Headphones

[YamahaGuy]

Originally Posted by lkingston

My son took my Yamaha Silent Guitar off to college with him. I remember that there was quite a bass boost in the headphone output which made ear buds sound about right, but bigger over the ear headphones a little too boomy. I ended up using mostly ear buds for that reason. I believe that is how it was designed to be used.

FWIW, my SLG110S came with in ear buds from Yamaha.

[Don W]

Sennheiser HD 280 pro

[H165]

My "go to" listening/all-around <$100 set is the Sony MDR-V6 (7506 is pretty much the same), and I'd suggest immediately springing for a set of velour replacement earpads,

I use the 7506 with velour. Very clean sound.

Grados are on my "wanted" list.

[Stratcat77]

Sony MDR-7506 - hard to beat for the money, but everyone has different tastes...

[doublescale1]

+3 for Sony MDR-7506 - neutral color to the sound, you'll hear what you're doing for real. Comfortable for 15 min sessions that turn into a couple of hours, and priced right.

[Irishrep]

I think the best thing to do ( if you can ) is bring the guitar to try out with the phones. With the heavy bass boost - I would stay away from any phones that advertise “ bass enhancement. In this case - if you are looking for over the ears I would be careful as some of my “ best “ headphones for audiophiles were the worst for the silent guitar. I have an old travel folding pair from Radio Shack gave me the best balanced sound ..... go figure