Hey DJTT,
looking for some nice and clear sounding headphones, on ear or over ear, doesn’t really matter, but they need to be comfortable.
They are going to be used with my iPhone, and not while i’m dj’ing.
I mainly listen to electronic music, like
What I’ve been looking at:
AiAiAi Tma-1 studio
Sennheiser Momentum
Audio-Technica ATH-M50
Beyerdynamic DT770
Got any headphones which match my criteria? Or do one of these match them?
I haven’t got a chance to listen to them and probably won’t get a chance in the nearer future.
Would love to hear about their high, mids and lows as well.
i don’t really know if in-ears is the option, haven’t really looked that much into it, tbh I think it’s because my brain says that such small speaker never will be clear and nice sounding enough:-/ I just checked out the sol republic, and they look nice! How is the comfortability on the sol republic? can you use them for a long period of time? I usually think in-ears starts to hurt after an hour of usage?
but feel free to post some good and comfortable in-ears!
I don’t think the Beyer 770s are really that great for a general purpose headphone, however, the Beyer 710/910s seem like a better fit, for iPod like listening. They’re much cheaper and they still carry that extremely comfy fit that I love about Beyer. I’ve used 990s and they have a very clear sound, I can only assume that their entire range would follow suite, but I haven’t actually used the 710/910 range.
Go for the TMA-1 Studio (and show solidarity for your Danish brethren)!
I rely on those headphones - they sound great. I think there is value to Jester’s view that for some, this caliber of headphones is overkill for regular use, but from my point of view, the TMA-1 Studio is actually middle of the road, and a great value in terms of sound quality versus price. I wear Grado headphones (I like the RS1i) for listening much of the time, but the TMA-1 (especially the larger Studio model) have more low end, which I prefer for electronic music.
dude let me let you in on some secret ear-buds that have gone under the radar for years. I have been using these for about 6 years now, i get about a new pair every year.
-Super Clear
-Made By Sony
-Very Light
-Very Loud
-Very Cheap
----The most important thing for me is that the go all the way inside the ear and do not protrude at all. (the only ones i could ever find.) You can easily sleep with them in!!!
//Love rocket - I must admit that pretty cheap for a pair of in-ears. But I’ve always had this prejudice that Skullcandy can’t make headphones?
//Botstein - Haha, so you noticed that I’m from Denmark! I tend to go a lot for design as well, even though sound and comfort are the most important factors!
very clear, with punchy bass, and i can push them as loud as i want. I mean in not going to produce anything with these, but for general listening you can wear them for hours with no problem. Also they really block out the outside sound!
I have a pair of Sennheiser CX380’s (got a bargain @ $20) they sound great on the ipod and comfortable even in my insanely small ears for hours on end.
Over Ear Phones, Maybe consider the Marshall Major’s ? Superb sound, Phone Mic/volume thingy, really small and light for on the go but quality good enough for studio or gigging.
actually got a chance to listen to the Marshall Major, and I must say i have mixed feelings for them. How do they compare to the ones that i’ve listed above?
I’m probably the only one who does, but I HIGHLY rate the MDR-V150s for general listening. Not only are they stupidly cheap, but also quite small and still decent-sounding.
I’ve actually found myself using them for the last 3 or 4 DJ sets I’ve done, simply because I like the fact they’ve got proper reversible cups unlike my HAM5Xs and they’re so compact.
I must say that I love how I was ready to use a nice sum of money on headphones and how nearly all the recommendations you guys have posted are so cheap It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but I just got this feeling that you get what you pay for?
Only to a certain extent; with a LOT of things in the audio industry, same as in the fashion world, you get the NAME you pay for. Classic examples of this are Beats and Skullcandy headphones. Poor to mid quality gear, but with a stupidly high pricetag. I cringe every time I see a “DJ” using Beats headphones.
For general listening off a portable device (iPod, phone, Minidisc [back in the day!]) pretty much anything over about £15 is going to be just fine. I like the V150s because they’re pretty neutral; the JVCs I’ve got (and the on-ear ones in the same lineup) emphasize the bass, other brands emphasize different parts of the spectrum, etc etc. As for quality though, there are limits as to how much money a 1.5-2 inch driver costs the manufacturers, hence the fact you can get decent stuff for peanuts.
I feel the exact same way, when I see DJs using Beats… I can totally follow your point brand-wise, but there is ofc. a clear difference sound-wise in a 20$ headset and a 200$ headset?
Sometimes, but not always. With audio gear, there’s a fine line between subjective differences and objective ones; ie - things you can actually PERCEIVE. The frequency response for a specific pair of headphones may be different from another (usually wider, more even response for the pricier units) but most people can’t tell the difference.
Also, the RELATIVE difference in quality tends to vary significantly depending on driver size; for example, the quality difference between a cheap and expensive pair of over-the-ear headphones with 3 inch drivers will be much less than the quality difference between a cheap and expensive pair of earbuds with 1cm drivers, because it’s more challenging to reproduce the same frequencies the smaller the driver is. Expensive gear tends to use exotic materials for the diaphragms, different types of magnets, etc, in order to achieve better performance despite the small size.
I agree that the sound quality on these are pretty decent, but I can’t wear them for more than 15 minutes without my ears hurting. Maybe I just have a big head though.
It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but I just got this feeling that you get what you pay for?