Coolest headphones?

BigDaddyCan

well opinions? the new Tron headphones from monster look pretty wicked!

FensterDJ

when choosing headphones, how cool and wicked they look is definitely very low on my list of demands, sound quality and durability would be top, with comfort up there as well

BigDaddyCan

FensterDJ wrote: »

when choosing headphones, how cool and wicked they look is definitely very low on my list of demands, sound quality and durability would be top, with comfort up there as well

agreed but I have my sony mdv-700s for when I'm working and I'm looking for something to have around college and that!

on the sound quality thing tho I'm with you completly there, I bought a pair of skullcandys a couple of years back and they were deffinatly some of the ****est headphones I have used... paid 60 bucks for them and they lasted about a month!

ironclaw

At the moment: http://www.v-moda.com/

ED E

ironclaw wrote: »

At the moment: http://www.v-moda.com/

Oh Jesus, Crossfader LPs in Phantom Chrome........so bloody tempted to hit buy now....christmas aint that far off.....

electrogrimey

Sennheiser HD25s are the coolest headphones.

Android 666

electrogrimey wrote: »

Sennheiser HD25s are the coolest headphones.

Yeah, if you're a bulimic midget called Stacey! I'm going with Lethal Bullet on this one. Black Headphones went out of style on 18 August this year. Crossfader LPs in chrome are going to be the way to go for Autumn/Winter 2010 if you're vogueing it around town.

(Just for the record for all you no=fashionistas without an ounce of fierceness, vogueing came back into style on 23 September this year. Only guys as stylish as this can vogue: http://dublinstreets.blogspot.com/2010/10/dublin-streets-exhibition-offset-party_05.html. You saw it here first)

clayton1

mine are Seinheisser.. cost about 70 or 80 quid, can't fault them really.

Sennheiser HD 650's.
Cost a packet, but sound quality is studioesque with the right amp.

eeloe

I've my skullcandys since the beginning of the year, and not a spot of bother with them to be honest!

And I personally think the Sk Pro's are on par with Sony mdrv700 sound!

Selik

electrogrimey wrote: »

Sennheiser HD25s are the coolest headphones.

I was just about to say that, if you want "cool" looking headphones you're already getting off on the wrong, well, everything.

ironclaw

Have to say I love my Pioneers HDJ1000's. Sound quality is great. Little heavy but built rock solid.

francois

Cool headphones? Honestly, who gives a **** as long as they perfom as they are meant to?

Android 666

francois wrote: »

Cool headphones? Honestly, who gives a **** as long as they perfom as they are meant to?

Next you'll be saying that the music is the most important thing. Some skewed thinking going on here. The most important thing when getting headphones is whether they are going to clash with your three quarter length trousers and loafers with no socks look. Everybody knows that.

Musicman2000

Once the sound quailty is top notch, simple as that, Its not a fashion show

BaZmO*

Musicman2000 wrote: »

Its not a fashion show

Eh, yes it is. Noob :rolleyes:

Musicman2000

Save the insults and grow up:mad:, if you knew anything about djn in a club you would know its sound quailty and comfort that matters

BigDaddyCan

agreed that its not a fashion show but I'll re-iterate that I have a pair of functional headphones and now just looking for something dacent for about the town!

a mate of mine got a pair of those beats by dre for 140 over in heathrow airport, any one got any reports on em? Ive heard they are ridiculiously over priced (surprise surprise) but monster beats make some nifty headphones!

BaZmO*

Of course it's about the fashion. If you don't look cool how are the punters supposed to respect you.

Funky G

Best headphones out there are the Sennheiser HD25 and the Technics RPDZ 1200

I've used both the Pioneer hdj1000 and the Sony mdr-v700 and had nothing but problems with them

Pioneer headphones - way overpriced, decent sound but not built to last - the headband broke on me during a gig, and a i know of a few dj's who bought these and had the same problem. plus the little wire that connected bot left speaker through the head band kept getting exposed and always getting caught in something.

Sony mdr-v 700 - great sounding headphones. very heavy so if you are used to sennheisers you will get a creak in your neck. the rotating sills along the cups crack exposing the wires, again a jock i work with has these and i pointed this out to him and he never noticed. i went through 2 pairs of these within 2 years but always kept the receipt and brought them back to the sony center

Best thing about the sennheisers is that every part on it is replaceable.

The technics ones are a bit of a fashion thing but they do sound great and i have had them over 2 1/2 years and not one problem with them

Android 666

Musicman2000 wrote: »

Save the insults and grow up:mad:, if you knew anything about djn in a club you would know its sound quailty and comfort that matters

Musicman, you have it all wrong. Bazmo was just trying to point out that if you stand like this:



It doesn't matter what the sound quality is like you'll look awesome and interesting and the girls will think you're deep. Total win!

Personally I use these:


and these:



Because I'm like hey convention, I'm flaunting you.

seannash

BigDaddyCan wrote: »

agreed that its not a fashion show but I'll re-iterate that I have a pair of functional headphones and now just looking for something dacent for about the town!

a mate of mine got a pair of those beats by dre for 140 over in heathrow airport, any one got any reports on em? Ive heard they are ridiculiously over priced (surprise surprise) but monster beats make some nifty headphones!

So if its not about the fashion why dont you use your functional headphones you already own.the beats by dre are just as big as normal dj headphones.

Personally i think its **** clichéd to have beats by dre headphones.

So lets not kid ourselves you want fashionable headphones to be fashionable

seannash

Whatever pair you get the next inevitable step is to send them to these guys

http://www.goldgenie.com/gold_plate_your_item.php#a10

YOP1992

lads the op wants a good looking pair with good sound quality for wearing around, not for dj'ing from what i can make of it

brianc27

lol @ this thread

coolest headphones, fvck off

Musicman2000

Bazmo would want to watch the insults, not here to take that s***t, fair enough if they are for personal use around the house or town, but for djn its about sound quailty and comfort and im sure plenty of dj's will agree with me, if your just djn for the women, says it all really

BaZmO*

Musicman2000 wrote: »

Bazmo would want to watch the insults, not here to take that s***t, fair enough if they are for personal use around the house or town, but for djn its about sound quailty and comfort and im sure plenty of dj's will agree with me, if your just djn for the women, says it all really

Huh? Why would anybody get into DJing if it wasn't for the women? And frankly, if a sick set of cans bags ya some fitter women well then what's the problem?

Four-Percent

brianc27 wrote: »

lol @ this thread

coolest headphones, fvck off

Well said.

Musicman2000

Bazmo, maybe because they have a love for music, If I owned a club and you came to me looking for work. I ask you, How long are you djn? and what style of music do you play? you would so none if these im just here to chat up women. I wouldnt be long showing you the door.

BaZmO*

Musicman2000 wrote: »

I ask you, How long are you djn?

I've been DJing (or as I like to call it "Picking up Women") for around 15 years now.

Musicman2000 wrote: »

and what style of music do you play?

Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Guetta, etc. All the stuff that gets the women shaking their booty's on the dancefloor basically.

Android 666

BaZmO* wrote: »

Huh? Why would anybody get into DJing if it wasn't for the women? And frankly, if a sick set of cans bags ya some fitter women well then what's the problem?

Spot on man. I got to tell you some of the dance hop music I hear is pretty boring and repetitive and you zone out after a while. So while all that's going on in the background, I'd take my time out to practice looking good for the crowd with my headphones tilted at a slight angle like a beret and a fetching neon t-shirt with some band on it that was probably popular in the eighties or something.

I'm only an aspiring dj at the moment but I think once I get the look down I'll be sorted. I'll just use my laptop because that'll be a piece of piss.

BaZmO*

Android 666 wrote: »

Spot on man. I got to tell you some of the dance hop music I hear is pretty boring and repetitive and you zone out after a while. So while all that's going on in the background, I'd take my time out to practice looking good for the crowd with my headphones tilted at a slight angle like a beret and a fetching neon t-shirt with some band on it that was probably popular in the eighties or something.

Seriously dude, it's all about the image nowadays, especially if you want to succeed.

Android 666 wrote: »

I'm only an aspiring dj at the moment but I think once I get the look down I'll be sorted. I'll just use my laptop because that'll be a piece of piss.

Exactly, as long as your getting the women, and more importantly, looking good while doing it, well then you're doing the right thing.

If you want to be all serious about music and stuff, join a band, or write for Hotpress

Android 666

BaZmO* wrote: »

I've been DJing (or as I like to call it "Picking up Women") for around 15 years now.



Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Guetta, etc. All the stuff that gets the women shaking their booty's on the dancefloor basically.

Nah, that wouldn't be my style at all if I was djing. I'd play future retro stuff which is stuff that you think in the future will be retro, which is basically playing today's music like Susan Boyle and The Script ironically.

Android 666

BaZmO* wrote: »

If you want to be all serious about music and stuff, join a band, or write for Hotpress

Hey, the only band I'll play in is one where we all play synth.

Musicman2000

The muppets are in style on this thread:)

BaZmO*

Android 666 wrote: »

Nah, that wouldn't be my style at all if I was djing. I'd play future retro stuff which is stuff that you think in the future will be retro, which is basically playing today's music like Susan Boyle and The Script ironically.

See that's the thing that I find the hardest about DJing, trying to figure out what's the coolest music to play. It's too difficult so that's why I just stick to the women and the fashion.

And as you've said already, if you use your laptop you don't even have to worry about the mixing or any of that unnecessary stuff as the laptop does it all for you.

Android 666

BaZmO* wrote: »

See that's the thing that I find the hardest about DJing, trying to figure out what's the coolest music to play.

That's why you play everything ironically. Irony never goes out of fashion!

ED E

Blackout shades are a must. **** being able to see the decks.

BigDaddyCan

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Blackout shades are a must. **** being able to see the decks.

repped!

JDee

Funky G wrote: »

Best thing about the sennheisers is that every part on it is replaceable.

Love my Sennheiser HD-25 I's and after a couple of years of heavy use the lead needs replacing lately, its down to just one ear (luckily the one I mix with )

Ive looked at this lead as a replacement http://www.thomann.de/ie/sennheiser_hd25_spsp_ii_ersatzkabel.htm and I was wondering has anyone taken their Sennheisers apart and successfully put a new lead in. This model has the lead glued into the band across the top and looks like it could be hassle as a DIY job. I usually just replace the whole set every 3 years or so.

Cheers

Executive Steve

Limited edition Adidas / Sennheiser HD-25's look sweet, and they're HD-25's.

BaZmO*

Executive Steve wrote: »

Limited edition Adidas / Sennheiser HD-25's look sweet, and they're HD-25's.

Oh I dunno. They look a bit chav-tastic to me.



But besides that they are an excellent set of headphones.

Android 666

BaZmO* wrote: »

Oh I dunno. They look a bit chav-tastic to me.



But besides that they are an excellent set of headphones.

I dunno… they look like they might clash with my burberry cap…

Funky G

JDee wrote: »

Love my Sennheiser HD-25 I's and after a couple of years of heavy use the lead needs replacing lately, its down to just one ear (luckily the one I mix with )

Ive looked at this lead as a replacement http://www.thomann.de/ie/sennheiser_hd25_spsp_ii_ersatzkabel.htm and I was wondering has anyone taken their Sennheisers apart and successfully put a new lead in. This model has the lead glued into the band across the top and looks like it could be hassle as a DIY job. I usually just replace the whole set every 3 years or so.

Cheers

Hi Jason,

I've my HD25's for over a decade now i think - afaik the lead that feeds into the headband is just clipped in not glued. split and open up the headband and you should see the cable recessed inside the band. it should be easy to pull out and replace.

if they are glued they must have been a recent purchase by your good self and sennheiser have moved the goalposts a little by gluing them in.

I've replace leads on other models of sennheisers that i went through over the years and i had no problems what so ever.

I think you can get a better deal online possibly flea-bay than what thomman are doing - don't forget to add €15 postage if you do go with the Germans

RMD

The Wesc headphones are supposed to be pretty sweet. They look good and apparently the sound quality isn't that bad for "fashionable" headphones.

electrogrimey

When Arveene played my night he was wearing these big white headphones, with big pads. No idea what the were, but they looked great.

Eddie Ere

Has laughed my way through this thread. Thanks bazmo and android.

HoggyRS

These bad boys cost a good bit but they are absolute top of the range. Can't get cooler.....

BigDaddyCan

HoggyRS wrote: »

These bad boys cost a good bit but they are absolute top of the range. Can't get cooler.....

im not ****in made of money like!

thenashlegend

Eddie Ere wrote: »

Has laughed my way through this thread. Thanks bazmo and android.

Not the only one!!:D

acman

JDee wrote: »

Ive looked at this lead as a replacement http://www.thomann.de/ie/sennheiser_hd25_spsp_ii_ersatzkabel.htm and I was wondering has anyone taken their Sennheisers apart and successfully put a new lead in. This model has the lead glued into the band across the top and looks like it could be hassle as a DIY job. I usually just replace the whole set every 3 years or so.

Cheers

I recently went through the process of replacing a faulty lead on a HD25-1 II and it was really easy - the hardest part was paying €30 for a new fricking cable :mad: There are only a couple of tiny screws to undo and no glue, the cable just pops right out from the headband.