Recommend Me Headphones

[Jaz]

So my Birthday is approaching and the old boy is asking what i want

2 things i want. Good Headphones, Novation Launchpad....can only choose 1...leaning towards muffs

Now because i can get a Novation Launchpad for Around $200 easy that is also their Limit for the headphones, May get my old man to buy 1 n ill buy the other from StoreDJ and see if they can do me a good deal...

Recommendations on that budget?

ive heard good things about A&D XD53's.HDJ 2000's, but unfortunately they are to expensive unless you know where to get them cheaper...

i want Volume so i can hear them even with a 15" speaker next to my head,Sound Quality, and especially build quality as i will want them for at least 2 years and as im hoping they will last me trasporting for My Mobile DJing and still be with me If/When i get to a club....

Having a full pioneer set up now i kinda wanna keep it pioneer but am willing to go A&D or Sennheiser

cheers guys

oh and im curruntly running some cheapish Sony MDR-V700's in case anyone was wondering

[Buck_Choi]

A&H Xone XD 53. now thats done

[CBG]

Xd 53's yeah. Fuck pioneer cans and fuck those MDR's lol, they are poo.

Dude, if your getting ur launchpad for production, dont bother... save ur money and buy a keyboard, or an apc40, much more user friendly cus it has faders and knobs

[Jaz]

but i was hoping to use my Hercules RMX as well in ableton for the faders n knobs as its Mappable

[CBG]

performance yeah, production no.

This is what I have: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/AxiomPro49.html

49 notes, velocity sensitive, faders, trigger pads, rotary knobs and HYPER CONTROL!! a normal axiom would do tho

[Jaz]

Was just looking at the APC40 and it looks good until i see tripple the price tag as the Launchpad....

actually that 49 thing looks good, price?

[CBG]

haha yeah, just more options. try the apc20

[Jaz]

ok cheers, wont worry about it for now though just the muffs

[CBG]

im not trying to talk you out of the launchpad, just making sure u get the right gear for what you require

even if u do get a midi controller for ableton, you stil have to learn ableton, then pull heaps of loops for somewhere, warp everything etc. It isnt really your conventional DJ software, mainly for running acapella's, special effects etc

[LabRat]

/end thread

[Jaz]

yeh would like to get my head around the software more 1st thats what i was leaning towards getting the headphones 1st

[Jaz]

/end thread

DJ1200A's yeh?

[CBG]

I've got technics, they have no bass. Dont know about those ones, the mid and upper range on mine is fuckin mint tho

[Gandy]

if 200 is ya limit, get ya old boy to put in 200 then you put in extra 60 for the xd 53's, trust me they are fucking amazing and good headphones are soooooooo important

edit: and fuck those mdr's off yuuuuuuuuukkkkkk

[LabRat]

DJaz - nah 1210's

CBG - i got the 1210's and they're pretty good. i bought 2 of em lol

they're not over the top bassey but they pump hard

[Jaz]

if 200 is ya limit, get ya old boy to put in 200 then you put in extra 60 for the xd 53's, trust me they are fucking amazing and good headphones are soooooooo important

edit: and fuck those mdr's off yuuuuuuuuukkkkkk

yeh was thinking that, im pretty persuasive with bargaining so im sure i can get Store DJ to $200ish, looking at many youtube n DJ forum Reviews of the 53 now and everyone loves them....

there is just something in my fucked up mind that say " you have all pioneer now, get pioneer" , no chance on the 2000's though, hear the 1000's are rubbish qaulity, and nothing much is coming soon so 53's are in the lead ATM

[LabRat]

the pioneer headphones are all for looks IMO... not a lot of people use them hey... unless they're given to them.

i used the 2000's and i wasnt impressed. they're fancy but thats about it

[CBG]

pioneer make the best CD players, thats it... imo.

A&H mixers

Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic cans

[Jaz]

well well i know whats on my wishlist now cheers guys looks like XD53's have pretty much got the decision...

[lloydc]

i spent plenty of time testing the xd53s against the 2000s on the weekend.... the 53s sound better, but the 2000s are more comfy.

I left with 53s

audio technica pro700s are the same headphones as the 53s BTW... incase you find them cheap somewhere

[Jaz]

really? the 2000's have a ridiculous price tag, you would expect some ridiculous sound

cheers man

[ill_spector]

try senn hd 25's

arguably the best headphones out

[Jaz]

will most likely be heading up to StoreDJ Brisbane to try a few out anyways so yeh i will be giving the good ones a go

[lloydc]

really? the 2000's have a ridiculous price tag, you would expect some ridiculous sound

cheers man

it's all personal preference. I prefered the 53s sound... I found it to be clearer.

I didn't bother with hd25s, I didn't like wearing them... they sound nice though