ablahblah
New Head-Fier
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I've been running my DJE-1500s for a week or so now, and I am very pleased with them, to my surprise. The sound is, not what I expected to put it simply. I was expecting it to replace my aging EPH-100, while being my new active DJ headphone/monitor. I'm hanging up my pair of HD25's for this, the noise isolation and relative clarity of an in-ear monitor just makes more sense to me heh.
I'm running mine with some eartips I pulled off an inexpensive meelectronics bud. I didn't like the stock buds, the silicone ones made my tracks sound compressed to be honest, and I don't like having to clean the foam tips. The tips I'm running right now have opened up the clarity a decent amount, and the soundstage as well.
To me, they have a "club" sound to them, is the best way I can put it.
- Soundstage
- The bass is definitely emphasized. Bordering on a bassline bud imo. This is definitely not a neutral headphone, but has a kind of fun signature to it. Can be tiring eventually though.
- I swear I can literally feel the bass on these buds. Might be because the EPH-100s weren't too bassy vs this. It works wonders for beatmatching when I'm DJ'ing though. I'm in love over this though, it helps me recognize in a sense how a track will sound/feel over a large PA system with subwoofers. This wasn't possible with the EPH-100s or HD25s. (The HD25s would tell me if a track was bassy, the EPH-100s would roll on smooth as waves, DJE-1500s show me what they'll sound like at a party.)
- Mids come out well. Highs feel a little recessed behind the mids. Highs don't seem to be harsh, which is great.
- Soundstage is decent. Not as large as the EPH-100, but it kind of brings the music "closer" to you, if you know what I mean. I'm experiencing an odd thing with the bass imaging, it seems it's more compressed vs the mids. This has actually been a helpful feature when mixing though.
- Overall, when I play a track, I can immediately zone in on the vocals/midrange and grasp what the bassline is doing if it's doing anything at all. Highs are in the slight background providing support.
I listen to electronic tracks almost exclusively. Blurb tracks to illustrate what I'm hearing:
Maduk ft. Veela - Ghost Assassin VIP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iYzuc_gM9U; 0:00, 0:03, 0:43
- Vocals come out pristine on this track. Almost intimate; it doesn't feel like someone's singing right in front of you, but close. On the EPH-100s though, I can hear her lips separating to speak at 0:03 clearly, on the DJE-1500's it's a little recessed.
Firebeatz - Bazooka (Original Mix) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svGjewXAq94; 1:00, 2:30
- The slight bump in the highs on the EPH-100s make this kind of hard to listen to. The high end is not tiring on the DJE-1500s.
49ers - I Got The Music (Noise Frenzy Bootleg) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jjoawdUdIk; 1:31, 1:49
- Vocals (the sample of "high" or something) are forward on this, they're presented in your face. On the EPH-100s, they're more laidback, to the point where the build up doesn't feel as engaging and the drop to the beat is kind of awkward. The bass on this track makes the DJEs wobble a good bit.
Build quality wise, I LOVE these headphones. They're purpose built for DJ'ing. The cable is thick and sturdy, and I appreciate the paracord braid on the lower end of the cable (more durable, less tangles). I like the splitter and keeper as well, and also actually like the fact that the keeper only rides up to the earhook section. It allows me to use it with only one earbud in without any risk of tangling the cables. The earhook isn't the best imo, it hasn't stopped the body from riding down and pushing against me ear, but it's easily/quickly corrected with your finger. Appreciate the red tip on the right earbud as well, it does really help quickly identify the buds in a dark scenario.
I'm running mine with some eartips I pulled off an inexpensive meelectronics bud. I didn't like the stock buds, the silicone ones made my tracks sound compressed to be honest, and I don't like having to clean the foam tips. The tips I'm running right now have opened up the clarity a decent amount, and the soundstage as well.
To me, they have a "club" sound to them, is the best way I can put it.
- Soundstage
- The bass is definitely emphasized. Bordering on a bassline bud imo. This is definitely not a neutral headphone, but has a kind of fun signature to it. Can be tiring eventually though.
- I swear I can literally feel the bass on these buds. Might be because the EPH-100s weren't too bassy vs this. It works wonders for beatmatching when I'm DJ'ing though. I'm in love over this though, it helps me recognize in a sense how a track will sound/feel over a large PA system with subwoofers. This wasn't possible with the EPH-100s or HD25s. (The HD25s would tell me if a track was bassy, the EPH-100s would roll on smooth as waves, DJE-1500s show me what they'll sound like at a party.)
- Mids come out well. Highs feel a little recessed behind the mids. Highs don't seem to be harsh, which is great.
- Soundstage is decent. Not as large as the EPH-100, but it kind of brings the music "closer" to you, if you know what I mean. I'm experiencing an odd thing with the bass imaging, it seems it's more compressed vs the mids. This has actually been a helpful feature when mixing though.
- Overall, when I play a track, I can immediately zone in on the vocals/midrange and grasp what the bassline is doing if it's doing anything at all. Highs are in the slight background providing support.
I listen to electronic tracks almost exclusively. Blurb tracks to illustrate what I'm hearing:
Maduk ft. Veela - Ghost Assassin VIP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iYzuc_gM9U; 0:00, 0:03, 0:43
- Vocals come out pristine on this track. Almost intimate; it doesn't feel like someone's singing right in front of you, but close. On the EPH-100s though, I can hear her lips separating to speak at 0:03 clearly, on the DJE-1500's it's a little recessed.
Firebeatz - Bazooka (Original Mix) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svGjewXAq94; 1:00, 2:30
- The slight bump in the highs on the EPH-100s make this kind of hard to listen to. The high end is not tiring on the DJE-1500s.
49ers - I Got The Music (Noise Frenzy Bootleg) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jjoawdUdIk; 1:31, 1:49
- Vocals (the sample of "high" or something) are forward on this, they're presented in your face. On the EPH-100s, they're more laidback, to the point where the build up doesn't feel as engaging and the drop to the beat is kind of awkward. The bass on this track makes the DJEs wobble a good bit.
Build quality wise, I LOVE these headphones. They're purpose built for DJ'ing. The cable is thick and sturdy, and I appreciate the paracord braid on the lower end of the cable (more durable, less tangles). I like the splitter and keeper as well, and also actually like the fact that the keeper only rides up to the earhook section. It allows me to use it with only one earbud in without any risk of tangling the cables. The earhook isn't the best imo, it hasn't stopped the body from riding down and pushing against me ear, but it's easily/quickly corrected with your finger. Appreciate the red tip on the right earbud as well, it does really help quickly identify the buds in a dark scenario.
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