gpw5150 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Hey all, My wife has decided to buy ne a decent pair of headphones for bass practice and listening to music on my commute, recommendations please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Both Happy Jack and I have one of these and we like them a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpw5150 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 I put the pjb’s on the list and akg k240’s. But wondered if there were any other recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 45 minutes ago, gpw5150 said: Hey all, My wife has decided to buy ne a decent pair of headphones for bass practice and listening to music on my commute, recommendations please! What’s the budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) Sennheiser are a good place to start, especially the HD range. Edited December 7, 2018 by Skybone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I use Bose AE2W for music and bass playing (using the optional cable for the latter) they sound near enough exactly like my bass does to the desk and they handle the range of the instrument really well. Can be had fairly cheap too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpw5150 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 8 hours ago, Frank Blank said: What’s the budget? Probably £70, tbh, i would not spend any more than that and i am the sole bread winner.....! The PJB’s are £70, the AKG’s are £50 ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I have AKG 240 DF's. They are the high impedance ones from about twenty years ago. They are very good, but quiet, and need a bit of welly from the interface. Recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I think there's not enough thought given to open or closed back designs, I use closed back Sennheiser HD 280's which I find really comfortable, I've got a pair of cheaper open backed Sennheiser HD 206's for watching the TV that I find annoying after 30 minutes or so because they squash my ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 55 minutes ago, gpw5150 said: Probably £70, tbh, i would not spend any more than that and i am the sole bread winner.....! The PJB’s are £70, the AKG’s are £50 ish Cool, @PaulWarning beat me to it with these... 7 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: I think there's not enough thought given to open or closed back designs, I use closed back Sennheiser HD 280's which I find really comfortable, I've got a pair of cheaper open backed Sennheiser HD 206's for watching the TV that I find annoying after 30 minutes or so because they squash my ears Sennheiser recommendations. At sub £100 I don’t think you can beat Sennheiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigguy2017 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Audio Technica ATH-M50X are good with bass. Closed backs, good isolation and excellent for general music. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50X-Monitor-Professional-Headphones/dp/B00HVLUR86/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544448590&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=audio+technica+atm-50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Well, I went to a store that has several headphones to test. My budget was 100 € / 90 GBP. I tried probably 12 - 15 pairs with music I know (Oleta Adams - Circle of one). Sennheisers were better and better after 160 € pricepoint, to my surprise Sony did not have anything reasonable (they usually have at least something). AKG is common for some reason but the sound has not offered me anything. These fashionable rap headphones (Dres et al.) were mostly just plain sad. Then tried Beyerdynamics. DT 770 PRO made my day for two reasons: they had a discount that met my budget and the sound was reasonably good. I took the 80 ohm model. It had better sound, if less volume (may save few hair cells) than the 32 ohm version. The highest ohms (250) did not offer more sound quality. If you need to buy headphones, try them first. One thing is how comfortable they are (will you use them?), the other is the sound quality (will you listen to them?). It is good way to test several pricepoints to understand the quality in every sense. My other set is Stax, which needs an extra power amp and is a strange animal but that is another story. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Another vote for Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro. I have them at work (office job) and they sound good and are comfy. Slightly over your budget at £99. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Another DT770 Pro fan here. The 80 ohm version I have is a tad quiet with some headphone amps however. Compared them to the PJB cans and these one by a country mile, so much more depth, more then enough low end to keep us bass heads happy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I'm reviving this thread to say that I'm deeply disappointed with my PJB headphones, the ones I recommended in my previous post. I've had them for 3 years at most, used them lightly, but they're now ready for the bin. When I started hearing crackling and losing first one channel, then both, at first intermittently, then most of the time, I thought I had a problem with the (detachable) cable, so got a new one. Unfortunately, the cable is not at fault - it's the contacts in the socket where it plugs into the left pad that seem to have given up the ghost. I'm pretty sure it's not simply a matter of cleaning it with spray - although I will try that too. Before I shell out for one of the models recommended above, any other, up to date suggestions? Since I mostly use headphones with my headphone amp, when I'm playing bass along Best Practice on my PC, would going wireless be a better option? It'd certainly free me from having to sit or stand close to the Bass Buddy; however, would the PC create interference? It already seems to introduce some low-level hum in the playback. Big thanks in advance for any pointers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I'd say wireless was a no-no. They're mostly only designed for music playback so low latency isn't a priority, opting to build in a buffer to help prevent any signal dropouts, which results in a delay between what you play and what you hear! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Oh dear! Thanks for the warning - I've crossed them off the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Please lady Bluejay, take a tour in a shop that has several models, and let your ears decide. Even the volume level and have a player (phone, maybe), that has some song(s) you know well. Then try to find those details and sound you like. My brand, or model suggestion is only good for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Will do! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marcoelwray Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Just finding this topic and I got for many years a Sennheiser HD 598, om really happy with those but I just found that the open ear system let you ear too much of the surrounding noises... But it's also way better for ears, I've been told. Anyone have an opinion on these for bass playing? Because I am slowly looking to get one of those Phil Jones Big Head.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burno70 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I've been using PJB's like yours, Silvia, and really like them for my bass. However they sound a bit crap on my digital piano so I've recently bought a pair of Beyer Dynamics DT770. Well better than the PJB's for music in general, they appear a lot more robust than the rather flimsey-feeling PJB's, and lastly they are just as good with the bass as the PJB's. Allround a much superior headphone in every respect - and only slightly dearer. I got the 80ohm version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I have Audio Technica M50's & they're fantastic but my brother uses Superlux ones from Thomann, they're clones of Beyerdynamic mentioned above & really are something else! I think they were about twenty quid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 My 240's are rapidly dying a death...I'm just wondering if I can stretch to the DT770s Mind you, I'm used to how things sound on the AKGs, so...... Hmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Horizontalste said: I have Audio Technica M50's & they're fantastic but my brother uses Superlux ones from Thomann, they're clones of Beyerdynamic mentioned above & really are something else! I think they were about twenty quid! Just found those, they do indeed look quite similar! One review saying they sounded better than the Beyers, but a few more that that saying they sound totally different and not as good. https://www.thomann.de/gb/superlux_hd660.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 hours ago, dannybuoy said: Just found those, they do indeed look quite similar! One review saying they sounded better than the Beyers, but a few more that that saying they sound totally different and not as good. https://www.thomann.de/gb/superlux_hd660.htm I couldn't compare because I haven't heard the Beyers, the Superlux are very neutral sounding & in my opinion well with the money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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