Monitor headphones

Monitor (studio)

— headphones designed for use in professional recording and when setting up audio equipment. They are made only wired (see "Connection"). However, the key feature of such models is different: they have the most even frequency response, which gives more or less the same sound volume of all frequency bands, as well as an extensive operating range, often exceeding the limits of human audible frequencies. Thanks to this, the headphones of this purpose are able to clearly identify all the flaws in the sound signal — including nuances that are not noticeable on traditional "ears"; such capabilities are indispensable in professional work with sound. On the other hand, for the same reason, it makes no sense to use monitor models for everyday listening to music: they not only reveal various shortcomings of the recording, but also give the sound a specific coloration, unusual and even unpleasant for the average user.