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Topic: Headphones Recomendations Please
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Peter Goeden
Member From: Annapolis, Maryland, USA
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posted 13 August 2004 11:25 AM
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All suggestions welcomed. I guess not being too heavy would be nice. ThanksPeter Goeden, Annapolis, MD |
Jim Cohen
Member From: Philadelphia, PA
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posted 13 August 2004 11:32 AM
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For what application, Peter? |
Ron Steenwijk
Member From: Greensburg,PA
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posted 13 August 2004 12:02 PM
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PeterI played a few gigs with headphones and i don't like it.It keeps you focused on your steel but the contact between you and the other members of the band are completely gone.So my recomendation is not to use them. But maybe it works for you.Just give it a try and you will find out. Ron |
David Doggett
Member From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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posted 15 August 2004 04:11 PM
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The lows are what headphones have a hard time giving you. The only way to get good lows is with the heavier more expensive ones that have specs down to 10 or 5 hz. Even though you can't actually hear down that low (around 20 hz is the typical end of human hearing), it means the phones will be more likely to have a flatter response in the low range where you do hear. That being said, it's never as good through phones as it is through the real speakers. |
Bob Hoffnar
Member From: Brooklyn, NY
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posted 15 August 2004 08:01 PM
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I like the sony MDR-7506. Reliable and sound pretty good.------------------
Bob
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Ulf Edlund
Member From: Umeå, Sweden
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posted 16 August 2004 12:46 AM
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Koss Porta Pro.Uffe |
Vernon Hester
Member From: Cayce,SC USA
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posted 16 August 2004 01:25 AM
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I Like Sony MDR180.Frequency response is good.
Vern |
David Mason
Member From: Cambridge, MD, USA
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posted 16 August 2004 02:10 AM
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The AKG 240's sound very clear and are very comfortable, around $100. They have a high gain and a low gain model, so you can match them to the application. |
Peter Goeden
Member From: Annapolis, Maryland, USA
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posted 16 August 2004 06:08 AM
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Jim, I'd be using them for practice when I didn't want to disturb housemates. |
Bill Llewellyn
Member From: San Jose, CA
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posted 18 August 2004 07:07 AM
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One's choice of headphones depends a lot on what you plan on using them for. For extended use (hours of wearing), lighter phones make sense. For noisy environments, enclosed phones with a tight seal make sense. I personally think the AKG 240's are very good sounding, and are light weight so they don't fatigue the user (lottsa recording studios have them for their clients to use during sessions). But they also are not particularly good at stopping ambient sound from getting in. I think that's by design, so you're not cut off from your surroundings (can hear other instruments, conversations). A good buy at about $100, I think. They are what I use when practicing PSG in my music room (so as not to disturb the family or frighten the neighbors).  I have other phones (Sennheiser....HD280 Pro, I think) I use in places where I want to cut out the surrounding sounds. Not as flat as the AKGs, but nice sounding (a bit bright, actually).------------------
Bill, steelin' since '99 | Steel page | My music | Steelers' birthdays | Over 50? |
Brad Sarno
Member From: St. Louis, MO USA
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posted 18 August 2004 08:54 AM
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What Bob said; Sony MDR-7506.Brad Sarno |
Will Holtz
Member From: San Francisco, California, USA
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posted 18 August 2004 09:35 AM
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Headroom is an online retailers of headphones. They have lots of good information on their site, include frequency response curves, isolation vs frequency plots, ratings, and buying guides. I highly recommend them. |
Mark Herrick
Member From: Los Angeles, CA
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posted 18 August 2004 09:42 AM
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Not a recording pro here by any means (or any kind of pro for that matter) but I have found the AKG's make my ears uncomfortably hot if used for extended periods; a possible consideration if practice sessions are your objective... |
Rex Thomas
Member From: Thompson's Station, TN
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posted 18 August 2004 10:10 AM
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Like Bill said, depends on what you use them for. For MONITORING, (read; everybody & their grandma is running direct whether live or recording) IMO the Sennheiser HD 280 pros are the best, & they are LOUD.
Here's the link from the 'Headroom' link Will provided: http://www.headphone.com/layout.php?topicID=3&subTopicID=26&productID=0020080280 Again IMO, Headroom's review is true to the letter. Not the best "listening" phones as I own better than these myself, but they're the best monitoring phones, IMO. I have 'em with me all the time, need 'em or not.
My 3 centavos.
Edited for spelling.
Oh yeah, great phones for the $$ too.[This message was edited by Rex Thomas on 18 August 2004 at 10:13 AM.] |
Jeff Hogsten
Member From: Flatwoods Ky USA
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posted 18 August 2004 10:40 AM
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Im getting ready to try some ear monitors some of the other people in my band love them I tried a set the other day I they didnt have much bottom but they say you have to get them pushed way into your ear. Sure are a lot of singers using them,, Jeff |
J J Harmon
Member From: Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
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posted 19 August 2004 05:15 AM
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I tried some at NAMM that are the best. John Ripley is with them and their web site is ultrasoneusa.comJohn was the manager for the Marrs store in Nashville. |
Andy Schick
Member From: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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posted 19 August 2004 05:25 AM
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Check out the Grado Lab series. http://www.gradolabs.com/
Andy |
David L. Donald
Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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posted 19 August 2004 05:57 AM
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Ditto the Sony MDR-7506, it is all I use. |
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