Good for tracking and mixing? Im diciding between this and the ATH-M50. Looking for a workhorse!
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They both have their advantages these 440's will do great and built like a truck. They will last a very long time and is something happens to the cable or ear pads you can easily replace them. When comparing the ath-50's to the shure 440 I believe the ath-50's have a better sound stage and will last a good while. I chose the 440's because they were cheap and had replaceable parts. So decide what your like more better sound with a little price bump or good sound with hey better feeling that you can replace items if anything ever happens. If you have the money go for the shure 840' a lot better sound and great build quality, you will not regret it. Sorry for the long rant but I hope I was able to help.
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They both have their advantages these 440's will do great and built like a truck. They will last a very long time and is something happens to the cable or ear pads you can easily replace them. When comparing the ath-50's to the shure 440 I believe the ath-50's have a better sound stage and will last a good while. I chose the 440's because they were cheap and had replaceable parts. So decide what your like more better sound with a little price bump or good sound with hey better feeling that you can replace items if anything ever happens. If you have the money go for the shure 840' a lot better sound and great build quality, you will not regret it. Sorry for the long rant but I hope I was able to help. They both have their advantages these 440's will do great and built like a truck. They will last a very long time and is something happens to the cable or ear pads you can easily replace them. When comparing the ath-50's to the shure 440 I believe the ath-50's have a better sound stage and will last a good while. I chose the 440's because they were cheap and had replaceable parts. So decide what your like more better sound with a little price bump or good sound with hey better feeling that you can replace items if anything ever happens. If you have the money go for the shure 840' a lot... » Read More They both have their advantages these 440's will do great and built like a truck. They will last a very long time and is something happens to the cable or ear pads you can easily replace them. When comparing the ath-50's to the shure 440 I believe the ath-50's have a better sound stage and will last a good while. I chose the 440's because they were cheap and had replaceable parts. So decide what your like more better sound with a little price bump or good sound with hey better feeling that you can replace items if anything ever happens. If you have the money go for the shure 840' a lot better sound and great build quality, you will not regret it. Sorry for the long rant but I hope I was able to help. « Show Less
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Ath m50 without a doubt look at the rating! 5 stars with over 2,000 votes.... and the shures are gonna crap out/break.
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I would go with audio technica ath m50s. I had these AKGs and they were great but pricy for the quality- and if you're looking for bass these have flat response(you would need a headphone amp with eq settings to up the bass)
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I am definitely not a professional when it comes to audio equipment. This is also my first mixer. I was looking around at the Behringer models and have heard good things about them. Seeing as the Alesis works as well as I need it to, I'd say it's a pretty damn good option for what it's priced at. Hope this helped you.
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If you want a compromise between sound signature and aesthetics/build then check out the VModa M-80s. They're ON EAR and have a fairly warm and flat sound. They're loved by many audiophile communities who may have mixed opinions on the LPs due to the emphasized lows.They occasionally go for the same price as the LPs new or used.I prefer the sound of Superlux 668b's over the ATH-M50 and they run less than half the price. Terrible to tote on the road though.Also, check out RadioShack and GuitarCenter. There's a good chance that one of them will have a few of those headphones for you to compare. (I dont see the VModas at many radioshacks now though) If you want a compromise between sound signature and aesthetics/build then check out the VModa M-80s. They're ON EAR and have a fairly warm and flat sound. They're loved by many audiophile communities who may have mixed opinions on the LPs due to the emphasized lows.They occasionally go for the same price as the LPs new or used.I prefer the sound of Superlux 668b's over the ATH-M50 and they run less than half the price. Terrible to tote on the road though.Also, check out RadioShack and GuitarCenter. There's a good chance that one of them will have a few of... » Read More If you want a compromise between sound signature and aesthetics/build then check out the VModa M-80s. They're ON EAR and have a fairly warm and flat sound. They're loved by many audiophile communities who may have mixed opinions on the LPs due to the emphasized lows.They occasionally go for the same price as the LPs new or used.I prefer the sound of Superlux 668b's over the ATH-M50 and they run less than half the price. Terrible to tote on the road though.Also, check out RadioShack and GuitarCenter. There's a good chance that one of them will have a few of those headphones for you to compare. (I dont see the VModas at many radioshacks now though) « Show Less
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Oh! The Inspiration by far! I compare the Inspiration to Beats Pro. Beats Pro retail for about $400. I got the Inspiration on Amazin for $150. The studios suck. Go with inspiration man!
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These headphones are designed for especially for mixing so they are designed to create the closest representation of the mix as possible. This means they are not nearly as bass heavy as more aggressive headphones like beats. If you are looking for quality headphones with more bass I would recommend the ath-m50's though they will cost about 120$
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This is a good system for someone to either start mixing music or a reintroduction. For parties, try the idjay pro.
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Yes, but I would not purchase an M-Audio, for they are known for bad pre amps. Get a Steinburg UR44 interface, for you can have 2 headphones and it's sample rate is way higher, cleaner and in having my for about a year I have not had any issues at all. Yamaha owns Steinburg now, but they have always been known for quality as with Roland equipment.Charles of "Higher Call" Music
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What issues exactly? Everything works good for me. And about the sound if you are using or used to use mixers most of them uses transistors instead of sound cards. With sound card the sound it's not really crisp and not powerful enough. It's sounds way to compressed. Everything else you can't ask for more!! It makes your Dj skills really easy to perform ... It's saves all your cue points ... Loops... Etc. instead of create you loop every time on a track it saves it ... Next time you play the same track you'll have you loop there ready to use or not!!!
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The best what? The best physical interface to use if you're making beats?That's kind of relative. I totally recommend hitting guitar center or Sam Ashe and playing around with what they have to see what feels right for you. Hell, you don't NEED one of these to make beats. I know Skrillex has said in interviews that he's comfortable with his mouse and plotting his drums that way. I don't know if he still does but there's that. Ultimately findingthe method that feels right for you and practicing unti you've got a feel for workflow.
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The sound card is fairly decent, great thing about this, is that Bluetooth option. Hook you up some Bluetooth speakers like I did and it's no DJs dream, but no problems in that field for me.
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It's very good for a home radio studio. This equipment can do all that you are currently asking( You can Cue Tracks and will also be able to run it through a mixer). Best of of it all, you can Map it in your favourite DJ software to play all your tracks. Hope this helps
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Thank you all for the response, I am seriously considering getting a couple of these for my mobile DJ setup. Your help is greatly appreciated!
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For mixing in a pinch these are my favorite cans. However, I would certainly recommend mixing using a pair of quality near field monitors over headphones given the choice. I really like KRK gear so I would recommend Rokits.
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Yes, but it's not really a very good interface for multitracking. It's basically EXPLICITLY for guitar. If you want to multitrack drums or something you CANNOT do that with this. There isn't enough analog I/O (unless you have a mixer with enough channels and at least 2 buses to send those channels out to Pro Tools. But if you have a drum sampler or virtual instrument, yep. Works just fine. It's a full fledged interface.
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Let me be frank with Q701 i wouldn't recommend songs with an emphasis on bass and so far i dont like listening dubstep with this headphone,and i wouldn't reccomend 598 for dubstep either,maybe ATH M-50 would be better for all arround music,while Q701 and HD 598 are similar for having an emphasis for Jazz,instrumental or just general pop music where clarity for each note takes priority.
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Id need to know which AT cans you were talking about. The cheap AT cans I take with me to monitor ENG interviews are just as good as my BeatsPro for that application. They fall apart when compared in a studio mixing setting where I expect to hear all of the frequencies with no distortion. Beats are known for low end response so they rock for hip-hop/rap/funk. I listen to a lot of film score and jazz on them too. Again, its tough for me to say with certainty that BeatsPros are superior to AT headphones as my AT's cost less than $50 and are for a very specific use. I am btw an AT user for microphones and am a fan of their quality. Id need to know which AT cans you were talking about. The cheap AT cans I take with me to monitor ENG interviews are just as good as my BeatsPro for that application. They fall apart when compared in a studio mixing setting where I expect to hear all of the frequencies with no distortion. Beats are known for low end response so they rock for hip-hop/rap/funk. I listen to a lot of film score and jazz on them too. Again, its tough for me to say with certainty that BeatsPros are superior to AT headphones as my AT's cost less than $50 and are for a very specific use. I am btw an AT user for... » Read More Id need to know which AT cans you were talking about. The cheap AT cans I take with me to monitor ENG interviews are just as good as my BeatsPro for that application. They fall apart when compared in a studio mixing setting where I expect to hear all of the frequencies with no distortion. Beats are known for low end response so they rock for hip-hop/rap/funk. I listen to a lot of film score and jazz on them too. Again, its tough for me to say with certainty that BeatsPros are superior to AT headphones as my AT's cost less than $50 and are for a very specific use. I am btw an AT user for microphones and am a fan of their quality. « Show Less