I am planning to pick up a new pair of headphones for composing and mixing. I will also be checking my mixes on HR824s but need to be able to work at night without bothering the wife. I'll be using an Apogee Duet 2 to drive the headphones. I've narrowed it down to AKG K701 / K702, Sennheiser HD600, HD650, and possibly Beyerdynamic DT 880 (possibly DT 990). I'm also willing to *consider* dropping the extra cash for the HD800 or T1 if I am convinced they will be worth the extra with a Duet 2 in the context of my music.
To give some extra context, I will be working on a few styles of music including:
ambient (such as Phil Wilkerson, Thom Brennan, early Steve Roach, etc)
new age (such as Liquid Mind, Gandalf, 2002, Yanni, Tim Story, etc)
progressive (such as Michael Cassette, Dinka, Proff, Shingo Nakamura)
hybrid cinematic (such as scores for Tron, Avatar, Inception, etc)
It's also possible I will work on some purely acoustic music in contemporary instrumental / modern classical from time to time (mostly using samples) but this shouldn't play an important role in my decision.
I have called all the shops in town and nobody carries good headphones around here so I'm not able to demo anything. I'm hoping you can help me make a good decision knowing that I can return them if they don't work, but won't be able to demo before buying. Of course if any of you know a place in the Twin Cities where I can demo these phones before buying that info would be appreciated as well...
To give some extra context, I will be working on a few styles of music including:
ambient (such as Phil Wilkerson, Thom Brennan, early Steve Roach, etc)
new age (such as Liquid Mind, Gandalf, 2002, Yanni, Tim Story, etc)
progressive (such as Michael Cassette, Dinka, Proff, Shingo Nakamura)
hybrid cinematic (such as scores for Tron, Avatar, Inception, etc)
It's also possible I will work on some purely acoustic music in contemporary instrumental / modern classical from time to time (mostly using samples) but this shouldn't play an important role in my decision.
I have called all the shops in town and nobody carries good headphones around here so I'm not able to demo anything. I'm hoping you can help me make a good decision knowing that I can return them if they don't work, but won't be able to demo before buying. Of course if any of you know a place in the Twin Cities where I can demo these phones before buying that info would be appreciated as well...