DJ Headphones Buying Guide

Another essential piece of DJ Gear are your headphones. DJ Headphones are different to the usual headphones that you find on the high street. DJ Headphones are the tool that allow you to hear how your mix will sound before anyone else does. They allow you to monitor what’s currently playing on the turntables and give you the feedback you need to set up the incoming mix. Therefore it is essential that you pick up a quality pair of DJ headphones.

The aim of this section is to provide you with some of the features that you should look for in a good quality pair of DJ Headphones.

If you are planning to DJ in clubs, then it’s a good idea to choose your headphones with the following features:

Swivelling Earpiece: This allows you to swivel away an earpiece from one ear. This helps you monitor the cued track with the live track being heard from the speakers.
Closed Ear Design: This type of design simply seals the headphone over your ears, and drowns out any external sounds.
Folding Design: This lets you store you headphones in a compact way, saving you space. It also protects the headphone cups.
Coiled lead: As well as coiled, the lead should be detachable. If the lead develops a problems you can easily replace it, instead of buying a new set of headphones.
Solid Construction: You want your headphones to last you a long time, so choosing a solid design is worth doing.

You could also have a second, cheaper pair of headphones to use when you are not playing out. However, if you can only afford a single pair of DJ headphones, then go for a quality pair.

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The headphones listed below are some of the better ones. They incorporate all the features listed above, and will be a good investment.


Stanton DJ Pro 2000S Headphones	Numark PHX Headphones	Pioneer HDJ-1000 Pro DJ Headphones	Technics RP-F550 DJ Headphones
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These DJ Headphones won’t give you a headache!

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