Direct Sound EX29 Isolation Headphones Review / See All ZenPro Audio Reviews Here: Review Page

Drummers, one room home studio owners, location recordists…you may want to consider a pair of EX-29 if you don’t already have them. The isolation they provide is superb and overall the sound quality really is decent stuff. One of the nice things about these is the fact that, as a drummer, I can wear these without having to crank the mix to hear the click or other players. This lowers my fatigue and keeps the ear ringing out of my life. I even wear the Extreme Isolation Headphones while practicing drums just to keep the high SPL from causing any damage. They fit pretty tight on some people’s heads, but I don’t find it overly tight (you can stretch them some, leave them on the back of a chair for a couple of days if needed). The fact that they surround your ears like a gasket is also good in that it keeps the bleed out of your mics also (something other isolation of closed designs don’t accomplish as well as these). Recording on location is soooo easy it’s not even funny, you hear what the mics hear.

Conclusion: Every studio should have at least one pair, I own two myself. They really eliminate the room from your ears, and the bleed from your mics. Sound quality is quite decent, not real hi-fi etc but better than needed for tracking. Being able to turn down the mix for drummers is a real plus when it comes to preventing fatigue.