Headphone help

[FELINEGUITARS]

I need a new pair of headphones - mainly to plug into my rack mixer so I can play guitar late at night without upsetting neighbours - I have a speaker sim in the rack so am hoping wont sound too different to through a power amp & speakers
My old Sennheissers are dying so new phones are needed

I want to get a good pair that are reasonably lightweight  and give good sound without too much colouration
Don't want to spend a FORTUNE but something of audiophile / studio quality would be a bonus

Can anyone suggest any good contenders that I should look at

[gwEm]

i use a sansamp british and sennheiser hs25sp setup for what you describe. i couldn't possibly say its the best quality-wise, but its far from bad, and has proven very reliable.

[Ratrod]

Sennheisers have always sounded good to me.

Maybe ask Ben for advice.

[FELINEGUITARS]

Just did a search back on here and seems that Grado Sr80s came up highly recommended.
I know Tom and Indysmith  (and Denim & Leather) rated them well - so sounds promising

My old Sennheisers were cheap ones and I have had them 21 years , and the foam has died on them etc, etc

[MDV]

I swear by my HD25-1s. Real workhorses. Made to deliver trustworthy sound in high-noise, high-abuse environments and do so very well indeed.

[Supernaught]

How much is a "fortune"?

I use Audio Technica ATH-M50, which are about £110, but really top quality.  I can even use them for mixing and mastering if needed.   Theyre great with my electronic drums too.    http://www.dv247.com/headphones/audio-technica-ath-m50-professional-studio-monitor-headphones--47663

The next one down, the M30 are supposed to be really good too:  http://www.dv247.com/headphones/audio-technica-ath-m30-closed-back-dynamic-stereo-monitor-headphones--2666

[indysmith]

The SR80s are great, and sounds great with guitar, but the wiring pisses me off whilst playing guitar. I'd be looking for a wireless solution if I were you.

[Dazza1004]

The SR80s are great, and sounds great with guitar, but the wiring pisses me off whilst playing guitar. I'd be looking for a wireless solution if I were you.

+1

plus, why do they need to spin all the way round, that really gets on my breasts

[_tom_]

Still love my SR80s but yeah the speakers spinning all the way around does get annoying, because it tangles the cables. I think mine are damaged slightly as the left ones a little louder than the right, but I cant be arsed to sort it out, and I've had em over a year now anyway so I guess the warranty is gone?

[Denim n Leather]

Grado has a 6 month warranty, I believe.

[jibidy]

I have tried many headphones from beyerdynamic's, HP25's and many other top brands. (sennhieser, AKG)
For around £200 I suggest Ultrasone proline 750's.

They are amazing for playing guitar, they have crazy patented technologies making giving them an amazing sound dispersion so they sound more like a set of speakers. They also cover a much wider frequency range than HP25's and Beyer 660's or 770's.

The grados are amazing but they still leak a terrible amount of sound. probably not enough to bother anyone unless they are in the same room though but they can be loud.

[MDV]

I also have Ultrasone Pro 750s, and I dont think they're all that.

They have too much low end (though you can tweak, sort of, with their placement on the head) the highs dont attack enough for all musics and they arent terribly accurate in the top end. Too lush.

They sound very, very, VERY nice, but I trust my HD25s more. I use the pro750s for mic placement (because they have great islolation and better soundstage), listening for fun (because they do sound great) and reference, but not for unflinching honesty required of monitors.

Oh, and the the "crazy patented technologies making giving them an amazing sound dispersion so they sound more like a set of speakers" is a plastic plate infront of the driver that has holes in the forward side so that, in theory, sound is directed against your pinnea, then into your ear, rather than straight into your ear. It only partly works to create a stereo field (rather than binaural) part of the time, and is clearly not flash tech (but is flash marketing). I believe this plate is what takes a lot of attack out of the sound as well.

And they need a shite-tonne of burn in too. HD25s dont need nearly as much.

[Antag]

I really like my Sennheisser HD280 phones for playing through my VooduValve after the kids are in bed...

[jibidy]

The s-logic system actually uses a patented diaphragm that produces differently to a standard cone.

Yeah I was exagerating soz :lol:
I just really like them.

I also have a pair of Equation Audio RP21's that are great.

There's a lot of personnel preference involved with headphones I think because alot of people swear by hp25's but I find them to harsh and abrupt, for drums they are great but I prefer it smoother, with better bass response.

I mixed an acoustic song with HP25's and my Ultrasones and I have to admit that my Ultrasone mix was quite strange and I was way more satisfied with the HP25 mix.

But for playing guitar I find the s-logic system helps the guitar sound less like you'd expect when playing through headphones.

[noodleplugerine]

I recommend Grado SR80s too, great headphones, know alot of people with them and whenver I use them it brings a smile to my face.