# Drummers: Over ear headphones... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 30, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499 "2008-12-30T08:24:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/1 "2008-12-30T08:24:08Z")
(so many drum threads) What do you use? I want to start playing on a click track at practice so we’re tight in the studio… I have ear muffs and i can wear earbuds under them, but i still lose the click in all the noise… I need more volume and more sound deadening. ---
**Author:** ![ImsloIkno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58956e/32.png) [@ImsloIkno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImsloIkno)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/2 "2008-12-30T08:49:19Z")
are u lookin for basically sound proof headphones with a click track built in our just the headphones ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/3 "2008-12-30T08:50:31Z")
I have a pair of koss headphones that I really like. I look for more sound deadening and less volume just to try and save what hearing I have left. Seins makes great ones from what I hear ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/4 "2008-12-30T08:51:01Z")
Prefer headphones, so that way i can jam to other stuff with them… they don’t have to have great sound quality, just LOUD and with good audio dampening. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/5 "2008-12-30T08:55:49Z")
Get some true in-ear monitors (like etymotics) and then wear regular hearing protection over them if you need it. Should be 20+ dB of deadening for the in-ear phones and about the same for good over-ear protection. ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/6 "2008-12-30T09:02:17Z")
but he is also looking for headphones he can use for music. In-ear mons are great for shows, but IMO dont provide great sound quality for music listening outside the studio ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/7 "2008-12-30T09:24:07Z")
The SQ is great on them (Etymotics and Shure is what I have experience with), if you can deal with the comfort issues. Some people love them, some hate them. ---
**Author:** ![ineedacar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@ineedacar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ineedacar)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/8 "2008-12-30T10:05:00Z")
Any headphones with huge foam outsides I’ve found work great as far as dampening… for some reason I just love how drums sound when playing with them on lol [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/150378-REG/Sony\_MDRV600\_MDR\_V600\_Headphone.html](http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/150378-REG/Sony_MDRV600_MDR_V600_Headphone.html) Strictly an example of what I mean, never used these at all… ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/9 "2008-12-30T10:12:37Z")
You really have nothing better to do than make threads asking stupid questions that have been asked over and over and over? Is this 10 total between GA and off topic? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/10 "2008-12-30T10:13:15Z")
> [@ineedacar](#): > > Any headphones with huge foam outsides I’ve found work great as far as dampening… for some reason I just love how drums sound when playing with them on lol > > [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/150378-REG/Sony\_MDRV600\_MDR\_V600\_Headphone.html](http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/150378-REG/Sony_MDRV600_MDR_V600_Headphone.html) > > Strictly an example of what I mean, never used these at all… My current muffs also make the drums sound really good as it takes a lot of the treble out of the bass beater… ---
**Author:** ![ineedacar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@ineedacar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ineedacar)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drummers-over-ear-headphones/60499/11 "2008-12-30T10:25:35Z")
> [@newman](#): > > My current muffs also make the drums sound really good as it takes a lot of the treble out of the bass beater… Exactly. I realllllly love how my drums sound. Then I put on some beefy headphones and they sound all kinds of better. These are the pair I have now: [SteelSeries Siberia Gaming Headset - White](http://www.xoxide.com/icemat-siberia-headset-white.html?productid=icemat-siberia-headset-white&channelid=FROOG?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_term=%7Bproductid%7D&utm_campaign=Froogle) … although they’re made for gaming, they sound absolutely fantastic… music through them is fucking unreal. Only problem is they don’t dampen out much sound at all, but I kind of like it when playing along to music because I still can pretty much hear how my drums are really sounding.