headphone advice please, for digital piano

[russycarps]

I have recently bought a digital piano but need some good quality headphones to go with it. I know there are a lot of musicians on here, anyone know a decent pair? Ideally for around £50, but can go a bit higher if necessary.

Thanks!

[t8yman]

is it phones or buds you want?

I got some cracking sennheiser buds for £39.99 from HMV just before they shut down. Best headphones I have ever used.

[viberunner]

I love my Sennheiser cups but I wouldn't use them for making music, only listening to it: they're set up to be bass-rich. Same with speakers, the ones I'd use on my hi-fi would be very different to studio monitors.

For making music I'd want to use a pair of studio headphones that offer equal clarity over all frequencies. For £50 you can just about get a pair of studio headphones, Fostex or Shure.

http://www.hifiheadphones.co.uk/studio-headphones-ct-82.html?sort=3a

[russycarps]

I love my Sennheiser cups but I wouldn't use them for making music, only listening to it: they're set up to be bass-rich. Same with speakers, the ones I'd use on my hi-fi would be very different to studio monitors.

For making music I'd want to use a pair of studio headphones that offer equal clarity over all frequencies. For £50 you can just about get a pair of studio headphones, Fostex or Shure.

http://www.hifiheadphones.co.uk/studio-headphones-ct-82.html?sort=3a

[Ed209]

I use a pair of Sennheiser HD555s for my piano, which I think I picked up for around £60. My Yamaha sounds fantastic through them. Not sure they're still sold in the UK, but the Sennheiser HD range is a good shout if you can find something at the right price. Although by design they have quite a lot of sound leakage, so they don't lend themselves well to listening to music on trains or planes, and your piano playing will still be slightly audible to whoever is in the room with you.

[russycarps]

I use a pair of Sennheiser HD555s for my piano, which I think I picked up for around £60. My Yamaha sounds fantastic through them. Not sure they're still sold in the UK, but the Sennheiser HD range is a good shout if you can find something at the right price. Although by design they have quite a lot of sound leakage, so they don't lend themselves well to listening to music on trains or planes, and your piano playing will still be slightly audible to whoever is in the room with you.

[Ed209]

I've always just used the inbuilt ones or the headphones on my electric. The inbuilt ones on my piano are perfectly adequate for casual playing in my living room, and if I want to go louder without pissing off the neighbours then I headphone it. The sense of space in the accoustics that those sennheisers produce is amazing. If it wasn't for the fact you have a big piece of padding pressed around your ear you would think the music was filling the entire room.

[Guest]

ta mate, I'll see what I can find. Not too worried about sound leakage really as I wont be using them outside, or in a room with other people.

Are the built in speakers on your yamaha adequate, or did you buy extra ones? Which ones did you get? My teachers sound incredible, but they cost loads.

Edited August 20, 2013 by tonyblair

[russycarps]

you're not putting off the important part - the playing - because you need better speakers or headphones are you?

Sennheiser do anything that suits your price. I've got some in-ear buds that cost about £20. I lost one set so bought another, then I found the others...

I also have a pair of the foldable ones, for about £30, that are really good.

[Guest]

haha no, I am using my ipod buds at the minute. Going to get some posh comfier ones when I get paid.

3rd piano lesson tonight in fact!

[russycarps]

good man! keep at it, you'll be glad you did

Edited August 20, 2013 by russycarps

[fred quimby]

aye cheers, it's enjoyable I must say.

I just thank god I can read music already. (even though the left hand notes are all completely different...)

Currently learning Nowhere Man (an incredibly simple arrangement of it anyway) at an absolute snails pace. Getting your hands to press buttons at different speeds at the same time.....it's IMPOSSIBLE!

[russycarps]

Just been listening and watching my daughter play Piano. not sure how it's all done, looks mad that my brain could cope, but have vowed to start next year.

[fred quimby]

Oh I'm going to.

We are looking for a teacher for my daughter as my Nephew is stopping due to having a kid and starting teacher training to become a music teacher.

We are lucky to have a piano in the dinning room, given very generously by friends who couldn't take it with them when they moved so I do try, and it's great to hear my daughter playing. She has just startaed to form her own songs.

[russycarps]

Oh I'm going to.

We are looking for a teacher for my daughter as my Nephew is stopping due to having a kid and starting teacher training to become a music teacher.

We are lucky to have a piano in the dinning room, given very generously by friends who couldn't take it with them when they moved so I do try, and it's great to hear my daughter playing. She has just startaed to form her own songs.

[Ed209]

damn....she must be very good to be composing her own stuff.

I'm jealous you've got a real piano. I imagine it's a lot more satisfying hammering an actual instrument rather than the pretend one I've got.

[viberunner]

I recommend the online JazzEdge tutorials.

It's by a really good music teacher and he teaches a LOT of styles, not just Jazz. I bought his stuff for the Funk tutorials he has. They're amazing. In my first lesson I was putting out some unbelievably funky "Porn Movie" riffs. Has Jazz, Gospel, Rock, blah blah.

PS... you want to learn a tune that'll REALLY impress everyone? Checkout the Lucy & Linus tutorials on Youtube.