Best Studio Headphones Under $200 | For Music Production

What are the best headphones for Music Producers under $200? Reid Stefan Realest Puppet In The Game reviews the Audio Technica ATHm50x, Sony MDR7506, Sennheiser HD280 Pro, and Sennheiser HD25.

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0:00 - 1:51 Headphones Intro
1:52 - 3:10 Audio Technica ATH-M50x
3:11 - 4:32 Sony MDR7506
4:33 - 6:01 Sennheiser HD25
6:02 - 8:09 Sennheiser HD280 Pro
8:10 - 10:53 Sound Quality
10:54 - 11:57 Noise Isolation
11:58 - 13:54 Best Headphones

[ReidStefanMusic]

The next headphones review in this series will compare all the popular Beyerdynamic DT headphone models together ✅

[MajorGRecording]

I am a long time devoted user of the Sony MDR7506. (over 15 yrs) Absolutely loved them! I even slept through an attack on our base in Afghanistan one night with them on. I bought replacement ear cushions for them because they started flaking so bad. But last year I got a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80ohm and found that they sounded great and were very much more comfortable. I still have my Sony's and will continue to use them on occasion, but the detail and comfort of the DT770s have won me over. Thanks for the review! I still have my eye on a pair of Sennheiser HD650s (open back) to acquire one day for mixing.

[Bumper]

No DT770? These have perfectly linear low end starting from 20Hz, which you can't get on low end studio monitors. They are quite affordable too!

[davidmadj]

I've have those four and some of more, but i can't say one is my favorite, love all.

[susannevargas]

I use the Sennheiser HD 560 Ovation II for almost 30 years now. They are the most comfortable headphones I ever had on my head, they sound clear, clean and simply delicious and all I had to replace in all the years was the cable. The velvety earcushions are not as puffy as they were in the beginning, but definitely are still in good shape and I wouldn't need to retouch them in a photo ;) They do bleed into a mic that is close and I cannot use them for vocal recording, but they are the greatest producing-, mixing- and mastering-headphones ever. Cheers.

[marioortegagarcia]

Personally I've been using the Sony MDR7506 almost every day for like 5 years and I'm really happy with them. However I agree that sound is less "flashy" than what you would get out of other headphones. That being said, I think it also makes it easier to find possible mistakes in your mix, since they are kind of analytical in that sense

[rickyselby]

Awesome video man! I’m a beginner in music production and your channel helps so much! Thank you🙏🏼

[shaunandrewmusic]

I currently have the Beyerdynamics DT 990 pro's and was wondering if it will make a difference is I upgrade to the Pro X version? I know these models aren't in the video, but I need honest opinions on it.

[joelisonkeys]

If you don't need to track audio, or already have some closed backs, DT880's are great

[aditsuro]

now I'm looking for my first headphone for help me work when mixing and audio editing. I'm interested to 3 headphones right now, ATH M50X, Rode NTH-100, and Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro. What do you think about these headphones? What should I go?

[DJKuroh]

Regardless of how people feel about sound, those Sony MDRs are tanks for real.

[tuantranproduction]

the legendary shure shr440 must be on the list. it couples with sonarworks reference will bring a wise choice

[dirtdiggler]

Yo, off topic! Do you sell any shirts anywhere? I'm going to a puppet museum in a couple weeks and I gotta represent xD You do amazing work. I've played guitar for over 20 years and have tried producing my stuff off and on for many years but sucked at it and gave up each time. Thanks to you i just made my first song and have gotten great feedback on it so thank you!

[arnav]

I am commeting this for those who confuse between dt770 or m50x .
I own dt770s 80ohms and i got to test m50x recently. Dt770s are comfortable but for me m50x have comfort too. I would just give a slight adv to 770s for comfort.
Dt770s are hard to carry and m50x are good to carry.
Dt770s have great mids and lows while the highs are very overpowering.
M50x are very bass agressive.

I produce edm in genral. So i would recommend m50 a bit over dt770s but you go into hiphop or other genres i think 770s have a great space and would serve you better. I am no grammy winner and this is my prrsonal opinion after 1 yr of usage

[Andreaiscreating]

Ath m50x gang 💪 absolutely best buy for home studio

[lavaswim]

Hope there’s some audiotechnica’s in there! Some are less than £50 best referencing headphones on a budget!

[Lordxfx]

Hi Stefan.. Great review. I happen to notice your computer monitor stand. It looks like the depth is adjustable. Do you know the model name?

[gordito]

Why did the stop production of the Audio Technica M50's? They were overall the best for mixing

[FGTC]

I have the audio tecnica the sound quality it’s very amazing, but it’s not comfortable for me to wear for more than 1 hour. Do you have the same problem ? I will suggest to try superlux hd 681 evo, cost only 40 euros. They are very similar to audio technica but more comfortable. Last but not least. What do you think about sienna ? And the symbiosis sienna + headphone . If you use sienna, only for correction . Superlux it’s better with sienna than audio technica and sienna

[rileymcmead]

I'm just now realizing he's an actual puppet