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[ MIX.PHONES // 2024— ]

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CLOSED-BACK INVESTIGATION · 21 MIN

DOES THIS PROVE CLOSED-BACK HEADPHONES ARE USELESS FOR MIXING?

Five flagship closed-backs put through the only test that matters: do they translate? The results were not what we expected.

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00:21:14

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VIDEO · 1080P

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Emrah Celik

OP.01 // ENGINEER

EMRAH CELIK

Multi award-winning mix & mastering engineer. ~3 billion streams, ~95% mixed on headphones. Built his career from a small apartment.

Paul Third

OP.02 // RESEARCHER

PAUL THIRD

Audio researcher and obsessive. Specialises in target curves, transducer physics, and the science of how headphones translate.

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