The least sucky hybrid DJ/listening/production headphones?
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:31 am
I often have a laptop me and if not, I listen to my own music (and reference tracks) a lot on the go. I also play DJ gigs.
I'd like to buy a sort of a hybrid pair of headphones that:
- Are suitable for DJ'ing, ie. loud, small size, closed, durable.
- Accurate enough for light production work (I spend a lot of time somewhere else than my home, have free time there and often have my laptop with me so 1+1=obvious answer). Don't need to be super critical, but at least in the ballpark of accuracy.
- Are low impedance, so the laptop headphone amp (or the amp of the phone, i'm I'm in a train or something) can get decent volume out of them (currently have 250 and 600ohm phones and both more or less need some kind of extra amplification if you wanna get the best out of them)
- While analytical-ish, they should also be a bit pleasurable to listen to, not like these (borrowed ) AG 240's I have on right now, which are very "dry" sounding and listening to some, umm, a bit rougher releases that I 100% know work well in most clubs simply don't sound that great on them. That's not a bad thing per se of course, but it implies that these phones might have trouble with translation.
I of course realize these requirements mean compromises and headphones that are a jack of all trades, master of none. I of course have "proper" production phones at home, those just tend to be open/semi-open, huge, high impedance etc.
Price: Let's say 200€ tops.
Any suggestions for the least sucky pair?
I'd like to buy a sort of a hybrid pair of headphones that:
- Are suitable for DJ'ing, ie. loud, small size, closed, durable.
- Accurate enough for light production work (I spend a lot of time somewhere else than my home, have free time there and often have my laptop with me so 1+1=obvious answer). Don't need to be super critical, but at least in the ballpark of accuracy.
- Are low impedance, so the laptop headphone amp (or the amp of the phone, i'm I'm in a train or something) can get decent volume out of them (currently have 250 and 600ohm phones and both more or less need some kind of extra amplification if you wanna get the best out of them)
- While analytical-ish, they should also be a bit pleasurable to listen to, not like these (borrowed ) AG 240's I have on right now, which are very "dry" sounding and listening to some, umm, a bit rougher releases that I 100% know work well in most clubs simply don't sound that great on them. That's not a bad thing per se of course, but it implies that these phones might have trouble with translation.
I of course realize these requirements mean compromises and headphones that are a jack of all trades, master of none. I of course have "proper" production phones at home, those just tend to be open/semi-open, huge, high impedance etc.
Price: Let's say 200€ tops.
Any suggestions for the least sucky pair?