Which headphones?

looks like i touched a nerve with the pink shirt comment eh gramps 

Hd25sp or the daddy hd25's

Sony's have a great bass response but fell to bits when I was working the circuit, lasted a day  I had a cheaper pair of Sennhiesers with single sided pop out cord that lasted for years being thrown about every week. I have a pair of Beyer Dynamic DT770 absolutelty lovelly headphones for comfort and PERSONAL use (engineering or DJing) but I would not reccomend them as a DJ headphone really, so after all that... Cant help you.

Jhodas wrote: Those are HD25SPs. The HS25s are a bit bigger and afaik a bit louder. I've had a pair for 4 years, Never let me down. Plus you can get replacement parts for them (headband and drivers). Tell me how many pairs of Pioneers let you do that!!! These are the HD25s.

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Just a point of clarification, i'm pretty sure that its the same earpieces/drivers on both models, its just a better designed headband and the wires are handled better. Maybe just the better clamping to your head and better isolation made it sound like they were louder.

In any case, i've had two pairs of HD25SPs then upgraded to the full HD25 version and am on my second pair of them (over the course of 10 years, that is). Brilliant headphones, super tight responce which is great for beatmatching no muddyness, and much better top end than most others i've tried.  For DJing, i've not found anything else that compares.

Their only drawback is a couple of times i've been on less than ideal sound systems, and after you've had them on for a bit beatmatching or cueing up the next song, the main system sounds dull and crappy when you take them off again and you spend the whole night fighting with th eq trying to "fix" it so it sounds as good as the headphones. 


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Edited by kevinmcdonough - 16 July 2007 at 1:35pm

Jhodas wrote: Hehe. Good one that, Have fallen victim to it myself. Although, The amount of leeway you have with an inebriated crowd is astounding. It's little wonder that small to medium clubs regularly drive their systems into clipping and/or massive distortion. Most people just don't seem to notice. A nameless venue in Huddersfield is notorious for overdriving its rig. The top end sounds like white noise, it's just painful sometimes.

Put them in touch with Dan Compression then

hd25 all the way, here good things about the beyer stuff,

just to second what everyone has said: stay well clear of the Sonys - had 2 pairs of mdr-v500s at a knock down price lasted 9 months max each, both have snapped in the same place on the can arms - sound ok for the money, but the plastic is crap.

Jhodas wrote: odc04r wrote: I would stay away from Pioneer and Sony, people buy them because they think they look the nuts, solid and dependable. What they actually are is heavy and clunky and linkages prone to snapping. The guy I DJ with has been through 2 pairs of pioneers in about as many years. I bought a pair of Sennheiser HD25s (the one piece smaller ones, not the DJ style) and cannot recommend them enough. Excellent sound, isolation, features like the cord popping out if you step on the wire to save resoldering it all the time, and they don't weight much and feel natural and light. Go try a pair of HD25s in a shop, you wont regret it Those are HD25SPs. The HS25s are a bit bigger and afaik a bit louder. I've had a pair for 4 years, Never let me down. Plus you can get replacement parts for them (headband and drivers). Tell me how many pairs of Pioneers let you do that!!! These are the HD25s.

when i've used HD25SPs the cups can spin round a bit and get you in a cable tangle round you're neck, bit of a ring tickle, nothing major, but not a prob with HD25s, good snug clamp round your lugs.