Headphones for bass practice - any constraints?

[GKfan1980]

Hi, all.

I recently purchased a GK Legacy 500 head, and bought myself some new headphones for quiet practice.

I bought some Beyerdynamic DT990 headphones with an impedance of 250 ohms. I’m connecting them to the headphone output on the amp.

When I use these headphones, there is a prominent crackle with every note played. This is really annoying.

I’ve tried a second pair of these, and get the same crackling. I’ve also tried a pair of cheap iPhone headphones, and don’t seem to get any crackling.

Any ideas on why this might be? Are these amps designed for low-impedance headphones only?

Thanks

 

[sfalexi]

Couldn't tell you. I have the same exact headphones (DT990 250 ohm) and plug them into my amp and they sound just fine. No crackling. I'm using the Fender Rumble 40. Maybe it's your AMP?

Alexi

 

[4StringMadness]

Old post, I know...
I bought the same DT 990 250 ohm headphones and had the same experience-a popping/ cracking sound when playing low notes, mostly on E string. I returned them and haven’t found a suitable replacement. Always looking for a recommendation for a good headphones that can handle bass guitar.

 

[bassface69]

Old post, I know...
I bought the same DT 990 250 ohm headphones and had the same experience-a popping/ cracking sound when playing low notes, mostly on E string. I returned them and haven’t found a suitable replacement. Always looking for a recommendation for a good headphones that can handle bass guitar.

AKG k240 studio headphones are awesome for bass frequencies. Flat studio response.

 

[4StringMadness]

I’ll Have to add them to my list of headphones to check out. I might try the Beyerdynamic 770 pro 80 ohm as well. They seem to be getting reviewed well here. I really did like the sound of the 990s but they just weren’t working well with my bass, the sound was incredible though.

 

[hbarcat]

I'm just taking a guess here but having such a high impedence headphone (250 Ohm) will require you to turn up the volume on your headphone amp to extreme levels. This may cause the amp to clip, resulting in audible distortion which could be described as crackling.

I've experienced something similar when using my Sennheiser phones that are the same impedence as your phones with the headphone out on my mixer. The distortion went away when I used different Sennheiser phones that were lower impedence.