Headphones for Bass Practice

Ah ok, got it :pray:

Been thinking about it on the way home from work in the car, and I’m not sure about IEMs. I like over ear headphones for practice and watching movies on planes. I use AirPods when I’m lifting for convenience but I had to experiment with third-party memory foam tips to keep them in and to make them perform to their full potential.

2 Likes

US$79 in the States and they’re £80 here. Now who didn’t see that coming?

2 Likes

I presume you’re from ex-Europe? :slight_smile:

What about this one:

or

(better for bass)
It’s not German, but still great…

1 Like

UK

My local music store sell Shure. They seem ok, but probably a bit much for what I need them for. I’m leaning towards either the Sennheiser or AKG. They’re the right price point and have excellent reviews regarding what I want them for.

1 Like

That’s a sentence we don’t use here :slight_smile:

Both Sennheiser and AKG make great headphones!

1 Like

Owning both, imvho I’d say if you’re strictly going to be using these for your bass, I’d go Sennheiser. If you’re going to use them for bass and general music listening AKG.

1 Like

I’m quite pro-German as my gran was from there, so will most likely go Sennheiser. Although, I’ve heard some good things about Sony’s MDR 7506.

Thank you :pray:t3:

I use either my AirPods Pro or Bose QC35 for music and movies, these will be purely for bass. Sennheiser looking more and more likely…….

1 Like

Perfect, I do airpods for working out and walking the dogs. My M50x are for music at home. For what they are, the airpod pros are pretty great tbh.

1 Like

They’re even better once the standard silicone tips are binned and replaced with memory foam. Totally transforms the noise cancellation.

Are these the correct Sennheiser?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-280-Professional-Monitoring-Headphones/dp/B0865Y4HY9?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1

2 Likes

:+1:

As my KGB-trained east german girlfriend reads everything I write, I also say: I like everything German :slight_smile:

But still I would get a headphone that allows you to hear the mix too. According to @faydout that would be AKG.

AKG is Austrian and is therefore quasi-German, so your grannie won’t mind ^^

But again: both brands are great. An alternative is Beyerdynamic, which gets no love here, unfortunately :frowning:

Sony? They make cool Playstations!

1 Like

There’s no way to sugar coat it, using iems can be a pain in the butt however once it’s in then the performance is awesome

2 Likes

That’s a very funny way to put it :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

1 Like

For practicing bass I like closed back and I’m partial to V-Moda and Blue Mix-Fi. Both are just perfect just a touch elevated bass great for mixing.

For listening, I love my 650 and HiFiMan Sundara from time to time I’d breakout my 800s for a serious session. :joy:

1 Like

I can see Amazon preparing the slander lawsuit now :rofl:

2 Likes

Sennheisers will be great. The AKG K240 would also be fine.

I like open backs myself and I would recommend the Beyerdynamic DT990Pro.

Probably the gold standard for closed-back would be the Sony MDR-V6 and its descendants. This is in fact the most common and best selling studio monitor headphone in the world.

IEMs are not really made for studio recording and I would be really dubious of them compared to real monitors for that purpose, but for just practice they would likely be great.

3 Likes

I don’t see mention of the BOSS Personal Bass Amplification System (WAZA-AIR-B), Black

Amazon.com: BOSS Personal Bass Amplification System (WAZA-AIR-B), Black : Musical Instruments

With these you can wirelessly plug into your bass and your computer at the same time.

2 Likes

Yes but that’s all it can do. It’s amazing as a personal practice device but nothing more. You can’t take the audio that you hear out anywhere and last time I checked there’s no recording features available too.

2 Likes

I missed the part where the OP asked for wired the first time i read it. I had eye surgery on my right eye 3 weeks ago and it gets to burning sometimes looking at a screen and I might miss a word or two! Good thing I trained to shoot with either eye if I have to!

2 Likes