KERMITNT Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I have a pandora and i want to practice with headphones can you tell me a good set to buy.. The ones i ve got was a decent one 35 euros but broken now.. I heard that it has to be a good one in order to not deaf myself... Hearing is an essential feeling for everyone especially in here bass chatters help me to buy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Decent headphones are a wise investment, at the moment i've got some sennheiser hd595's, they're fantastic, but the bass response isn't the best, you can hear the bass frequencies sure, but you can't really feel them as much as i'd like, and they're an open design so they leak a LOT of sound, they were around £100, my dads got some bose's for around £120, you can feel the bass a lot more in them. I've also had 2 pairs of sony mdr v-700's, they were fantastic, the first pair broke inside 6 months, but i liked them so much i got another pair, which broke the exact same way, they're very badly designed and built but sound great (like all sony stuff), but they may have imrpvoed them, this wears a few years ago, or brought a new version out. [url="http://www.headphone.com/"]this[/url] site is quite helpful for buying advice, and lets you compare the technical performance of 4 pairs of headphones if you understand that stuff. [url="http://www.hifiheadphones.co.uk/"]this[/url] site's good too. Sorry for the long post, i'm quite into headphones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pkomor Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Iv got 2 pairs of 'grado sr60s' they're great Hi-Fi headphones. i should imagined they'd be good for most things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I have tried various things with bass and have always found that Shure E2c's faithfully replicate what my bass sounds like - so when I am playing about at home I know what I hear is what will go to record in the studio. Cheers ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 [quote name='Pkomor' post='386621' date='Jan 20 2009, 07:45 PM']Iv got 2 pairs of 'grado sr60s' they're great Hi-Fi headphones. i should imagined they'd be good for most things![/quote] I love my Grados for music but for bass by itself they really don't do very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 [quote name='KERMITNT' post='386566' date='Jan 20 2009, 07:07 PM']I have a pandora and i want to practice with headphones can you tell me a good set to buy.. The ones i ve got was a decent one 35 euros but broken now..[/quote] Get yourself a second hand pair of Sennheiser 580s. They are the biz. Very, very accurate. Clean. Extended bass. Comfortable. They will last you a lifetime. Not far behind the world-class 650s. I have both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 +1 for sennheisers, I have a few diffferent pairs but nothing 'top-end', event he budget end of the range are great sound quality and very comfortable to wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 If you can afford it..... give the HD 25 1-11 a whirl...... fantastic for recording and repro! JAy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I don't think they are a flat response, but I rate my Sennheiser EH500 (I think the model number is 500) very highly. When I was looking for a good pair of headphones I wanted them to be comfortable as I would be using them to practice for a number of hours at a time, and found that closed headphones can make my ears 'sweaty' and uncomfortable after a while. The EH500s are closed, but have vent holes to allow the air to circulate. I can wear them quite comfortably for extended durations, and I can't detect any noticable loss of sound quality from the venting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) Sennheiser HD 215. [url="http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/icm.nsf/root/500156?Open&print="]Here[/url] Oddly, I am from Essex also... Three in a row with Peted and Crez5150. How strange. Edited January 21, 2009 by Lfalex v1.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) I use both the Grado SR60 and Sennheiser HD215 and while i find the SR60's have a nicer tone they are open backed and do let in/out a lot of sound. I find the HD215's are flatter and closed so i use them when other people are in the room. EDIT: I used to live in Essex as well. Edited January 21, 2009 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 ....... Well Essex is 'Home of Bass'!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 [quote name='crez5150' post='387522' date='Jan 21 2009, 02:04 PM']....... Well Essex is 'Home of Bass'!!!!![/quote] Unfortunately its also home for a few other things ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='387507' date='Jan 21 2009, 01:54 PM']I use both the Grado SR60 and Sennheiser HD215 and while i find the SR60's have a nicer tone they are open backed and do let in/out a lot of sound. I find the HD215's are flatter and closed so i use them when other people are in the room. EDIT: I used to live in Essex as well.[/quote] I got a pair of Sennheiser HD435s which were (are) on offer in Tesco - £35.00 I think. Known to be bass-heavy at first, but even out a bit after use for a while. I find them great for picking up & emphasising the bassline. I have Digitech Genesis 1 which I set on 'Blackface' amp model and 'American 4x10' cab. There is an input for the disc-player and also one for the earphones. It makes it very easy to learn new stuff & play along. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agroupuk Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) I love my AKG K701's but they're a tad pricey.... Its probably worth a look at lower end AKG models. Edited January 21, 2009 by agroupuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Another +1 for Sennheiser. I've had numerous pairs of HDs and they're great for everything from listening to mp3s to studio monitoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I have a habit of breaking headphones so never go for expensive ones. If you are just looking for something to listen thorough that doesn't need to be perfect state of the art stuff then you could do a lot worse than a set of these: [url="http://www.sony.co.uk/product/hed-home-entertainment/mdr-xd200"]http://www.sony.co.uk/product/hed-home-ent...nment/mdr-xd200[/url] £19 a pair. I use these into my Genz for practicing and used them with my electronic drum kit and they're really good and really comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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