r/voiceover • u/Kapitano72 • 10d ago

Recording with DJ Headphones

I've been a Superlux customer for 5+ years. The compromise of studio-like flat response curve vs not great build quality seemed reasonable - even though I have to replace them every 18 months. But this time, when my HD688 headphones started cutting out on one side, I decided to try the OneOdio Pro-50 - with a similar philosophy of transparency but cheap build, advertised as not boosting the bass, unlike the -20 and -30 in the range, and being good for studio monitoring.

Well, they're much better designed than the HD688, with both jack plug sizes in the phones instead of a moulded cable. They're certainly more comfortable, and even have slightly better isolation of external sound. But... they're not studio headphones. Music sounds amazing - full bass and crisp high end, but voice sounds muffled and slightly boomy, and I wonder whether they'd completely ruin VO recording.

Possibly I've just been gullible but I guess I'm asking: How important, in your experience, is a flat response curve if you're doing just spoken word?

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u/TurboJorts 10d ago

I suppose they'd be fine for tracking but test your recordings elsewhere on other headphones. I have BD770s in my booth but Sony MDRs at the workstation. When I doubt, I toggle back and forth to compare.

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u/Kapitano72 10d ago

Good idea. Record on the comfortable phones, and listen back on the accurate ones.