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Headphones perfect for dubstep?
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:50 am
by dublaw
Right now I'm rocking Sennheiser 212's. I know there is alot better but I need a pair that can be pushed on a laptop. I say laptop because I travel alot and I really don't have room for an amp. There really isnt any place around me that allows me to try out headphones so I'm looking to the net for this.
I don't listen to Rusko or Caspa(trashy bass exhaustion) so I really want to try and find a pair that has deep solid responsive bass. The highs I could really careless about and would like decent mids.
Benga, Skream, The Widdler, Joker, 16 bit,501 and Koan Sound give you an idea of the type of dubstep I'm listening too. The list is alot longer but those are the ones that come to mind.
Money could be upwards of $200 but I would really like to keep it in the $100 range is possible.
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:51 am
by domhunt
Props on the thread.
I'm wanting to know too.
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:52 am
by protégé
best choice by far is the HD-25, just upgrade.
they will last you years and have an awesome sound!
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:57 am
by surface_tension
Will you be using these for DJ or Studio monitoring at all?
Ultrasones are the shit. Google em.
Otherwise, it's Sennheisers I guess... Ultrasone is where it's at though regardless.
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:00 am
by dublaw
I play a little with reason and FL but nothing serious. I mostly listen to Dubstep and DnB. I spend alot of time doing graphics and computer repairs so I listen to music easily 8-10 hours a day
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:03 am
by surface_tension
DubLaw wrote:I play a little with reason and FL but nothing serious. I mostly listen to Dubstep and DnB. I spend alot of time doing graphics and computer repairs so I listen to music easily 8-10 hours a day
Yea, just saying if you value your hearing at all you might not want headphones that make your head feel like it's in a bass cabinet. Ultrasones actually have decent response on all levels. It doesn't seem bass heavy so much, but the mix is very clean with well mastered tunes. I use them when I'm doing a bit of mixing down my tunes. Definely look into them. They are at the very top of your price range, but it's the best equipment investment I've made. Whole tunes sound like listening for the first time.
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:11 am
by vw63notch
ie20xb m audio with enough bass
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:40 am
by shamwow
I just use HD25's.
I'd rather a smaller, neater pair that didn't make me look like a twat whilst waiting for the train.
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:57 am
by wat
Sennheiser HD 800
Only $1,399.95 on Amazon
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:33 am
by bunzer0
Protégé wrote:best choice by far is the HD-25
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:57 am
by ghosttown
Protégé wrote:best choice by far is the HD-25, just upgrade.
they will last you years and have an awesome sound!
this
had mine for years
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:20 am
by wibblewobble
Wat wrote:
Sennheiser HD 800
Only $1,399.95 on Amazon
yes!
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:30 am
by hedmuk
NA ive had those seinheisers-and then i moved on to AKG's. get ur self some good AKG'S, u will not regret. There industry standard
Re: Headphones perfect for dubstep?
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:33 am
by Pada
DubLaw wrote:
I don't listen to Rusko or Caspa(trashy bass exhaustion)
Benga, Skream, The Widdler, Joker, 16 bit,501 and Koan Sound give you an idea of the type of dubstep I'm listening too.
Why do people say "I don't listen to shitty wobble" then name wobble artists!!
PS I just bought the new Hatcha/Lost thing and the new N-type thing so wobble lovers please don't shoot me.
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:36 am
by shamwow
S.A.M wrote:NA ive had those seinheisers-and then i moved on to AKG's. get ur self some good AKG'S, u will not regret. There industry standard
Which is why most DJ's have HD25's?
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:38 am
by Shae
Can anyone reccomend me any abit cheaper than the hd-25's? Or would it be best just to save up? I saw some vestax ones on sale for £45 I nearly picked up but kept thinkin about the hd-25's...
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:41 am
by shamwow
Just save up. No cutting corners.
Re: Headphones perfect for dubstep?
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:47 am
by PROTOTYPE
adisize wrote:DubLaw wrote:
I don't listen to Rusko or Caspa(trashy bass exhaustion)
Benga, Skream, The Widdler, Joker, 16 bit,501 and Koan Sound give you an idea of the type of dubstep I'm listening too.
Why do people say "I don't listen to shitty wobble" then name wobble artists!!
PS I just bought the new Hatcha/Lost thing and the new N-type thing so wobble lovers please don't shoot me.
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:49 am
by kwun-tings
Shamwow wrote:Just save up. No cutting corners.
sad, but true. looking to get an upgrade of my piece of shit cans.
so HD25's seem pretty standard, any other headphones that are similar but cheaper? (im a student, i need to save money wherever possible!)
looked at the Sennheiser HD 800's, LOL i can only dream.
anybody got the Allen & Heath Xone XD-53's?
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:53 am
by bunzer0
HD25 is defo worthy
loud, amazing sound definition, neutral I mean not coloured in any frequencies
The loudness can save you from a weak mixer preamp when you are playin live and the sound definition is just amazing for you to check lil' details in your mixdowns
Tried others and every time am disappointed
only HD25 is pleasing me and also a lot of pro sound engineers in different areas like sound editing for advertising or movie making ; technicians taking sounds for journalists and TV broadcast ; studio mixing and ofc dj's and producers
It means something imho