Pioneer HDJ-1500

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Pioneer HDJ-1500

Hey all, I picked up a pair about a month ago and I’ve noticed I can’t hear my cue through the mix when my speakers are turned up loud. I haven’t played out yet, and I don’t think I can with these because of this issue. It’s one thing if I can’t hear the mix in my room, but I would never dare try and play out at a club if that would be an issue. Unfortunately, when you go to a store to tryout different headphones, you’re never really able to accurately recreate the volume in a DJ booth (or loud room for the matter).

Is this a common issue for these headphones? Is this precisely what separates the higher end headphones from the lower?

For what it’s worth, I’m using an S4 with Traktor pro

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Have you tried… turning them up?

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Yes. I guess I just thought it went without saying that the problem occurs even when my cue is at full volume.

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That sounds like more of an issue with your interface than the headphones.

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Make sure the S4 is plugged into a receptacle as well. Running off just USB power will give you low headphone volume and low LED output

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Somethin wrong there, I use 1000’s with an S4 and they’re plenty loud enough to hear

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I have a pair of these. Sometimes the cable turns (and they don’t lock like the HDJ-2000s) and the sound cuts off. Make sure you tighten by turning the cable in the proper direction. I’ve played at a fairly large club with an insane sound setup and I can hear these well (I wear earplugs by the way). Hope this helps…

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I have the headphones fully connected to the cable.

This must be the problem because I do only plug it into the USB power. While I noticed the lower LED output, I didn’t realize that the headphone volume decreased as well.

For those who don’t have this problem with the S4, is your controller plugged into its AC adapter as well?

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How is your cue set? To master, cue or somewhere in between?

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Even when it’s set fully to cue, I have problems hearing