What are some differences in terms of sound between studio headphones and regular headphones?

[lockiedean77]

[FONT=&quot]I have a pair of DT 770 Pros (250 ohm) and use them with my computer for everything. My sound card is more than capable of driving it (I think - Soundblaster Audigy FX, it claims to be able to deliver 600 ohms of power). I was just wondering if there's a reason to buy a pair of headphones that aren't specifically designed for studio purposes.

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[joeinid]

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[Randy Myers]

While I have no experience to base my opinion on I would tend to believe that high quality home headphones would probably be similar to studio headphones. Maybe durability on studio headphones would be increased???

For example, I just compared the Focal Clear headphones that I own. Focal makes a "professional Studio" version of the clears. The specifications are identical; the only real difference is the package they send and the color. With the home version they include both 1/4" cable and XLR cable, while with the professional they include and extra set of ear pads instead of the XLR cable.

I assume this is pretty well true, the pro version would be considered something that was used harder then people use their expensive headphones at home...

 

[CPP]

I asked that question years ago and this is what I got. Monitor headphones ( Studio) are pretty much neutral ( have a flat freq response) and are made robust.