How do these respond to a mic'd bass, kick drum, or floor tom? The 18" didn't handle it very well.
1100630
Used it for dj 'ing, so I don't know how it works with and acoustic drum set. Sorry
1100631
We have been using a pair of these with a pair of Peavey SP 2BX for our indoor shows for the past 2 years. We mic everything. and send it out. I don't drive them real hard because it's not made for that. But it will give you more low end than without, and in a med to small venue works well. It won't give you the drive outdoors like the big equipment will, I use our dual Peavey 18" subs for the outdoor, and X-large events.
1029301
Since this doesn't have a -10 db Pad (the MXL990S has one of those) it may not work well on stage with rock bands. If you're doing jazz at decent volumes it's probably ok. This mic is really not good for guitar amp, snares or kick drums because it has no pad. At 128 DB SPL the mic will probably distort with snare and kick hits or loud guitar volumes. An SM57 is better for guitar amps, kick and snare.
654044
It'll probably do it well, but in my opinion you would have better results using the ORTF (2 mics overhead) setup in addition to the Kick mic. A good and inexpensive ORTF combo: Superlux S502
206421
The lower frequencies are pretty good. Just don't expect to pump extremely low bass frequencies at high volumes. It can handle funk, rap, pop, ect. Just not stuff like extremely low frequency with high volume/spl music, like say dub step. Also don't think you will win some kind of loudest/most bass competition. But if you listen to music with a normal bass response, or even a little bass heavy these will do more than fine.
2099346
Mofo s Are junk. I ordered them and were damaged. Go with soundqubed. I compete in bass and have yet to break windshield
1433658
You need a mic preamp with in built phantom power . It should be a minimum of 15 Volts and can be up to 48 volts max. For drum use,48 V is better. It has an omni directional sensitivity. Will pick up room ambiance. Note that the max spl is 127dB for 1% distortion and so position may be critical for good sound. Has a very flat response and should sound good. Might add that this mic seems to be designed for measurement use. Close miking of percussion could over load it !
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I bought mine primarily to use with my drum set - but since then I've been using to listen to Spotify on my PC too and they sound freaking fantastic! Way better than any of the PC Gaming headphones (Logitech) that I have... These are industry standard audio monitors, I don't think you'll find a better performing, more affordable set.
1417298
They're an excellent till if you already have a drum set. I guess you could still use them on a practice pad though which you can pick up for like $15 or $20.
989548
If you use them as IEMs, they should suffice and you should be able to hear the separation. You may need to adjust volume on your bpm click depending on how loud you play the drums.
1585576
I think most of your feedback issues will come from stage monitors pointing back at you. I sometime play with a guy that used a mic and he has no problems at all.
2165664
I don't know. I live alone, set the TV volume to about midway, and the volume control on the 'phones about 1/4 up. Plenty loud. but these won't be able to shatter your ear drums. The curious thing is: at modest volume the Bass is just absolutely excellent! Not overwhelming but no peaks of low frequency resonance. I don't know how they do it. (Been a ham radio operator for 60 years.) (Audio enthusiast forever.) Floyd.
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I use a Axiom 49 and it works very well. Just remember that these are meant for your ears to be able to pickup anything and everything. good and bad. They have saved me a few times by picking up stuff my headphones missed. Also, these are near field monitors. They're meant for studio use not really for normal listening or performing live. They sound great, but get an amp/p.a. to plug into if you're gonna be performing.
271724
I'm using them as part of a surround system with a subwoofer, so don't really have an opinion about the bass response of these.
580065
Yes they are a good flat response. My son uses them to make beats. Can't very well EQ the track when the headphones are screwing things up. Beats Headphones suck for mixing and monitoring. But if you are running a sound board or mixing tracks, these will work very well.
1660275
If you want "thumpin bass" then yes, get a sub. Overall balance is good but not bass heavy. They are not tweeters only, they have a 6.5" speaker cone too. They probably would come to life with an amp pushing them.
2227395
I don't know that they are 'recommended' per any professional reviews, but since the bass on these is not as strong as the AKGs I have, they would work well for music that does not utilize extremely low frequencies as heard in underground electronic music with 808 or rap/pop.
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Hi Tim, these will not play bass as "much" as the Beats pro which are designed to exaggerate bass, but these have very accurate, tight bass that goes really low. But what you lose in bass volume, you gain in fit and finish, quality, and very accurate and pleasing music.