Hiya Peoples,
This thread is for recommendations & reviews of headphones:

What headphones do you have & what are they like?
or
What headphones do you wish you had??

& please submit any helful information you have for people who are looking into purchasing a pair of professional headphones. thanx


Here are some headphone reviews:

http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/review_...bcategory=HDPHN

http://www.headphone.com/layout.php...datafeed=google



& here are a few manufacturer links:

http://www.gradolabs.com/

http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf

http://www.akg-acoustics.de/

http://www.panasonic-europe.com/tec...ange=headphones

http://www.consumer.philips.com/glo..._ACCESSORIES_SU

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i'm gonna make it short and simple

Sennheiser HD 280 Pro

Sony MDR-V700

I wouldnt touch any other pair. i have these and i love them. the sound quality is absolutely MAGNIFICANT. even at extremely high volumes, there is no distortion. sometime i use them as speakers. i use them to DJ and produce and i wouldnt work a day without them. I only got them because i saw all the big name DJs using them and i figured, they must be good. i got them and they were better than i expected. trust me, you will never regret buying these headphones:

need i say more??? check 'em out here.

last tip. search ebay or something for headphones, just make sure they are from a store and that they are new. i got these for $97. 53 bucks cheaper. yaaay

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Originally posted by kewlness i'm gonna make it short and simple Sennheiser HD 280 Pro

i second that fully and back it up. i love mine.

AKG K 171 Studio all the way

Sennheiser HD590's....

Very light, open backs....

Been using them to monitor for a year or 2 now and can't fault em

What headphones would be good as monitor replacements in noisy environment?

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Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox I've never had a problem with FLs tech support till this day. (I've actually never used it till this day)

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Originally posted by floyd741 i think echosystm is a pretty cool guy. eh pwns robby rox and doesn't afraid of anything.

Probably best to go for closed backs that work well at high volume.
Sennheiser do some good Dj ones I've used to monitor on...(25's I think)
But you can't beat monitoring and mixing on the biggest sound system you can find.... better range of frequency response....

while the sony's are good for DJing, there is a lot of boosting in the bass frequencies which isn't good for producing. For DJing, i recommend the sony MDR V-700, but if you want a relatively linear reproduction of sound, i recommend the sennheiser hd 280 pro headphones. It simply is the best pair of headphones in its price range and much better than most headphones in higher price ranges as well

If you must monitor with headphones, the consensus seems to be that the Sony 7506's and the Sennheiser 280 Pros are the best for this purpose. This is taken from months of research on several headphone forums.

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Originally posted by echosystm What headphones would be good as monitor replacements in noisy environment?

The Sennheiser HD 280 Pro seems to be the winner so far. They look pretty comfortable:



The 280 Pros are good if you need a high degree of isolation. They clamp onto your head pretty well. But ive read some reviews that say they are a bit tight, which isnt good for long period sessions. I've also read that the bass is slightly light & the plastic headband cracks over time.

why not spend a few more dollars & get the Sennheiser HD-580's??



These are my headphones (well soon to be anyways - being delivered right now yerrr!!): the Grado SR-225



My brother has got a pair of Grado SR60's & i was impressed at the soundstage you get at such a cheap price. The sound is smooth & has awesome detail. There are a couple of things I didnt like to much about them: the looks (i reckon they are butt ugly) & the lack of comfort (they dont sit on your ears to well).

The SR225's are pretty much the same shape, so i will have to put up with the slight discomfort (no big deal). The bass is meant to be improved & it has also been design for better airflow. The impedances is 32ohms which is piss-easy to drive.
The review at goodcans.com gave me the final decision to purchase these headphones - check it out:

http://www.goodcans.com/HeadphoneReviews/grado225.htm

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Sony Mdr-v700!!!
A lot of renamed djs used it, looks cool, and sound loud



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