Best headphones for bass amp

[Gaddiel Vazquez]

Hi friends,

I would like to get a good headphones for play the bass, I use my fender rumble 40 v3 and sometimes I need to be quiet especially on night and I use my beats solo but I don't think they have the best quality audio, I had heard about the AKG K240 and some good thoughts about they. My budget no more than 100 bucks...

 

[And I]

Akg, Sony, Sennheiser, and Focal all have decent options in the $100 range. I don't think you'll have trouble hearing the bass guitar on any of the above.

 

[And I]

Go for a closed back design

 

[Gaddiel Vazquez]

Go for a closed back design

what do u think about Audio Technica ATH-M40x, they are closed back designed

 

[And I]

what do u think about Audio Technica ATH-M40x, they are closed back designed

Another good brand I forgot to mention. I haven't used those headphones but AT does the budget/quality balance pretty well.

 

[And I]

Can you bring some of the music you know the best down to guitar center or somewhere and try several pairs out? Out of 4 or 5 good brands, there may be one that stands out to you.

 

[guts]

what do u think about Audio Technica ATH-M40x, they are closed back designed

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Those measurements say they're good.

Good frequency response. Good bass response. Low distortion. Shouldn't have any problems due to impedance mismatches under normal circumstances.

If you like them, you should get them.

Of course I always recommend you wear them for a while before you buy them. There's nothing worse than uncomfortable headphones.

You could have the best sounding headphones in the world, but you won't use them if they give you a headache, or make your ears hurt, or make your neck sore.

 

[Rilence]

You could do a lot worse than the K240's for the price. Also, I respectfully disagree about closed. Open, please ;-))

 

[DirkP]

Some very good and expensive headphones that are brilliant for mixing have problems with low frequencies, the ones you create if you play bass through them without a compressor. The K701 from AKG is an example. The 240 has the same problem. I wouldn't recommend the 240 anyway. It was a very good headphone like 40 years ago, but there are far better designs out since then IMO.
There are headphones with "thicker" drivers like the Beyerdynamic DT770M that are esp. made for drummers and bassplayers.
I think people get the term studio headphones wrong. If you're tracking or if you just want to play bass and use headphones instead of speakers, you shouldn't care too much about neutrality and the things that are important if you mix with headphones. You should choose a model that can handle bass well, is comfortable and sounds good to you.

 

[And I]

You could do a lot worse than the K240's for the price. Also, I respectfully disagree about closed. Open, please ;-))

As the OP said he needs to play at night without making any sound. Open backs radiate sound to the rest of the world, hence my suggestion for closed-back to minimize the amount of sound being produced.

 

[Aloe]

As the OP said he needs to play at night without making any sound.

come on, electric bass guitar makes some acoustic sounds while played.
I won't say the typical open backs leak that much so it really matters in this situation.

closed backs are used in studios where a close mic can capture the sound in performer's headphones.

@Gaddiel Vazquez: I personally use Superlux HD681B (and I actually have other more expensive studio headphones, but really use these). I'm not fond of a cheesy name of the company, but for price it's okay.

 

[And I]

come on, electric bass guitar makes some acoustic sounds while played.
I won't say the typical open backs leak that much so it really matters in this situation.

depends on what else is being played through them (bass playing along with other music, right?) and at what volume and what the specifics of housing situation is like, how much noise is too much, etc. but yeah, i'm overthinking, i'm sure open back would be okay. most important is a comfortable fit on your head and sound that works.

 

[postalflunkie]

I've been using a pair of Sennheiser HD500A headphones that my son had for sensory therapy. They work incredibly well for bass even though they are open back.

 

[tr4252]

I've been using Sony MDR-7506's for a lot of years and wouldn't care to change.

Tom

 

[beaglesandbass]

I have the CCA C10s and they do extremely well for me.

Check out this thread and you'll see a lot of great reviews on the KZ and CCA headphones. Very good buys for the money, less than $50.

 

[BassGeekJack]

what do u think about Audio Technica ATH-M40x, they are closed back designed

I bought Audio Technica M-50's several years ago, still use them for everything. Best monitoring headphones I've ever had.

 

[Jokei]

+1 for Sennheiser

 

[GwenOnBass]

These Phil Jones cans are designed for bass and retail for one C note.

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[macmanlou]

These Phil Jones cans are designed for bass and retail for one C note.

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That's what I use, and I really like them. They sound great and are very comfortable.

 

[4dog]

got an awesome set of 1975 koss headphones...and i love em!!