Best Studio Headphones for studio use

Closed backs exist so the microphone does not hear the mix. Anything open, worn loud, in front of a condenser, ends up printed faintly on the take, and that is unfixable later. For tracking the question is isolation first and comfort second, in that order.

Comfort still decides which pair gets used, though, because these are worn for hours at a stretch. The pairs that last are the ones whose earpads and cable can be replaced for a few pounds - pads flatten and cables fail at the strain relief long before a driver does, and a sealed design turns both into a reason to buy the whole thing again.