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Best headphones for bass practice
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My apologies for the gender mistake, when I was younger, I had feminine/androgynous features of the face.
I should have been more specific: you look like me when I was 18 and kept my face clean-shaven.
I meant no offense.
I'd have to dig up an old high school pic of me to prove it, but I don't lie about such things.
I once ran into my doppelganger in a grocery store when I was about 25.
The guy was kneeling down to get a can of soup when I walked by the aisle and we both glanced over at each other at the same time.
It was exactly like looking in a mirror.
And I mean EXACTLY (I'm an artist, and a very keen observer).
His eyes bugged out and so did mine when we saw each other, but my walking momentum carried me a few feet past the aisle before I could stop & turn around to get a second look.
When I got to where he was kneeling, he was gone, but left his nearly full shopping basket on the floor by the soup cans.
He had freaked out and ran out of the store.
A few weeks later I was going through a bank's drive-through to cash my first paycheck from a new job and the teller glanced up at me and immediately said, "Hey Mike, how's it going?"
I'd never in my life seen her or met her, so I answered hesitantly, "Umm, okay I guess." (*My name is also "Mike")
She opened the canister to get out my check & driver's license and then she says, "Oh my god! I thought you were actually my brother! His name is Mike too, and you're the same age!"
I was freaked out, and didn't say much, and drove away after completing the transaction.
I was adopted, so I have no idea if I have biological siblings. And missed the opportunity to find out if her brother was also adopted.
But I vowed to never let the opportunity pass by if I ever saw someone who looks similar, to find out.
My apologies, again.
If it's any consolation, I'm damned good looking, too. (or was when I was 18)
I should have been more specific: you look like me when I was 18 and kept my face clean-shaven.
I meant no offense.
I'd have to dig up an old high school pic of me to prove it, but I don't lie about such things.
I once ran into my doppelganger in a grocery store when I was about 25.
The guy was kneeling down to get a can of soup when I walked by the aisle and we both glanced over at each other at the same time.
It was exactly like looking in a mirror.
And I mean EXACTLY (I'm an artist, and a very keen observer).
His eyes bugged out and so did mine when we saw each other, but my walking momentum carried me a few feet past the aisle before I could stop & turn around to get a second look.
When I got to where he was kneeling, he was gone, but left his nearly full shopping basket on the floor by the soup cans.
He had freaked out and ran out of the store.
A few weeks later I was going through a bank's drive-through to cash my first paycheck from a new job and the teller glanced up at me and immediately said, "Hey Mike, how's it going?"
I'd never in my life seen her or met her, so I answered hesitantly, "Umm, okay I guess." (*My name is also "Mike")
She opened the canister to get out my check & driver's license and then she says, "Oh my god! I thought you were actually my brother! His name is Mike too, and you're the same age!"
I was freaked out, and didn't say much, and drove away after completing the transaction.
I was adopted, so I have no idea if I have biological siblings. And missed the opportunity to find out if her brother was also adopted.
But I vowed to never let the opportunity pass by if I ever saw someone who looks similar, to find out.
My apologies, again.
If it's any consolation, I'm damned good looking, too. (or was when I was 18)
LOL!!! You're funny! I looked at Mello Cello.... And yeah, there is a likeness without the facial fur, Bro.
Side note: I went back to my previous post and updated with link to pics of my M4U 2 phones and additional comments.
Side note: I went back to my previous post and updated with link to pics of my M4U 2 phones and additional comments.
I have a pair of Skull Candy headphones that have a bass subwoofer in them. When I practice or play a few songs with Garageband, my ear drums kill afterwards!
I'll add another +1 to the Sennheiser HD280 Pros.
They are balanced for a relatively flat frequency response and I've used them as a mixing and mastering tool for years alongside use as silent bass practice. The low end is not as pronounced as other "listening" cans but I've found this to be much more pleasant for extended bass practice. The upper lows and lower mids are very well defined and this makes the bass tone really pop out of the mix without being muddy or boomy.
In the $100 - $200 range I've tried numerous headphones, including Grados, V-modas, Sonys, AT's, Byers and others but I keep coming back to these.
I use my HD280s at least 12-15 hours per week and I'm on my third pair in the last 10 years because they tend to get beaten up when I take them to run sound for live gigs.
There are better phones to be had, but at $100, these can't be beat.
They are balanced for a relatively flat frequency response and I've used them as a mixing and mastering tool for years alongside use as silent bass practice. The low end is not as pronounced as other "listening" cans but I've found this to be much more pleasant for extended bass practice. The upper lows and lower mids are very well defined and this makes the bass tone really pop out of the mix without being muddy or boomy.
In the $100 - $200 range I've tried numerous headphones, including Grados, V-modas, Sonys, AT's, Byers and others but I keep coming back to these.
I use my HD280s at least 12-15 hours per week and I'm on my third pair in the last 10 years because they tend to get beaten up when I take them to run sound for live gigs.
There are better phones to be had, but at $100, these can't be beat.
sony mdr v6:
clean, even, superior range, honest reproduction.
comfy, inexpensive replacement cups.
Just don't get the bootleg version.
clean, even, superior range, honest reproduction.
comfy, inexpensive replacement cups.
Just don't get the bootleg version.
Looking to get some new cans. Any new rage out there? I have seen some models been updated. Or is it the same old song and dance?
Just before Christmas I asked my man at the music store what he'd recommend in the way of headphones for practice. He said, "You know, we've carried Sennheiser, AKG, Beyer, Audiotechnica... but now everyone here agrees these sound the best." So thanks to his salesmanship I got me a set of Roland RH-5 phones - only around $40. At such a price level you'd expect a consumer grade product, but these are better than that - detailed and very balanced across the spectrum, and a comfortable fit. Certainly decent for home studio monitoring.
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Went to chuck Levin's the other day and they let me listen to several poopy brand of headphones first then jump straight from those to a set of audio technica. So of course they sounded great... I wanted to know what set would be beat suited for practicing with my bass
I am using cheap Prodipe pro 850 32ohms headphones that I add for free with an electronic drumset.
They hurt the upper part of my ears aftersometime, but they are indeed better than my Bose QC25 for playing music because the Bose seems to boost low and high frequencies too much, while the flat response of the Prodipe ressemble more what you get from an amp.
On the electronic drumset it's the opposite, the Bose sounds better.
Also I use an Ampeg SCR DI with headphone output or a Zoom H6 heaphone output if recording.
They both seem to be more suited for 32 or 80 ohms headphones, because I am not getting crazy output levels from the Zoom headphone out.
So I was thinking of the Beyer DT 770 in 32 ou 80 ohms.
But it seems the 32 ohms doesn't have the same cushions than the 80ohms.
I will not use it to listen to music as I can't live anymore without Bose noise cancel to listen music outside home.
They hurt the upper part of my ears aftersometime, but they are indeed better than my Bose QC25 for playing music because the Bose seems to boost low and high frequencies too much, while the flat response of the Prodipe ressemble more what you get from an amp.
On the electronic drumset it's the opposite, the Bose sounds better.
Also I use an Ampeg SCR DI with headphone output or a Zoom H6 heaphone output if recording.
They both seem to be more suited for 32 or 80 ohms headphones, because I am not getting crazy output levels from the Zoom headphone out.
So I was thinking of the Beyer DT 770 in 32 ou 80 ohms.
But it seems the 32 ohms doesn't have the same cushions than the 80ohms.
I will not use it to listen to music as I can't live anymore without Bose noise cancel to listen music outside home.
Thought I would chime in with my 2cents worth and keep this thread going.
I just upgraded my headphones from an older pair of JVC XX to Beyerdynamic DT770 in 80 ohm. I tried the AKG K240 first, and even though they were very clean and clear, the bass was very weak. Don’t know if it is because they have an open back or a smaller driver (30mm), or because the JVC’s that I had been using for about 10 years had big boomy bass. But either way, they didn’t cut it for me and I gave them to my wife. I decided to dig in the money a bit more and go for the Beyerdynamics. Let me tell you, these sound amazing! Very clear and even response, and the bass is deep and present without sounding boomy or unnatural. The DT770’s have a 45mm driver with a closed back, and the freq. range extends down to 5hz! These are super comfortable. You really could fall asleep with them on. These coupled with an Audient iD4 usb interface (replaced my IK Multimedia Stealth plug) have really given me a much cleaner setup for silent practicing through my computer.
My vote for bass guitar practice is Beyerdynamic DT770, hands down well worth the extra money. Btw, the Beyer’s are made in Germany and the AKG’s are made in China…food for thought.
I just upgraded my headphones from an older pair of JVC XX to Beyerdynamic DT770 in 80 ohm. I tried the AKG K240 first, and even though they were very clean and clear, the bass was very weak. Don’t know if it is because they have an open back or a smaller driver (30mm), or because the JVC’s that I had been using for about 10 years had big boomy bass. But either way, they didn’t cut it for me and I gave them to my wife. I decided to dig in the money a bit more and go for the Beyerdynamics. Let me tell you, these sound amazing! Very clear and even response, and the bass is deep and present without sounding boomy or unnatural. The DT770’s have a 45mm driver with a closed back, and the freq. range extends down to 5hz! These are super comfortable. You really could fall asleep with them on. These coupled with an Audient iD4 usb interface (replaced my IK Multimedia Stealth plug) have really given me a much cleaner setup for silent practicing through my computer.
My vote for bass guitar practice is Beyerdynamic DT770, hands down well worth the extra money. Btw, the Beyer’s are made in Germany and the AKG’s are made in China…food for thought.
Am looking for good headphones for bass at a good price. While many of the aforementioned models are no longer available, the HD 280 PRO is still on the market. Anything else that my bass brothers and sisters are using?
