Tascam TH-11 Closed-Back Headphone

Tascam TH-11 Closed-Back Headphone

The Tascam TH-11 is a closed-back, over-ear headphone built for the everyday work of a recording space: tracking vocals and instruments, checking takes, cue listening and general monitoring where sound leaking out is as much a problem as room noise leaking in. Large 50 mm dynamic drivers give it the output and low-frequency weight to stay clear over a drum kit or an amplified guitar, while the 32 ohm impedance means it reaches working volume from almost anything — an audio interface headphone socket, a mixer, a laptop or a phone — with no separate amplifier required.

Tascam designs the TH series for studios that need dependable headphones in quantity: tracking rooms, teaching labs, broadcast booths and project setups where several pairs live on hooks and get used hard. The TH-11 follows that brief with a foldable frame, rotating earcups, a long fixed cable and padding arranged for sessions rather than short listens.

Key features

• Closed-back over-ear design for isolation while tracking
• 50 mm dynamic drivers
• 18 Hz to 22 kHz frequency response
• 32 ohm impedance — easy to drive from interfaces and laptops
• 98 dB sensitivity, with 600 mW maximum input power
• Earcups rotate 90 degrees for single-ear monitoring
• Foldable design for transport and storage
• 3 m cable with 3.5 mm plug and snap-on 6.3 mm adapter

Built for tracking first

The closed-back earcups do two jobs at once. They keep the click track, cue mix and backing music inside the headphones instead of bleeding into an open microphone a short distance away, and they shut out enough room sound for a singer or drummer to hear the cue clearly without pushing the level into uncomfortable territory. That is why closed-back models dominate tracking rooms, and the TH-11’s generous driver size supports the role: 50 mm drivers move enough air for kick drum and bass parts to register properly, so performers can lock to the low end of the track while they record.

Comfort and handling

Sessions run long, so the wearing details matter. Padded earcups and a padded, tightly stitched headband spread the contact pressure, and the earcups rotate through 90 degrees so one side can sit flat against the ear for single-ear cueing — a habit vocalists and DJs both rely on. When the session ends the headphone folds down, taking less room in a gig bag or drawer than a rigid frame of this size normally would. At roughly 270 g it stays light enough for extended wear without feeling fragile about it.

One cable, every socket

The fixed 3 m cable is long enough to reach from a desk interface, floor-level amp or mixer to a performer standing at a microphone, which is the distance that actually decides cable length in a studio. It terminates in a standard 3.5 mm stereo plug for laptops, phones and portable recorders, and the included snap-on 6.3 mm adapter covers the headphone sockets on interfaces, mixers and guitar amplifiers. There is no microphone and no wireless mode to configure — plug in, set the cue level, and work.

As a tracking and general-purpose studio headphone that is easy to drive, easy to store and priced for buying in pairs or more, the TH-11 covers the essentials without asking the rest of the setup to change around it.