headphones

[butty]

i need a new set of cans coz playin at north the other week and i realised just how shoddy mine r!! there ok for smaller places but u get a big system n ya have no chance - especially coz jill's dog bit the leather bit off em n so they werent keepin out the outside sound like they shud have

so i wanna go all out n get sum that will last me n so what do u guys recomend??

a lot of people ive asked already have said sennheiser hd 25's @ £139 u can chek em here

and also lookin at hard to find's range for an extra tenner (a measly £149 lol there is the hd250 II ones check here which htfr says r "the best headphones available" - r they just bullshittin coz theyve got shitloads of em to get rid of lol

ya see id go to a shop but im a sucker for getting blagged off salesmen who want to get rid of excess stock n so want ur advice

i was thinkin at first of them silver sony mdr v700 as the ones ive got at the mo are the mdr 500 ones and they did me a good service till the dog got hold of em

rj i want ur opinion on this 1 dood coz bein a old skool pimp daddy like urself there aint nowhere u aint played

oh n by the way if that dog gets hold of me new set of cans when i get em il be ripping its bleeding teeth out lol

btw if n e rspca inspectors may have viewed this post im merely speaking hypothetically, id never dream of detachin a dogs dentures!!

 

[Tigger]

Well I've just got these mint sony comfort-fit walkman headphones that are totally ace for only £9.99, but I doubt they'd be much use in a club tho!

 

[fugjostle]

Mr Butty Sar !!!

I 150% recommend Sony MDR-V700... they are the muts nuts mate. I did a lot of trawling about before buying any and these little babies are the #1 seller at the moment. Choosen by many DJ's such as Fat Boy Slim and Fugjostle

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Fug

 

[Red Mancunian]

Fekk Fat Boy Slim, if they're good enough for fug, they're good enough for me, matey!

Butty, if you were considering the Sennhieser 25's, they're £99 in one of the back pages adverts in DJ mag, I can't remember the company though it was a one page advert, erm, in yellow I think. Useful, that. :$

God knows how much these buggers will be: http://www.djsounds.com look nice though.

Just go on fug's advice and get the Sonys, and if he's telling porkies and the headphones are crap, we can all go round to his place and beat him up with flumps and jaffa cakes.

 

[Clare Wrexham!]

Butty, I have got some of those headphnes you get on planes so you can listen to the inflight entertainment, I paid £3 but you can have them for £1.50!!!!!!!

(I am joking by the way!! )

 

[fugjostle]

Have a couple of links at home where I found the Sony headphones at a top price. I'll post it when I get home.

If you decide to buy clare's headphones I have a spare adaptor that allows you to plug them into your walkman

Here's some cutomer feedback I've stolen:

"Amazing cans .. slight bit on the heavy side, not as nice on the old noggin as compared to the Sennheisers HD25s but still even in the loudest dj booth you have ever been in, you will still hear what is in those cans"

"Quality headphones. It"s like having a huge PA system straped to your head."

"Best headphones on the market, like having a loudspeaker in each ear which makes them brilliant for club use."

"The best headphones you can get. They sound great and are actually comfy to wear. well worth the price. BUY SOME NOW!"

"These are the best headphones you will ever get you hands on. Sound quality is second to none and they are very comfortable."

"I just wanna set things straight, some reviews on here say that these headphones are good for DJ"ing but not good for general music use!! i"d like 2 say that my Mixing improve 100% after i bought these headphones because of their dynamic bass, excellent sound quality and frequency capabilities. and as for generally listening 2 music, get real if are good enough for Sanchez, Cox, and Beadnall they are good enough for ANYBODY!!!!! these are the WORLDS BEST headphones bar non."


and in the interest of fairplay... some feedback for the Sennheiser HD-25's:


"The ONLY reason i knocked a star of these is coz of how they looked. They might not look all that great where appearance is important(?!), but they sounds like the mutts-nuts. The sound is punchy, yet crisp-crystal-clear, and doesn"t distort unless you sit on them. That"s just how good these beasts are. So good, that the star i knocked off for appearance had to be put back on again for sound quality beyond excellence."

"Superb cans, the usual clarity of sound you"d expect from Sennheiser is present - even when you think you"re abusing them. I was VERY surprised at the level of isolation, with nothing through them it"s like wearing a pair of ear defenders. Good choice for club use and critical monitoring. Don"t get swayed by the Sony hype, Sennheiser have always made the best (no stupidly long lead on these either )"

"In my opinion these are the best value headphones in the DJ market. Forget the price tag and relax in knowing you have the best performing cans around. Thse are like attaching a pair of Genelec Studio Monitors to the side of your head. They let no sound in and no sound out (good for the walkman on the bus) and crystal quality is outstanding. Punchy deep bass thru to crisp trebles they are awesome. They also are louder that any other headphone I"ve ever tried. You need an extra quarter turn on your phones monitor to get other headphones to this level, so if you"re already maxed out...you need to buy these. If the bass gets to loud with these, it doesn"t distort it just starts pumping your ears.

On another tack they are extremely comfy for long sessions and can be warn any number of ways. Wicked stuff."


I don't think it will really matter if you get the Sony or Sennheiser ones. You will have a great pair of cans. I still want you all to come around and beat me with flumps and jaffa cakes please

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Fug

 

[butty]

thanks very muchly for ur advice fella's - its appreciated, im gonna go for the sennheissers i think for the mere fact that there smaller n ive only got a small pea head!!!

gonna give rj's a road test at courtneys at weekend, so il let use know how i go on

red manc u couldnt find out where they r for 99 for us could ya bud n u sure there not the hd25sp or whatever there callled which r the cheaper ones??

muchos thankos

 

[Red Mancunian]

red manc u couldnt find out where they r for 99 for us could ya bud n u sure there not the hd25sp or whatever there callled which r the cheaper ones??

My neigbours have just been looking at me as though I was a right tw*t - I've just been rummaging through my dustbin to find the mag with the advert!

Da-Daar!

This was in DJ mag 4-17 May 2002, I know I've seen it since. Cans are at bottom right of page.

Hope this helps fella.

 

[Red Mancunian]

Sorry fug, I almost forgot you...

"Take that, you rotter!"

 

[Red Mancunian]

Erm, my apologies for the above to anyone who isn't on broadband. :$

 

[fugjostle]

LMAO Red m8

Gonna run to the shop to pick up a box of jaffa's in a sec


Butty.. I was gonna say you should try em on before you buy

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Fug

 

[DeeDee]

here mate you can borrow mine if you like, just take special care of them!

 

[DeeDee]

and if you ever need any decks.........................

just give us a shout cause im yer woman!!

 

[Red Mancunian]

Hey DeeDee, nice kit there... how about sourcing us a nice mixer to go with it...?

When I heard that Kenwood were expanding from their car stereo range and moving into the mixer market, I spent a tonne of dosh on this little baby, but I'm not happy with it at all - the signal-to-noise ratio is well out, and I just can't 'blend' the tunes like I should be able to.

(Note the 'rotary cross fader' - it looks nice but it does bugger all.)

 

[butty]

just wanted to say a big big thans to red manc for diggin thru his bin for me lol

i just orderd the hd25's from there, theyve gon eup a bit since then but only to 109 still 40 quid cheaper than hard to find records n n e where else so cheers very much bud i owe u a beer next time i see ya