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Posted by: besip Oct 29 2008, 03:15 AM

Hi..i'm don't like to play over headphones but i'm like to play loud..but thats not possible at night when is my favourite practise time ..actualy i'm allready have 20$ Sonny headphones but they don't do good job specialy with powerchords thy don't sound real!!!!

can somebody recomedet me some good headphones ....to have good sound when i'm be play over them????

and actualy 1 more gear question..i'm playning to buy in future podXt or pod X3..It's possible to send to the system backing track from PC and play with headpones over the backing????

i'm afraid in my VoX valvetronic XL thats isn't possible..i'm got there just Imput for Guitar..Then phone line..and foot switch

Thanks for any advice
Rene

Posted by: Velvet Roger Oct 29 2008, 07:48 AM

With my zoom g9.2tt with USB cable connection for recording I can also let the output from the PC go through the zoom unit instead of the PC speakerset (I do this through ASIO4ALL). Would not surprise me if this would be the same for the POD devices.

Posted by: Torben Oct 29 2008, 07:53 AM

Hi there,

Not that I'm an expert or something, but I have AKG k141 Studio headphones and are really pleased with them.
They are somewhat expensive. Around 100$ (if you don't live in Norway - then you add 50%!)
Just keep in mind that the sound is not solely dependent on the headphones. Also consider your MIDI box, amp etc.
Good luck.

(When it comes to the POD X3 I don't have a clue....)

Posted by: audiopaal Oct 29 2008, 09:18 AM

Buy some AKG headphones, they're awesome

Posted by: MickeM Oct 29 2008, 09:59 AM

I have a POD X3 and I have connected it so I can play backing tracks on my computer into the POD and listen with headphones. It's also possible to connect a mp3 player to it and play along.

Posted by: Fran Oct 29 2008, 04:38 PM

I also recommend AKGs, they sound really good. Sennheiser is another great brand for headphones.

Posted by: Resurrection Oct 29 2008, 04:52 PM

+1 for Sennheiser

Posted by: besip Oct 29 2008, 10:20 PM

Thanks i'm check them out!!!!!
MickeM..Thanks also for the info

My Sonny headphones for 20$ is realy bad specialy with power chords...i'm belive i'm have now same headphones what Nick Kelly use on his instructional video

Posted by: jer Oct 29 2008, 10:43 PM

+2 for Sennheiser.

I have had a great set of them for years. They last forever, don't skimp.

Posted by: besip Oct 29 2008, 10:49 PM

it's there some price range where i'm be can sure about headphones????
or actuly from what price range is safety buy quality stuff

torben-they look good and also are for ok price

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Oct 30 2008, 12:33 AM

I use AKG K141 Studio and they are great, very accurate, fast response, and even sound for the price - so recommending those.

Posted by: besip Oct 30 2008, 01:02 AM

cool thank you i'm check them out they are for good price
i'm need some better headphones becouse on my 20$ Sony specialywith Power chords sound horible...like i'm write before

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Oct 30 2008, 01:27 PM

I think you will be very pleased with those Besip. Take care mate, and let us know what you bought.

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Oct 30 2008, 04:22 PM

I recommend also AKG headphones..Also I have been using for some time now sennheiser HD465 and I'm pleased with them!

Posted by: Gerardo Siere Oct 30 2008, 05:32 PM

I also recomend AKG, using that in a friend studio.

Posted by: jdriver Nov 1 2008, 07:16 AM

No Grado fans here? The SR-60 is one of the most audiophile quality 'phones you can get for so cheap, about $70. I have both the SR-60 and the SR-225, both excellent and comfortable. HOWEVER, they are not isolation type, so best used in a quiet environment.

Posted by: p.d.groen Nov 1 2008, 03:20 PM

Hi Besip,

I used to play a lot over Sennheizer headphones in the past. They sound all-right, but you might want to use a speaker simulator or another tone control to crank up the mid's to improve the sound.

One warning: when using headphones, you're easily tempted to set the volume too high. As guitar sound consists mainly of mid ang high frequencies, this will ruin your ears. I stopped using them after hearing a continuous "beep" sound ringing in my ears for an hour after practising. No lasting damage done, but I now prefer the speaker of the amp, with lower volume.

Have fun playing.

Peter.

Posted by: Gus Nov 1 2008, 04:28 PM

Not only you can play POD on headphones, but also the best sound of POD without a good cracked amp is gonna be on your headphones. I practice like that every day.
Just be sure to avoid too loud volumes so that you don't get your hearing affected.

For headphones I am now using AKG K 271. It is absolutely awesome.
Something more within budget but that is really great is Koss Porta Pro. I had one and I am looking forward to buy a new one to listen mp3 on the go.

Posted by: bamba23 Nov 1 2008, 08:10 PM

i can only say from personal expr
my friend have a 250 NIS (that like 50 bucks) headphones
and they suck
i jsut bought panasonic that ost 75 NIS (around 15-20 bucks)
they pretty awsome.
they sound good,they really good for my ears.
u can jsut try them,just like guitars lol

Posted by: besip Nov 1 2008, 11:10 PM

AKG k141 Studio looks good for the price!!!

i'm a litle afraid just about the conection...li'm read some review and lot of people complain about the sound and they say the connecion was bad after few weeks-month and lot of problem was probaly also with broken or jiggle cable ..

but looks like the cable can be change easy becouse the headphones has
Cable plug-in single cable, approx. 3 m (10 ft.)

will se it's be nice if they let me try them on some Guitar store how they sound on real guitar sound



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p.d.groen


I'm got you actualy i'm don't like use mutch headphones ...but in my case is no way ..my favourite and alsoo Free time to play now is betwen 10pm -Midnight... at the time when my girlfriend usualy sleep allready and my neigbrhoud is 80 old year woman...it's no easy play with lower Volume ..I'm can play but with realy lower volume and thats boring and there is no way to hear mistakes so weell

Thanks For respond to all

Rene

Posted by: p.d.groen Nov 2 2008, 01:02 PM

Hi Besip,

I thought about your other question, about the POD. As I understand it, you want to play the backing track from your PC and then play the solo from your guitar over it, and mix it all together so you can listen to it over headphones, right?

You may be able to do that the other way around: feed your guitar signal from your amp or your effect processor (whatever gear you have) to the mic or line input on your PC and plug your headphones in the PC. With some software you should be able to record on the PC, and mix tracks together + play the solo over it.

It may be wise to read some specifications of all the inputs and outputs on your gear and your PC. You don't want to blow an input by putting a too large signal on it

Have fun playing

Peter.

Posted by: besip Nov 2 2008, 05:01 PM

good to know actualy for this i'm be need some special cable i'm belive but if they seling those cables that great becouse i'm be can start use that before i'm buy Pod