Closed back recording headphones - what are good these days?

You could spend this much on a regular set of headphones.
I find the planer headphones a major step up in sound.

www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=29514

I have all of the Monoprice planer headphones for my artists and the one Electrostatic set for me.

You wanna buy some new Sony 7506s Professionals.

AT M50; Sony 7506.

If you want the 7506 with excellent upgraded isolation, try the UltraPhones.

+1 on the classic 7506. I replaced the cable on mine; the half-coiled thing made me wanna scream and go all tantrumy. I replaced it with a straight Mogami cable; entire surgery took an hour or so. Also replaced the earpads because mine were worn, but the new pads actually improved the audio which was a nice and unexpected surprise.

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If what you're after with "closed back" is isolation between drumkits and monitoring / clicktracks and microphones, the Beyerdynamic DT770 M headphones are quite impressive, with a 35 dB separation. They are fairly hi-fi compared to many other high isolation headsets, and almost comfortable, but higher seal does of course come at a slight cost. The upside is that you can have comfortable listening levels even inside a drumkit.

If high isolation is a non-issue, I think the non-M-version of the DT 770 are very comfy and good sounding. A bit more flattering than the Sonys, in my view. Also, the ear pads are more glasses-friendly than most others.

Impedance is a great point. Many Beyerdynamics are available with several different ones. Don't buy the wrong one…

An upside with more closed phones for drummers is you don't have to blast their ears as hard.

What is a good impedance on the 770's...
If they are just going into a consumer laptop or cell phone?
Thanks, Chris

Can authorize and endorse the stellar BeyerDynamic 1770 closed back phones. Excellent neutral sound and comfortable to wear.

north-america.beyerdynamic.com/dt-1770-pro.html

M50’s here. We bought 6 pairs of DT770’s a few years back, 4 failed within 6 months, so we returned them all. Someone gifted me a pair of DT880’s and they lasted about a year of marginal home use before they shit the bed. So…not confident in Beyerdynamic for headphones these days…

We’ve also got a pair of HD280’s, which some people like but they can be a bit tight on the head for musicians, as well as a pair of Sony V6’s. I can’t remember the brand but we have a pair of open backs which can be nice for string players and singers.

For tracking I use extreme isolation headphones. I think they go under a different name nowadays, maybe it was ddrum or something similar. Isolates very well, durable, easy to take apart and repair if needed. Works well with drum tracking too.

I mix mainly with headphones and then I use open back akg 702.

That's a really cool idea

Seconded on the Beyer DT700 Pro X.  Been using 770's around the studio for years [250 and 80 ohms for different stations], but wanted a nicer set for vocals and when I'm doing acoustic overdubs.

I tried some Massdrop 1770's first, and was way disappointed.  They were dark and muddy but still with a big resonant peak on top - returned them immediately. 

When I saw the 700's roll out, I was skeptical but decided to give them a shot.  They do the trick - sound clearer, bigger, better and less peaky than 770s, just as comfortable, and equal if not better isolation.  The only thing to be weary of is that they are decently heavier than the regular 770's we all know.  Doesn't bother me one bit, but might wear down the headband faster if resting them on a hook or something.