Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Alright, I have one complaint on my Yamaha headphones, when I play, 
I am getting ocassional static sound...almost like they are on 
overload.  I am running these thru a mixer.  I am beginning to 
wonder if these phones are the best investment for my DTX.
I am wondering...what do you experienced guys recommend?  I would 
LOVE to get the Sennheiser HD-25, but, dio I really need to spend a 
few hundred on these?  Can somebody help with any suggestions.  Do I 
need REAL studio quality phones like the HD-25? or can I get by with 
Sony MDR7506 or the Sennheiser HD-270.  Right now I am using Yamaha 
RH-5MAs, but they distort on the real low bass drum settings.  Any 
help will be appreciated.
Jade

It's important to try and pin down what component is actually the source
of the distortion. If, as you mention, you are running through a mixer,
there is a good chance the output from your DTX is overloading the input
channels or maybe on of your effects? It could be a low amount of Mw
(Milli watts) of output power from the headphone amp in the mixer, it
could be any of the devices. Also, headphones are very subjectivbe. What
someone may find acceptable others may not. Maximum DB of sound level,
frequency response, comfort, uniform, flat frequency response across the
spectrum, all these are important to how it sounds, but only to *you*! :)

It might be best if you describe what it is you are using them for
(rehersal? mixing? monitoring during recording?) that would help
determine what you need. In the short term, I would examine all the
components in the chain between you and your source of sound to see if
you can pin down where the distortion is being introduced, as it usually
isn't the phones themselves in my experience.. :)

Vern

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jadiebooshkie said:

> Alright, I have one complaint on my Yamaha headphones, when I play,  I
> am getting ocassional static sound...almost like they are on
> overload.  I am running these thru a mixer.  I am beginning to
> wonder if these phones are the best investment for my DTX.
> I am wondering...what do you experienced guys recommend?  I would  LOVE
> to get the Sennheiser HD-25, but, dio I really need to spend a  few
> hundred on these?  Can somebody help with any suggestions.  Do I  need
> REAL studio quality phones like the HD-25? or can I get by with  Sony
> MDR7506 or the Sennheiser HD-270.  Right now I am using Yamaha
> RH-5MAs, but they distort on the real low bass drum settings.  Any
> help will be appreciated.
> Jade
>
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Jade,

I think Vern's right. Headphones that don't do bass very well 
usually don't show it by distorting; they typically just don't go 
very deep. A static sound could be overload somewhere, but it could 
also be a loose wire or a blown speaker. Whatever is wrong, if you 
decide to get something else, you have a wealth of options at far 
less than $200 or $300. Take a look at some of the Sennheisers, or 
other makes at http://headroom.headphone.com/layout.php?topicID=1. 
I'm a bit of a fussy audiophile when it comes to audio components, 
but when listening to e-drums and CDs/MP3s through a modest mixer, 
you don't have to break the bank. Under those conditions, headphones 
capable of musical nuances only detectable through an expensive 
audio system, or even a very good studio board, are overkill, unless 
you intend them to do double duty some place that can take full 
advantage of them. 

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jadiebooshkie 
<jadiebooshkie@y...>" <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> Alright, I have one complaint on my Yamaha headphones, when I 
play, 
> I am getting ocassional static sound...almost like they are on 
> overload.  I am running these thru a mixer.  I am beginning to 
> wonder if these phones are the best investment for my DTX.
> I am wondering...what do you experienced guys recommend?  I would 
> LOVE to get the Sennheiser HD-25, but, dio I really need to spend 
a 
> few hundred on these?  Can somebody help with any suggestions.  Do 
I 
> need REAL studio quality phones like the HD-25? or can I get by 
with 
> Sony MDR7506 or the Sennheiser HD-270.  Right now I am using 
Yamaha 

> RH-5MAs, but they distort on the real low bass drum settings.  Any 
> help will be appreciated.
> Jade

I think I have found the problem....my 1/4 inch adapter was bad...I 
changed it and the problem went away...picture that!...Jade

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus 
<liberatusvirus@y...>" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Jade,
> 
> I think Vern's right. Headphones that don't do bass very well 
> usually don't show it by distorting; they typically just don't go 
> very deep. A static sound could be overload somewhere, but it 
could 
> also be a loose wire or a blown speaker. Whatever is wrong, if you 
> decide to get something else, you have a wealth of options at far 
> less than $200 or $300. Take a look at some of the Sennheisers, or 
> other makes at http://headroom.headphone.com/layout.php?topicID=1. 
> I'm a bit of a fussy audiophile when it comes to audio components, 
> but when listening to e-drums and CDs/MP3s through a modest mixer, 
> you don't have to break the bank. Under those conditions, 
headphones 
> capable of musical nuances only detectable through an expensive 
> audio system, or even a very good studio board, are overkill, 
unless 
> you intend them to do double duty some place that can take full 
> advantage of them. 
> 
> Ed
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jadiebooshkie 
> <jadiebooshkie@y...>" <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> > Alright, I have one complaint on my Yamaha headphones, when I 
> play, 
> > I am getting ocassional static sound...almost like they are on 
> > overload.  I am running these thru a mixer.  I am beginning to 
> > wonder if these phones are the best investment for my DTX.
> > I am wondering...what do you experienced guys recommend?  I 
would 
> > LOVE to get the Sennheiser HD-25, but, dio I really need to 
spend 
> a 
> > few hundred on these?  Can somebody help with any suggestions.  
Do 
> I 
> > need REAL studio quality phones like the HD-25? or can I get by 
> with 
> > Sony MDR7506 or the Sennheiser HD-270.  Right now I am using 
> Yamaha 
> > RH-5MAs, but they distort on the real low bass drum settings.  
Any 
> > help will be appreciated.
> > Jade