DJ_FunDaBounce Advanced Member
Colombia
2,008 posts Joined: Nov, 2001
Posted - 2020/02/20 : 03:54:56
quote:Originally posted by thedjjudah:
For production, I use AKG K240 MkIIs.
For DJing, well, I haven't DJ'd for a long time, so I don't know what would work for that. Could someone tell me if AKG's would work well in the club?
I used to own a pair of AKGs. Not sure if they were the 240's but very similar in style. From what I can recall the build was very different from what you'd expect from a dj-aimed headphone.
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Posted - 2020/03/09 : 22:45:28
For Dj'ing - Sennheiser HD25s were the club standard when I was playing, but never owned a pair. I was using Beats headphones for a while, still do from time to time. They are very bassy and I like that for mixing. These days I actually just use my day to day earbud headphones which I think are just bog standard Sony's (19.99 efforts).
For production it's Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro's - very quiet but amazingly responsive and good for mixdowns.
Dem Retak New Member
Estonia
21 posts Joined: Apr, 2020
Posted - 2020/04/14 : 22:28:13
I use Pioneer XDJ-X10 for mixing and Audio Technica ATH-R70x for production.
The X10s are a really good pair, seem pretty much unbreakable, the sound isolation is great even when there's loads of low end in the venue. I love the swivel action which makes it very easy to listen with one ear while pressing the headphones to the shoulder. The audio quality is pretty great too. The downside to this pair is that they are pretty bulky and pretty heavy. If you have the headphones around your neck then jumping with them hurts you. If you wanna bust some moves, it's better to take the headphones off. Another con is that they are uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time, which doesn't really happen when mixing but definitely does on a 2 hour bus trip. Otherwise I'm really happy with them and don't really see anything I'm missing out by owning these. Comes with a nice case too.
The R70x is one of the best investments I have made. It's hardly possible to create a pair of headphones that are so lightweight and comfortable without sacrificing anything. The headphones have a mechanism which automatically adjusts to your head every time you put them on, you never need to adjust anything. The are so comfortable I put them on when I turn on my pc and forget that I'm wearing them. Literally makes no difference if you are wearing them for 8 minutes or 8 hours straight, they still fell just as good.
Sound-wise they are absolutely amazing. Very precise. Thanks to the very wide sound field, it makes it easy to notice smaller details. In detuning, for example, subtle differences become more obvious. They are a great pair for mixing your track as well. Really hard to give anything negative about them. I guess the only downside is that since it's an open back design, you really need a quiet place to work with. You can hear your surroundings as if you didn't have them on. Actually a good thing when you wanna have a little chat in the studio. You can also Shazam a track just by placing the phone next to your headphones while wearing them :D
DJ_FunDaBounce Advanced Member
Colombia
2,008 posts Joined: Nov, 2001
Posted - 2020/06/04 : 04:13:00
Got me a pair of these. For dj'ing (at home, for now) they've been pretty solid. Tests in the production enviornment have been interesting, too. They are a bit "boomy" (hyped bass) but have noticed that the better reference tracks sound great all around. A shock cuz I'd gotten so used to my audio technicas that when I heard these and started to actually recognize the coloration I felt the audio technicas were perhaps not so "real". Anywhoo, I think they were like 35 bux on ebay. Great for the price as well as knowing I'm not gonna drag something like ath-m50s to get thrashed at an event.
Sony MDR V55:
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Audio Warfare Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3,047 posts Joined: Mar, 2009
Posted - 2020/06/04 : 08:34:25
I have a pair of Audio Technica m50x for DJing and a pair of Sure 1840 for production stuff. Both great headphones in their respective price ranges.
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