Headphones

The latest additions to Fostex's TH range of headphones are two models that are targeted at professional studio applications.

My two sons have been reading on forums about how crosstalk appears in headphones that share a ground connection in a single cable...

I have been making music for years now, and although I have a set of Genelec 8040s that I use during the day (when I'm home),...

Everyone keeps going on about how great the Cardas cables make headphones sound. Is there any truth about cables ever making...

KRK are well established in the world of studio monitors. Now they're expaning into the headphone market.

Whether recording or mixing, which set of headphones will work for you? We compare a selection of the best models.

I wear custom-made earplugs when I go to live gigs, to protect my hearing. These have physical (and therefore passive) filters, but I find that their frequency response is less than ideal...

I recently purchased some Sennheiser HD600 headphones and have been told that I'll need a good headphone amplifier to make...

If you thought you couldn't hear surround sound on headphones, it's time you thought again.

A dedicated headphone delay might seem like a bit of a luxury, but it could make life a lot more pleasant for the working engineer.

Every article I have read on the subject of mixing states that you want to have an 'uncoloured' room sound. So wouldn't it be better to mix using headphones, which will have no issues with room acoustics at all?

The ART Head Amp provides simple headphone monitoring for several performers. It's built into a small folded-steel...

These studio headphones provide excellent monitoring resolution at a surprisingly affordable price.

I'm considering the purchase of two sets of headphones: the AKG K240DF (flat response) for mixing, and the K271 (coloured response) for musicians to wear when monitoring their own signal, giving them the best sound for inspiration and encouragement. Would these models be suitable for these applications?

Learn how to choose and use on-stage speaker or headphone monitoring systems. After all, if you can't hear what you're doing, then your live performances are going to suffer.

I produce electronic dance music. Much of the time I work with headphones on, to help me focus on detailed sounds in repetitive loops. However, I often notice that when I switch to listening on speakers (to check the actual mix and so on) the track seems a bit faster. What could be the cause?

It's often necessary to work on headphones in the home studio, even when mixing. So what headphones should you choose, and how do you go about getting the best results?

Direct Sound Extreme Isolation Headphones are designed to offer more isolation than ordinary closed-back models...

A new pair of closed-back headphones from AKG which are well suited to recording and overdubbing.

One of the secrets of overdubbing is setting up good cue monitoring for the performer. There are, however, a number of different approaches and it is important to choose the most appropriate for the task at hand.

We check out Sennheiser's flagship open-backed headphones, compensated to make them sound more like speakers.