jimkoff Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 First time posting here but I've been a regular viewer over the last 5 years. Thought I'd ask you knowledgable bunch for your best current buy of FOH-suitable headphones. I do have a couple of preferences to mention before you scratch your heads... I prefer slightly dampened mid/highs (as I've no love of ringing ears with my morning coffee) Many cans annoy my ears with their clumsy grasp of high SPL's frankly!But not at the expense of general loudness - my battered old DT990's were definitely not loud enough in some instances..They need to be comfy!Your suggestions would be most welcome, Ideally in the £150-£250 range. Gracias! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyBrooks Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Two choices spring to mind, both of which are used by a lot of people I know as well as myself, which are the: Sony MDR7506s... Loud, clear, flatfish response, only downer is the coily cable,http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-MDR-7506-Headphones-Wired/dp/B000AJIF4E/ref=sr_1_1/280-0172471-5178112?ie=UTF8&qid=1374747834&sr=8-1&keywords=sony+mdr7506 and the: Sennheiser HD 25s, the proper ones with the single side cable access... http://www.decks.co.uk/products/headphones/sennheiser/HD25_Basic_Edition?gclid=COvatfK2yrgCFQ_LtAodbRgAHw#.UfD84BZk--I A pair of each of these has served me well for ppretty much every job ive done in the last ahem years. And you can pick up a pair of each, with a bit of shopping around, for around £200 for the pair. But, best bet is to get out to a stockist of fine headphones and listen to them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimkoff Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Thanks for this Mr Brooks, I'd had an eye on the HD25's - the proper ones, and also nice to see the link to decks.co.uk is cheaper than amazon by some margin. Coily cables sound to me like a bit of a no-go when considering I've often got comms on my head and phones round my neck, so it's easy to rule these out. Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 AUDIO TECHNICA ATH-M50SJust bought a this myself and am very happy. Just over £120. I got wooed by the almost universal gushing reviews, from Brits and Americans (as we seem to have slightly different criteria noisewise) I was not dissapointed in the least. Very neutral but big sound. Available with coily or straight cable. I got mine from www.iheadphones.co.uk and would rather support small specialist companies than global behemoths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervaka Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Have you considered the closed back version of your current headphones, the DT770s? That should offer you more isolation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryNattrass Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Have a look at the sony mdr V6 too as they are pretty much the same as the 7506, also the sennheiser 280 pro as well as the HD 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyBrooks Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I'm going to chip in again, with something that I think is important, and the reason why I own two pairs of each of the cans I recommended. Headphone choice, like anything realted to an artistic field is incredibly subjective, so what you go for will be whatever suits our preferences, and hopefully collectivly we can help make a short list for you, but I do find having two very different types of cans very useful. Smaller very neutral (HD25) for long term listening, checking mixes, maybe a bit of monitor work when I don't have my moulds on me, and a larger louder, more powerful sounding over-ear pair (in my case MDR7506) for fault finding during a gig, pfl'ing when mixing FOH and being able to isolate and cut through a loud room, I used to love DT150's for the later, but they're just two big an cumbersome around digital consoles :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azlan Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Have you considered the closed back version of your current headphones, the DT770s? That should offer you more isolation. they also make a version of the DT770's (called the DT770m) designed for drummers that offers more isolation than the standard model, so that might be worth a look too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryNattrass Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I agree with the two sets option if you can BTW the MDR-V6 from sony is less than £50 at the moment: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mdr-V6-Lightweight-Stereo-Headphones-Sony/dp/B00001WRSJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusA Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 You should have a listen to the hd-25 before you consider buying them. Don't get me wrong, I use them for FOH duty myself, and think they are doing a good job (and they pack nicely), but calling the frequency response flat and the hi and himids dampened or mellow is a far stretch in my ears. I think they got to much presence in them, but that combined with the ability to go to loud without cracking at the seams is what make them great at FOH for my use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHoward Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Just be careful re Mdr v6 and 7506 that there are a lot of fakes around. Not saying the links above are but be wary of eBay & amazon marketplace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypersound Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Dave Rat did a lengthy review on headphones and posted the results on youtube so it might be worth having a look. FWIW, I use Shure SRH840s and am pleased enough with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimkoff Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Thank you all very much for the advise and links, It's been extremely useful to hear your thoughts and I've got plenty to go on. I'm gonna have a listen to the HD-25's first off, cos they tick all the boxes if I get along with how they sound loud, and I'm a fan if Sennheiser generally. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedd Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 My personal choice are Beyer DT250's. A few reasons - I prefer the felt ear pads to the leatherette of the DT100's. They sound significantly better but retain the robustness of the Beyer design. There are still a goodnumber of spare parts available being made by Beyer. They have a coily cable which saves me lots of tripping up at front of house. They're also an 80 ohm impedance, which is a nice compromise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_korman Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 My personal choice are Beyer DT250's. A few reasons - I prefer the felt ear pads to the leatherette of the DT100's. They sound significantly better but retain the robustness of the Beyer design. There are still a goodnumber of spare parts available being made by Beyer. They have a coily cable which saves me lots of tripping up at front of house. They're also an 80 ohm impedance, which is a nice compromise. Same for me, for the same reasons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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