I am looking for some noise canceling headphones. I want a good set, as it will be used for live sound. 1/4 inch plug would be good. Price is not a problem, I got a good sized budget. What would you guys recommend?
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Do you want noise cancelling or noise isolation?trainguy77 said:
Active noise cancelling I thing would be a bad idea for doing professional sound - live or studio.
Usually you want a circumaural phone with a good sealed back, it physically blocks outside noise.
What kinda equipment you got that uses a 3/4 inch jack!?! That's be the KingKong brand mixer, then?
Good thing you have a "good sized" budget The rest of us have to be content with 1/4" jacks....My bad I ment 1/4 inch..... It will be for live sound. So I am not sure what is best for that. I am no Pro at sound. I can do a nice mix though.
It will be for live sound. So I am not sure what is best for that. I am no Pro at sound. I can do a nice mix though.
why not go for the shure e5s? i mean, U2 is popularly known for using it.. no budget= fun fun fun
Please explain what you want and what it is for. Are you looking for DJ headphones? I'm going to assume you meant isolation instead of cancellation (which would be useless in a live venue) so do you want a headphone that covers the ear or an in ear headphone. You say price is not a problem, but in all honesty, is there a reason you need high quality or are you just out to waste some dough?
Either way, the best thing to do would actually be to find someone near you who makes custom in ear headphones. The price is higher, but it is the best possible solution for live venues and will give you total sound isolation. Custom is definitely the way to go.
Either way, the best thing to do would actually be to find someone near you who makes custom in ear headphones. The price is higher, but it is the best possible solution for live venues and will give you total sound isolation. Custom is definitely the way to go.
I want something that covers the ear. I guess in your guys opinion I do have a budget. Under $500 cdn would be good. However if you guys think its worth getting higher end then I could get more money. A good set of head phones can only get us so far in our system...its in a gym(AGGG) Maybe a little less so we can buy more stuff with the extra $. They are replacing a set of junk wireless head phones (who thought of that? ) It is used for a live band. We have two 700-watt speaker columns, and we may upgrade soon. It’s for the sound operator.
Under $500 cdn would be good. However if you guys think its worth getting higher end then I could get more money. A good set of head phones can only get us so far in our system...its in a gym(AGGG) Maybe a little less so we can buy more stuff with the extra $. They are replacing a set of junk wireless head phones (who thought of that? ) It is used for a live band. We have two 700-watt speaker columns, and we may upgrade soon. It’s for the sound operator.trainguy77 said:
You're looking for the Sony Dynamic Stereo Headphones, MDR-7506 Profesional.
They're around $130 US I think. I use them all the time. We got 3 pairs of them. They're great!
I know you say you're not concerned with budget, but if you have any kind of latent desire to save a bit of money, I recommend checking out some of the grados. I've used some of the pricer ones in a studio and they were pretty great and I've got the cheapest pair they make and they're still better than pretty much anything I've heard available in a store.
I still say go with the MDR-7506 Sony's. When I recently recorded in this rich guy's studio, we were being recorded by a computer in another building, and he was in the other building communicating with us on headphones, and those are the headphones he used. He had like 10 pairs of them. They're really professional.
macgeek2005 said:
I have had the same pair of these for 11 years and they sound really, really good. Strong bass, especially when hooked to a good stereo (versus an iPod or other portable). The recording studios at the college I went to used these cans exclusively. They are very accurate. What you hear is generally what is there.
I also highly recommend the Sony MDR-7506. You can get them for about $99 US from several places: http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=598705/search=sony+mdr-7506
spinne1 said:
The MDR-V6 is the same headphone, only branded for consumer instead of professional use. You can get them for about $80 at Fry's I think, and probably even less online. I use them at work. They are very durable and should last about a zillion years, give or take a millenium. Do NOT confuse them with the more widely available MDR-V600, which are craptastic.
trainguy77 said:
yeah, i have a pair of sony's they are really good. not the pro pair, but still a decent pair i got for about $100. so i would imagine the $130 pair would be that much better!
