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yeah.. and in all the reviews I've read it says "closed headphones with an open characteristic" or something like that.. all the reviewers seem to agree that they doesn't sound like closed headphones... they also seem to agree that these headphones are legendary in the studios and that they can hold their own against MANY of the newer models from ANY company... all written by independent reviewers, but the reviews are in norwegian, so no sense in posting the links here... I'll see if I can find any english ones. |
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so far I can only see one problem.. they have an impedance of 300 ohm... this sounds like a lot since most regular speakers are 4 or 8 ohm.. do you think that a vestax-mixer will be able to drive them? |
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No no no no don't look at it like that. Don't compair them to loudspeakers :) |
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But an amplifier is def. a must. There are a few homemade ones you can build out there I don't have links offhand because I've been outa the scene / reading up on it for quite some time. There's a nice headphone msg baord out there too somewhere |
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You will probably find that the hi end Sennheisers that I mentioned are rated at even less than that. But yeah, for DJing you don't have a choice. |
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I was talking about HD, not impedance. And impedance alone won't tell you whether or not you will need an amp. |
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One last word on headphones... Reviews are certainly a great way of getting a feel for what's on the market, but they shouldn't be used to decide what you buy. Sure, a reviewer might rave about headphone X, but there is no guarantee that you will share his opinion. Your ears are unique: nobody else in the world hears sound quite like you. So you should buy what sounds the best to you. Make up a compilation CD of some of your favourite tracks -- preferably those with a broad usage of tones -- and head to a nice big hi-fi/music shop and test a few different headphones out. Compare and contrast then buy the pair that let you enjoy the your favourite music the most. |
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"And impedance alone won't tell you whether or not you will need an amp. " Sure it will. The more ohms, the less power you are going to see. P = (I^2)*R |
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I totally agree with listening before you buy. Some people don't have that option...I don't know any places that have lots of high end headphones on display for demo. Some record shops maybe, but I'm not sure even they would have what most people want in quality. I see a lot of DJs that buy headphones for what they look like rather than how they sound, LOL. Nice thing about most Sennheisers too, is that they have the nice cupped ears. I can sleep with mine on and never get any aches because they never touch my ears. My buddy can only wear his Sony's for like an hour or so before his ears hurt real bad cause they press up against his ears so much. |
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Yeah.. I am going to listen.. that has been the plan all along, but I just need to know what I am looking for, in a way... I need to know what questions to ask the sales-guy, 'cause from experience, I know that some of these people that work in hi-fi shops can be quite snobby, and won't talk (sure, they'll talk to you, but they won't talk to you... they just seem to want to get you ouf of their face as soon as possible...) to you unless you come off as knowing stuff... it's really stupid, and it's bad customer-treatment, but that's just the way it is... |
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tell them playing with your headphones IS LIKE PLAYIN WITH YOUR EMOTIONS.....and they'll usually back down. |
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