{"id":9503,"date":"2019-09-26T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/?p=9503"},"modified":"2023-08-04T10:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T09:54:01","slug":"best-headphones-for-podcasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/equipment\/best-headphones-for-podcasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Podcast Headphones for Recording, Editing & Production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When we think of podcasting equipment, we immediately think of microphones, mixers, and recorders. Headphones, though, are one of the most important pieces of kit you can buy. What are the best podcast headphones out there, though, and why should you worry about them in the first place? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our recent podcasting gear survey, we found out a lot about how podcasters are recording and producing their shows. You can see the full results right here<\/a>. The thing that stood out to us most was the fact that nearly 1 in 4 people record without<\/em> podcast studio headphones! Why’s this important? Well, let’s take a look, before jumping right into some of the best studio headphones for podcasting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We also have a roundup on the best headphones for listening to podcasts<\/a> – ideal if you’re a fan of immersive audio drama<\/a>, ASMR<\/a>, or Binaural Beats<\/a>! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Use Studio Headphones for Podcasting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There’s two main reasons to use headphones. Firstly, when recording, it’s good practice to monitor your audio. This simply means plugging headphones into your recording device and you’ll hear everything that’s being recorded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monitoring your recordings enables you to hear any issues in real time, and fix them. An example could be mobile phone interference. The sort of thing that could completely destroy that interview you drove 3 hours to do. Imagine you only discovered this problem once you were back home, loading the audio into your computer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprisingly, 26% of the 330 folks who responded to our survey do not use headphones whilst recording. It’s fair to say, they’re playing a dangerous game…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second reason to use headphones for podcasting, is for the editing and production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously you need to listen back to your audio, if you want to do any sort of work to it. You can listen in lots of different ways though – from laptop speakers, to state of the art studio monitors<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to our survey though, by far the most common way, was through using headphones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Granted, this year’s survey didn’t break it down to find out exactly what kind<\/em> of headphones. Included in this 74% will be cheap earbuds, and consumer headphones designed for music listening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Choosing Headphones for Podcasting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So what are we looking for in a decent pair of podcast headphones? There are a few factors to consider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n