Headphone Recommendation?, Headphones for Marshall Guitar amp Options

[lantzn]

Hello All,
We recently picked up some Bose Triport ($149) headphones for my son to use with his computer, iPod and Marshall electric guitar amp.
These headphones sound absolutely awesome when used with the computer and iPod but my son says the music really sounds terrible when plugged into his guitar amp. He said the bass is lost and the whole thing sounds tinny. Are there special headphones for strict use with amps or are we missing some sort of "box" between the two? Also if there are special headphones can you all make a recommendation? Thanks

This post has been edited by lantzn: Tue 15 Jun 2004, 19:16

[sethjacquay]

Joe says : "No Highs, No Lows, must be Bose!"

But I actually one a set of Triports and while they
are nice "listening" headphones, I found I needed something
that didn't drop the highs and a make the base muddy while mixing.

I just recently bought a set of Behringer HPS 3000 Studio Monitor
Headphones for $25. Figuring $25 was worth the risk, considering
my Bose Triports were $150. I have only used them for a week, but
the difference between the Bose and Behringers is amazing. While the sound
is more dry, it does not muddy the bass, and all the frequencies are there with
a very flat sound (which is good for mixing, but not the most fun to listen too.)
So, while these studio monitoring headphones were a good value they probably
aren't good for listening through a guitar amp.

You might try a pair of DJ headphones, but I would agree that the amp on the guitar
gives the guitar a lot of its personality, so listening through headphones might
always give a some what disappointing experience, unless you doctor up
the sound in a DAW.