What Headphones do You Use?
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I have a quite nice collection of headphones myself and plan on keeping it growing for a long time.
[I]1. What headphones do you own?[/I]
– I own a pair of Sony MDR-7506, which I use mainly for producing on the go, although I don’t do much of that anymore. I just love having a pair of reference headphones which don’t have too much bass and the perfect amount of mids and highs to really appreciate some musical pieces. $130 USD
– I also own some Shure SE-110 that I bought like 3-4 years ago and they still work flawlessly. They’re a bit lacking in the bass department, but Shure’s noise isolation is absolutely incredible. When I have them in my ears and I snap my fingers next to them without any music playing, I can’t hear a thing. The newer models are the same price and have much better bass, so to anyone willing to plunk down $100 on a great pair of earphones, these are the ones I recommend. $120 USD for newer SE215 model
[I]2. What headphones do you DJ with?[/I]
– The headphones I DJ with most of the time, at house parties, university parties or wherever the sound isn’t too deafening, is a trusty old pair of Sony MDR-V700 (the standard grey DJ headphones). These are the only headphones that I have a problem with: because the padding is kind of small, my ears tend to sit against the plastic speaker cover directly and after a while my ears get kinda sore. A lot of people have had complaints about them breaking at the joint where the earcup swivels, but I’ve had mine for a couple of years and still rocking hard with them. $150 USD
– This is where it gets weird. I’m still not 100% capable of DJing like this but working hard on it. My last pair of headphones are the Shure SE-535. I can’t stress how incredible these are. I use these in clubs and when there’s a lot more sound to protect my ears using the noise isolation technology and not have to crank up the volume to 11 on my headphones to try and mix in songs. I can keep volume low and still hear perfectly well. There are 3 drivers (speakers) in each of these bad boys: treble, mid and bass. The bass that comes out of this is deeper and much clearer than any other headphones I own.
The reason I say I’m not quite capable of DJing with these yet is that if you use the noise isolating foam, they’re a pain to get in and out of your ear constantly. You can use the other tips that they give you but I find that they’re not quite as good when it comes to shielding from outside noise. So you can’t really have one in one ear and monitor what’s going on with the other. You have to make sure whatever software/hardware you’re using is flexible enough on what you can monitor with your headphones. And make sure your pocket is deep enough. $500 USD
[SIZE=2][SIZE=3]3. Could you reccomend me any headphones?[/SIZE][/SIZE]
If you like the headphones you currently DJ with, I would choose to expand my headphones collection towards something else. If producing or mixing on the go is your thing, go with some reference headphones which don’t over-emphasize bass for DJ use. I can’t strongly recommend the MDR-7506 for the sole reason that I don’t know a lot about headphones in that department other than the fact that I love my 7506.If you want some incredible all around headphones that you’re going to use to ride the bus, go running, mow the lawn or anything in between, I can’t stress how awesome Shure’s noise-isolating earphones are. Everyone I’ve recommended them to that ended up buying a pair has thanked me for pointing them in that direction. Don’t be afraid of their tiny size, the sound they put out is massive.
All the prices I have listed are directly from manufacturer’s websites and so you can get some of these for much cheaper on Amazon, eBay, etc.
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