Originally Posted by Guitarhacker
I'm currently using Sony MDR-7506 headphones and Mackie MR-5 studio monitors with a Polk Audio 100w 10" sub.


I check my mixes on my decent quality ear buds that are noise canceling/reducing.... The funny thing is I hear stuff in the ear buds that I miss totally in the studio on the speakers or cans. I tend to trust the buds that were $30 on Amazon, more than anything else. Is that weird or what?

So many people listen to music ONLY on earbuds, and often cheap earbuds, that I think it's not a bad idea to audition tracks on earbuds. I take daily walks with $20 Amazon bluetooth earbuds and I use them a lot to make mixing adjustments. My order is (1) studio headphones, (2) studio monitors, (3) earbuds and finally (4) auto sound system. I think of this as a "triangulation method" of approaching the sound from multiple sources. If it sounds good in all of these places, it MUST be good, right? RIGHT???


DC Ron
BiaB Audiophile
Presonus Studio One
ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM
Presonus Faderport 16
Too many guitars (is that a thing?)