Di Pi
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Djs and headphones.
#1032463 - 06/02/13 08:30 PM
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Hi there! Any opinions on why djs prefer headphones over iems??? I am a dj my
self the last 5 years and i would say that if you give me headphones and iems with exact
the same techs and price i choose headphones just because i can put them in and out very
easy and fast when i beatmatch/mix. p.s. i'm talking about djs who use their
ears and not theis eyes to mix 
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Skerrick
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Di Pi]
#1032479 - 06/02/13 11:31 PM
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yo yo yo pardon my ignorance but whats an IEM?
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Mike Stranks
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Skerrick]
#1032480 - 06/02/13 11:34 PM
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Quote Skerrick:
yo yo yo pardon
my ignorance but whats an IEM?
THIS
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Sam Spoons
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Di Pi]
#1032482 - 06/02/13 11:43 PM
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I think you answer your own question, headphones are easy to put on and take off (which
DJ's do every few seconds) IEM's are designed to stay in place for an extended period of
time (they are actually very easy to insert but can be fiddly to remove and are most
comfortable when left alone).
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Di Pi
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Sam Spoons]
#1032485 - 06/02/13 11:52 PM
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I think the same too, i am just wondering if there is any other reason.../?
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Skerrick
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Mike Stranks]
#1032491 - 07/02/13 12:53 AM
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Quote Mike Stranks:
Quote Skerrick:
yo yo yo pardon
my ignorance but whats an IEM?
THIS
Thank you mr stranks, i should have
just googled it tbh, muchos apologeticos.
never heard of iem's (probs cos im new to
most of this sound bizz)
might lerk into a pair. 
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chris...
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Di Pi]
#1032497 - 07/02/13 01:41 AM
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Decent headphones sound loads better than IEMs (or at least, affordable IEMs).
But headphones generally offer less isolation.
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John Willett
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Di Pi]
#1032645 - 07/02/13 08:22 PM
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Also - DJs often like to listen one-eared while they line things up - not easy with IEMs.
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ken long
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Di Pi]
#1032646 - 07/02/13 08:26 PM
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chris...
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Re: Djs and headphones.
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#1032696 - 08/02/13 09:24 AM
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Nice shower!
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Hugh Robjohns
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: chris...]
#1032709 - 08/02/13 10:48 AM
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ken long
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: chris...]
#1032712 - 08/02/13 10:52 AM
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Quote chris...:
Nice shower!
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Di Pi
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: John Willett]
#1032776 - 08/02/13 07:02 PM
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John, why do you think it's easier with headphones than iems??
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Bossman
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Di Pi]
#1032793 - 08/02/13 11:49 PM
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lets face it, most DJs wouldn't even know what an IEM is!!... and they are a bit pointless
for a DJ.. musicians only wear IEMs because they'd look stupid with headphones on
stage.
and, as has been said already, its easier for a DJ to take headphones
on/off etc.
I guess its the same reason why people generally don't use IEMs
when in recording studios - because they don't need to.
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Sam Spoons
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Bossman]
#1032794 - 08/02/13 11:56 PM
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Quote Bossman:
lets face it, most
DJs wouldn't even know what an IEM is!!... and they are a bit pointless for a DJ..
musicians only wear IEMs because they'd look stupid with headphones on stage.
and, as has been said already, its easier for a DJ to take headphones on/off etc.
I guess its the same reason why people generally don't use IEMs when in recording
studios - because they don't need to.
OTOH I've just spent £250 on a pair of custom IEM's...... at
that price I'll wear them in bed........ 
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John Willett
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Di Pi]
#1032802 - 09/02/13 09:34 AM
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Quote Di Pi:
John, why do you
think it's easier with headphones than iems??
Because they swap back and forth between one ear listening and
two ear listening and it's normally much easier with headphones.
Proper IEMs
are far more fiddly as they normally involve custom ear moulds.
You also have
to be very careful with IEMs - putting them in and out - or you can damage the eardrum
with the pressure/suction if you don't do it properly.
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Dave71
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Di Pi]
#1032925 - 10/02/13 05:42 PM
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As a hard working DJ for me there are various reasons
1. cost - suitable pair of
cans £50-£70
2. ease of use, 1 ear both ears, left/right
2. need to be able
to hear auntie marge when she asks for abba
1. if you don't wear cans, you don't
look like a dj, just a regular guy
2. if a guest needs to hear a track its easy to
give them a set of cans
NB - I do know what IEM is btw. Not sure that Tom
Cruise was the best person top play Ethan Hunt though
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Edited by Dave71 (10/02/13 05:45 PM)
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TSH-Tim
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Re: Djs and headphones.
[Re: Di Pi]
#1032949 - 10/02/13 10:09 PM
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Come on guys ! IEM wound't look cool enough while chatting up all those girls 
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