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Recommend a headphone for digital/electronic Piano
Topic Started: 4 Feb 2007, 10:11 AM (478 Views)
hoku
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Hello guys! I'm going to purchase a Yamaha P70 digital piano, and also planning to get a headphone to use on it. Will really appreciate it if you guys can recommend me on a set of cans for this.

Budget of around USD$100. Nothing too pricey.

Thanks! :lol:
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Hi hoku,

I have a keyboardist friend who has bought the Sennheiser 202 which he thought was good enough for listening and playback on the electronic piano.
Give it a shot!

Cheers!
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Sorry for my newbieness.. lol~, but is it this?

Will a grados SR60 be a better choice? Read a couple of reviews raving about them.
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For instrument monitoring and playback, I suggest that you should use the Closed-back headphones. The SR60 is an open headphone used for music playback only, not for any monitoring application.

From the Sennheiser range, I would recommend Sennheiser HD201, HD202, HD205, HD212 Pro and eH250 for the purpose of instrument monitoring.
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last question. :P

Will Sennheiser HD 205 be much better then Sennheiser 202?

Is it worth the 2x price of 202?
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I think you will have to look on the specifications on the 2 headphones this time. :)

HD 205
Supra-aural Ear Cups
Dynamic drivers, Closed
Frequency Response : 14Hz - 20,000Hz
Impedance : 32 ohms
Max SPL : 112 dB

HD 202
Semi-circumaural Ear Cups
Dynamic drivers, Closed-aire
Frequency Response : 18Hz - 18,000Hz
Impedance : 32 ohms
Max SPL : 115 dB

Personally I have heard from my friend's HD 202 headphone. I think if you are in demand for very deep lows and warmth, you will prefer the HD 212 Pro as compared to the other.

I have not heard from the HD 205 and therefore I will not lay any comment on the headphone. From what I have gathered from their description, the HD 205 seemed to have better attenuation to ambient noise. It also comes with a travel pouch which is desirable. Rotatable cups is another plus point if you ever need to do sound check.
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where did you get their statistics, and where can i find knowledge on what terms like 'Supra-aural Ear Cups' and 'Semi-circumaural Ear Cups' really mean?
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Hi, I've tried the Sennheisers HD205 before and I'm quite impressed with the sound for the price. However, they are horribly uncomfortable because of their small cups and tight fitting headband.
Wait, What?
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Hi Hoku,

The specifications could be found in Sennheiser website.
Please refer here.

Supra-aural Ear Cups : the ear cups on rest on the ear itself.
Circum-aural Ear Cups : the ear cups covers the entire ear/rest on sides of the head.
Semi-circumaural will then mean : ear cups covers the entire ear, rests on sides of the head but sits very close to the ear. (small ear cups)
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You guys forgot something fantastic.

Sony MDR-7506!
my personal fav for monitoring.
Transportable: iRiver h120(2300mAh)→Sysconcept Optical Cable→AOS Electornics Co. Piccolo DAC→ahdui's CryoFreeze™ TCu IC→ahdui's Enfo PA-1→Custom Shure SE530
Backup: AMB y-1 DAC (MisterX Mod)


Cycling: Sansa Clip 4GB→Philips SHS3200 Earhooks
Portable: Rio Karma→UltimateEars Super.Fi 5eb
Backup Rig: RedWineAudio 40GB iPod Photo→ahdui's CryoFreeze™ RBT IC→iBasso P3 Heron(ahdui Mod) →Custom Shure SE530
Home: "Upgrading In Progress"→Alessandro MS Pro/JVC HP-DX1000
Desktop: PC→Belden 1505F→CityPulse DAC 7.2x II→Belden 89207→KRK Rokit Powered 5



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Brother, look at his stated budget! :D
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Last Check it was US$xx only.

But I've forgotten the url.
Transportable: iRiver h120(2300mAh)→Sysconcept Optical Cable→AOS Electornics Co. Piccolo DAC→ahdui's CryoFreeze™ TCu IC→ahdui's Enfo PA-1→Custom Shure SE530
Backup: AMB y-1 DAC (MisterX Mod)


Cycling: Sansa Clip 4GB→Philips SHS3200 Earhooks
Portable: Rio Karma→UltimateEars Super.Fi 5eb
Backup Rig: RedWineAudio 40GB iPod Photo→ahdui's CryoFreeze™ RBT IC→iBasso P3 Heron(ahdui Mod) →Custom Shure SE530
Home: "Upgrading In Progress"→Alessandro MS Pro/JVC HP-DX1000
Desktop: PC→Belden 1505F→CityPulse DAC 7.2x II→Belden 89207→KRK Rokit Powered 5



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not too sure if this forum is mainly singaporeans.. but yeah. budget kinda fits in. Sony MDR-7506 is around -----? But.. is it worth it as compared to like ----- for Sennheiser 202? I don't really mind paying more for quality if its gonna last me like 5 years, sounds really good and such.

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