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Having into account that isolation is important and that I want to spend as little money as possible I reduced my choices to the tascam th 02 for 35 eur (plus 3 bucks for chink hm5 pads) or an used hd 280 pro for 50eur (plus 5 bucks travel cost).
Other thing is that the tascams are onear (and I prefer overear) but ppl say they work well with hm5 pads, does that mean they become overear if I change pads?
Wont changing pads worsen the tascam's sound isolation?
Durability is also an important factor, they say the 280pro are prone to cracking.
Also listening to audio demos online (yes I know the sound is being colored multiple ways and sound demos mean nothing), I got the impression the tascam have muddy bass, but that may be the sound being multiple times colored and thus exaggerating the bass and making the 280pro sound less thin and the tascam muddy.
I prefer balanced sound, but don't necessarily want a telephonic sound that can't work without EQ
Opinions?
Also, the hd280pro seem a bit too cheap to be true, is it possible that I'm being scammed and it's actually a fake?