Headphones for bass v-amp needed, any advice?

[Loserchief]

ao today both my bass and my Behringer Bass V-amp arrived(will post pics of my smallish bass rig tomorrow) and actually couldn't be happier with either of the two, the only little weakpoint for now are my headphones.
The ones i have now are a set of sony twin turbos for my mp3-player and some cheap isolating ones. The twins work great but they let in too much ambient sound for my taste. The other ones have great isolation but won't really handle the basse's low b(they sound cool using the guitar amp modeals on the bass v-amp though).
So what i need is pair of isolating headphones that will handle all the low end, but still give me the clarity i need for playing in the upper registers including the high c(six-string), and also have good isolation from ambient sound.
I figure somebody on the forum must have run into the same problem and so there might be some good advice.
What i want to spend is about 50€ which should be around 65$

 

[baritone]

Re: Headphones for bass v-amp needed, any advice?

Look for something along the lines of Sony DJ or studio headphones. They make different models across the price spectrum. I have a set of Pioneer DJ headphones that I use with my DJ setup, with my guitar and my Vox ToneLab, and even with my 5-string bass through a Korg processor. Those would work well for your use since they are powerful and totally clear-sounding, and they have one of the widest frequency responses among professional headphones. The isolation is great since they are made for DJs; I usually can't even hear the phone ring when I have those on. And you can set them down on a desk, crank the volume, and still hear the sound clearly through them. The Pioneers I have are pretty expensive, but some popular alternates for DJs by Sony and Sennheiser are priced more reasonably.

 

[JOLLY]

Re: Headphones for bass v-amp needed, any advice?

Sony MDR-V700 DJ Headphones. I think they're about $100 or so now.

 

[these_go211]

Re: Headphones for bass v-amp needed, any advice?

etymotic,which makes phenomenal isolation earbuds, has one model that supposedly has enhanced bass. i have a different model than that one but from an isolation standpoint the etymotics in general can't be beat IMHO.

 

[D-EJ915]

Re: Headphones for bass v-amp needed, any advice?

some in-ear type ones with lots of bass = sony EX51/71. Don't sound the greatest imo but they'll get you what you need I think...


the V700DJ are worth $0.35 I think, they're beyond horrible and the fact that they're uncomfortable just adds to their in-the-trash-can worthiness.

 

[Loserchief]

Re: Headphones for bass v-amp needed, any advice?

don't need a fully isolating and noisecanceeling headphone, but a closed built is a must since i don't like in ears for longer hearing, and semi-opens tend to be very loud to the outside.
But those HD-212s look promising from reading the specs.
Thank you,all of you.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Headphones for bass v-amp needed, any advice?

I took the recommendation of everyone on the forum and got the Sennheiser HD280 Pro's for $100. I couldn't be happier, and gave away my other pairs.

 

[MrHeavyMetal]

Re: Headphones for bass v-amp needed, any advice?

Sony MDR-V700 DJ Headphones. I think they're about $100 or so now.

Those headphones have a TON of low end without mushing out. I think they are rated down to 5 Hz lol.