I went to a music store a few years ago with $350 in my pocket to burn on some cans.

I was comparing the quality of the sound in the high dollar cans to that of my $20 ear buds. The buds are the Creative EP 630 model. After having the sales guy drag out three different "nice" sets of cans, and comparing them side by side with the same exact source audio..... I concluded that they were about the same as my $20 ear buds and left after thanking the sales guy for his time and consideration. I still had my $350 in my pocket.


The last song I put up on the User Showcase was mixed primarily with a set of RH-5ma cans from Yamaha. I bought them from a half price bargain bin in a music store for $30. My older Realistic cans were falling apart.... so I bought the Yamaha's to replace them. They are brighter and I do tend to use them to mix. I compare the monitors with the cans.... split the difference and call it done.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 01/11/18 09:30 AM.
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