DJ/Production headphones
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- inteliboy0
Yeah just been looking at the HD25. That and the Sony MDR v6. Both all time classics, and affordable. Going to have to go to a store and try in person.
Grado - love the look of them. Would be great for producing (a lot these ~$200 headphones are for DJ's). But practicality - I don't like the open back. Not a fan of everyone hearing what I'm working on or listening to.
- inteliboy0
AIAIAI TMA-1 studio heaphones have fallen to pieces, shitty glue, and now the band just snapped in half when I put a bit too much pressure on it accidentally when taking them off (surely headphones are designed to withstand this). BAD quality. do not go there.
Sad as the design is really nice and the sound is pretty decent.
- mekk0
- What the fuck is the point of this post? You disappoint.monospaced
- prophetone0
i have been meaning to check out a local joint that allows you to do just that... www.headphonebar.com
- bmacneill0
For DJing, I've owned about 4 pairs of Sennheiser HD25's and they all sounded awesome. Now I'm using a pair of AIAIAI TMA-1's which sound equally awesome.
If you want something for production, might I suggest the Sennheisers though as they have a more clinical sound to them. The AIAIAI's—while sounding great—are a little more coloured. Also, go someplace where you can test a bunch of different brands. Stay away from Dre's. Bowers & Wilkins might also be an interesting choice.
- Miguex0
In reality, unless you have a trained ear, these 'hi fi, monitoring, flat response, etc.' terms won't mean anything to you. What really matters is your hearing / sound sensitivity and no brand or tag price will ever give you that.
Some of the best albums have been produced on shitty speakers/ sound systems by people that knew how their setup sounded and were able to compensate their mix to balance the response.
We are all quick to jump and say "buy this one, because is better!'
My suggestion, avoid Dre Beats or Bose and try some of the brands mentioned here, make sure they are comfortable because if you are going to wear them for long periods of time, they can hurt your ears.It's good to have big cups that sit around your ears without touching them, some people have bigger ears some smaller so I doubt there's a formula.
Someone said avoid Sony, not sure why, I switched to Sennheiser recently but the Sony MDR V600 are as common as the NS-10 on recording studios worldwide, so I doubt they are THAT bad.
One thing is for sure, Dr. Dre never wears Beats® when the cameras are off.
my 2cts
- epic_rim0
Ultrasone hfi-580
Crazy good value. Excellent bas response. Worth twice as much.
- inteliboy0
BUMP...
looking at these AIAIAI studio's
http://www.aiaiai.com.au/online-…some really nice reviews... Have a pair of AKG's though they are getting pretty worn out.
- clearThoughts0
mmm... too late now I suppose.
I have proper speakers for monitoring though.
- idiots0
The bass response of the DT770 is not flat. it is an enhanced sound other than that of your production. as to say if you are trying to accurately gauge how much bass is going into a track with those headphones, the headphones are adding to what you actually have.
as far as listening /djing they should be fine, but production, I'd say not.
- clearThoughts0
- LOOKING FWD TO trying them out!!!clearThoughts
- my wife has a pair, they are so comfy and sound amazeautoflavour
- big-papes0
I have the DT 770 Pro 80OHM for mixing, they are the most comfortable headphones I have ever worn. However I'm not super into the bass quality, I kinda want to try the Sennheiser HD 650, because I hear they are the best mixing headphones, but they are expensive.
As I understand, the open back headphones are best for sound, althouhg not recording because of the sound bleed.I also have the AIAIAI TMA-1 for DJing and everyday use, as well as the technics DJ headphones.
- 23kon0
I got a Focusrite VRM box that i use with my Beyerdynamic DT100, a set of behringers and my iphone headphones.
The most important thing when mastering is to be able to listen on as many systems/situations/locations as possible.
Headphones, hifi, tv, car, mates hifi, ipod,nightclub (if you have access)Only THEN will you know that the sound is doing on each system.
- bored2death0
Don't ever mix tracks with headphones. They will sound like shit unless you know what you're doing.
Just saying.