bubinga5 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hey guys/girls. Anyone have any knowledge of the best head phones to represent bass guitar. I have a pair of old beyer dynamics, but they dont seem to hold the bass very well( it tends to sound ike a fart). Am i better off with closed monitor speakers or open back? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Well, i guess for the average user, closed or open maybe decided by what you are using them for. If you are using headphones to monitor in a recording session then ones with a good seal round the ear and closed backs will be a good idea. You won't have any annoying noise bleed into microphones aroundyou in quiet passages of music, for example. Open backs will be fine for normal monitoring / practicing. Some say opens and closed sound different, but I have never had a chance to test that theory. Look for a good set of cans. I tend to look for ones with a higher power handling.. whether that actually makes any difference to the ability of the cans to actually handle loud bass, I don't know! - The rating is often in mW... the ones I have a the moment in comparison are a stonking 1W a piece.. not distorted on me yet, and they get lots of abuse. Roland RH-200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassjamm Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I use a pair of Beyer Dynamics in the studio, one's with an extended bass range and they sound awesome, no farting or anything like that! I'd recommend them...maybe the one's you use haven't got the extended low end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 +1 beyer dynamic (dt-120's). i use with my korg pandora, and combo. they do distort if I push them too hard, but by then they're probably too loud anyway. if I keep the levels sensible, then I have no problems with them and they're very transparent with good bass extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizbat Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) [quote name='bubinga5' post='130567' date='Jan 30 2008, 11:56 AM']Hey guys/girls. Anyone have any knowledge of the best head phones to represent bass guitar. I have a pair of old beyer dynamics, but they dont seem to hold the bass very well( it tends to sound ike a fart). Am i better off with closed monitor speakers or open back? Any ideas? [/quote] Two 8x10,s and a load of gaffa tape?....... it,s ok i,m gettin me hat. Edited January 31, 2008 by wizbat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I've just bought a pair of Sennheiser HD 215 closed back phones and I have to say they're superb at reproducing the low end through my CD player. Monitoring my playing through the headphone socket on my eden, they give a nice fat round tone. Roughly £30 through amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzer Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 + another 1 for beyer dynamics, mine are actually designed for tv listening but I love the sound of my bass through them......... Lazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walplayer Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 (edited) Sennheiser hd- 25 s shop around though cos about £60 price variant. sound pressure levels are great so the bass doesn't drop/fart at high volumes. expensive but last you years and completely modular so you can replace [u]any[/u] parts if needed. Is that me shell on your pic btw? She good!! [quote name='lazzer' post='131615' date='Jan 31 2008, 10:51 PM']+ another 1 for beyer dynamics, mine are actually designed for tv listening but I love the sound of my bass through them......... Lazz[/quote] Edited February 1, 2008 by walplayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I'm using [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD280pro-Closed-Monitor-Headphone/dp/B000065BPB/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1201860864&sr=8-1"]Sennheiser HD280 Pros[/url]. Love 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Beyer Dynamic DT 250 - very happy with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viajero Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Anyone got any opinions on the best noise-cancelling 'phones? They always let you zone in on the bass easily, I find, so I'm thinkin of getting some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_russ Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 [quote name='jacko' post='131161' date='Jan 31 2008, 10:26 AM']I've just bought a pair of Sennheiser HD 215 closed back phones and I have to say they're superb at reproducing the low end through my CD player. Monitoring my playing through the headphone socket on my eden, they give a nice fat round tone. Roughly £30 through amazon.[/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Sennheiser HD465 here, also good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotmaka Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Beyerdynamic DT880 - incredible, bass is tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmaniac Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Sennheiser HDxxx are good performers. Its really between Beyer and Sennheiser. I prefer closed back as well, ive used it for A tuning before (B string on a 7 string dropped down) and closed back sennheiser's worked perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlefeeder Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Sennheiser HD485s - sound good, and carry bass well. I chose them by taking a personal stereo into a hifi shop. The 485s were the furthest up the Sennheiser range I could go without running into sensitivity problems. The next ones up distorted on my personal stereo, but not on a mains amp. The next ones down did not sound as good. The only problem with them is that you cannot get a shorter cable for them; a 1m cable would be useful for use with waist or belt mounted units, e.g. Pandoras etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Grado - [url="http://www.gradolabs.com/"]a specialist headphone manufacturer based in the states[/url]. They spend the money on the basic engineering and sound spectacular. They reproduce bass both cleanly and effortlessly with the proper fundamental notes sounding as they should. It's impossible of course, but I swear I feel the vibration of those low bass notes through the floor when I'm using them. Models I'd recommend? SR60 about £70 - £80 SR80 about £90 - £100 Not cheap, but you can use them for 'audiophile' music listening as well. Astounding value for the levels of sound quality. You'll never need another pair of headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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