Neumann ndh30 or audeze mm500 for mixing? Which one would you recommend?

[KehaDNb]

I can only use mini speakers and want to upgrade to a firm known headphone which you could easily mix on . Which of the above is a better choice ?

 

[staticV3]

Neither looks particularly good before EQ:

Sources: MM-500, NDH-30

 

[KehaDNb]

Neither looks particularly good before EQ:
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Sources: MM-500, NDH-30

This is bullshit from you.

 

[KehaDNb]

Neither looks particularly good before EQ:
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Sources: MM-500, NDH-30

U can’t see it that way

 

[JBX1666]

I'm interested in this topic, has anybody listened to both?

 

[DVDdoug]

Can I mix on headphones?

No. But in all seriousness, headphones can be a secret weapon and it really doesn’t matter what they sound like…

Over time, after constantly listening back to my work from different studios on those headphones I really started to learn them. They became sort of a compass. Wherever I went… It became a pattern for me to reference these headphones to see if what I was hearing was “right”…

I learned them, I knew them, I trusted them. It didn’t matter whether or not I loved them…

So, can you mix on headphones? Probably. I just think you really need to put some time into learning them first…

Mark Hornsby
Recording Magazine, March 2020
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[KehaDNb]

I'm interested in this topic, has anybody listened to both?

I mixed on the mm500 it’s better I can say . Had booth

 

[teashea]

I have several pairs of headphones, included Focals, BD's, Audeze etc. The Neumann NDH30's are the ones I use for mixing (when I use headphones). Most of my mixing is done with Neumann KH120's/KH750 and KH310's. But I find it helpful to use headphones so check details.

 

[jae]

Buy an open headphone like HD6XX or DCA RT open and EQ it with Oratory's Harman preset

 

[markanini]

If I mixed exclusively on headphones, or not, I would listen on whatever speakers I could find, my brothers stereo, my friends car stereo etc
That's how I found mixing on headphones exclusively is gives results that don't translate to other systems, for me.
Either way I do check my mixes at least once on Shure SRH440 for mids and Sony EX15 for subs.

 

[Dharmaone]

I have several pairs of headphones, included Focals, BD's, Audeze etc. The Neumann NDH30's are the ones I use for mixing (when I use headphones). Most of my mixing is done with Neumann KH120's/KH750 and KH310's. But I find it helpful to use headphones so check details.

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How do you find the NDH-30 vs Audezes? I have the Neumann's on order but curious about Audeze planars

 

[teashea]

I have a dozen headphones including an Audeze LCDX, Neumann NHH20's and NDH 30's. I prefer the NDH30's over all any other headphone I have for mixing. They are very flat and revealing.

 

[williamr]

I have a dozen headphones including an Audeze LCDX, Neumann NHH20's and NDH 30's. I prefer the NDH30's over all any other headphone I have for mixing. They are very flat and revealing.

I'm curious about the differences you hear in the NDH20 vs 30. Similar tunings or are they different beasts?

 

[teashea]

They are very related in terms of sound. You can get other opinions in YT review videos. For me the 30's are a bit more full and deep in the bass. I like them both very much. Of course the 20's can be used for tracking while the 30's cannot.

 

[staticV3]

I'm curious about the differences you hear in the NDH20 vs 30. Similar different tunings or are they different beasts?