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gurnisht Just Startin'
gurnisht
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Mar 28, 2011 5:06 AM

Headphones for POD HD500

Hi,

I have a POD HD500. It's really great, but I bought a pair of Sony MDR-V6 for it and they don't really sound good with it.

I read later on the faq page, that you require the headphones to be 150-600 ohm.

Still, I want to be sure before I buy again that the headphones will be good.

Do you have any certain model of headphones that you liked that you can recommend me, in the range of $200 (more or less)?

I prefer open cans.

Will Beyer dt880/600 be good? It's 600 ohm so it's on your limit...

Thanks in advance:)

Yochay.

Tags: pod, hd, headphones, sony, 500, hd500, pod_hd_500, dt880, mdr-v6
  • scotchtape800 Just Startin'
    scotchtape800
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    Mar 28, 2011 8:14 AM (in response to gurnisht)
    Re: Headphones for POD HD500

    If you read the other long thread about this very same question you will see that you can use any headphones you like with it.

    The ohms don't actually matter.

     

    For IEM style, Ultimate Ears Triple Fi isn't too bad.

    I previously commented that the Audio Technica ATH-M50s was a really good set, but I would like to now add that I'm not sure if they're good for tweaking with.

    The sound response is so different from my PA and UE headphones - not sure which one is reference!  The ATs sound really hifi, so when I play it back through other sources the patches sound dull because the ATs are so sparkly.

     

    Good luck with the search.

     

    http://line6.com/community/thread/58456?tstart=90

    http://line6.com/community/thread/58059?tstart=90

    • gurnisht Just Startin'
      gurnisht
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      Apr 5, 2011 2:38 PM (in response to scotchtape800)
      Re: Headphones for POD HD500

      Well, thanks for your answer

      I ended up buying the Beyerdynamic dt880 600 ohm edition, and it sounds ... bad. not as bad as my Sony V6, but still really bad, especialy with the overdrive sounds. I plan to go to a local store with my POD and make some testings with different headphones, and i'll post my results here.

      If someone from Line6 can PLEASE finaly tell me what headphones they were using for QA and testing their product, it would be VERY helpfull. I already waisted my money on two pairs of expensive and well regarded headphones, that sound like crap with this unit

      (I'll say again that the HD500 sounds amazing with an amp or PA).

      • ggoss3 Just Startin'
        ggoss3
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        Apr 5, 2011 4:09 PM (in response to gurnisht)
        Re: Headphones for POD HD500

        I use, and recommend the beyerdynamic 880s.  however i use the 250Ohms version  Are you going directly into the unit with the headphones?  or monitoring through something else first?

         

        I found that the gain coming out of the 500s headphone jack was more than enough to drive the 250 ohm cans, but when i monitored through my looper (which i run post to the 500) i need to get a headphone amp to increate the gain to an appropriate level.  perhaps the 600 ohm version needs more power than the output of the 500 can handle?

        • dleviner Just Startin'
          dleviner
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          Apr 25, 2011 8:33 AM (in response to ggoss3)
          Re: Headphones for POD HD500

          Hey guys. Thanks for the great comments on this issue!

           

          I'd love a pair of those 880's but can't justify spending the money on them. I'm looking in the $100 ballpark for a set on cans. More specifically, I've zeroed in on AKG K240 and Koss Pro4AAT. Does anyone have an opinion on these earphones? Or any others that would work for me. I'm trying to  put together and tweak HD500 tones at home as well as I can before taking them  to play in our church. Just bought the unit and plan to go straight to  PA/FOH since we use in ear monitors on stage.

          • johnnyayyy Iknowathingortwo
            johnnyayyy
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            Apr 25, 2011 11:11 AM (in response to dleviner)
            Re: Headphones for POD HD500

            dleviner wrote:

             

            Hey guys. Thanks for the great comments on this issue!

             

            I'd love a pair of those 880's but can't justify spending the money on them. I'm looking in the $100 ballpark for a set on cans. More specifically, I've zeroed in on AKG K240 and Koss Pro4AAT. Does anyone have an opinion on these earphones? Or any others that would work for me. I'm trying to  put together and tweak HD500 tones at home as well as I can before taking them  to play in our church. Just bought the unit and plan to go straight to  PA/FOH since we use in ear monitors on stage.

            You should definitely get these:

             

            http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR7506-Professional-Diaphragm-Headphone/dp/B000AJIF4E

             

            When I bought my HD500 I tried a bunch of headphones but I always came back to these as I found they sound the same as the sound through my studio monitors and the same as through my Tech 21 Power Engine

             

            They are also awesome for studio recording, the best I have found for vocal work.

            • dleviner Just Startin'
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              Apr 25, 2011 11:53 AM (in response to johnnyayyy)
              Re: Headphones for POD HD500

              Thanks Johnny!

              How do they sound with cab modeling and power amp modeling turned on?

               

               

              I forgot to mention another headphone that I heard about in an audio forum... AudioTechnica ATH-M50.

               

              Here is the frequency respones curve comparison.

               

              http://graphs.headphone.com/graphCompare.php?graphType=0&graphID[]=2611&graphID[]=963&graphID[]=533&graphID[]=2941

               

              http://www.headphone.com/headphones/audio-technica-ath-m50.php

              • johnnyayyy Iknowathingortwo
                johnnyayyy
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                Apr 25, 2011 12:20 PM (in response to dleviner)
                Re: Headphones for POD HD500

                dleviner wrote:

                 

                Thanks Johnny!

                How do they sound with cab modeling and power amp modeling turned on?

                 

                 

                I forgot to mention another headphone that I heard about in an audio forum... AudioTechnica ATH-M50.

                 

                Here is the frequency respones curve comparison.

                 

                http://graphs.headphone.com/graphCompare.php?graphType=0&graphID[]=2611&graphID[]=963&graphID[]=533&graphID[]=2941

                 

                http://www.headphone.com/headphones/audio-technica-ath-m50.php

                 

                 

                 

                http://graphs.headphone.com/graphCompare.php?graphType=0&graphID[]=2361

                • scotchtape800 Just Startin'
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                  Apr 25, 2011 12:44 PM (in response to johnnyayyy)
                  Re: Headphones for POD HD500

                  I have these.

                   

                  I use them as they're my only good set of cans.

                   

                  I've heard some people say they're not great with the HD500, but to be honest, NO cans are...

                  You either think headphones with modelers are ok, or you don't.

                   

                  If you don't like them, no set of cans is going to do it for you no matter how high end...

                  Seriously, just get any good set of studio cans and call it a day.

                   

                  These are good for music too

                  And if you "don't like the way they sound" - try changing your patches

                  And if that doesn't work, spending $$$$$ on trying different cans that won't really make much of a difference isn't going to help

                   

                  FWIW, I think they're fine, I don't think anything else would be "better"

                  • johnnyayyy Iknowathingortwo
                    johnnyayyy
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                    Apr 25, 2011 1:12 PM (in response to scotchtape800)
                    Re: Headphones for POD HD500

                    scotchtape800 wrote:

                     

                    I have these.

                     

                    I use them as they're my only good set of cans.

                     

                    I've heard some people say they're not great with the HD500, but to be honest, NO cans are...

                    You either think headphones with modelers are ok, or you don't.

                     

                    If you don't like them, no set of cans is going to do it for you no matter how high end...

                    Seriously, just get any good set of studio cans and call it a day.

                     

                    These are good for music too

                    And if you "don't like the way they sound" - try changing your patches

                    And if that doesn't work, spending $$$$$ on trying different cans that won't really make much of a difference isn't going to help

                     

                    FWIW, I think they're fine, I don't think anything else would be "better"

                    I have other headphones I would say sound "better" (though less accurate) than the Sonys, I have some nice "HI-FI" sounding Sennheisers and AKGs that are great for non-critical listening but the best thing about the Sonys is my HD500 patches created on them translate perfectly from headphones to studio to my live rig - not true on the other phones.

                     

                    Looking at those response curves posted above I would say the only phones mentioned here that are going to come close to the Sonys are the Beyers, the Beyers could be the best choice for those who have the $$$

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