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Headphones

#41
pickles said:
Grados are not comfortable and sound too bassy.
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I wear my SR80s for 4-6 hours a day (I work in an office and can only listen to music through headphones) and they are very comfortable. To my ears, they are also quite flat and don't have any bass hump to them at all. I have been thinking of rebuilding them, just for something to do. IMO, they are the ONLY headphones to buy under $300.

lowsound
 
#43
sgoodwin said:
I have the Grado SR60's and when I turn up the bass more than whisper-quiet out of my amp (EBS 60Watt), I get all kinda of fuzzing and some weird clicking noise. Are my headphones just broken?
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Grado's are low-impedence phones, and are thus more sensitive to noisy sources (like bad headphone amps). Can say one way or the other, but the amp may simple have bad headphone circuits. Sometimes they're only included to give marketing something else to work with.
 
#44
Mehve said:
Grado's are low-impedence phones, and are thus more sensitive to noisy sources (like bad headphone amps). Can say one way or the other, but the amp may simple have bad headphone circuits. Sometimes they're only included to give marketing something else to work with.
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The SR series is meant to be used without a headphone amp, so boosting the bass on your preamp will cause it to overdrive the driver. Keep your amp flat and you should be fine. I should also note that the solder in both of the ear pieces on my SR80s has broken, but it was really easy to fix. I also made sure to glue the wire to case so it can't move around anymore.

lowsound
 
#45
iamlowsound said:
The SR series is meant to be used without a headphone amp, so boosting the bass on your preamp will cause it to overdrive the driver. Keep your amp flat and you should be fine. I should also note that the solder in both of the ear pieces on my SR80s has broken, but it was really easy to fix. I also made sure to glue the wire to case so it can't move around anymore.

lowsound
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Mehve said:
Grado's are low-impedence phones, and are thus more sensitive to noisy sources (like bad headphone amps). Can say one way or the other, but the amp may simple have bad headphone circuits. Sometimes they're only included to give marketing something else to work with.
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Yeah I have the amp set to flat, nothing special. Just enough volume to hear what I'm doing. They don't fart out as quickly as my crappier headphones I have, but they sound bad very quickly and easily. Every other output from the amp sounds great, so I'd be very surprised if the amp's headphone circuit was the problem. Maybe mine was just lame/broken =/
 
#46
iamlowsound said:
I wear my SR80s for 4-6 hours a day (I work in an office and can only listen to music through headphones) and they are very comfortable. To my ears, they are also quite flat and don't have any bass hump to them at all. I have been thinking of rebuilding them, just for something to do. IMO, they are the ONLY headphones to buy under $300.

lowsound
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Comfort is subjective, but grado do have a healthy bump in the bass. Just google the freq response graphs

http://content.reviewed.com/products/2815/specs/5331/freq.gif

Vs sennheiser 555 http://content.reviewed.com/products/2735/specs/5331/freq.gif
 
#47
AKG240's would be my pick for best $150 and under headphones. Sennheiser's in the $200 and up range are nice but I like the Beyer Dynamic DT770 pro a little better for sound and durability. Havent tried grado but Ive heard nothing but good things about them. Btw the sennheiser hd280 pro are among the harshest sounding headphones Ive ever tried. Ended up giving mine away due to that. Even after extensive breakin time still to harsh compared to other sennheisers Ive owned over the yrs.
 
#48
Buster Brown said:
:D

2 weeks ago our engineer was sitting at the console and the band that was being recorded asked if they could use their own headphones.....The engineer replies "Sure! As long as they aren't those damn Dr Dre headphones"......

The guitar player looks kind of sad and says "Uh..OK...guess we'll use the studios"........ :D

Our Engineer is not a fan..........
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That's the headphones with the 6 on it that you see in all the videos? I guess the 6 is really a b :p

For practice I have been using my ATH M40fs for years and love them. They can take a *lot* of abuse and still sound great. I have the ATH M20 at work and they are decent enough.

Can anybody compare the ATH M40fs to the M50? They don't sell the M50 where I bought my headphones.
 
#49
Hey guys, after careful research and much thought I have decided to go with the Audio-Technica ATH-M50s in white. MusiciansFriend botched one of my orders and gave me a giftcard so I decided to go through them for the headphones and unfortunately they didn't have all the headphones recommended available. Again, thanks for all the input, it was greatly appreciated! I'll report back after I get my hands on the headphones!
 
#50
lowfreq33 said:
Beyerdynamic makes a great pair of cans. Sounds great and quite comfortable. I think the most popular model is the DT770.

I have a pair of Sennheiser HD280's, and while they do sound good they're a little tight on my huge noggin.
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I use the Beyerdynamic DT770M which are 80ohm and can be driven by an iPod.
The DT770M have great isolation and very good bass response. I also have Ultrasone HFi 580 (also closed back) which have better high mids and highs then the DT770M and slightly more sub bass.
The HFi 580 do not have as good isolation and they not have as dominant lows/ low mids as the DT770M.
For bass playing the DT770M are probably better, specially if one wants to play with other people . For music listening the Ultrasone are better. The Ultrasone HFi are even easier to drive then the DT770M and cheaper.

I also have AKG 701 but these are open back and are by far better for music listening then bass playing.
 
#52
I hope Im not hijacking the thread but...

How much importance should be put on the impedance of the phones?

Ive used the same set on a fender rumble 75 and an eden E300. They sounded great with the rumble. But the eden will fart them out at moderate levels. Mostly noticeable when playing with music. The rumble specified 32 ohm phones. The eden gives no spec. I thought maybe the phones weren't perfectly compatible ...

Thoughts?
 
#53
At that price point, among the two top sealed designs you can get are the Audio Technica M50's and Shure SRH840's.

Really... at the end of the day (and just for practice purposes) - you'll get used to and like just about whatever you buy at the $100 + price range. Just make sure they are comfortable.

I just went with the Sen Pro 280's. A bit tight fitting, but I stretched them out over night and now they are perfect. Whatever frequency curve (heavy bass, "flat", etc...) the headphone you decide to purchase have, it really doesn't matter, especially if your practice amp allows you to EQ.

Really, what I'm saying is don't go nutz making yourself sick over this decision. Its just for practice. Now if you were doing Mixing and such - that's a bit more involved.

Just pick from AT Sen or Shure and I'm sure you'll be more then happy.
 
#54
shaginwagin said:
I hope Im not hijacking the thread but...

How much importance should be put on the impedance of the phones?

Ive used the same set on a fender rumble 75 and an eden E300. They sounded great with the rumble. But the eden will fart them out at moderate levels. Mostly noticeable when playing with music. The rumble specified 32 ohm phones. The eden gives no spec. I thought maybe the phones weren't perfectly compatible ...

Thoughts?
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The higher the number, the more power they need. Its just like cabs & amps.
 
#55
Modern Growl said:
The higher the number, the more power they need. Its just like cabs & amps.
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Incorrect. The higher the impedence, the more voltage they need. It's entirely possible for low impedence phones to pull enough current that they actually have higher power consumption. But high-Z phones are more likely to run into issues thanks to the proliferation to battery powered drivers, which are inherently voltage limited.
 
#56
On a related note, is anyone using closed-back cans for your band rehearsals? If so, which do you prefer? My band practices in a small, harsh-sounding room, and I'm pretty much at the point where I need some relief. Ideally, I'd like to invest in some IEMs, but in the short term I was thinking of trying closed-back cans so I can control the volume. I'm not sure if the other guys are interested in wearing cans for rehearsal (and attempts to get them to turn down have failed), so I may end up wearing headphones while they continue to use the PA.
 
#58
Bullitt5135 said:
On a related note, is anyone using closed-back cans for your band rehearsals? If so, which do you prefer? My band practices in a small, harsh-sounding room, and I'm pretty much at the point where I need some relief. Ideally, I'd like to invest in some IEMs, but in the short term I was thinking of trying closed-back cans so I can control the volume. I'm not sure if the other guys are interested in wearing cans for rehearsal (and attempts to get them to turn down have failed), so I may end up wearing headphones while they continue to use the PA.
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You might find closed cans unnecessary, since you're not actually trying to mute your bandmates, just tone them down. Have you tried earplugs? A good pair will let you hear everything, just quieter.
 

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