Question: Dope headphones for gigging?
ChequeDaEdit
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What's Good ya'll.I am starting to do some research on a pair of good reliable headphones for playing gigs. On the weekend I played at club on the Durham College's campus, and because we were set up outside the regular dj booth the sound from the club's speakers was very overwhelming and drowned out my headphones. In all my previous gigs this was never an issue so it wasn't something I was prepared for. I made it through the gig fine but it was nerve racking to find out about this problem just moments before we had to rock the joint.So my question is this, what headphones do you guys use? I guess I am looking for ones that do a good job insulating the external sound? Let know me know what you guys think.Oh Ya, I am currently using a cheap pair of Sony MDR-V150, which now I know are wack. ------Edit Dat DeejaY
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cosign on that. i like the bass response in those sony's. it is usually always loud enough to hear it over the sound system to make beat match much easier.
sony mdr v4 or v6's (reg).........also known as mdr v7504 & v7506 (gold). One has the gold tips, the other doesn't. They're both the same sonically, so save the loot for non gold tip. If you check studios, filmwork, broadcasting usage, this is the industry standard. The joints are metal, not plastic like the sony dj series. Everybody I know that has owned a pair of the dj series has had it snap.
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co-sign. i had those sony silver ones before, to me they were uncomfortable and the bass was too heavy (i mix on the highs (both the record and the herb)). the ones pictured above are lighter on your head and ears and has a clean sound.
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