DJ Headphones

djprojekts · Post by **djprojekts** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:17 am

Easy all, i read on this forum alot now, ive seen threads on Production Headphones but none on DJ Headphones.

What headphones do you guys use while Djing?? I use Pioneer HDJ1000S.

Share your thoughts!!!

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:24 am

Djprojekts wrote:Easy all, i read on this forum alot now, ive seen threads on Production Headphones but none on DJ Headphones.

What headphones do you guys use while Djing?? I use Pioneer HDJ1000S.

Share your thoughts!!!

i use sony mdr7506 for both. love them.

lukesnarl · Post by **lukesnarl** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:50 am

I have used the Sennheiser HD-25 SP-1's since about 1994

very LOUD and lots of clear deep bass

also they have replaceable parts like the cable, the ear cushions etc

:L

__________ · Post by **__________** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:15 am

yep, sennheiser hd-25 are the ones.

they aren't good for anything except djing (imo) but they are good phones.
the sound isn't good for making tunes or listening to them, but they are fookin loud and sound punchy.

i find they really make your ears hurt after a few hours though, they press down quite hard.

glacius · Post by **glacius** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:56 am

I've got the Sony MDR V700 headphones.

I found these pretty good.
The headphones cancel alot of background noise which can also help you hear the sound a lot better.

Lurka · Post by **Lurka** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:20 pm

senns hd-25, one of the best things iv ever bought!!!

felixgash · Post by **felixgash** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:27 pm

trigga!!! wrote:senns hd-25, one of the best things iv ever bought!!!

You need no other, they are the best. Left mine at a the gay night I DJ'd at.. talk about a kick in the teeth!

felixgash · Post by **felixgash** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:29 pm

£10 Bag wrote:yep, sennheiser hd-25 are the ones.

they aren't good for anything except djing (imo) but they are good phones.
the sound isn't good for making tunes or listening to them, but they are fookin loud and sound punchy.

i find they really make your ears hurt after a few hours though, they press down quite hard.

Agree.

Disagree.

Disagree.

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They're the best.

And I don't agree they're no good for anything but mixing.. I know that a certain producer/DJ, one of the UK's biggest, mixes down tunes in his HD-25s.

And I've always found them REALLY comfortable!

ohoi · Post by **ohoi** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:48 pm

mos def Sennheiser Hd-25

rhythmicon · Post by **rhythmicon** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:02 am

lukesnarl wrote: Sennheiser HD-25

Now officially saving up for these...

decklyn · Post by **decklyn** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:13 am

just don't go open back and you should be okay. i've used everything from cheap radioshack phones to sony mdr-v150s and the dj line by sony, stanton pro-djs, hd-25s etc and they're all good, but we're not talking about producing (where you want open back for lower distortion levels, unless you need something to be around a live mic). just make sure that they can pound like fuck and are closed back. beyond that, it's comfort, style and durability.

(imo)

__________ · Post by **__________** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:53 am

felixGash wrote:
£10 Bag wrote:yep, sennheiser hd-25 are the ones.

they aren't good for anything except djing (imo) but they are good phones.
the sound isn't good for making tunes or listening to them, but they are fookin loud and sound punchy.

i find they really make your ears hurt after a few hours though, they press down quite hard.
Agree.

Disagree.

Disagree.

---------------------

They're the best.

And I don't agree they're no good for anything but mixing.. I know that a certain producer/DJ, one of the UK's biggest, mixes down tunes in his HD-25s.

And I've always found them REALLY comfortable!

fair enough, i can't wear them for more than an hour or so though, makes my ears hurt in a harsh way.
matey that mixes down in them must know them pretty well...they don't sound flat to me! i suppose if you dj in them enough, you will get to know exactly how things sound in them though...

best thing is obviously that you can replace parts of them, no need to buy new phones when they break

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:21 am

HD25s (not the SP's, they strangle you!)

they seem expensive but are solid as fuck. a mate bought the top end Sony's a while back - they broke after 8 months. my sennheisers go on planes and trains every month and are still going strong after 3 years...

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:38 am

Glacius wrote:I've got the Sony MDR V700 headphones.

I found these pretty good.
The headphones cancel alot of background noise which can also help you hear the sound a lot better.

until the swivel breaks on you like it has broken eventually for everyone who has owned a pair.

heavy bastards hurt the ears too.

serox · Post by **serox** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:18 pm

Sennheiser HD-25 are the ones to use. They are a good sound that goes loud for when ur playing out. They are also quite strong (apart from the tiny little plastic bit that touches ur ear).

The big silver Sony headphones that were made by Nasa are quite fragile. They seem to have a design fault so they break in the same spot for everyone:(

abstractsound · Post by **abstractsound** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:09 pm

sony mdrv700dj

swivel is bittersweet, breaks put allows for easy one ear listening

knew a producer/engineer who loved to use these to give artists for recording sessions, especially drummers. they do a great job at preventing background noise from coming in..

like decklyn said though i would think for DJing comfort and durability are very important factors.. all depends on the shape of your gourd

bjackman · Post by **bjackman** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:05 pm

i use the ones that come free with stanton decks. my pair flake plastic everywhere and only one ear works, but it never seems to affect my mixing at all. i've even done it with ipod headphones [although obv u couldn't buss them in a club hehe].

what advantage do u guys see in better DJ headphones? i've used my mates expensive ones but they don't seem to help out in any way..

__________ · Post by **__________** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:10 pm

bjackman wrote: what advantage do u guys see in better DJ headphones? i've used my mates expensive ones but they don't seem to help out in any way..

there's no need for expensive headphones really, they just look cooler.
you see qbert using shitty little walkman in-ear headphones, and he's (debatably) the best dj in the world.

asusu · Post by **asusu** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:11 pm

Lookin on buyin some on Thursday, a mate recommended the HD-25's. Seems like they really are the only ones to get. Sold! With a curly cable of course...

serox · Post by **serox** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:14 pm

I can find it quite confusing on shit headphones trying to mix in a warehouse tbh. When u got sounds bouncing all over the place I find it quite hard. I like to also have my own headphones cos i am use to them. Some other peoples headphones i find hurt my head or fall off lol.

Its just down to what u r used too. Shit headphones wont make me mix worse unless they are really shit and i cannot even hear them:D

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