Well, my trusty Technics RP-DJ1200s are coming to the end of their happy little lives, and so the time comes to buy some new ones.
I’ve read all tons of reviews on here, and elsewhere on-line, and now im just even more confused!
I know one of the replies I would get would be “Go and listen to some, and find some you like” etc etc, but I don’t want to spend hours choosing new cans by trying and listening to heaps of pairs and just saying “No” to countless pairs…
So, my short list at the moment is as follows:
Pioneer HDJ 2000
Senheisser HD380 Pro
KRK KNS8400 and
A&H Xone XD 53
This is subject to change depending of the responses I get here.
Top budget is £250 (roughly 400USD).
Any thoughts and recommendations on these I have listed, or anything different to add to the mix (no pun intended)!?
I play house and trance so the low frequencies need to be clean, with a crisp mid and upper range too.
It would be cool to know what people are using at the minute and what your thoughts on them are
This Question has been literally asked a million times.
Use Search
Try Headphones in a shop
Don’t listen on other peoples opinions on which headphone is better listen to the headphones everyones ears process sound differently and everyones head size is different.
And I personally though the TMA’s sounded like crap and were uncomfortable as hell
The ONLY thing I would take away from a review is build quality.
Like sunglasses, It’s a rather personal choice, besides a cool design it has to fit your head and ears well for hours, provide enough isolation and for some it has to suit their appeal too. That’s why I love my custom-in-ears over anything.
I would choose Xone and the Pio over KRK and the Sennheiser HD380 Pro.
Look in the 150 quid range and you have a set of cans that could last a life time.
I used Sennheiser Hd25’s for centuries now, they’re very lightweight and almost indestructible.
It’s a classic, so it won’t get outdated soon, unlike some other products.
AKG K181DJ served me well for the last 3-4 years but they were a little loose on my tiny head. Just got some TMA-1s and couldn’t be happier with them. Sound great and they pass the all important swig test - when wearing headphones on both ears, tilt your head back as you take a drink, if they stay on your head then they pass the test!
No really. I got the HD25-II, HDJ2000, tried the RP-DJ1200 and that other smaller one, tried the V-Moda’s.. I keep going back to that lovely memory-foam having, awesome sounding, comforable HDJ2000. Probably because I’m in love with it.
My mate swears by his technics cans. And I must say that I have a soft spot for them as well. Buy another pair of them if you are happy. Failing that I love my HD25’s. a friend uses AIAIAI’s and has nothing but good things to say and another friend uses the Pio 2000’s (which I’ve used and felt and sounded great). Suppose what I’m saying is that all 4 sets of cans are perfect. Just to with the ones that offer you the sweatest deal.
Not actually thought about buying another pair of technics, had these ones for so long that I have forgotten what they used to sound like when they were new, and I guess my ears are more experienced now as well, so will be listening to/for different things. Like I say, had these ones for song long that they just sound ‘dead’ and aren’t really helping my mixes.
