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| NZWaverider |
| quote: | | If I had to, I would sell several of my organs to get a pair of Senneheiser HD-25 ... good thing that I already have them. Best headphone I ever used ... EVER, and trust me I tried A LOT of so-called "DJ" headphones. |
I just looked on their web site and they would cost $780NZ compared to what the HD270s are, they had better be good for that price. |
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| Gluegun |
NZWaverider, you haven't heard a DAMN THING I SAID, HAVE YOU?
Dude, return your headphones!
Remember, a brand name means JACK SH!T in headphones!!
Just, sell all of the ones you have and buy a set of MDR-V6's.
Here, this is a good place to buy them cheap (oh, wait, you're in New Zealand, aren't you? Sucks to be you. It's tough as HELL to get good cans there...):
http://www.djmart.com/noname5.html
TRUST ME, you HAVE NOT YET HEARD GOOD SOUNDING HEADPHONES.
Okay, here's the headphones you should consider:
Koss UR-20 (uber cheap! get these instead of the Sony/IXOS crap, because they sound better at 1/5th the price!)
Koss UR-30 (if you need a UR-20 that folds, get this!)
Sony MDR-V6 (This is your ultimate mixing headphone!)
Sony MDR-7506 (This is your ultimate mixing headphone with a better paint job!)
Sennheiser HD25SP (This is great, but has slightly boomy bass)
Sennheiser HD25 (This is an audiophile-quality closed headphone)
Beyerdynamic DT250-80 (also an audiophile-quality closed headphone)
here, check this out:
http://www.headphone.com/ProductsHe...adphoneList.asp
And, dude, THOSE are your options...
The sony MDR-V500DJ and the Sennheiser HD200's are NOT ON THIS LIST, BECAUSE THEY SUCK!! |
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| Veldrid |
| I use the Sony MDR-V700DJ just like Tiesto =) |
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| trintiy |
Right now I'm using Sony MDR-7505 sound quality is great, much better than my Sennheiser HD25s
You can get the MDR-7505 from www.pssl.com for about $100.00 US |
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| Gluegun |
Oh, god, this forum is GREAT! *everyone* uses sucky headphones! LOL!
dj alonzo: v500
sot: v700
special_K: v700
tr@nza: v700
dazzed: technics RPDJ-1200a
nzwaverider: sennheiser hd200's
veldred: v700
tiesto: v700
trinity: mdr-7505
Oh, man..... and Trinity, the MDR-7505's are a combination of two REALLY bad headphones: the drivers of the v600's and the v500's shell! Heheheh. And plus, you can get the MDR-V6's, which are INFINITELY SUPERIOR TO ANYTHING YOU ALL HAVE EVER HEARD, for $80!
Check this out!
http://www.djmart.com/noname5.html
Oh, man, you all are a hoot! "Every Trance DJ ive seen wears them so u they cant be wrong huh!!"
*Falls over laughing* You all are CASTRATING yourselves by using headphoens that don't have any bass!! Heheh! NOTHING in that ENTIRE series goes below 50 hz!! Heheh....oh, man, this place is a hoot! |
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| raymondlin |
| I know about the £80 limit and phone for Dj but what about MDR-1700 and 3000? They are closed phones too but cost a lot more! |
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| Neruda |
I know a lot of DJ's buy the V700DJ, but I think most people will admit that the reason they bought them was because of the styling. Sound-wise, they don't have one redeeming quality; the midbass (read that carefully: midbass) is very boomy, mids and highs are recessed, and the real bass, low bass (and the upper treble for that matter) is basically nonexistent. But you think they have tons of "awesome" bass due to the boominess in the low midrange. But trust me, the sony V700DJ (and the entire DJ line) is useless. In fact, the only Sony headphone I would reccomend to DJ's is the Sony MDR-V6. You have not experienced low bass, bass that puts some really great subs to shame, until you've listened to the V6. A lot of people feel that no other headphone in the world extends as low as the V6. And what's even better is that for most people (depending on the fit of the headphones on your ears) feel that the bass is very precise. The V6 also has a rather flat frequency response all the way across the frequency spectrum for the most part as well. I do NOT mean the V600! The V600, if it's possible, is even worse than the V700. Don't waste your time with it.
Oh, and one more thing about the V6 is that it's built like a tank. it can take all sorts of abuse, whereas most people complain about the V700 breaking rather fast (I've heard people talk about the plastic cracking due to faults in the design, for instance).
The V6's are meant for recording and monitoring, but for music I don't like them much. They have little to no soundstage (so they definitely sound closed) and they tend to sound analytical due to the fact that they bring out all the faults in a recording. For music, I wholeheartedly reccomend the Grado SR80 for $95 US. These headphones are very hard to find outside the US however, so they may be hard to get for that price. If you can't find grados, the Sennheiser HD495 (espeically with a good amp) sounds very good with most types of music. However senns have built a reputation as classical headphones, so they're rather laid back and not as suitable for rock or techno. If you want more impact and excitement, the V6 would probably be your best choice despite it's musical shortcomings. I've also heard good things about the beyerdynamic DT-231, but I haven't heard this headphone so I can't comment on it. Another possibility that I have yet to try is the sennheiser EH2270.
Oh, by the way, those are my cheap reccomendations. If you're willing to spend more, we (gluegun, raymondlin, myself, or anyone else from the www.head-fi.org forum) can tell you what to get. Trust me, we'll know. :cool:
well...I guess that's it. |
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| Gluegun |
Okay, lets talk about reccomendations for LISTENING to trance, and recommendations for CREATING trance...
If you want the ultimate headphones for creating that club atmosphere and enjoying some great trance at your own home, than there's really only one set of headphones for you: The Grado SR-325's. Those block out NO sound, so they would SUCK for MIXING trance, but for listening to it in a quiet environment, there's nothing better. Another good headphone for listening to trance, a set of can's that like the Sony MDR-V6, but not as analytical and is more musical, and that blocks out about half as much sound than the MDR-V6's is the Denon AHD-950's. Those are great for listening to trance... However, like I said, there's really only one perfect set of cans for mixing trance, and those are the Sony MDR-V6's. If you wanted to mix with a "better" set of cans, you would have to lose, say, that slight bass exaggeration that makes beat matching easier (ie, by getting the Sennheiser HD25's or the Sony MDR-CD1700's or the Sony MDR-CD3000's or the Beyerdynamic DT-831's), or, you would have to lose some of the V6's extreme bass extension (Ie, by getting the Beyerdynamic DT250-80's or the Sennheiser HD25SP), or you would have to lose the ease of which the MDR-V6's are driven (IE, by getting the Sennheiser HD250 II's, or the Beyerdynamic DT-831's), or, you would have to lose some of the isolation that the V6's give (by getting the Beyerdynamic DT231's, or the Denon AHD-750, or the Denon AHD-950's, or even a set of Grado cans [in which case you would lose ALL isolation]).
You see? The V6's are best for mixing, better than even many "better" cans, because you don't have to sacrifice anything to make a good mix. And, of COURSE, they are better than any of the crap headphones you all seem to enjoy. :P |
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| ShadySlim |
Hello.
I use the Sony MDR-V6 [:)] and MDR-7506 [:D] , they're WAY better than the MDR-V700DJ [:eek:]!
*slaps himself in the face* ALL RIGHT! I'LL GO BUY MYSELF A F**KING PAIR OF PIECE OF CRAP SONY MDR-V700DJ HEADPHONES!!! :eek: *slaps himself a second time* You son-of-a-@#$%&!!!!!!!! :mad: :whip: |
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| trintiy |
You can quote all the Technical specification you want Gluegun, but when it come down to Djing, for me the MDR-7505s sound better than my Sennheiser HD25s. It all boils down to personal taste and what works best for each individual.
Mixing and making music is not alway about the best most flash gear, it's what you feel comfortable with.
Fatboy Slim uses Stanton's! I think most people would agree that those are crap headphones |
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| massappeal85 |
Wether it be in a club or creating stuff in a studio, if your doing your mix through a pair of ty headphones, chances are you are NOT getting an accurate presentaion of what is actually going on through your equipment. In return, your mix will most likely sound like ass (or at least not as good as it could be) as you most likely would have (if your a good dj) fiddled with the eqs trying to make the sound good, thus totally ing up the end product as it will sound completely different off another source then it did in your headphones.
For instance, If you've got someone scratching over an lp with scratches already recorded onto it (say a gangstarr record, cause dj premier is ing awesome), it is usually very easy to distinguish the scratches made by the dj and the scratches made by the artists dj. Its not too hard to mix the scratches made by the one dj onto the ones already on the other, making it sound much nicer, but many times this doesn't happen because either A) the dj doesn't care or B) it sounded good on their ty ass phones, but not on anything else.
As the case is, I don't find the dj line or most any other sony headphone (excluding the V6s) suitable for home listening or for studio or dj use. If you like listening to your music through your 700s, fine, thats your thing, but Sony calling those things studio moniter or any dj claiming they're good dj headphones is in all aspects, a ing joke.
The only headphones I would ever trust (bear in mind I have not heard the senns) while mixing are the v6/7509s and a couple of AKG's closed phones. The AKGs are defintly more suited for the studio, leaving the V6 as probably the ONLY headphone I would ever use as a dj moniter outside of a home or studio setting.
Peace. |
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| ShadySlim |
heheheheheheh... Good one, massappeal85!!! :D
My friend once tried mixing with those V700DJ's, and I listened to his mixes... :mad: :eek: Craptastic!!! His mix ended up sounding way too bright through my "budget-audiophile" Grado SR-60's!!! I mean, there's hardly any bass at all in his mix, and tinny, scratching, etchy, glassy (in an unpleasant way) highs! (And yep, his crappy mixes sound way too bright with absolutely no bass at all whatsoever even through my Sony MDR-7506's and MDR-CD1700's, too!) What a piece of crap his mixes really are!! :eek: :toothless |
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