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In this week’s video, Emma and I discuss our thoughts and findings on several different types of headphones. We briefly cover the basics of different driver types and technologies before delving into how each pair sounds and how their unique characteristics affect our preferences when it comes to mixing dialogue, listening to music, and more.

Article on the three most common types of headphone driver technologies.

You can find our review of the Adam H200 headphones here.

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode (the links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases):

Verum 2 Planar Magnetic Open-Back Headphones  
Beyerdynamic DT700 Pro X Closed-Back Headphones  
Adam Audio H200 Closed-Back Headphones  
Beyerdynamic DT900 Pro X Open-Back Headphones  

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