A lot of you know me for my one line of advice that I always give when it comes to DJ Gear: Buy cheaper gear to start out with and spend the remaining money on building a music collection and educating yourself.
As with most things in life, there is one exception to the rule. This one piece of gear is essential to your DJing from day one. The piece of Dj equipment I am referring to is Dj Headphones. It doesn’t matter if you’re just learning to dj taking dj lessons or you’re already playing gigs, get a good pair of headphones. If you are just learning how to DJ, sign up for free DJ Lesson Videos by clicking HERE right now!
A good pair of DJ Headphones is essential for a number of reasons:
- You are going to spend hundreds of hours with them on your head in the studio and the dj booth. They have to be comfortable.
- You are going to beat the headphones up. They will be dropped, kicked, spilled on, stretched and pulled. They need to be sturdy to take this everyday DJ wear and tear.
- Some headphones put out a higher frequency. This high frequency damages your ears a lot more than a low end frequency. Buying a cheap pear of Iphone headphones and using them to DJ will leave your hearing spotty as you get older.
- Dj booths, studios and parties are loud environments where the DJ needs to hear what is in his headphone and not whats going on around him or her. You want to block out the noise around you at all costs so you can concentrate on a song or mix. Quality sound-blocking is a must for any DJ.
- They have to be flashy and look cool. You want people to know you’re the Dj right?!?!
The good news is that high quality DJ headphones aren’t that expensive (compared to most dj equipment) so they’re worth splurging for.
Here are the top three headphones recommended for comfort, durability, frequency, sound blocking and cool factor:
3) Allen & Heath XD53
These headphones look sick. They have incredible booming sound. They also have decent isolation but expensive they are super expensive which is the only reason why I don’t rank them higher. $276.00
2) Pioneer HDJ-1000 Pro DJ Headphones
The Pioneers have become the industry standard. They are lightweight, they have felxible ear cups and they sound great. Sound blocking is solid and they look awesome. I have a pair of these and you might want to look at picking them up too. $199.00
1) Sennheiser hd25
These headphones are incredible despite not looking like much. They were actually meant only for studio mixing by DJs have been flocking to them because of their incredible studio sound. They are lightweight have a strong but clear sound. They also offer the best sound blocking. Best of all, they are the only headphones where the parts are replaceable. You snapped off one of the ear pieces stepping on your headphones in the Dj Booth? No problem! You pulled out the cable from the headphones while DJing? No worries. You can buy new parts like ear pieces and cables and pop them back in. Pick up a pair of these bad boys before you sign up for dj lessons! $268
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DJ headphones are so important for mixing. I’m going to buy the sennheisers!
Sean i bought a pair of sennheiser hd205.please rate them for me
What about the new Pioneers, the HDJ-2000. Bloody pricey but well worth it. Awesome sound quality, look phenominal and, thanks to their metal joints, damn near indestructible. DJ Mag gave a pair to every DJ in the top 100 list this year.
thank you so very much, had the same problem! btw great site (i love the design!)
whaaaat this is the best post ever aha.