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Suggest a Headphone (pg. 3)
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| RichieV |
| but that closed design always makes my ears feel funny. I can't use headphones like that for more than 30 minutes. It is something to consider before spending money on them. |
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| Sonic_c |
| quote: | Originally posted by RichieV
but that closed design always makes my ears feel funny. I can't use headphones like that for more than 30 minutes. It is something to consider before spending money on them. |
Agreed, and if its for listening not making music or djing why would you spend 150 pound on them whats that in dollars? 180? |
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| DjStephenWiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sonic_c
I would agree wth you but untill you hear them you will never understand the beauty of the hd25 its like your immersed 'in' the record things are absolutely crystal clear they have a 20 - 20000 response! |
lol - that's what closed cans sound like! that's why the mdr-7506 with the new, bigger ear cup are so nice. they're a closed can that you can actually wear without your ears starting to ache. |
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| IceColdWater |
Thanks for the replies guys.. Really helpful to us lost souls.
Anyway , so the model that can be considered would be the Sennheiser HD 25 and the Sony MDR-7506 eh.. Keep them coming. |
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| Kismet7 |
| For mixing and creating, i'd recommend headphones that have a good mid and high range, and have weaker low range. It is nearly impossible to get something accurate for low end monitoring through headphones. You have to fully hear and feel the low end in response to things around a room, the feel for the energy the low end is bringing to the track, in order to mix low end. So you need proper monitors for that, or a proper subwoofer, and knowledge of your mixing environment. So if you use headphones, make sure the strengths is in mixing mid and highs, and leave low end to mixing on monitors and or sub. |
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| DjStephenWiley |
| I see a lot of replies talking about production.....the poster clearly says in the thread the cans are for listening... |
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| Storyteller |
Spot on Stephen.
Just get a comfortable set of headphones. I have the Sennheiser hd25sp (7yrs) and hd25 (1yr) and they're not cool for listening purposes. They start to ache after a while.
Edit: I'd like to add that I do love them despite that. They're far from the best to produce on but they do work well and if you give it some time and get used to them. For dj-ing they're awesome. But casual listening I wouldn't recommend them for. |
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| RichieV |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjStephenWiley
lol - that's what closed cans sound like! that's why the mdr-7506 with the new, bigger ear cup are so nice. they're a closed can that you can actually wear without your ears starting to ache. |
it isn't just a comfort thing. Closed cans will create artificial resonances and will always sound a little less natural than open headphones. The upside I suppose is that closed headphones will have have more bass but any audiophile will without question go for open headphones rather than closed.
If you are using headphones to listen, get open styled headphones. They will always produce a more natural sound. |
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| orTofønChiLd |
maybe these might suit your taste
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| RichieV |
| we have a winner!! |
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| floyd741 |
| quote: | Originally posted by RichieV
If you are using headphones to listen, get open styled headphones. They will always produce a more natural sound. |
Hmm... I would tend to say the exact opposite of that, tbh. Without a doubt open cans produce a more natural sound and in that they are better. That being said, I don't think open is the best way to go for a person looking simply to listen to music. Sound goes both in and out of open headphones making them almost useless in any noisy or well busy environmet. Not only will you be disturbed by the people around you but you will disturb them as well. |
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