great for identifying sibilants and harshness in highs."
"Better for music production (mixing & mastering)"
"They're wonderful."
"It's a little bit more than £50 tho"
"Noise-cancelling and overall amazing sound quality."
"High quality headphones that last for years"
"Audio technica m50x is a great pair of headphones for multiple use cases."
"Personally I’d go with Audio-Technica ATH-M50x"
#4
Sony
4.2
(29)
"Sony MDR-7506 are a gold standard cause they will definitely expose everything in your production."
"Sony MDR-7506 is the gold standard"
"Great for tracking"
"I also use them for non-music production purposes which they're also great at. Just for listening off my record player, tape deck or from YouTube and watching films. They always sound mint."
"I think the Sony's MDR 7506's are your best choice, because they are neutral to the max."
"You can't go wrong with the Sony MDR-7506."
"I'll second the recommendation for MDR_7506, particularly since you want to make music on-the-go."
"Sony MDR-7506 - Accept no substitutes."
"For music production you want to have both monitors and headphones."
"Don't need to spend a ton for studio monitors."
#5
AKG
4.4
(27)
"I love my AKG 371’s. I’ve been getting wonderful results with them and would recommend them to anyone at any skill level."
"Neutral AF"
"Way better tuned than the M50x."
"Very neutral tuning, which is ideal for mixing/mastering music."
"Also very neutral"
"Blow them away"
"Very flat frequency response and detailed sound, especially in the mids and highs. They're also comfy to wear and non fatiguing to listen to, so are well suited for long sessions."
"K361, K371, DT 770, HD 25, etc."
"K361, K371, DT 770, HD 25, etc."
"Very neutral"
#6
Audeze
5.0
(4)
"IMHO the best headphones for production would be ... high-end Audeze"
"The best I’ve owned"
"...or the Audeze LCD1 - Really nice set of planar magnetic open back headphones."
"Audeze LCD-X"
#7
Audio Technica
4.0
(5)
"I love this headphones, maybe the low frequencies are boosted but it’s okay for me, I like that"
"Audio Technica ATH-M50X"
"M40x"
"Or m30x"
"Audio Technica m50x"
#8
Philips
4.3
(4)
"More balanced"
"I recommend the philips shp9600 its very good."
"Great sound for that price"
"Best value for money headphones"
#9
Focal
4.0
(3)
"Focal bathys, for music production you may need to use r/oratory1990 settings(wired mode)."
"I was going to suggest the Bathys as well, they seem to tick all of OPs boxes."
"I'm going to suggest the Focal Bathys and Mark Levinson 5909 as the best options out there."
#10
Shure
3.7
(3)
"I probably wouldn't use them as my only music production headphones tho, they aren't very neutral even if they sound great."
"Shure SRH840"
"Shure SE215 earbuds"
#11
Bose
5.0
(2)
"Bose headphones are highly regarded by engineers for their noise cancelling capabilities."
"Noise cancelling"
#12
Massdrop
5.0
(2)
"Enjoy them and find I like them better for mixing than the closed back headphones I have"
"Another option"
#13
Drop
5.0
(2)
"Enjoy them and find I like them better for mixing than the closed back headphones I have"
"Another option"
#14
Slate
4.5
(2)
"Slate VSX for sure."
"Great quality"
#15
Superlux
4.0
(2)
"They sound great and are pretty cheap compared to other headphones."
"A cheaper option is Superlux 600 series, they have 2 or 3 options to choose from."
#16
Samson
5.0
(1)
"Samson SR850 sound pretty good and are very cheap. With Sonarworks Reference 4, they sound unbelievably good at that price point."
#17
Sonarworks
5.0
(1)
"Virtual cross-referencing"
#18
Akai
5.0
(1)
"Never complained"
#19
OneOdio
4.0
(1)
"They stock some pretty decent studio stuff for mixing."
#20
Clears
4.0
(1)
"Overall sound"
#21
Adam
4.0
(1)
"Adam SP-5 are great"
#22
Yamaha
4.0
(1)
"If you just want to mix get semi-open/open like ... Yamaha MT5"
#23
Etymotic
4.0
(1)
"Try Etymotic ER4SR. I use the ER2SE with Realphones and it translates well once you set it up."
#24
Grado
4.0
(1)
"If you want to mix on headphones at least use some open back ones, like Grados. They are really good headphones."
#25
Unknown Studio Headphones
2.0
(1)
"150 a bit cheap for studio headphones IMO"
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