Suggest me a good pair of DJ purpose headphones!

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Posted by stealthman on Feb-22-2011 15:17:

Suggest me a good pair of DJ purpose headphones!

I am tired of swapping my Sennheiser 212pros between my PC and mixer whenever the feeling of mixing ever comes up randomly, so I figured I'd finally have to make the choice to shell out some cash to cease this annoyance.

High's and mids clarity are a must, punchy bass is a bonus. No less than 22khz. Thanks!

Posted by Zak McKracken on Feb-22-2011 15:53:

Posted by n3lly on Feb-22-2011 17:00:

budget?

Pio 7506
Senn HD25

what are you rambling about in regards to the 22khz?
You know your ears can't hear above 20?

(disclaimer: i don't want any smart arses replying and telling me they've had their ears tested and can hear above 20khz, i'm talking about the average human ear, let alone those of a dj)

Posted by Rebel Brown on Feb-22-2011 17:28:

quote:
Originally posted by n3lly
Pio 7506
Senn HD25

*Sony 7506

Honestly, pick one of these two.

Posted by RyanVice on Feb-22-2011 18:06:

Senn HD25 no question.

Unrivaled with their tight bass, lush mids and crisp highs.

Posted by Zak McKracken on Feb-22-2011 23:29:

quote:
Originally posted by n3lly
what are you rambling about in regards to the 22khz?
You know your ears can't hear above 20?

(disclaimer: i don't want any smart arses replying...

most people cant hear above 16kHz

Posted by ZeJayMan on Feb-23-2011 00:17:

quote:
Originally posted by Senator Clay Davis
most people cant hear above 16kHz

Where did you find this info? I hope it's true otherwise I am totally fucked.

Posted by n3lly on Feb-23-2011 00:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Rebel Brown
*Sony 7506

Honestly, pick one of these two.

Woops, dunno how i fucked that up. HA!

Posted by yonny on Feb-23-2011 01:08:

quote:
Originally posted by ZeJayMan
Where did you find this info? I hope it's true otherwise I am totally fucked.

i read the same info somewhere on head-fi.org, many high end earplugs(mid-fi by their standards) dont go over 16khz because of this

Posted by n3lly on Feb-23-2011 01:18:

Everyone's hearing is different you'll have to pop into a audiologist and get your ears tested to find out exactly where your hearing stops. Most of the time it should be between 16-20 i'd reckon.

Posted by stealthman on Feb-23-2011 02:43:

I've tested headphones from 17khz, 20khz, and 22khz. Otherwise, I wouldn't be asking for headphones over 20khz. I'm not here to argue about the average human ear listening threshold.

Posted by n3lly on Feb-23-2011 13:34:

quote:
Originally posted by stealthman
I've tested headphones from 17khz, 20khz, and 22khz. Otherwise, I wouldn't be asking for headphones over 20khz. I'm not here to argue about the average human ear listening threshold.

No problem mate.
I'm just telling you you're being stupid putting in a stipulation like that.

Try protect your hearing from those high frequencies or you'll be in tinnitus ville before you know it.

Why do most acoustically attenuated ear plugs drastically remove those upper frequencies otherwise?

Anyway, It doesn't matter, they're your ears. All I'm saying is from all the other Headphone threads that have been done to death. The Sennheiser HD25 and Pioneer 7506's are the most popular.

Click Me

Click me too

Hope that helps.

Posted by stealthman on Feb-23-2011 13:38:

quote:
Originally posted by n3lly

Try protect your hearing from those high frequencies or you'll be in tinnitus ville before you know it.

Doesn't lowering the volume help as an alternative to saving your ears?

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Feb-23-2011 14:00:

Re: Suggest me a good pair of DJ purpose headphones!

quote:
Originally posted by stealthman
I am tired of swapping my Sennheiser 212pros between my PC and mixer whenever the feeling of mixing ever comes up randomly, so I figured I'd finally have to make the choice to shell out some cash to cease this annoyance.

High's and mids clarity are a must, punchy bass is a bonus. No less than 22khz. Thanks!

If you want real good headphones with great frequency range and nice deep base then these are the stuff you want

G.I. Gridlock

$69.95

Posted by Zak McKracken on Feb-23-2011 18:15:

lol orphan child being funny

Posted by n3lly on Feb-23-2011 18:22:

quote:
Originally posted by stealthman
Doesn't lowering the volume help as an alternative to saving your ears?

Yep.

I'm not going to bother with this anymore. You know where I'm coming from, I know where you're coming from.

1 question though. Is most of your collection in Wav?

Posted by AnomalyConcept on Feb-24-2011 04:37:

High frequencies are easier to attenuate because of the shorter wavelengths.

Posted by stealthman on Feb-24-2011 06:24:

quote:
Originally posted by n3lly
Yep.

I'm not going to bother with this anymore. You know where I'm coming from, I know where you're coming from.

1 question though. Is most of your collection in Wav?

I only want to use them for DJ'ing. So vinyl.

Posted by DJSoulstone on Feb-24-2011 07:45:

I'm quite happy and satisfied with my Technics 1210 Headphones.

And yes, its specified frequency range is not very useful for the human ear, BUT at least you won't come even close to the edges of that range. This way you can avoid possible non-linearities of the device. (not that I ever encountered any )

In any case they sound great!

Posted by PivotTechno on Feb-24-2011 14:10:

I've been using the MDRV600s for DJing for nearly 15 years and have never had an issue. They're lightweight and I prefer the larger earcups to those on the 7506s (mind you, I have a pair of those as well, which I use for production). You can nab a pair online for around $100.

Posted by Zak McKracken on Feb-24-2011 18:56:

you mean 700 right? the classic dj headphone? those sucks. thanks Sony, for ruining my hearing.

Posted by kadomony on Feb-24-2011 19:18:

also worth a look (listen):

http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Heath-X...g/dp/B000WA3DLG

ive used these and really like them.
having tested the senn and xone, i'd say the difference between them comes down to music style.

senns are very punchy in the bass while the xones are more balanced. i'd say the senns would be good for techier sounds while xone would be better suited to more melodic stuff.

Posted by PivotTechno on Feb-26-2011 05:46:

quote:
Originally posted by Senator Clay Davis
you mean 700 right? the classic dj headphone? those sucks. thanks Sony, for ruining my hearing.

No, I mean the 600. I never liked the 700s - I found them cumbersome and the swivels felt awkward and were of zero use to me.

And you're honestly going to blame Sony for ruining your hearing, and not excessive volume and/or lack of hearing protection? I've been DJing for nearly three decades, have been using the 600s for half that and my hearing is just fine.

Posted by skip on Feb-26-2011 11:48:

Ultrasone PRO 750. These will most likely be my next headphones, to replace my Ultrasone HFI-680, which don't have a coiled cable. Other than that they're by far the best sounding headphones I've ever tested. I absolutely hated the Sony MDR-7506.