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Sony MDR 7506 $109.00
 Standard of the industry! For use
with recorders, camcorders, mixers, etc. 65 ohm. Flat 10-20KHz response. Folds
compact for storage. Stereo mini with screw-on 1/4 adapter.
Replacement screw-on tip for MDR7506 $15.00
ATH-M30 $79.00
 Audio Technica's answer to the
MDR7506! 65 ohm, flat response. Stereo mini with screw-on 1/4 adapter. You can
interchange these phones with 7506's and not notice the difference!
Replacement earpad $7.50 ea
We carry replacement stereo tips and earpads for MDR7506 & M30 as well as
an assortment of adapters for headphones: stereo/mono, 1/4, mini, etc.
ATH-M50 $160.00
Audio Technica's best headset for studio professionals. Extended flat
response. 60 ohm. 1/4-stereo plug.
An exceptionally accurate response and long-wearing
listening comfort. Designed especially for professional monitoring and mixing,
these studiophones feature an efficient collapsible design for space-saving
portability and storage. Circumaural ear pieces swivel 180° for easy one-ear
monitoring and luxuriously padded ear cushions create an outstanding seal for
maximum isolation. The adjustable headband is generously padded for ultimate
comfort during long mixing sessions. A coiled cable at the left earpiece
terminates to a gold-plated mini plug with included screw-on ¼" adapter.
Fred says that, "I pretty much grew up on sets wearing
Sony MDR7506 headphones, but these M50's are the ultimate! Super-comfy, and
amazing clarity."
ATH-M20 $39.95
 Inexpensive, utility headphones from
Audio Technica. 40 ohm impedance. Closed cup. Stereo mini with 1/4 adapter.
ATH P5 $29.95
 Audio Technica omniphone stereo
headphones. Lightwieght, comfortable. 20-20k response. 40 ohm impedance. Stereo
mini with 1/4 adapter. Makes a nice backup for boom operator or camera operator.
Various Headphone extension cables $12.50
25 ft coiled. 20 ft straight. Available for stereo mini to stereo mini, or
for 1/4-inch stereo to 1/4-inch stereo. Please specify.
Always monitor audio from your camcorder during videotaping. Your headphones
are your only lifeline to knowing if your soundtrack will be usable or not.
Use the highest quality headphones that you can. A hundred bucks may seem like a
lot, but how much did you spend on camera, lighting, and sound gear -- not to
mention the costs of actual production!
Headphones should be closed ear, so that they block out much of the surrounding
noise. Otherwise, you will confuse live sounds around you with what the mic is
actually capturing. Impedance should be approx 35 to 85 ohm. Too low an
impedance will result in distortion; too high and you won't have any volume. We
suggest Sony MDR7506 or Audio Technica M30.
When videotaping in an extremely loud environment, try wearing a pair of high
quality in-the-ear buds under a good pair of hearing protector safety muffs.
Learn to set levels by ear rather than by eye. Watch the actors instead of
the meters.
Adjust your headphone level so that your 0 VU reference tone (-8 on the Nagra,
-12 on most camcorders, and -20 on digital recorders) sounds as loud in your head as a loud telephone conversation.
Like those phone calls that make you pull the handset a little bit away from
your ear. But NOT rock concert, painful LOUD! Just slightly uncomfortable.
Dialogue is not the same as pure tone, so that when you monitor normal dialogue
at correct record levels (around -10 to -6ish on the Nagra or -15 to -10ish on
camcorders), it should sound like a pleasant phone chat. Shouts and emphasized
vocals should jar you a little, but your levels should never exceed 0dB on
digital audio.
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