Too Quiet!!!! Headphones! Help!!!

[PRiZ-one]

Too Quiet...IGNORE THIS POST!!!, but peep below NOW!

Problem solved... (look onwards)

I just got the AKG 240 DF's due to the advise on this board, they sound great! but there waaaaaay too quiet. I 've turned everything I can find to do with sound and nothing can make it go louder apparently, what can I do...??? Do I need a headohone amp??? what's the deal, this really sucks!!!

 

[Dolemite]

One question:

....is this the same PRiZ that has plagued the Sound Card forum with dumb questions and indecision? The same PRiZ that enjoys giving rim-jobs so very much?

OK, to answer your question...yes the AKG 240DF's (and I believe the 240M's as well) are known for being hard to drive - meaning most gear doesn't send enough power through the headphone jack to produce reasonable volume though them. How do you deal with this? Well, you need something with more power (duh) like a headphone amp. A hifi receiver should work quite well and may be cheaper (since even an older used receiver should work fine) and more useful than a headphone amp, should you need to power some monitors at some point. I'll wait for the recording purists to chime in with "no, no, no, you need a dedicated headphone amp AND an actual power amp!" Actually, if you were going to buy a power amp anyway, you might just look for one with a headphone jack built-in.

 

[PRiZ-one]

that's me....

I forgot my password and my @home address wasn't working to register again. So I was stuck just reading this site.
(I've never given any rim's thank you much)
Well I rememdied this situation by a little microscopic buttom in winamp and after raising the volume to the highest point, the phones came to a normal level, which is good enuff to get by with.
Nice to know I'm still remembered. I told you all I'd be back.

 

[PRiZ-one]

Also...

If I still can get some differernt headphones, WHAT THE F*CK SHOULD I GET!!! It would be nice to have some loudness, without an amp, I'm NEVER going to get by the way. Thanks! PEAZZZY!

ps, atleast no one will wine now that I don't have 300 posts... becaseu they weren't "official" earned.

 

[Dolemite]

Hmmm, well I've had a pair of Sennheiser HD210's for a couple months and I'm pretty happy with them. They're really comfortable, sound great, easily driven, and only about $30-45 US. A lot of people use Sony MDR-7506's, which are supposed to be very accurate and have strong bass. They run about $75 US. If you're going to be tracking vocals with these, you'll definitely want to get closed as opposed to open headphones. Both the Sony's and the Sennheisers are closed, BTW. I believe the AKG 240M's and DF's are both "semi-closed" - which may be enough, but I'm not sure if they'd be the best for tracking.

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=headphones&as_ugroup=rec.audio.pro

Keep tossin' that salad!

 

[Yadi]

I have the AKGs and find that they are no good for tracking vocals because they are not closed. I have a pair of cheap and uncomfortable Sony's (fully closed) for tracking vocals. I drive my AKGs off of a Behringer board (works well).

 

[dachay2tnr]

I originally bought a pair of the AKG 240's and a second pair of the Sony MDR 7506's. I ended up returning the AKG's and exchanging them for another pair of the Sony's for exactly the same thing you are complaining about. They were just too low in volume.

I had them plugged into the same outlet of my mixer, and if I adjusted the volume for the Sony's, you couldn't hear the AKG's. If I adjusted for the AKG's, the Sony's would blow your head off.

Although the Sony's, because of their closed design, are a little uncomfortable when you wear them for a long time, they do sound great AND you can hear them.

You'll get lot's of opinions on this subject, but for under $100.00 you won't go wrong with the MDR 7506's.

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Priz-one-anda twoa & anda....:

Cans, man. I love to talk about cans. I have a tin can, a garbage can, and yes-you-can, and Toucan. But, the cans I use in my studio are Beyer 770 cans.

I do have a mic pre. I have hanging around some other cans, like AKG, Sony, and KOss wireless cans. I'm now awaiting a set of really good wireless cans. Vocalists like wireless as it gives them more "freedom" while singing. The Koss cans are not the best quality but they have one nice feature -- the vocalist can set his/her own volume and that leaves me to volumize any way I want on the desk. You know, vocalists are always saying, "...can you make the music louder, my voice louder, softer, etc." So, when the talent can turn his/her own knob, less problemas.

There should be a store where one can stop in and try out gear...I guess you can if you live near a big vendor...but, cans fit ears and the Beyer 770 cans make a pretty good fit.


Green Hornet