How to choose headphones for your guitar modeller (Helix, Kemper, Axe-FX, Quad Cortex)

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How to choose the headphones that are right for you.
This is a slightly boring video so use the chapter markers to get the info you want.
If you just want a list of headphones skip forward to 16:07
Product links (with Amazon UK prices in December 2022)
Sennheiser HD600 (£359) 2 cable and proprietary connector amzn.to/3hcJ0IE
Sennheiser HD650 (£445) 2 cable and proprietary connector amzn.to/3P86Cuv
Sennheiser HD560S (£169) my personal choice - 1 cable proprietary cable, but can get adapter (same as audio technica) amzn.to/3iBqgTi
Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro (250 ohm £109) non detachable cable amzn.to/3HjUl3Z
AKG K702 (£128) use proprietary connector amzn.to/3iOKHw3
Philips X2HR (£179) use 3.5mm connector amzn.to/3ux4McS
AKG K240 (cheap and half decent) (£48) single cable, but proprietary amzn.to/3uwblfU
Sony MDR-7506 (£105) non detachable cable amzn.to/3HePK3g
Superlux HD-668B (£29) detachable cable amzn.to/3UOL5Z6
Sony WH-1000XM4 (£247) amzn.to/3iBr6PW
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:49 Key decision factors
03:31 Price
04:49 Comfort
06:10 Practicality
08:34 Listening environment
10:57 Audio performance
13:06 EQ examples
13:48 EQ analysis
14:57 Impedance & ohms
16:07 Headphone shortlist
16:47 Sennheiser HD600
17:53 Sennheiser HD650
18:31 Sennheiser HD560S
19:12 Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro
19:57 AKG K702
20:25 Philips X2HR
21:04 AKG K240
21:36 Sony MDR-7506
22:00 Superlux HD-668B
22:47 Conclusions
24:26 Do you really need new headphones?

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Комментарии : 42

@lespaulranger Год назад

this long but such a well done and informative video. impressed!

@GuitarStuffChannel Год назад

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

@joshfredr7846 7 месяцев назад

I've got the DT990 and they're excellent IMHO. Thank you for a very detailed video.

@GuitarStuffChannel 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@MGTOW-nn9ls 8 месяцев назад

Excellent video Sir.Really helpful 👍

@GuitarStuffChannel 8 месяцев назад

Glad to hear that

@jyang999 7 месяцев назад

Great video! Thank you

@GuitarStuffChannel 7 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@joejohnson8966 Год назад

Fantastic video. Thank you.

@GuitarStuffChannel Год назад

Thank you! I really appreciate the positive feedback.

@joejohnson8966 Год назад

@@GuitarStuffChannel And we appreciate the great video.

@RogerThat2021 Год назад

Helpful video. I also have a QC and am trying to find a way of functioning with headphones occasionally. I may go for the HD560s

@GuitarStuffChannel Год назад

Glad you found it useful!

@ChuckHirstius Год назад

Great video. I have a set of HD650s for mixing and the 990 Pros for "listening" - specifically because of the "pleasing" listening curve you talk about for them as I feel that's going to be pretty reflective of how most people would listen (that slightly warmer/boosted curve in the lower end frequencies) . I got the 650s as part of deal on Sonarworks so while it wasn't a cheap purchase, as a bundle it was a good deal to get the software AND the HD650s. I likely would not have bought them if they weren't part of a sale from Sonarworks and would have gone with the 600s as you suggest. Both the 600/650 are very light, super comfortable and I find I can wear them for hours and hours without fatigue. The double cable isn't as large of an issue as it might seem, and I value the replaceability - but it is proprietary, so it's a trade-off for sure.

@GuitarStuffChannel Год назад

Thanks for the really relevant comment! Glad you liked the video.

@slicksalmon6948 6 месяцев назад

Love this...thanks! I'm a little surprised the Audio-Technica ATX- M40x and M50x didn't make the list.

@GuitarStuffChannel 6 месяцев назад

Thanks. Glad you liked it! The ATH headphones are closed back, this review is for open back headphones only.

@slicksalmon6948 6 месяцев назад

@@GuitarStuffChannel thanks. I heard you say that you preferred open back, but I hadn’t understood that these were all open back.

@edwinvanwijk Год назад

Thanks for sharing this great information. Very useful! Have you considered the Shure SRH1840? If so, why did they not make it to your shortlist?

@GuitarStuffChannel Год назад

Glad you liked it. I did put those on my list of considerations, but pretty expensive and no better than any of the similar or lower priced options. Crinacle doesn't rate them specifically, but the other shure headphones get low ratings on his site. The freq graph on them is big on low mids and less at the top end.

@TheOnlyGuitarFather 9 месяцев назад

My Yama over ears sound like complete crap for my Helix and Amplitube plugins. Yet those both sound amazing through my FRFR cab. I’m on a search to recreate the same tone through my headphones

@jayseb Месяц назад

Extremely surprised not seeing the Audio Technica ATH-M50x for a good open and flat mixing headphone.

@GuitarStuffChannel Месяц назад

Good headphones, but they are closed back. All of this list is open back.

@somerudedudeeee Год назад

hello. I would like to know if these headphones are suitable for playing guitar if you connect them to an amplifier? (I have a fender mustang lt25) will there be enough volume or 250 ohms is this a suitable option for such a purpose?

@MySongman 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the review. Are you still using HD560S? Would you still choose Hd560S if buying today?

@GuitarStuffChannel 4 месяца назад

Glad it helped. I haven't really updated my research since making this video so I don't know if there is anything new on the market. Otherwise, yes, the HD560S have been fine. The only downside I have noticed is a little audio bleed (fact of life with all open backs) and they are still a little bit tight on my head.

@TheTimeProphet 2 месяца назад

Strangely I have been using gaming headphones with my pod go. I am thinking of getting better headphones. Stupid thing is I have to have 2 sets, as I have my headphones plugged into the pod go for recording guitar and then I have to have them plugged into my focusrite vocaster when I am recording vocals.

@GuitarStuffChannel 2 месяца назад

If it works, it works!

@aaronwalker5493 4 месяца назад

if sound quality was the only thing that mattered ,nothing else, what would you have choosen?

@GuitarStuffChannel 3 месяца назад

Probably Sennheiser HD600. But if there’s no budget you can pay thousands for a pair of headphones.

@PerishableDave Год назад

Was impedance not an issue with the HD 600/650?

@Dyl-ki7sm Месяц назад

It is, my 650s are far too quiet.

@slicksalmon6948 6 месяцев назад

Do you have a similar review of closed back headphones?

@GuitarStuffChannel 5 месяцев назад

No I haven’t done one.

@slicksalmon6948 5 месяцев назад

@@GuitarStuffChannel thanks for responding.

@kongelff 7 месяцев назад

What do you think about the hd660s?

@GuitarStuffChannel 7 месяцев назад

They are great - maybe not as good as the hd650, but if you get them a good price, why not?

@guizones1978 2 месяца назад

How about wireless headphones ? Any suggestions. Thanks

@GuitarStuffChannel 2 месяца назад

There are very few wireless headphones that have the necessary low latency for guitar playing. Yamaha recently brought out these amzn.to/3R02yOV

@guizones1978 2 месяца назад

@@GuitarStuffChannel is it a good choice for the quad cortex ? How about the Boss Waza Air, have you tried ?

@208414 7 месяцев назад

I disagree with your conclusion that impedance does not matter. What really matters about impedance whether or not a particular pair of headphones will work with your output device's headphone amplifier. You are correct that many guitar modelers and audio interfaces have relatively powerful amplifiers capable of driving high impedance (300 Ohm) headphones to suitable volumes for practical use. This will not be the case with the built in headphones amplifier on your phone or portable music player. If you want headphones that work well with low power amplifiers like those you will want a lower impedance headphone (under 100 Ohms). Another problem is when you have very low impedance headphones and you want to use them with an amplifier that has a high output impedance. For example, my IEM headphones have an impedance of 6 Ohms. The Axe-FX III headphone amplifier has an output impedance of 38 Ohms. This mismatch causes a very poor damping factor in the low frequencies resulting in atrocious sound reproduction despite there being plenty of power to drive the IEMs.

@GuitarStuffChannel 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for your thoughtful comment. Firstly, I agree with your comment about phone/mp3 music players, but this video is about guitar modellers. Secondly, very interesting point about the IEMs.