Post by Kevin on Oct 29, 2008 17:56:56 GMT
From: kezza106 (Original Message) Sent: 10/05/2008 10:16
hiya all
just wondering what's the best type of headphones to use with my magicstomp, and what to look for
many thanks, kerry
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From: MSN Nickname5tratocaster Sent: 10/05/2008 13:13
After trying a number of different types, I settled on a cordless pair from Philips (SBC HC8445). I got them off the well known auction site for about £17.
All corded ones get in the way no matter how long the lead,and to be honest, absolute quality of sound isn't that important for live guitar music, so don't bother paying for top hi-fi quality. I can move around the house with these and still get a good signal.
Don't - what ever you do - make the same mistake I did and buy a pair of Bluetooth corless phones. They look very attractive, are light and inexpensive, but they suffer from a very slight (few milliseconds) delay so are impossible to play with when the sound you hear through them doesn't match up with what your fingers are doing.
If you're playing to a backing track, you will need some way to incorporate that into the signal. As well as my Magictomp I use a Zoom G7 , which has an input for a CD or MP3 player so I can hear the backing track and my playing at the same time.
Without the Zoom G7, you would need either a small mixer unit, or go for a Vox Amplug into which you can feed your backing tracks, sited between the Magicstomp and the headphones.
Geoff
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From: kezza106 Sent: 10/05/2008 13:45
hi geoff
many thanks for your in-depth reply, the problem i have with the headphones i have now is that they seem to lose the tone at the lower notes, so i may invest in a cordless set, also the idea of the vox amplug has set me off on another mission
regards kerry
hiya all
just wondering what's the best type of headphones to use with my magicstomp, and what to look for
many thanks, kerry
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From: MSN Nickname5tratocaster Sent: 10/05/2008 13:13
After trying a number of different types, I settled on a cordless pair from Philips (SBC HC8445). I got them off the well known auction site for about £17.
All corded ones get in the way no matter how long the lead,and to be honest, absolute quality of sound isn't that important for live guitar music, so don't bother paying for top hi-fi quality. I can move around the house with these and still get a good signal.
Don't - what ever you do - make the same mistake I did and buy a pair of Bluetooth corless phones. They look very attractive, are light and inexpensive, but they suffer from a very slight (few milliseconds) delay so are impossible to play with when the sound you hear through them doesn't match up with what your fingers are doing.
If you're playing to a backing track, you will need some way to incorporate that into the signal. As well as my Magictomp I use a Zoom G7 , which has an input for a CD or MP3 player so I can hear the backing track and my playing at the same time.
Without the Zoom G7, you would need either a small mixer unit, or go for a Vox Amplug into which you can feed your backing tracks, sited between the Magicstomp and the headphones.
Geoff
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From: kezza106 Sent: 10/05/2008 13:45
hi geoff
many thanks for your in-depth reply, the problem i have with the headphones i have now is that they seem to lose the tone at the lower notes, so i may invest in a cordless set, also the idea of the vox amplug has set me off on another mission
regards kerry
