Small (foldable?) monitoring headphones for audio?

[sgreszcz]

Can someone recommend some small (foldable?) monitoring headphones that I could use for field recording and when recording live audio (run-and-gun) into a recorder/camera setup?  Looking for something fairly inexpensive, portable, and hopefully durable.

Thank you.

[dfred]

I would get closed-back headphones.  Impedance rating will depend on what you'll be connecting them to.  Over-the-ear is probably better than on-the-ear, but it depends on your personal preference.

 

Sony 7506 are the industry workhorse headphones - over-the-ear, closed-back, relatively high-impedance, durable.

Sony 7502 is the little brother, but they're on-the-ear, lower impedance, still durable.

A super cheap option would be the Tascam TH-02 with lower impedance.

A more expensive option would be Audio-Technica ATH-M50x with lower impedance.

 

Here's a good explanation for impedance:

http://turntablelab.com/pages/headphone-buying-guide-what-is-headphone-impedance

Hope that helps.

[Cinegain]

Well said. Have the Sennheiser HD-25 SP II myself, great choice as well.

[Nick Hughes]

I also use the Senn HD-25. Great headphones for in the field. 

[sgreszcz]

Thanks for your advise and providing a variety of models to look into.  Much appreciated.  I'm just using earbuds now (haha) but something like this would provide better sound and convenience.