Mike Jordan

At least Jenny Murray was still using an STC headset,

Maybe she was issued it 33years ago and they won’t give her a new “trendy” one!

Actually it can’t be that old,  as it has a twisty cord as opposed to a nice old cotton covered one (like my old one)

 

Chris Woolf

Oh, I stuck a curly on mine when I was tracking and swinging Moles in 196x – so they could still be pretty old.

A lot of women – and men who wear toupées – hate the Beyers because they wreck hairdos.

 

Dave Plowman

I got mine changed to a springy one by sound maintenance. In the early 1960s.

I seem to recall that  John Humphries preferred them to newer types,  too?

 

Alan Taylor

If she is in the habit of slipping them on and off frequently, the STC cans allow that much better than most.  

When it came to choosing cans to use with my SQN mixer, I tried a wide selection of cans but soon realised that Sennheiser HD25 cans were well suited to wear comfortably around my neck during all those times waiting between takes.  Some other cans were so bulky that wearing them around my neck felt more like wearing a neck brace.

Just like you should never underestimate the advantages of comfy shoes, comfy cans have a lot going for them too.

 

Pat Heigham

When I was building my sound kit, I also went for Sennheiser HD25s.

My two sets have now virtually come to the end of life, so I have bought a new set, very recently. Spare parts are readily available, which is useful.

I preferred the HD25 as the bass response was good, one could listen for the rumble of the spark’s genny.

A features Production mixer I worked with liked to use the Beyer DT48 which I hated. Very heavy and not good in the lower frequencies. He reckoned that they most resembled what he heard in Theatre 7 at Pinewood, but I remained unconvinced.

On a working trip to Iceland, I bought my mum a very soft and warm woolly hat, knitted from the local sheep’s wool. When she passed away, I won it back as it was stretchy enough to fit over my head when wearing the HD25s!

 

Roger Long

Senny HD25s are still the best for location recording,  in my opinion.

The rotating earpiece is invaluable for communication, they are fairly indestructible and offer good isolation and SQ.

For true fidelity open back HD800s are the bees knees, but they are impracticable for isolation in the venue.

I carry both.

Sennheiser UK did an Anniversary HD25II recently for about 90 quid, a bargain.

I hated all BBC issue cans, mostly AKGs though I did like the K50 circa 1968, through which I heard “Pinball Wizard” by the WHO, a Marvel of pan potting.

I recently sold a pair of DT 48s for 60 quid , I disliked those intensely, difficult to maintain and dreadful SQ, good iso though.  Not as good as HD25 with velour ear pads…