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Topic: Headphone recommendations? |
Brett Barton
From:
San Marcos, Texas
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Posted 6 Jan 2014 7:45 pm |
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| Can anyone recommend a good set of headphones I could use to plug into my amp for practice. I don't think it's right I subject my roommates to much more of my awful playing. Thanks! |
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2014 9:50 pm
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I love my sennheisers.
Try before you buy.They ain't cheap! |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 6 Jan 2014 9:56 pm
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For home use I like sony mdr 7506. I also use my westone fitted in ears. Go for some sort of pro level ear buds or headphones. Commercial ones are EQ'ed really bass heavy or are just plain weird sounding. On the Bose stuff you can't hear what chords the piano is playing half the time. Commercial ones will not give an accurate or useful mix.
Shure ear buds for in ear monitors are cool because they block out external sounds so you can play quieter.
For practice and transcribing you want flat and accurate. Tons of great and cheap stuff out there. But not at Walmart or Best Buy.
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Steve Collins
From:
Alaska, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2014 10:36 pm
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| Audio Technica ATH-M50 is a great set of phones for the price. |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2014 9:52 am Headphone Recommendation
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My vote is for the Audio Technia ATH-M50. For more reasons than one:
1. They have a 1/8 inch plug and come with a 1/4 inch adapter plug. These are designed to work with portable CD players, MP 3 Players, my Zoom H-3 recorder, etc. Most headphone will not work on the little portable devices that we all love. So they will do dual work besides being able to use them in normal CD players and amp headphone jacks, etc.
2. They sound very good and fold up flat and fit into an included vinyl carrying bag.
3. They are closed back design so they shut out external noise.
4 The ear covers pivot, so you can flip one up out of the way if you want to hear only the steel in one ear and a rhythm track in the other ear or vice versa.
5. They are very comfortable to wear.
6. They are not "cheapies" but are reasonably priced, including shipping. If interested, send me a PM if you would like to know where I got mine and the price I paid. |
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Marvin Born
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2014 6:26 pm
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Sennheiser HD 25-1 II Light weight, closed back. 70 ohm so they work with computers, I pad, etc or your guitar amp. Not cheap..
Boss noise cancelling also are great. Also pricey.
Marvin |
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John Macy
From:
Rockport TX/Denver CO
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Posted 9 Jan 2014 7:20 pm
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'Nother vote for the Audio Technia ATH-M50....
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John Macy
Rockport, TX
Engineer/Producer/Steel Guitar |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2014 6:57 pm
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One more vote for the AT M-50. After I got hold of some I sold all my other studio cans (except for isolation phones for the drummer). I think I have 15 pairs...
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Stop by the Steel Store at: www.markvanallen.com
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Alex Cattaneo
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 10 Jan 2014 9:32 pm
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| For studio use i like the Sony MDR 7506. They are very common in professional studios. Good to have a pair of closed headphones if you're going to do some recording. For accuracy, NOTHING can touch Grado headphones. Not cheap, but they are in a different league. |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2014 10:32 pm
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One more vote for the AT M-50. After I got hold of some I sold all my other studio cans (except for isolation phones for the drummer). I think I have 15 pairs...
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Stop by the Steel Store at: www.markvanallen.com
www.musicfarmstudio.com |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2014 4:51 pm
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If it's just you and the neighbors, I'd go with Sennheiser HD485's. Oh - it looks like they've been replaced... Still, you want to try the "on-ear" type before you buy, I much prefer the "over-ear" kind. And the others are all closed back, which is great for studio use and if it's needed to lock out external noise, but the semi-open ones are easier on your ears if you're going to be using them a lot. I have some Sennheiser HD280's and the Sony MDR7506 and for total isolation you can't beat the Direct Sound EX29's. They were designed by a drummer to cut out all the outside, including himself  so he could play to tracks at a sane volume - these are all "supra-aural" or surrounding the ear. I would avoid the much-touted AKG240's like the plague - they break, a lot, and AKG has an automatic $60 charge just to look at them, plus labor etc. - for $100 cans? Bah, humbug. |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2014 7:14 am
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Grado does make a cheaper line. They claim to use the same transducers their high end line uses but outsource to China for the manufacturing and change the material not associated with the sound but the fit rather to a less expensive plastic. I think I paid $80.00 for mine. I really like the sound of them.
I had been using the Sony types mentioned above but after the ear pads disintegrated on two consecutive pair I gave up. |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2014 8:09 am
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| I must correct myself. The Grado SR60i headphones are made in Brooklyn NY. |
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Don Poland
From:
Hanover, PA.
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Posted 12 Jan 2014 9:56 am
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| Another vote for the Audio Technica ATH-M50's. I have a set that I have had for years and they are still going strong.I did however just order new ear cup covers to replace the old ones. Shure HPAEC840 and 940 covers will fit the M50's just fine. |
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Alex Cattaneo
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 12 Jan 2014 3:47 pm
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Jim, for the Sony, replacement pads are available. I agree it sucks to have to replace them in the first place, but it's still cheaper than having to buy another pair.
FWIW, the Grado I use is the SR225 (Prestige series). |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 12 Jan 2014 4:07 pm
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I don't know what you are looking for but if very cheap and really pretty decent is good enough for you, you can't beat this: MONOPRICE
Here's a TAPE OP REVIEW (and I acknowledge that although Tape Op is a great magazine, their review section never met a piece of gear they didn't like a lot).
I bought a pair and liked them enough that I bought another pair just to have. I'm not well enough tuned to assess them re: accuracy and my needs are not very exacting but they suit me fine. |
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 12 Jan 2014 9:52 pm
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| Im wearing out my AKG sets now. Ive used Sony and Sennheisers too. I second the recommendations on Sennheisers, they are the most comfortable to wear for extended periods. |
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