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I have recently starting DJing and am looking for headphones around £50 or below which are good across all frequency ranges if possible but as money permits I am not expecting anything special.
I have looked at a few reviews of the Sony MDR-V55 headphones and wondered whether or not these would be suitable for mixing with and if not could anyone suggest any headphones which are good, if not better for around the same price?

Thanks,

DJ JC
 
Posted Thu 09 May 13 @ 12:23 pm
Sony 700s or Senheiser HD 280. Love the Senheisers for those nights when you just can't get the headache to go away, because of their closed, noise deadening design. The Sony 700s will have better bass.
 
They are both a little out of the price range, do you have any recommendations of any which are around £50?
 
Just search on Google Shopping for DJ headphones, then pick one that's the right price!

Go for brands like AKG & Sennheiser rather than Gemini & Numark and they should be OK.
 
ok thanks, i'll check that out
 
I've found a pair of AKG K81's for £35 and wondered whether or not these headphones are good for the price range based on your recommendation for either AKG's or Sennheisers? Either that or AKG K518's what do you think?
 


they are pretty good ..
One of the most important parts in the long run is durability (built solid), and ear/neck paddings (comfortable to wear).
Other than that most headphones do ok, but studio quality phones are better (but costs a lot).

The one you found is a decent pair of headphones for sure.

A review of it here (and other headphones)
http://headphonereviews.org/headphone/AKG/K81+DJ
 
My opinion is that for cuing up songs, you really don't need pristine sound, especially if you already know your music.
And if you are more into production, then a good set of monitors are going to give you a better sound anyway.

You should be more concerned with comfort, durability and price, and maybe with noise isolation.

In my experience, the Sennheiser HD280's were probably the best, but even they broke after about 100 uses, so about $1 per use.
Lately, I just buy whatever's on sale cheap for around $15, use it until it breaks after 15 uses, and have another cheap one lined up to replace it. This way, I still get about $1 per use but I also get to try a bunch off different off-brands and sometimes stumble on something decent. An example would be a company called 'Subjekt' which makes flashy headphones that were surprisingly durable and had good-enough sound for $15, similar to Skull Candy.
 
ok guys, cheers for the advice
 
Cheap is nice, but you probably don't want to re buy in a year. Maybe "lighly used"?
 
Dont get caught up in the hype..with all these high priced headphones, not necessary. I Have a pair sennheiser i paid 24.99 for from Guitarcenter 5 years ago.
 
V-Moda Crossfade LP2


Remember if you buy cheap, you buy twice.....invest in your craft!!
 
RELOOP has a range of good headphones for a good price
 
any idea what the quality of them is like? or the durability?
 
 
Just buy the senhiser hd-25s. last pair you will ever buy. You will go thru four $25 pairs in two years.
 
£50 is nearly $77, not $25.

Well that's what it should be. A lot of kit sells in the UK for the same or more than the dollar value.

Example = Roladex laptop stand. US price $24.99 (£16.27).

UK retailers had it priced at £36.88 ($56)!!!
 
Sigh, another one of these unbelievable post by people made of money, poor judgement or horrible advice.

Audio Technica ATH-MT30's run $60 here in the States and are overall just slightly less overall than the MT50 versions for about $100 more and deserve their high ratings on Amazon and around the internet.

Sony MDRV-55's sound great and run about $70 on Amazon US

These are't that far over your budget and will work well. This is some unbelievable sh*t to suggest to somebody that sound quality isn't that important and of course any studio/reference quality headphone will produce the best overall sound quality but 99% are not budget friendly.

I am on a severe budget, so paying too little for crappy stuff or paying too much for "branding" is critical and takes research.

Not sure how widely available the Audio Technica are in the UK, but I know the Sony's, you should be able to get anywhere they sell electronics.

Good Luck
 
djstantastic wrote :
Just buy the senhiser hd-25s. last pair you will ever buy. You will go thru four $25 pairs in two years.


Here here. (Or, should that be, hear hear?!)

Got 'em, love 'em, wouldn't swap 'em.

Plus, if you should be unlucky enough to break something, bits are so easily replaceable, with out the need to buy a whole new pair...

Ta
Mike.
 
I use Numark Redwave headphones. They're a bit out of your price range, at about 75 Euros. These are cheap, comfortable, nice looking, all around good headphones. They aren't the BEST OF THE BEST, but they're good quality for mixing. Good luck!
 


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