80 is the new 60, so
30 is the new 10!
i have had the Sennheiser HD440/II since 1994. i use them for my MP3 player (and portable CD player back in the day). In 19 x years i have had to replace the LEAD (cost $20.00 on ebay) which is quite good going to say i have used them constantly and took the all around the world with me on gigs.
Grado. Grado. Grado. 
SR80s are GREAT open headphones for ÂŁ100 - if you want to you can spend ÂŁ4000 on Grados (which is an established US family business). If you insist on using headphones for mixing, open headphones are the only way to go for eqâing, mixing and stereo field appraisal and also critical listening.
They can be useful in the early stage of mastering. For final mastering there is no replacement for quality near-field monitors. (And golden ears )
Recording vocals or acoustic instruments (tracking) requires the performer to wear âclosedâ headphones if re-recording the cue/backing track - via headphone âbleedâ - is to be avoided.
I hope this helps 
Yes, thanks a lot. Recording this scenario is something i would like to learn and do, but my 1 x bedroom flat is not large enough to cater for this.
The headphones in question are only for doing work while travelling. What I mean is they will be used while travelling on trains (Switzerland here you know), hence the decision for closed back to help isolate. It probably wonât be so much actual mixing (which he primarily does here in my studio in a properly configured monitoring environment) but rather for evaluation and decision making etc while en route.
There are many headphones which would fit the bill in this case, primary consideration being they should not be too bassy which so many headphones are.
Donât let that hinder you! It simply means youâll have to take extra care in adding in ambience in the mix. Some find that if you canât get a decent room sound, best to deaden it altogether and create a virtual room (reverb, delay etc.) in the post. Vocal booths are typical examples of this philosophy in practice.
Thanks, so you mean record the Vocal/Guitar as DRY as possible (but giving the artiste any FX they desire just for the purpose of the recoding in their headphones), and then add the âtrueâ FX in the Post recording.
Yes, there are so many models i did not realize until looking for a new pair this year. This forum really helped me make the right decision and so i am grateful for all the help i received from members.
The HD25-1/II werenât available so I got a pair of Beyerdynamic Custom One Pros - a little more expensive, but good sound.
Thatâs it.