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Headphones for home practice and live tone setting with HX Stomp?

DCErik

DCErik

Feb 12, 2024
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Not happy with the cheap Tascam branded cans I bought for home practice (laptop or phone > HX Stomp) and looking to upgrade to something more suitable. The Byerdynamic DT-770 Pro seem like a popular choice, but I have questions:
1. Should I choose open (DT-990) or closed back (DT-770) if I'm looking to get close to wysiwyg tones from the headphone setup to live sound?
2. Seems like I should choose 250 Ohm, but why?
3. Anyone got any other suggestions for cans they love?

The items currently under consideration:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...-250-ohm-closed-back-studio-mixing-headphones

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...t-990-pro-250-ohm-open-back-studio-headphones

TIA!!
 
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I'm going to get a lot of grief for posting it but going to do it anyway.
I use these for practice at home they sound great for a bass lot of warm clean bottom end and clean top end that isn't too much, just don't use them as reference cans.
Cheap as hell too, so if you sit on them and break them just buy another pair.
Just to reiterate great for bass practice, but not to master your tracks. You should be mastering on good studio monitors anyway, and have a decent set of cans to check if you mix sounds good in headphones as well anyway.
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Oh and at least for me they are comfortable, just take breaks when using them because they can get very loud and boomy, which can cause ear fatigue if "rocking out" with them in extended sessions.
 
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I love the BD headphones and I own the DT700 Pro X myself

1) I prefer the isolation of closed headphones when tracking, some people say the open-back are less fatiguing when mixing and "truer" to the way it will sound through speakers. IDK about that last part, but I havent had issues with fatigue on my closed-back ones.

2) From all I've gathered, the 250-ohm is supposed to have lower SNR and protect your hearing from sudden jolts in volume/signal better. It really just depends on the application you are using. 32-48ohm can be driven by just about anything, including a cell phone with 3.5mm out...since I use mine with a PC I went with the 48-ohm DT700 Pro X headphones.

3) I've used several different brand and models, it's really hard to top the BD's IME. The quality and craftsmanship are really there for me on these. I would caution you away from their PC "gaming" headset with the mic though. Quality and feel is nowhere near the same as my DT700s. The BD stuff is also super comfy with their plush earcups....everything else is gonna feel like Styrofoam after you use the BDs! :roflmao:
 
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AK Bass Guy said:
I'm going to get a lot of grief for posting it but going to do it anyway.
I use these for practice at home they sound great for a bass lot of warm clean bottom end and clean top end that isn't too much, just don't use them as reference cans.
Cheap as hell too, so if you sit on them and break them just buy another pair.
Just to reiterate great for bass practice, but not to master your tracks. You should be mastering on good studio monitors anyway, and have a decent set of cans to check if you mix sounds good in headphones as well anyway.
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Oh and at least for me they are comfortable, just take breaks when using them because they can get very loud and boomy, which can cause ear fatigue if "rocking out" with them in extended sessions.
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We have a few M-Audio 1st gen cans in the studio. Our guitarist prefers them over my trusty Senn MS-280s.
 
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DCErik said:
I don't really record at home, so no mastering, but it would be awesome to be able to setup presets that work live, too. Even if that meant brief periods of painful volume.
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At the cost of $40 dollars I think the M-Audio cans are worth gambling on. I've spent more money in one night at a bar, hell even a trip to the movie theater after buying snacks is going to run you $40. If you don't like them keep them around as a backup set or give them to someone.

Here are the spec.
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These sound excellent through my HX stomp via it's headphone jack and excellent during recording through my UAVOLT 276. Probably not the best for "mixing" but I haven't done much of that just yet. Audio-Technica ATH-M50xs are an industry standard in a lot of studios from what I've read and with their general affordability and excellent sound I can really hear why. Super comfy too and you can buy new padding if it wears out. Sony MDR7506 are in the same "class" and are also industry standards, just been out a bit longer but are cheaper and pretty excellent, can be found just about anywhere. Those are really the only two I can speak of via use.
 
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At $40, I like the MEE Audio M6 Pro. It's an in-ear headphone that come on my radar in Adam Neely's "How In-Ear Monitors are Making Better Musicians" video. They are cheap and sound pretty good for the $. If your stomp is on the floor, you may need and extension cable. They get bonus points because if you play a gig w/ in-ears, you will already be familiar with your bass sounds: Most people leave their can headphones at home.
 
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DCErik said:
Not happy with the cheap Tascam branded cans I bought for home practice (laptop or phone > HX Stomp) and looking to upgrade to something more suitable. The Byerdynamic DT-770 Pro seem like a popular choice, but I have questions:
1. Should I choose open (DT-990) or closed back (DT-770) if I'm looking to get close to wysiwyg tones from the headphone setup to live sound?
2. Seems like I should choose 250 Ohm, but why?
3. Anyone got any other suggestions for cans they love?

The items currently under consideration:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...-250-ohm-closed-back-studio-mixing-headphones

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...t-990-pro-250-ohm-open-back-studio-headphones

TIA!!
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Can't go wrong with BeyerDynamics.
 
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I don't have a recommendation because I don't know headphones that well, but I will say that the lack of people addressing how true they are to a live setting is because there's no real way to replicate the same sound in a live setting. The type of system, the type of room, there are so many factors that will change the sound. My advice when trying to level and tone match is to try listening on headphones, monitors, PA at rehearsal studio, everything you possibly can to get an idea of where your sound tends to lean and then not go too crazy trying to make it perfect. Go for a balanced sound, and it'll be much easier for the sound person to work with it.
 
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