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Best performance Headphones for bassists

#21
I am currently using a pair of Status Audio CB-1 closed back dynamic headphones. A fellow bass player recommended them to me, so I ordered a set off of Amazon. Been very happy with them. I tried several of the others already mentioned, but didn't find one I liked until I got the Status Audio cans. They are lightweight and come with two cables. A short coiled cable and a longer straight cable. Plus they are only $63 on Amazon at present. Yet like all things that make sound you have to find the items that you find pleasing.
 
#22
dslapster64 said:
Can anyone recommend the best over the ear headphones for recording/performance for bassists? Of course, looking for the best bang for the buck.
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Those Sonys are great, but I'm very fond of my Audio Technicas.
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Those are the ones. Great mid range, good lows (to where the low lows are present, but not boomy or muddy), and crisp highs that aren't piercing. And, they are very comfortable.
 
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Sony MDR-V6 or 7506 for me.

Excellent uncolored sound at a exceptionally reasonable price. There are arguably “better” headphones. But you'd have to spend about five times more to get just a tiny improvement over the V6 or 7506.
 
#24
I like my AKG's quite a bit. Good monitors, and very flat, although I wonder if having super flat monitors is such a great thing when considering recording. My monitored sound is just right when I use the very flat monitors, but after I've uploaded to YT and listen with a different, not-so-flat pair of headphones, there's too much bass. Makes EQing with any type of accuracy a little difficult sometimes, but overall, I love em.
 
#27
My Sennheiser HD380 Pros are fantastic. Work amazingly well for bass, and listening to music in general. Have used them for recording, silent church setup, and general listening for 6 years and haven’t even thought about buying something else.

Beyerdynamic DT770s were industry standards for a long time. A little to “flat” for my overall needs but will work extremely well for all things bass.
 
#28
I have several sets of headphones but the ones I use the most are AKG K271 Studios. These are closed back headphones that help suppress ambient noise and they have more low end than the open back K240s. The AKG headband design is very comfortable. The ones I have were made in Austria, but they aren’t made there any longer.
 
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Nick Danger said:
Sony MDR-7506 headphones are about $80 and are pretty much the Pro standard. They have a consistent, detailed, studio-style response. Different frequency ranges are clearly audible, and if there are any hiss, compression, hum, or clipping issues in your setup, you’re going to hear them.
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I love my Sonys... but I hate that the pads always pop off.

Beyerdynamic make some really sweet headphones too... and they're HYPER-comfy!
 
#35
Personally, I use the Sennheiser HD558 open-back headphones. Comfortable, balanced sound and they're quite sleek. If sealed headphones are a must, I have heard good things about the Audio-Technica M50.

JakobT said:
BeyerDynamic 770’s.
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These kept popping up on most audiophile recommendation pages and sites. I'm curious about them myself.
 
#36
Honestly I love using my Sennheiser HD280s because they're a little lighter on the low end than some other 'phones.

When I have my ears full of low frequencies, it's harder for me to tell pitches apart, making me look down more. The Sennheisers can push them but generally give more mids and highs, so they're taken with a grain of salt as reference mix monitors, but also give a lot of clarity while recording bass, IMO, and don't give me any of the aforementioned low-note differentiation trouble.
 
#37
I have an Sennheiser HD650, great for listening music, play bass and be comfy but needs a good headphone amp.

My father bought a pair of Fostex TH7B, around 70€, you all could be amazed by how they sound.

Easy to drive, very very good sound, not bassy but goes deep.
With a pair of brainwavz pads, it's my cheap reference headphone.
 
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twinjet said:
These kept popping up on most audiophile recommendation pages and sites. I'm curious about them myself.
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They BeyerDynamic DT 770's are pro quality studio headphones, very good and neutral sound. They're also totally rebuildable, so if anything should fail or wear out, they can be repaired. The only minus I can think of is that they're fairly bulky, but even so they're light, and quite comfortable to wear.
 
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