Help! Sennheiser HD25 vs Sennheiser HD280 vs Beats Mixr. Which one's the best to buy?

[HighTopFade]

And you use them to dj? Or in the studio? Or both. I wanna have good headphones, obviously if these are that good, they'd save me lots of money -> I like that

I've used them on a few gigs and daily use in the bedroom. They work well and pretty durable.

[backtothefront]

yes i did. i had the chance to test them to their limit for long periods and i really really love them, but the "pain" always appears within the 2 hour mark :/ . but don´t worry i´m still happy with my technics rp-dj 1200

Ah, excellent, I'm not the only one! I do think the HD25's superb but whenever I've road tested a pair, I find them uncomfortable after an hour or so. RP-DJ-1200's for me too, my pair are 17 years old and never failed me, okay the cups are worn and there is the odd bit of tape holding bits together but as cans they are still sharp so I don't have a reason to buy another.

[AtgAni]

I prefer over ear so still use hdj-1000, all black ones look a bit more modern. I'll replace them with hdj-1500

[dripstep]

Aiaiais No moving parts; cant break. Best headphones.

this one. I got TMA-1s and they are the best headphones ive worn. Senns if you want replaceable parts though. EVERYTHING is replaceable.

[KundaliniRising]

hd-280's, bought a pair 7 years ago with my first mixer and cdj's. still going strong. such great isolation. been tossedi n som many backpacks and gear bags and have only had to replace the 1/4" connector on them. love the fact that even though i have my earlobes stretched out to around 1" plug that they still fit over my ears and plugs. they've been gigged pretty hard and absolutely no complaints. they will be replaced wit hteh HD 380's soon though!

[danshadowcompany]

I tried and tested the HD25 II's and the beats. The HD25's absolutely p*ssed on them. Ive worked with a fair few pairs of headphones in my time including Technics, Pioneer and Sony and they are simply a cut above all of those. I cant comment on the HD280 though.

[MWagner]

Aiaiais No moving parts; cant break. Best headphones.

I did have the headband snap on a pair of TMA-1's. AIAIAI replaced them for free of course, but they CAN break.

[MRG12EG]

i used to own some hd25 untill they got nicked they were my pride and joy.. one less thing to worry about!
ive never tired the beats MIXr but ive had a go on my sisters solo's and if there any thing to go by there POO.

my HD 205's are 10 x better

all this beats stuff is style over substance

[tech2400]

Maybe u should look into some IEMs such as westone um2 , might be thought to get used to but the sound is incredible

[mostapha]

Maybe u should look into some IEMs such as westone um2 , might be thought to get used to but the sound is incredible

As long as the mixer has a cue/master fade for the headphone signal, I actually prefer mixing that way.