Kairi_Yamoto

I’ve been personally considering on whether or not to wear the mask in my avatar if/when I do gigs.

I suppose it all depends on the particular gig one would do; certain times can allow and even enhance a performance, depending on the music being played. It’d also give you a distinguishable look and feel, if you are the type of DJ that would play multiple genres, so long as your overall performance is good, I don’t think it’d matter too much. Let your music speak for you, not your attire.

Thanks to whomever mentioned the hydration comment, this mask does get quite hot and irritating, even just wearing it to take a few webcam pics with gets to me from time to time, lol.

Me personally, I own a few of the Beats headphones (Solo HD, Pro and Studio). However, if you’re going for casual listening in addition to DJ, you can get a better pair for a fraction of the price.

The selling point behind the Beats IMO is the label (don’t get me wrong, they are good), but they do have their gripes. Solos fall apart too easily (I know this from casual listening), the Studios aren’t too bad (but once again, you can get better for cheaper), Pros….comfort is a HUGE issue to me…they do well to isolate sound, and generally do have a good sound, but at the expense of basically crushing your head and ears due to it’s construction; metal is not so pliable, lol. The swivel actually annoys me, due to the metal construction, it’s actually quite tough to get it to swivel without feeling like you’re gonna yank em off your head. Like the above user said, they are tight around your head, and in a DJ setting where you don’t feel like using the swivel of each cup, and prefer to have em around your neck to bring them up to cue something in, you will start to feel it sooner rather than later, and that’s a deal breaker for me.

The day I got my S4, I picked up some Aerial 7 Mondrian Tanks (from Guitar Center, for about 90 bucks), and they strike a good blend of casual/DJ listening IMO. They have different attachments so that they can be used with any device that supports track seeking from the push button/mic attachment, it also comes with a 1/4 inch extension cable that actually screws into the 3.5mm input, for DJing purposes. each individual ear cup also swivels around, so that you could leave both ear cups on your head if you felt like it. Sound could be better, but for the price, I wasn’t complaining. Color might not get you taken too seriously, but hey, you gotta stand out right?

All in all, you get the picture; if you can find better for less, go for it, at the end of the day it’s just a label.

Like I said, color might not get you taken too seriously, but they’re insanely comfortable to me. ^_^
Sorry for the wall of text..kinda went off the track there…