I like to practice with headphones; I consider myself an audiophile and I practice with a sennheiser 598 headphone, does someone has any opinion about any specific headphones?
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Anyone who can recomend headphones to practice?
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Sennheiser's are nice. I haven't tried the 598, but I use HD 208's for practice, and they sound nice and clear.
it is all just personal preference - comfort and whether you want/need to be totally isolated or want to be able to hear room noises.
I use Sennheiser HD-600 (an open air type) because I like to hear the ambient sounds in the room and I don't like the coloration that enclosed headphones can add (and I'm primarily a sax player and it helps to hear the sax acoustically when I'm recording) - but those are rather pricey headphones I wouldn't want to blow up with loud bass playing (though at the level I'm practicing they sound great and I'm not damaging them). I'm just using them for bass since that is the headphone I happen to have sitting here and hooked up.
In ear type are a whole 'nother thing - I have some Shure 535 that have really deep bass and very good isolation. I use them when I play live. I hadn't tried them before practicing bass - but this post got me curious so I just tried them out and they are excellent.
But I still prefer the ease of just slipping on over the ear phones - and I like the open air HD-600 because I can still hear the phone ring or a knock at the door.
I'd say go with what is comfortable and sounds good to your ear.
I use Sennheiser HD-600 (an open air type) because I like to hear the ambient sounds in the room and I don't like the coloration that enclosed headphones can add (and I'm primarily a sax player and it helps to hear the sax acoustically when I'm recording) - but those are rather pricey headphones I wouldn't want to blow up with loud bass playing (though at the level I'm practicing they sound great and I'm not damaging them). I'm just using them for bass since that is the headphone I happen to have sitting here and hooked up.
In ear type are a whole 'nother thing - I have some Shure 535 that have really deep bass and very good isolation. I use them when I play live. I hadn't tried them before practicing bass - but this post got me curious so I just tried them out and they are excellent.
But I still prefer the ease of just slipping on over the ear phones - and I like the open air HD-600 because I can still hear the phone ring or a knock at the door.
I'd say go with what is comfortable and sounds good to your ear.
I have two sets i use one is a cheap set of Sony MDR-ZX100 headphones which i bought at target for i want to say $20. The other is actually my xbox turtle beach USB powered headphones. Remember studio headphones and practice headphones can be drastically different things. For studio you want headphones that sound flat. For practicing you can use just about anything that can handle the lows at a decent volume.
Yes. tobias has it right. This has actuallu been discussed twice here, recently. Lots of good opinions / options in the link quoted.
Don't buy Beats, they suck unless all you want is hyped sub bass, and like buying / replacing batteries constantly and wasting 300 bucks.
I'm with maestrovert! The Sony 7506's sound amazing for their price point! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AJIF4E/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1
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I've got the Beyerdynamic DT770 pro 80 ohm-headphones, and to me are fantastic.
(got the tip from a thread somewhere...)
(got the tip from a thread somewhere...)
For what it's worth, I have these exact same headphones and I use them for practicing bass and general listening to music and video. They're fine for those purposes.
I've been using Denon DJ DN-HP1000 headphones for several years now, and have been very pleased with them.
Any chance you mean HD 280? I've had a set of those for going on 10 years. Due for new earcup covers, they've gotten so much use for mixing reference, late-night listening, recording session monitoring, & low-volume or high-detail practice listening.
Also, nice sig!
Vox AMPhones. $99. More than decent as regular headphones, but they have a built in amp. Just screw on the 1/8 to 1/4 adapter that comes with it and you can plug directly into your bass. Comes with Gain, Tone, Volume, and Effect dials. A secondary AUX in port all media from another source. Great value for the money.
I have those, too, and I'm quite happy with them.
We've been recording our rehearsals lately, and to reduce bleeding, we DI everything except the drums and use headphones to monitor ourselves (bass amp isn't even turned on). The DT770 dampen the outside sound enough that I can comfortably stand next to our loud drummer without any other hearing protection than the headphones.
DT770 is a great closed back headphone. It's kind of an industry standard 'phone in many high end studios.
The low impedance 80 ohm versions were a somewhat failed attempt to market them towards people who are using mobile playback devices (ipods, smartphones, etc). The goal was to increase the usable listener volume without needed a high powered headphone amp. The dB difference between 80 and 250 ohm is surprisingly almost not noticeable. What is noticeable is how much greater of a sound stage can be achieved with high impedance version. The 600 Ohm versions are the best sounding as well as the most accurate bass response.
The low impedance 80 ohm versions were a somewhat failed attempt to market them towards people who are using mobile playback devices (ipods, smartphones, etc). The goal was to increase the usable listener volume without needed a high powered headphone amp. The dB difference between 80 and 250 ohm is surprisingly almost not noticeable. What is noticeable is how much greater of a sound stage can be achieved with high impedance version. The 600 Ohm versions are the best sounding as well as the most accurate bass response.
