If you are balling on a budget you can’t go wrong with ATH-m series. Great quality and they come with a pouch you can fold them into for on the go. I currently have the ATH-M50x and am very content. Upgraded from the 30x after 8 years of use. They are still working good but I gave them to our 9yr son because he is learning ableton, so they do last fr.

It depends on your budget, but for producing and mixing, you'd generally want to have a high-ish budget. I use Volcano (what my budget allows), it's not highly priced neither is it cheap, but the sound and general quality is that of extremely expensive headphones. They are BT though, but most BT headphones come with an aux as well. But yeah, you want to stick with the highest price you can afford, and stick to known brands as well, and always read the most critical reviews before making a final decision. At the end of the day, it's all preference, whatever works for you, and also (again) what you can afford.

Just remember, it's not only the headphones that are important, when making music, you should use every sound system / type of speaker you possibly can to ensure that the music you make sounds great on all types of devices.

Currently using Beyerdynamic DT900 Pro X’s, which is fine. However, money-permitting, I’d get the Audeze LCD-X headphones. They’re amazing compared to the DT900’s. In a whole other league

sony mdr7506

Beyerdynamic is for me a really good pick

Your same headphones will be fine whether its through your laptop, audio interface or DAC AMP.

Slate VSX

AirPods Pro works fine if you really just want to jot down some idea. This was an emergency, but I even adjusted the mix of a song that couldn't wait on the AirPods, and when I later listened to the mix on my studio monitors and headphones it sounded exactly like what I had in mind. For actual sound design, mixing and mastering you kinda need a proper listening device, though.

I just use Bose over ear with noise canceling on. Good NC is far more useful to me than anything else, especially on a plane.

Apple earbuds are my favorite lol.

AirPod pro without a doubt

audio-technica m50x. But for convenience AirPod pros are good enough. Like someone else mentioned, I think noise cancellation would be the highest priority for me.

It’s the same as any listening device, you just need to know how they translate the sound then you can adjust for it accordingly.

AKG K 240.

Affordable. Aux and proper jack. Half open back. Perfect for depth and tightness. Cheapest pair you'll find and the best. Absolutely love mine.

I would say get audio interface like steinberg ur mk22 or scarlett 2i2 and then pick whatever ohm that is good.

I would say get audio interface like steinberg ur mk22 or scarlett 2i2 and then pick whatever ohm that is good.

Anything but beats in my honest opinion

Any headphone should work, I think most headphones on market are at around 32 Ohms. They have to be that way because if you plug a lower impedance headphone like 32 Ohm into your laptop. You don’t need a lot of amplification to get them loud. (Laptops don’t have super headphone amps). The higher the impedance (ohm) the more gain you need to get them louder.

So they’re usually all around the 32 Ohm range unless otherwise specified (higher impedance headphones are a little more expensive anyway. )

Higher impedance headphones can bring you clearer sound although you really won’t be able to tell the difference. I have 80 Ohm headphones but do have a Schiit Modi headphone amp to get them loud. The rest of my headphones are low Ohms.

I have pretty solid headphones in a good price range if you want something similar:

Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Beyerdynamic DT770 Beyerdynamic DT990

The AKG the other user mentioned is also solid.

Feel free to check out the Austrian Audio Hi-X20 as well. 👍🏻

In that price range, you can also considering Fiio FT1... :)

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For closed options: Audio Technica M50x or DT770 Pro

For open options: DT990 Pro

It’s always Beyerdynamic pro 880 or 990 or 770

HD 600

Price point?

Sony mdr 7506 I absolutely love them

AKG K702 or k601. Wide soundstage, slightly shy of completely accurate bass, but extend quite low.

Either Sony mdr-7506 or the Sony mdr-m1. They are a bit different, but both do the job for accurate enough listening

The Edition XS planar headphones are currently below 300 dollars on amazon and deliver sound that is close to 1000 plus headphones. They used to be 500 dollars. So that is a massively good deal. In addition, they produce pretty good bass (for open backs) while still sounding neutral. The only thing you have to keep in mind is that Hifiman isn't the best at quality control. I have to send mine back because of a slight channel imbalance. I opted for the 490 pro from sennheiser instead, but that might be a bit pricier than your budget allows. I would have loved to keep the Edition XS, but I don't trust the build quality.

Still, you may be more lucky. It's worth a shot because they really are some of the best bang for a buck of all headphones right now.

AKG K701

AT M40x or M50x, Senn 280, Sony 7506, AKG 751, Beyer 770 or 900. Research those models, as they are the most common starting headphones for music production.

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Koss porta pro with EQ

You want something with a ton of RAM, that is the most important part. Macbook or Windows makes no difference unless you use Logic

Macbook pro or mac studio is the best. Macbook air or mac mini would still work great. Just make sure you get at least 16gb of RAM.

The highest spec you can afford is the best.

They will all be fine. Cheaper ones might require more track freezing than the more expensive ones but their all good.

If you want more future proofing find a Windows laptop. As you'll get more hardware for your buck.

But either way you'll be good.

I don’t have one yet, but just based on the architecture of how the M chip is made…it is revolutionary and incredibly efficient. It also doesn’t get hot which means no crashes and glitchy shit.

Love my new MacBook Pro 16” M2. Pro mobile music studio machine. Never had issues with Logic, GarageBand, etc. It just works!