About to drop $$ of some new cans...

[Best99]

You might want to take a look at the allen & heath xone xd-53 they sound amazing.

I personally own them and they are an incredible pair of headphones. AMAZING sound quality, very deep bass, clear highs, good isolation (not THAT good, but fairly enough for me) and definitely durable.

[scamo]

The Amperiors are for the consumer market and are not specifically designed for DJ use. If you aren't a professional DJ, then they might be interesting. Otherwise, I'd not be interested.

scamo

[Coldfuzion]

I have HDJ 2000s, TMA AI's, AKG K702's, and Beats Pro (on the way and one in a studio i share with a good friend), and I can tell you one thing for sure. The HDJs are awesome. I was gigging out two nights ago, dropped them down a large flight of stairs, aside from a small scratch here and there they're completely fine. They're tanks. I won't say that they're the best, but they're pretty damn amazing.

An added bonus is I can produce and DJ with the HDJs and not worry about too much frequency amplification.

This to me are where the other headphones I have lack in comparison to the HDJs:

I like the TMA's but they amplify mid range frequencies too much.
The AKG's are for production so they produce true sound, and are open backed so there is a lot of sound leakage.
The Beats, well, they're great, but a tad bit bassy (I enjoy it), and ... the price tag is what hurts. Glad I just got my Beats Pro for $265 instead of the hefty $499 retail tag on them.

[M.Beijer]

The Amperiors are for the consumer market and are not specifically designed for DJ use. If you aren't a professional DJ, then they might be interesting. Otherwise, I'd not be interested.

scamo

Sure, it is aimed at the consumer market but they are still rock solid. I tried them on just a week ago.

I believe they will be as good as the older hd25 for djs actually.
The only quarrel i had with it is that the metal will get cold and it wont be nice to touch due to the freezing weather in my country.

I already own a pair of hd25s but i think ill get those amperiors as a extra pair. Like the blue color.. and the microphone is a blessing for regular day basis use.

The reason why this phone is aimed at the consumer market I believe is because the hd25s almost got to the consumermarket (alot of "consumer" people using them just on the subway and such.

And sennheiser want to hit up the sale rates so they added a "better" finnish that will attract more "normal/consumer" people and also added microphone as final touch.

good idea in my opinion.

[scamo]

Are the Amperiors overear too? They don't look it. That would be another KO criteria for me.

Edit/ and have you worn/ used HDJ2000s?

scamo

[M.Beijer]

Are the Amperiors overear too? They don't look it. That would be another KO criteria for me.

Edit/ and have you worn/ used HDJ2000s?

scamo

Yes I have used hdj 2000's, but not for a long time since i havent owned them myself, but tried a friends.

Don't get me wrong - they are nice, however i definately think they are not worth their price.

neither the hd25's or the amperiors are around ear/overear like the hdj2000,
they are on-ear.

[Jay Wilde]

go pioneer, xone, OR denon HP1000.... theyre really boss, near identical to the xones and i like the look of them better.

i currently have the shure 750s and while they sound good, they are not comfortable and feel flimsy.

ill probably go back to denon or try the xones for my next set. cant be bothered to pay that much for the pioneers.

[keeb]

Actually as far as price goes, it's not a big difference for the 2000's vs the DJ1 Pro's at this point, if you look at Amazon's pricing.

Pioneer HDJ-2000: $246.31
Ultrasone DJ1 Pro: $219.94

Also:
I've read that the HDJ-2000's need a bit more power to operate. On my tables that would be fine with my mixer, but just wondering for potential iPhone use (for listening). Would I need an external headphone amp? Anyone with experience with the DJ1 Pro's have anything to weigh in on that note? (Honestly it's not a big deal, as they are mainly for mixing, but it's good to know).

And thanks for everyone who's responded so far. Going to be trying to pick something up by the end of the weekend, so it's good to hear things on both sides

Hm. I didn't know the 2000s dropped that much in price. I remember their being around $350 when they came out so I couldn't justify that vs. $200 or so for the Ultrasones. With such a small difference now though, I'd think a lot more about the 2000s. The all-metal construction is nice, but I can't say I've run into any durability issues on the DJ1s, for what it's worth.

As for output levels, I haven't had any issues running the DJ1s with an iPod. If you do have issues with the 2000s though you could always get a small headphone amp. Still, considering their size I wouldn't be too keen on using them with an iPod outside the home anyway. One thing to be cautious of with the DJ1s though is that since their main cable (they come with two, the secondary has in-line volume control and an 1/8" plug) has a 1/4" jack, you need to use the adapter from 1/4" to 1/8". The issue is that the adapter is not the most durable thing in the world and even with cautious use I managed to bend mine. Aside from durability, the problem is with length; an 1/8" plug with a 1/4" is pretty equivalent to a 1/4" plug whereas the opposite setup (as is the case with the standard DJ1 cable) is about twice as long. Not a huge deal but can be problematic in certain situations such as plugging into an iPod in your pocket or into your laptop (sticking out like that makes it easy to break - like what I did with mine).

[agrelius]

I've got the V-Moda Crossfade LP2s which I've had for about 2 weeks now. My little brother's got a pair of Beats and these things make them sound like a joke. Very comfortable on the ears, with great sound and build quality. The bass is strong for those booming house tracks but it still lets the mids shine through. I listen to dubstep on these and enjoy just listening to the subtle details of the tracks, and I don't even really like dubstep that much.You can buy on-ear shields in different colours, and add your own custom engraved logo too if you want. They aren't too big so I can use them everyday on my my commute to class, as well as in the club, and they don't bleed much so the entire bus can't hear what I'm listening too. I'd highly recommend them.

[haze324]

+1 for the V-Moda's

I had a pair of HDJ-2000's also own a pair of Sony 7506's. The HDJ's were the best cans of the three but for the price the V-Moda's were on sale for 100.00 and they are pretty damn close to the HDJ's. Knowing what I know now, I would not have spent the extra cash for the HDJ's --- they are not 150.00 better.