Sony Headphone Monitor

Reference has breathed new life into my Sony MDR-V6's which have been faithfully serving me for more than 10 years. The only qualm I've had with the Sony's are an apparent sibilance, even if it can be pleasant at times. Reference improves that problem (including an issue with bass) to flatten the response. This has helped immensely with mixing, but has also made general listening more enjoyable and less fatiguing. SONARWORKS has reviewed lots of headphones and rated them based on their before and after calibration performance, so if you're on the market for new headphones, that might be a good starting point for reference. They also offer an additional service for individual calibration which requires sending your headphones in so they can produce a personal profile for your headphones, as opposed to using the general profiles included with the software (you can also purchase a new pre-calibrated pair from them). That's all of course if you're looking for some kind of edge and really find yourself doing a great deal of work on headphones; it could certainly be worth the extra cost particularly for mastering headphones. Pairing this software with something like CanOpener (to simulate monitor crossfeed) will put you pretty close to a solid monitor mixing environment, so this is incredible software particularly for compact or mobile headphone-centric setups, or as a compliment to a studio setup that utilizes headphones in any critical way. Looking forward to using it with new headphones when the time comes. Highly recommended. Be sure to check the full headphone compatibility list to be sure they at least have a general profile for your particular model.

By far the xm3 is the best headphone I had. It reproduces truly beautiful sounds. It's a must have from Sony!

initially used this headphone in a Sony Store, was blown away by the quality and have not found anything better so bought myself one.

I guess this will come to no shock to anyone but Sony has done it again. I can't tell you how blowed away I am over all that they have changed to make this headphone better than anything on the market. Making these headphone lighter and adding that new chipset that made the N/C and sound better was the end to all debates about who was truly the best in the world for N/c headphones. The previous one caused me a lot of Migraines and dizziness because of it's clamping and overall weight but these are unlike anything I could have hope for. Thank you so much Sony for making the most complete and best N/C headphone in the world. The bass is the thumping without interfering with the highs and mids. The soundstage is the best I've heard for closed back headphones. I have been listening all sorts of headphones and earphones and these headphones have created the most detailed of all of them. I also love the call quality this time around vs the previous model. Finally I can talk on the phone without the other person complaining about the clarity. They even made Google assistant almost instant.

This is a great little headphone amp, it did exactly what we needed it to do. Now our talent can set their own monitor levels.

If you are looking for a headphone that the sound is super clear , you should get one of this Good Job Sony

This monitor works very well and has all the features I wanted and more. Each monitor can be controlled individually with on/off switches, headphone monitors, menu and more. I use the Triple for monitoring each camera connected to my switcher and it works superbly. I only wish there was a version of this monitor that had 4 monitors even if they were a bit smaller. So far I've been really happy with FeelWorld monitors.

I bought the Rolls Headphone Amplifier to allow several people to simultaneously monitor an audio feed and it has worked well. A power-cube is included for use when a power outlet is available, however I am using it in the Field so the 9v battery which can power it allows me to use the Rolls Amplifier anywhere. I am pleased with the rugged metal construction and the simple power switch and individual level controls, the Rolls sounds wonderful and I have tested it with several different portable Recorders and Headphones and I am quite pleased and would certainly purchase it again and can recommend it wholeheartedly.

The Pearstone HBOX-4000 headphone amplifier is an excellent choice for home recording, where it is useful for multiple people to monitor the signal from a digital audio workstation. In my case, I'm using a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface, which provides one direct-monitor headphone output. The level of the Scarlett's output is too low to be useful. The Pearstone allows me to both split the signal into my headphones and the performer's, as well as raise the level so that it matches the tracks being monitored from the software. In all, this is a very inexpensive solution to a vexing problem. Considering the price, quality, and usefulness of this headphone amp, it is really a no brainer to pick one up, if you're looking to improve the performance and convenience of your home recording workstation.

It's a great headphone amplifier, but what's also nice is it has one output for monitor speakers, with a volume knob control. We send this to the powered speakers in our school's edit lab, making it very easy to adjust volume independently to the headphones or the speakers at our Instructor station iMac.