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Originally posted by DJ_FRAZ my Pioneer HDJ1000's one of the best DJ cans in my books, and i love em to bits. Edit: bottom right hand pic, i know they're folded wrong, my friend folded them while i took pics. stupid idiot, makes me look like i don't know how to fold my own headphones up lol

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Originally posted by DJ $tylez I want to die right now... I have a pair of these (for a few months now) and I've loved them. Tonight the left side just randomly quit on me... anyone know of any easy fix solutions or am I just screwed?

Same thing happened with my Pioneer 1000's last week. Whatever you do don't try and fix them yourself

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Originally posted by 24K Same thing happened with my Pioneer 1000's last week. Whatever you do don't try and fix them yourself

holy shit dude, how long had you had them?

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Originally posted by DJ_FRAZ holy shit dude, how long had you had them?

Well I got them before I went to China... so it would have been somtime in late November or early Decemeber/02. It's too bad because I really liked these cans

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Originally posted by 24K Well I got them before I went to China... so it would have been somtime in late November or early Decemeber/02. It's too bad because I really liked these cans

i really like em too, i love mine, never had any problems with them, hope i never do. you still under warranty?

Djtranz: first of all the Sennheiser HD25 is NOT intended for studiomonitoring in first place...they are strictly made for DJ'ing

Second I saw that you marked the Pioneers frequency in blue to maybe show that it was better and so on but the fact remains...you still won't hear lower frequencies or higher frequencies than the Sennheisers can deliver so why bother

and last the price on the sennheisers is so high compared to the others phones because you can replace exactly every part on them yourself....the cups...the cords...the main thing that holds it on your head (cant come up with the name ) without replacing the whole thing....it's expensive to buy but it's a LOT cheaper if something breaks on them so if someone know that their headphones will get lot's of beating the sennheisers is really a better choice...

ohh and another thing...the sennheiser HD25 isolates sound good as hell...I can't eaven hear my keyboards clicksound when I type...and my keyboard is pretty loud


so don't try to bash the HD25 because they are one of the best headphones on the market (not saying that the new Pioneers are bad though)

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Originally posted by Vizay Djtranz: first of all the Sennheiser HD25 is NOT intended for studiomonitoring in first place...they are strictly made for DJ'ing Second I saw that you marked the Pioneers frequency in blue to maybe show that it was better and so on but the fact remains...you still won't hear lower frequencies or higher frequencies than the Sennheisers can deliver so why bother and last the price on the sennheisers is so high compared to the others phones because you can replace exactly every part on them yourself....the cups...the cords...the main thing that holds it on your head (cant come up with the name ) without replacing the whole thing....it's expensive to buy but it's a LOT cheaper if something breaks on them so if someone know that their headphones will get lot's of beating the sennheisers is really a better choice... ohh and another thing...the sennheiser HD25 isolates sound good as hell...I can't eaven hear my keyboards clicksound when I type...and my keyboard is pretty loud so don't try to bash the HD25 because they are one of the best headphones on the market (not saying that the new Pioneers are bad though)

You *DO* realize that, without any range given by how high or how low it is at any given frequency, that frequency response is complete and utter bullshit?

Like, if it had said 5 hz - 30 khz (+/- 3dB) THEN I would be like, HOLY SHIT! But if it is 15 dB down from a 1 khz tone played at 90 dB, why bother? The measurement doesnt mean anything. Also, we can only hear from 20 hz to 20 khz. Hell, I'm 19 and my ears go out at about 17 khz. And that is the frequency at which vinyl cops out too, I believe...

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Originally posted by Gluegun Also, we can only hear from 20 hz to 20 khz. Hell, I'm 19 and my ears go out at about 17 khz. And that is the frequency at which vinyl cops out too, I believe...

that's what I was trying to poit at...those mad frequencyranges are just a way to make people think "OMG...those must be the best"

I hate that they do this with all the headphones today :/

I also agree with the fact that so many makers have exaggerated the frequency-response figures on headphones. Some makers (e.g. higher-end Sennheisers, Grados) are much closer to their frequency-response claims than others (e.g. Panasonic, Pioneer, Sony). After all, what good is a 5 to 30,000 Hz frequency response claim if those DJ headphones really reproduce only 25 to 13,000 Hz?

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Originally posted by 24K Same thing happened with my Pioneer 1000's last week. Whatever you do don't try and fix them yourself

Sorry to hear that I've learned from prior mistakes, I'm not touching them, otherwise any warranty they have is void.

HD 280 Pro Silver!

Alright!! It looks like Sennheiser finally came out with a "DJ" version of the HD280 Pro's... kickass... the only difference that I can tell is that they are marketing them as DJ headphones... and they are Silver! WOohoo!! (posting this to all the headphone threads...)

http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheise..._dj_04974_05327

Re: HD 280 Pro Silver!

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Originally posted by Gluegun Alright!! It looks like Sennheiser finally came out with a "DJ" version of the HD280 Pro's... kickass... the only difference that I can tell is that they are marketing them as DJ headphones... and they are Silver! WOohoo!! (posting this to all the headphone threads...) http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheise..._dj_04974_05327

WOAH!!!! Dayuuuummmm...! If only I knew.. I would have waited!!!

Ah well... I wonder if they do trade-ins for the black models. (Not likely)

mmm... how much $$'s are they?

Son of a bitch! My black ones are in the mail! actually, that's OK, I don't want silver ones anyway, i'm not much for the "flashy" look, i like to let the tunes speak for themselves.

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Originally posted by chesco they look sweet. where did you get them and how much.

I got them at tom lee music.

http://www.tomleemusic.ca/main/reco...d=177&inv=83339

total came to $192 CAD after shipping.

thinking about buying some new headphones... which would you guys recommend?

technics 1200 - $229 (AUD)
or
pioneer hdj-1000 - $299 (AUD)

the pioneer are a bit more expensive than the technics, but price really is not an issue, however im not going crazy and paying $400-$500 for headphones :P

technics


louder, clearer, less bulky and better fit..

PIONEER!

For some good comments of mine regarding Sony MDR-V6 / MDR-7506 (great DJ'ing phones), as well as some discussion on Sennheiser HD-280 Pro (good and bad), see this thread:

here.

Well I sent my HD280 Pros in to the manufacturer to get fixed (got the order # through Sennheiser's website and everything). Has anyone else gone through this and know how long it usually takes before you get them back?

the only headphone speciallist anyone has mentioned is sennheiser.

sony's speciallism is in walkmans-fact! they dont make good hi-fi's or headphones. the headphones are too big with massive slow drivers in them. the plastic they re made of is brittle and breaks very quickly on the road. ferry etc probably get paid to wear what he does.

pioneer- the only thing they do well is cd players. they have no specialism in loudspeaker design and have always been at the lower end of the hi fi market. again the drivers are too big and slow.

technics- great turntables but thats about it. the 1200 mixer is rubbish and overpriced and the headphones follow the same qualities at the above two.

these three are all similar. the drivers are too big to be driven accurately by the sub 1watt output from headphone amps in mixers. they attempt to reproduce very low frequencies when they dont need to.


sennheiser- the most recognised manufacturer of headphones in the world. they speciallise in professional/studio gear only and have been on top for years and years. smaller drive units in the hd25/ 25sp which are quicker responding and more efficient. materials- flexible plastic that you can bend and it wont break. very small and light. so light that you forget your wearing them. if you cant affors the hd25's then get the 25sp's. theyre only fifty quid on ebay!

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Originally posted by richg101 the only headphone speciallist anyone has mentioned is sennheiser. sony's speciallism is in walkmans-fact! they dont make good hi-fi's or headphones. the headphones are too big with massive slow drivers in them. the plastic they re made of is brittle and breaks very quickly on the road. ferry etc probably get paid to wear what he does. pioneer- the only thing they do well is cd players. they have no specialism in loudspeaker design and have always been at the lower end of the hi fi market. again the drivers are too big and slow. technics- great turntables but thats about it. the 1200 mixer is rubbish and overpriced and the headphones follow the same qualities at the above two. these three are all similar. the drivers are too big to be driven accurately by the sub 1watt output from headphone amps in mixers. they attempt to reproduce very low frequencies when they dont need to. sennheiser- the most recognised manufacturer of headphones in the world. they speciallise in professional/studio gear only and have been on top for years and years. smaller drive units in the hd25/ 25sp which are quicker responding and more efficient. materials- flexible plastic that you can bend and it wont break. very small and light. so light that you forget your wearing them. if you cant affors the hd25's then get the 25sp's. theyre only fifty quid on ebay!

I personally had bad luck with my hd-1000 headphones
(they broke after 5 months of use )
so I bought an open box pair of sony's 7506 for 70$ on ebay
which should hopefully last longer
( I just need something to dj in my bedroom right now.)

But you are right if I had a gig where loud music is being played
I would get the hd-25,
unless like you mentioned someone was paying me to use
something else ,
I just cant afford the hi tag right now
I 'd rather spend that money on music ;-)


now,

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Originally posted by harriz $2999.00 EACH FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA!

Holy shite!!!

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Originally posted by Protege Holy shite!!!

if only money wasn't an issue ....
They have cheaper models but everyhing is pretty much 200$+

*Shrugs*

If you want to spend money on headphones, a good investment would probably be a headphone amp. This would enable you to use higher quality headphones that are harder to drive, and also improve everything about the sound. They are anywhere from $50 to $5000.

Lots of companies make studio-quality headphones that will work well for DJ's, IF you choose the right model...

AKG, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, Sony, Ultrasone, Beyerdynamic.

Some of these even have high quality DJ-targeted headphones--

Audio Technica ATH-Pro700, Beyerdynamic DJX1, Sennheiser HD25, Ultrasone HFI-500DJ1, Ultrasone DJ1Pro..

All of those would be worth looking into.

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