I'm a freak. I disagree with everyone so far. :) My recommendation would be to get different headphones for home listening and DJing. If you're looking at spending around £100, it wouldn't cost too much more to pull this off. I have never heard anything quite as nice as my Grado's (and I've used the Sennheiser's a number of times). I have the Prestige 125's, which isn't even close to the top of their line. Check it out here, and most importantly, find some place to give them a listen. They are stunning. http://www.gradolabs.com
I never use these for DJing though. They have 360 degree rotating earpieces, which are somewhat annoying for DJing, and I prefer a closed earpiece (for what that's worth). The trick with a closed earpiece is not to put it over your entire ear, but cup it over the rear half, top half, or whatever's comfortable. This is what works for me anywhow... Open air headphones sound absolutely brilliant, but I want to be able to close off the outside sound at times, and if you cup your hand over an open air earpiece you get phasing first, then muffling. Whatever... it doesn't work so great for me, and I want something I can abuse to all hell while DJing, not audiophile headphones I'll be afraid of damaging. For Djing I use the Sony MDRV-600's, which I've had about 7 years now, original purchase price around $120 I think. I broke one of the headphones to the point where it was attached only by the tiny audio wire leading into the earpiece. A little duct tape has held these together for 4 or 5 years since. Personally, I much prefer the bigger cup on the 600s to the 700s. I also prefer the flatter frequency response. The 700s are all bass and high if you ask me, which I don't much care for. I also don't like the way they sit on my head, but this is absolutely a personal preference issue. If I bought new headphones now, I'd get some big, loud, foldable, reasonably cheap headphones with a chord I liked, hopefully paying no more than £50. I think sound quality is almost a non-issue in DJ headphones. Look at TP and his phone. Volume and comfort are the most essential qualities. Anyway, this is why I think trying to find one pair of headphones is the wrong solution, but YMMV of course. Tristan ===== Text/Mixes: http://phonopsia.tripod.com Music: http://www.mp313.com Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
