For protecting your ears.. Which headphones do you recommend?

[Synergy]

ive had ringing in my ears for as long as i can remember. I used to listen to my walkman maxed out, regret the fuck out of it now.

[M!TCH]

why did you get rid of them?

Isolation sucked in my opinion. I've found the HD-25 have done a great job at isolating noise and I'm not 100% sure they were intentionally designed to The HDJ2000s are well built and very sturdy so if you find your stuff getting banged up easily take note that the HD-25s feel pretty "fragile" in my opinion. Like Atom said, the 2000s really muddy the sound and if you're trying to match hi-hats or something other than kicks it can be more difficult with them. Plus, I am pretty sure they are still more expensive than the HD-25 so that's why they also get my vote.

[Phil Noize]

Isolation sucked in my opinion. I've found the HD-25 have done a great job at isolating noise and I'm not 100% sure they were intentionally designed to The HDJ2000s are well built and very sturdy so if you find your stuff getting banged up easily take note that the HD-25s feel pretty "fragile" in my opinion. Like Atom said, the 2000s really muddy the sound and if you're trying to match hi-hats or something other than kicks it can be more difficult with them. Plus, I am pretty sure they are still more expensive than the HD-25 so that's why they also get my vote.

Wow, I am surprised that you say the HDJ2000s are "muddy". As a user of both of these sets of phones, I find that they both deliver exceptional clarity. The isolation is also very good with both, but the Senns are slightly better depending on how you wear them. I like to monitor "on-the-shoulder", using my shoulder to vary the distance of the right ear cup from my ear, to hear a nice balance between what's going out on the main speakers and what I'm cueing. For this, isolation isn't the most important factor, and the HDJ2000s are slightly better IMO.

Really, it's down to personal preference, but the word "muddy" certainly isn't a word that I'd use to describe either of these sets of cans.

[Dj_4-$hure]

ive had ringing in my ears for as long as i can remember. I used to listen to my walkman maxed out, regret the fuck out of it now.

Same here. Walkman, cd player, and ipod all use to be maxed out, now I'm paying for it. Everyday my ears feel fatigued. I used to fall asleep the best when listening to music at night, but can't do that no more, can't even wear headphones for a long time period. Kills me inside.

[dj daywalker]

I use hd-25 II's AND westone er49 custom earplugs (with 9db filters). Best investment you can make. When ever someone else has played on my setup the headphone volume is considerably louder than I use it at. (and they are not using earplugs...think about it). It makes beatmatching a little hard though, and takes some getting used to.

[nevin]

I use hd-25 II's AND westone er49 custom earplugs (with 9db filters). Best investment you can make. When ever someone else has played on my setup the headphone volume is considerably louder than I use it at. (and they are not using earplugs...think about it). It makes beatmatching a little hard though, and takes some getting used to.

I'm thinking about getting some ear plugs as well after what everyone is recommending. What do you mean it makes beat matching harder? Just getting used to the different sound?

So far it sounds like the sennheisers are coming out on top.

I tend to dj with the old one ear in headphones kinked neck approach, but I'm gonna start trying to mix completely with both cans on, in order to regulate sound better. Hopefully this makes a difference too..

[M!TCH]

Wow, I am surprised that you say the HDJ2000s are "muddy". As a user of both of these sets of phones, I find that they both deliver exceptional clarity. The isolation is also very good with both, but the Senns are slightly better depending on how you wear them. I like to monitor "on-the-shoulder", using my shoulder to vary the distance of the right ear cup from my ear, to hear a nice balance between what's going out on the main speakers and what I'm cueing. For this, isolation isn't the most important factor, and the HDJ2000s are slightly better IMO.

Really, it's down to personal preference, but the word "muddy" certainly isn't a word that I'd use to describe either of these sets of cans.

I'm going to have to say my 2000s were very muddy compared to the Senns. The difference in sound quality was so astounding to me I couldn't believe I paid extra for the HDJ. Not to mention, I thought the isolation on them was average at best. Maybe I just have a weird shaped head

[Atomisk]

I'm going to have to say my 2000s were very muddy compared to the Senns. The difference in sound quality was so astounding to me I couldn't believe I paid extra for the HDJ. Not to mention, I thought the isolation on them was average at best. Maybe I just have a weird shaped head

I actually just picked up a pair of HD-25s, just got back from a party and they performed fairly well. They're super clear+comfortable, great listening headphones, but I still prefer my IEMs for situations where its super loud. I can't listen to HDJ-2000s now - It sounds like Pioneer somehow managed to fit a saturator inside the headphones, they sound like absolute garbage! We were pumping the speakers retardedly loud at the request of the host, I didn't have a chance to compare them to other headphones on the spot. (I forgot my IEMs and earplugs )

EDIT: They also seem great in the studio so far. I've been using them at night, nice and clear - I wouldn't do a mix on them, but they're really fun to write with & they make great referencing headphones. The bass is really defined too - I'm not sure on the cutoff, but the low cutoff seems really low, and there doesn't seem to be too much resonance under 100 hz. I feel like I'm listening to some basslines for the first time!

tl;dr HD-25 < HDJ-2000 A million to one.