Up to our A$$ in studio headphones! Here are our top 10...

Alright, so we've spend the last month testing various closed-back and open-back studio headphones in the Equipboard office and in our personal home studios. Here's some of the stash:

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We broke out the list into closed-back and open-back headphones to keep the playing field more level. We narrowed it down to Giulio's pick, Michael's pick, best under $100/$200/$300, and more.

Curious what you guys think!

• Agree or disagree with us on anything?
• Any headphones you think are worthy of inclusion that we might have missed? Preferably currently available models and not unobtanium :)

Here's our new & improved guide to the the best studio headphones.

...also, don't sleep on this deal

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lol, I'll be sure to buy those instead of a novation summit!

dude, you guys got no love for my favorites, AKG open backs but that's okay. Otherwise, good roundup.... although Michael's pick, the studio standard sony cans? they are not terribly durable. We used to destroy a pair every session at work in the early 2000s. I swear a drummer or bassist would break a pair every time. It was a monthly thing at every studio I ever engineered for. He did mention the poor durability, but still... I don't think the sound quality makes up for it. Musicians need durable gear. Soemthing that I can't break will always trump something flimsy that sounds better.

dude, you guys got no love for my favorites, AKG open backs

The fact that they're on the list means we got love for them :) Do you specifically like those K240 MKII?

yeah, those are my favorite headphones for listening enjoyment... not great for overdubbing with open microphones, but they just sound antural and speaker-like. I can actually mix on them

Good work

I was always an audio technica guy for clsoed abcks and I recently got a pair of the M50Xes in metallic blue for use with the lvie electronic band I'm in (can't always hear myself) and I am really liking them. A distinct improvement over my old AT dj headphones! Very comfortable.