Quick question for those who have done a few gigs and HAVE used headphones that have a 55mm output diameter like the pioneer HDJ 1000.

How much diff does the size of the diameter make, cos my headphones at home are 30 mm diameter. does it help more when ur in an environment with larger speakers?

I was talking in terms of the ear cup, sorry for any confusion.

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Originally posted by xtr3m

wtf, when have you ever seen a connector 30mm thick, let alone 55mm

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Sorry, my bad.
The number do look similar (33, 55 vs 3.5, 6.35).

I'm assuming you mean the difference between headphones that cover your ear (circumaural?) opposed to those that don't.

While I haven't 'done a few gigs' per se, ones that fit around your ear will generally give you better isolation, allowing you to hear whatever is going through the cup better. Be aware that having open headphones negates the above.

Plus, circumaural phones may be more comfortable, but you may be used to the pair you have already.

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Originally posted by lawrenceq those who have done a few gigs and HAVE used headphones

I used a submarine. Sorry.

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Originally posted by lawrenceq a 55mm output diameter How much diff does the size of the diameter make, cos my headphones at home are 30 mm diameter.

The last 30mm sized headphones I tried were crappy Numark headphones.
Useless in noisy environnements, and painful after 10 minutes of wearing them.

well sennheiser hd 25's cant have a driver any bigger than 30mm. any bigger than 30mm and i think the sound is slow and too boomy.

it all depends on the make and model of your headphones. not the diameter of the driver inside.

just get some hd25's and you will be fine..

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He's talking about the ear cup size
but yes Sennys are fine

*coughAKGcough*

Depends on the headphones and the user tbh - I've never had a problem with my HD25s but I know people who don't like them for exactly that reason. I'm still yet to play out with my HDJ1000s (that'll probably only happen when the HD25s break!)

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Originally posted by Mmanu He's talking about the ear cup size but yes Sennys are fine *coughAKGcough*

I had AKG cans, and in my opinion, its easier to beatmatch on them than my DJ1 Pro's.

generally open headphones are a bit more detailed in terms of sound...while the closed ones which cover all your ear give better isolation they also mostly bring more muddiness to the lower mids and higher bass...they get boomy...

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