:: Headphone Test - by ProfessorBX ::

by **System.S** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:24 am

ProfessorBX wrote:
I did a rave about 5 years ago in an old soundstage with a dance floor about 5 times larger than I had ever rocked previous. I was at the time rocking a pair of the old Optimus bass vibration headphone - decent loudness and bass, and they had served me well at the smaller club shows I had been working at the time. Anyway, My time to mix came up and I then realized how bad my headphones were. They had very little, if any, isolation, and with the huge amount of reverb I had to deal with I couldnâ€™t blend to save my life. Long story short, soon after that I ran out and got a better set of headphones. Headphones are pretty much the last thing a scratch DJ spends money on when investing in a setup, but they are one of the most important when planning to do any live work. As such, I emailed pretty much every DJ company I could think of that makes headphones to send me a pair. The result is what you see here.

Behringer HPX2000
Appearance 5
Build 5
Sound 5
Isolation 0
Comfort 6
Overall 5

Gemini DJX1/American Audio HPX500
Appearance 8
Build 8 7
Sound 7
Isolation 7
Comfort 7
Overall 7

Sennheiser HD280 Pro
Appearance 8
Build 8
Sound 9
Isolation 9
Comfort 7
Overall 8

Sennheiser HD25
Appearance 7
Build 8
Sound 10
Isolation 9
Comfort 9
Overall 9

Pioneer SE-DJ5000
Appearance 8
Build 8
Sound 7
Isolation 7
Comfort 8
Overall 7

Pioneer HDJ-1000
Appearance 8
Build 8
Sound 10
Isolation 9
Comfort 8
Overall 9

Stanton DJ-3000
Appearance 9
Build 8
Sound 8
Isolation 8
Comfort 10
Overall 8

Technics RP DH-1200
Appearance 9
Build 9
Sound 7
Isolation 7
Comfort 8
Overall 7

i have the Technics RP DH-1200 - Pioneer HDJ-1000 - Sennheiser HD25 <Sennheiser ruuuuuuuuuuuuule i think u can even use those heads for shoting!

Resources:
Dj Times Mag.
Scratchworx