are the akg k430 good quality also? those are in my local store so maybe they will be similar quality to the ones you recommended?
thanks
I never heard of the AKG K430 until your post. Upon review, I believe the AKG K430 is a hifi headphone and not design for studio use. Although you can probably adjust to them over time, I would avoid them for mixing purposes.
A hifi headphone will impart an accentuated frequency curve to provide a better user listening experience on a broad range of sound systems and sources. This is good for casual listening, but not for critical listening to make mixing decisions.
Conversely, a studio headphone provides a flatter frequency curve to provide the user with a close-to-accurate reflection of the sound presented. For studio mixing purposes, the neutral sound reproduction is more beneficial.
Mixing on headphones is already a difficult task. Hifi headphones will make the said process more challenging.
The AKG K240 Studio costs about the same as the AKG K430 (at least in the US).
The AKG K240 model is somewhat of a studio classic.
Also, two other products, within your price range, that might be useful to you and more available within your local area are the
Sony MDR7506 and
Sennheiser HD-280 PRO. I do not own either product, but both are popular entry-level studio headphones.
If you can find them on sale, the
Sony MDR7510 and
Sennheiser HD-380 PRO might also be available within your budget.
I hope this helps.
