hi all
im looking at buying a pair of these..anyone got any experience with them?
or if not..anything IN THIS PRICE RANGE!!
cheers
jules
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Nice quality headphones but no good for mixing with as the isolation is not good......
| QUOTE (DJ Marky Marc @ Jul 27 2006, 09:57 PM) |
| Nice quality headphones but no good for mixing with as the isolation is not good...... |
Agreed... actually, ive yet to come across a pair of sennheisers with good isolation....
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| ve yet to come across a pair of sennheisers with good isolation.... |
Where have you been hiding.........
dont want to seem rude but get your head out of the sand and go check out some hd25's
best dj headphone on te market with the best isolation money can buy...
| QUOTE (DJ Marky Marc @ Jul 27 2006, 10:15 PM) |
| Where have you been hiding......... dont want to seem rude but get your head out of the sand and go check out some hd25's best dj headphone on te market with the best isolation money can buy... |
no offence taken Marky....
only messing...
How much do the HD 25's retail at... and are they worth it? Do they block out the sound from the FOH really well.... im currently having to have my headphone level, right up to cue tracks!!!
Seriously, don't question, just go out and buy some!!
Having wasted so much money in the last 15 years on headphones (some which weren't bad it has to be said) I finally stumped up the £100 odd quid for some HD25's.
Best money ever spent.
I tend to use them in settings where the monitoring gets on for 3 or 4k and you can hear to cue fine. They have a really high sensitivity so they make the most of even the weakest headphone amps.
They ain't no studio headphones mind, but they have perfect frequency response for mixing with.
If you ever catch an outside broadcast team, particularly at things like F1 or Superbikes you can almost guarantee that the sound guy will have a pair of HD25's.
They don't look as fancy as some of the Sony or Pioneer, etc but they last so well and you can get spares easily if you ever break/wear them out.
If there was ever 'headphones for life' these would be them....
Did I say I liked them..?
Having wasted so much money in the last 15 years on headphones (some which weren't bad it has to be said) I finally stumped up the £100 odd quid for some HD25's.
Best money ever spent.
I tend to use them in settings where the monitoring gets on for 3 or 4k and you can hear to cue fine. They have a really high sensitivity so they make the most of even the weakest headphone amps.
They ain't no studio headphones mind, but they have perfect frequency response for mixing with.
If you ever catch an outside broadcast team, particularly at things like F1 or Superbikes you can almost guarantee that the sound guy will have a pair of HD25's.
They don't look as fancy as some of the Sony or Pioneer, etc but they last so well and you can get spares easily if you ever break/wear them out.
If there was ever 'headphones for life' these would be them....
Did I say I liked them..?
HD 25 were my biggest selling dj headphone when I was in retail. I personally didn't like them and opted for good old Beyer DT 100s, which are also excellent.
does anybody have a pair they want to sell me 
as i need some new headphones....but cant fork out 100£!!
cheers
jules
as i need some new headphones....but cant fork out 100£!!
cheers
jules
I doubt you will see many second hand pairs worth buying.
if you cant find the cash for some HD25's then try the 25sp's same design on the cup, not quote as sensitive but loud enough to mix on big systems, same great isolation...
only problem is the wire gets wraped round your neck somtimes so you will see DJs with only one side pluged in to stop this.....
Dont be fooled buy the cheep BA concord version.. these are low output made for British airways first class passingers and being flogged on Ebay for lots less...
the drivers dont go loud and distort when given too much volume, basicly becuase they dont need to be so loud watching the in flight movie...
How ever like with most gear you get what you pay for so if you can sell family members for medical experiments or go to the car boot sale and generate some extra cash to get the HD25s its well worth it...
only problem is the wire gets wraped round your neck somtimes so you will see DJs with only one side pluged in to stop this.....
Dont be fooled buy the cheep BA concord version.. these are low output made for British airways first class passingers and being flogged on Ebay for lots less...
the drivers dont go loud and distort when given too much volume, basicly becuase they dont need to be so loud watching the in flight movie...
How ever like with most gear you get what you pay for so if you can sell family members for medical experiments or go to the car boot sale and generate some extra cash to get the HD25s its well worth it...
It's true the Beyerdynamic DT100's are about the best for isolation/quality, if that's what you want. It's because they were developed for recording studio work way back when, and are truly isolating!! Truly expensive as well.
Senn. HD25's don't isolate as well as they are an on-ear design, not an over-ear sort like the beyers.
I use Senn. HD25 because I'm a beatmixing club DJ and dont want complete isolation, I wear then half on-off one ear to sync my beats so I can hear the booth monitor at the same time. If you're a part DJ and have no interest in beatmixing, then the world's your oyster and you're better off doing a listening test to see what suits your ears and budget.
The cheaper Senns are good as well, but bear in mind Non-Professional headphones as sold in Argos and some DJ shops are loudness-limited by design for health reasons. Most professional headphones eg HD25/DT100 aren't and it's up to you to limit the volume...so they'll go louder.
Beyer DT100:
Sennheiser HD25:
Senn. HD25's don't isolate as well as they are an on-ear design, not an over-ear sort like the beyers.
I use Senn. HD25 because I'm a beatmixing club DJ and dont want complete isolation, I wear then half on-off one ear to sync my beats so I can hear the booth monitor at the same time. If you're a part DJ and have no interest in beatmixing, then the world's your oyster and you're better off doing a listening test to see what suits your ears and budget.
The cheaper Senns are good as well, but bear in mind Non-Professional headphones as sold in Argos and some DJ shops are loudness-limited by design for health reasons. Most professional headphones eg HD25/DT100 aren't and it's up to you to limit the volume...so they'll go louder.
Beyer DT100:
Sennheiser HD25:
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