A Nice Set of Headphones

Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything new to this here blog and my faithful 3 followers are no doubt sorely upset. Add to that the fact that I promised I would speak a little about my experiences at AES, which was almost 2 months ago, and I’m seeming downright lazy.

So, to get the ball rolling, I will tell you about a $99 pair of headphones, that rocks, that I got to play with at AES. They are called the Direct Sound Extreme Isolation Heaphones EX-29.

While I don’t own nearly as many headphones as I do microphones, I still have a fairly good collection, which boasts Bose, Ultrasone, AKG, Sony, Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic. And with some of them running $300 a pair or more, I’d say that I know my way around a pair of headphones.

So, what is it about the EX 29′s that I particularly like? Well, there’s a few nice little touches, such as a straight (as opposed to twisty) cable and the right ear cup is brightly colored red, which means you are less prone to put them on backwards. I also find them quite comfortable to wear, even for relatively long periods of time.

But the best parts of this particular gear are that they sound very uncolored and they cut out room noise  better than most anything else I’ve tried. They claim 29db of attenuation, which in real life application probably isn’t quite so. Even still, the world of quiet they present, along with the relative comfort and sound quality makes them a treasure at twice the price.

They seem to be gaining popularity among drummers, but they have great applications for home studios and even in live performance or videography.

There are more comfortable headphones. There are also headphones that may sound a little better and headphones that may keep out a tad more noise. But for $99, these puppies earn high marks across the board.

You can pick them up at Amazon or most of the places that sell audio gear, like Sweetwater and Guitar Center. If you want to see the published specs or learn more about them, visit http://www.extremeheadphones.com/ex-29.html

They also make the Direct Sound Extreme Isolation Heaphones EX-25 headphone, which runs around $60, also worthy of consideration for more budget minded folks.

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