Professional Monitoring Headphones

The new Xone XD-53 professional monitoring headphones have been developed to complete any professional DJ?s set up, and complements perfectly the Xone DJ mixer range.

The XD-53?s incorporate a circumaural design, providing excellent isolation from ambient noise, making them the ideal headphone solution for DJ?s working in loud environments. The XD-53?s are also the perfect headphone for studio monitoring applications. ? Excellent sound reproduction ? 53mm diameter drivers ? High power neodymium magnet design ? High SPL capacity ? Rotating earpieces for easy one-ear monitoring ? Adjustable metal-reinforced headband ? Coiled cable convenient one-side exit ? Folding design for compact portability ? Long listening comfort ? Carry pouch included ? OFC [Oxygen-free Copper] wire cables ? 3.5mm [1/8"] connector with 6.3mm [1/4"] jack adapter

[URL="http://www.xone.co.uk/xd53/"]http://www.xone.co.uk/xd53/[/URL]

What do you guys think about this? About $275 US.

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Here's a screen grab pic.

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Can't say until I give them a few tries, but it's going to be hard to beat Ultrasone.

Allen & Heath seem to be following Pioneers business model when it comes to their DJ equipment. Except A&H are actually good

= )

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[quote=scifi pi;494941]Here's a screen grab pic.[/quote]

yo O, look for this [IMG]http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/images/editor/insertimage.gif[/IMG] tab when posting a pic. ;)

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you use ultrasones for dj'ing?

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275$? fuck that. It better come with some good hearing protection as well.

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I think they looked like they are OEM'd from some other company, maybe not...

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[quote=jeffrey collins;495165]you use ultrasones for dj'ing?[/quote]

Yeah, not my studio cans, but my DJ1Pro. A lot of people say they don't have that 'punch' that other cans have, but I also like to be able to hear afterwards and not have my ears bleed.

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if your ears are bleeding you're got shitty headphones.

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that and you must turn them up way past what you need. I cue with both headphones on at the same time. And don't hardly ever go past 10:00 on the volume knob on the mixer. I guess that's why i'm still using the same Sony's since 2002 for dj'ing and pretty much anything else.

I do wanna get a pair of 650 Ultrasones though. but only for production.

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[quote=Jenks;495301]if your ears are bleeding you're got shitty headphones.[/quote]

That's what I've been trying to tell my friends but thy just don't seem to care.

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Maybe your friends can't hear you.:NotMe:

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touche

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[quote=Jenks;495674]Maybe your friends can't hear you.:NotMe:[/quote]

exactly. though i wouldn't worry about it, they won't be dj'ing for much longer at that rate.8)

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Found out those phones aren't shipping until November. Thanks for announcing them so early A+H

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right around christmas time, so get to asking your parents.

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Just got these xones. Fking awesome headphones. All Mike Tyson punchy up on my head. Love em.

Was deciding between hd25, ultrasones, and xones. In the end, i really liked the Sennheisers, but not for djing. The Senns sounds awesome, full audio range, really clean sounding...it just came down to they just felt flimsy and i didn't care much for the smaller ear pads on them or the narrow dual headband. Ultrasones, nice sound, not enough punch for me.

Xones fit nice on my dome, steel construction, amazing isolation, and i'm going 12 rounds with a heavyweight with these things on. Pow!

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that is one of the top things a dj should consider when purchasing new headphones. The quality of build. I know the sony's weren't made really all that great. Mine still work, even after I've been using them since 2002. But i've got clamps on the tops of the earpieces.

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what i expect of allen and heath is what they always deliver. always solid. always quality.

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that's the way it should be with every company. That is but ONE of the many reasons why A&H charge more than other companies.

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any hi-fi company can decide to use the best and most expensive materials and make headphones that come with 10-year warranty and cost $1000 dollars. the tricky part is to engineer a product that costs the same as your competitors' products but beats them in quality and MTBF ;)

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Broke my Sony's about 4 years ago... my pioneers just got broke this last weekend, so I'm considering these... If they've got steel construction, maybe that'd keep them from breaking.

Damn pioneers broke right at the hinge before the earbud... you'd think it'd be stronger plastic.

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i never did like the pioneers. didn't like that tiny hole in the ear piece that all the sound had to go through. They always felt weird on my head. I like the Sony's but would love to hear the A&H's. If they are the equivalent of the xone 92, than i'll love those bitches forever.

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I hear ya... I was never too big on the pioneers myself. I didn't think the sound quality was all it was hyped up to be... After about two years of having them, if you touched the cord where it went into the mixer, it made a crakling sound. If you had the quarter inch adapter off of them, and I had them plugged into my mp3 player I would have to move the damn connector around where it plugged into my player... otherwise the headphones would sound all muffled.

If the A/H are even close to the quality of my xone 92, I'll love 'um too.

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so Jenks, how much did you end up paying for them. I think my sony's are finally reaching their end.

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I can't find these damn headphones ANYWHERE!!! Every place has been out of stock since the 18th.

I've checked pssl.com, audiolines, Full Compass, guitar center, and even some of the local dealers here where I live. WTF!!?!?

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i paid $202 + shipping @ audiolines, but only because i called and haggled. keep searching dude, they're awesome.

did you CALL audiolines?

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didn't know about that place. I did a google search after getting on here and found the cheapest at 199 that includes shipping. I actually thought my headphones were going out on me. Than I realized that I just needed to compress the certain sounds i was working on in the studio...DUH on me. LOL.

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[quote=Jenks;618745]i paid $202 + shipping @ audiolines, but only because i called and haggled. keep searching dude, they're awesome.

did you CALL audiolines?[/quote]

Yeah I called them a few days ago and they didn't have them in stock.

Jeffrey, if you find them anywhere, let me know I'd like to order a pair myself.

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looks like most of these stores are out of stock. A&H needs to get on the ball and make more of these fuckerds.

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Finally picked up a pair today. Haven't had a chance to listen to them yet and I can't wait to.

Ended up getting them at Guitar Center for $199.18 out the door!!

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wait a sec...you bought headphones, and didn't even hook them up to a mixer or cd player to listen to them? WOW that takes a serious belief that you know how well their products are.

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[quote=jeffrey collins;632140]wait a sec...you bought headphones, and didn't even hook them up to a mixer or cd player to listen to them? WOW that takes a serious belief that you know how well their products are.[/quote]

Well, I had the sonys and didn't like them that much, went to the pioneer's and not only was I not impressed with their sound quality but they broke on me too.

Anyhow, I've been reading a lot of online reviews and I have the Xone 92 mixer so I know they make quality products.

Anyhow, I got to listen to them last night and I don't have one regret at all! They're crystal clear, great bass, and they're comfy too! What more could you want. :D

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Oh man. I don't know why anyone would go with the pioneers. The earpiece has such a small hole for the sound to come through, there is no way you are getting all you could out of those headphones.

I may just get me a pair of the Xone headphones...if I ever get really back into Dj'ing regularly.

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Nice work Homeskillet. Hope my review helped. :p

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[quote=jeffrey collins;632140]wait a sec...you bought headphones, and didn't even hook them up to a mixer or cd player to listen to them? WOW that takes a serious belief that you know how well their products are.[/quote]

jeff that really doesnt make much difference doing that, a good set of headphones will need broke in just like any other good speaker, when i first bought my hd650's i was ready for sending them back because they sounded so dam flat and papery, now the still sound flat but are not as papery :lol:

they need to be driven properly :lol:

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[quote=Jenks;633128]Nice work Homeskillet. Hope my review helped. :p[/quote]

Definitely one of the posts that helped persuade me.

Funny you mention the "Senns" because the day I bought them I rolled over to my buddies house right away and he has a pair of Sennheiser headphones. Not the dj ones but the HD555 ones. He acutally agreed with me that mine sounded more clear than his... however he did mention that mine were almost too "bright" or trebly.

Anyhow, been using them for a few days now and I love um. 8)

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Very clear sound. I bought on djdeals.com 200 bucks free shipping.

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I still use my silver Sony's I've probably had them about 8 years..Still going strong...The leather on the ear pieces are cracking but, they still sound good.

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yeah i've had mine since 02 i think and they still work well. But they are cracked pretty bad and will definitely be needing some good HP's in the future. Probably will get these or some Ultrasones.