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Vic Firth SIH2 Sound-Isolating Headphones
Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.
Product no: 9000-0046-5049 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a manufacturing defects warranty.
General
Whether it's to keep tight to a click track, looped samples, or full backing track, drumming in a set of headphones can be a nightmare-situation when you're straining to hear the tempo over the beat you're pounding out, while the monitor volume gets slowly pushed to piercing, even damaging levels. To ease the pain, Vic Firth offer the help of these purpose-designed SIH2 headphones. Able to dampen ambient noise by a massive 25dBs, you're able to turn the volume back down to a more comfortable level and re-focus on nailing the beat. Since these are the follow-up to the popular SIH1 headphones, they have an improved speaker design with a bigger driver, giving the bass more power and the mids and high frequencies more clarity. The headband is also more comfy than the previous editions, and are now able to support longer playing sessions, completing a comprehensive set of personal monitors made by people that actually know something about drumming: Vic Firth.
Specifications
Product features
Active noise suppression | no |
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Wireless | no |
Rotatable earpad | no |
Sustainable product | not specified |
Headphone weight | not specified |
Headphone construction | closed |
Ideal headphones for | drumming |
Headphone impedance | not specified |
In/on/over ear | over-ear |
Includes microphone | no |
Design can be folded/dismantled | no |
Adjustable bass boost | no |
Removable cable | no |
Cable length | 150-199 cm |
Colour | black |
Maximum frequency | 20 - 20.9 kHz |
Minimum frequency | 20 - 21 Hz |
Audio connection type | jack 3.5 mm TRS, jack 6.3 mm TRS |
Headphone design | retro |
Volume control | no |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
Weight (incl. packaging) | 442 gr |
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Dimensions (incl. packaging) | 23,5 x 18,5 x 10,0 cm |
Product specifications
- sound-isolating headphones
- ideal for drummers
- reduce ambient noise by 25dB
- protect hearing
- clear sound reproduction at lower volume
- padded headband and soft ear pads
- excellent wearing comfort for longer playing sessions
- 3.5mm mini-jack to 6.3mm jack adapter
- 50mm Dynamic Speaker Mylarcon
- frequency range: 20Hz - 20kHz
- colour: black
Reviews from other countries
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The sound quality is far better than expected from a low cost closed back headphone, and it's ideal for monitoring quiet microphone recordings while avoiding feedback. I wouldn't class them as true HiFi headphones, but they are not intended to be.
The sound isolation is excellent, and similar to most ear defenders.
They are light and comfortable, despite having the fairly high clamping force that is required for good isolation.
I'd recommend them to anyone wanting isolating phones, but the adjusters need some attention.
Na jarenlang hoofdtelefoons van Sennheiser gebruikt te hebben (de laatste is de HD206) om o.a. mijn Roland TD-27 goed te kunnen horen heb ik me laten verleiden om deze Vic Firth aan te schaffen. Om te beginnen met, misschien het enige, min-puntje: in het laag wint de Sennheiser beslist maar dat neem ik graag op de koop toe. Wat ik echt geweldig vind aan deze hoofdtelefoon is de zogenaamde noise canceling: ik bleek toch veel meer van het akoestische geluid van mijn e-drum-set mee te krijgen dan gedacht waardoor zowel de backing-tracks als de het geluid van m'n e-kits geweld aangedaan werd. Dat is nu absoluut niet meer aan de orde en er gaat een wereld voor me open, qua geluid(skwaliteit)! Heel fijn! De hoofdtelefoon past goed en zit stevig (maar niet té) op m'n hoofd geklemd en prima te dragen, voor langere tijd. De kabel is, met anderhalve meter, inderdaad erg kort (ik was gewend om de kabel "achterlangs" te laten lopen; dát kan niet meer) dus die laat ik de hoogte in gaan voordat ie in m'n TD-27 of mengpaneeltje gaat. Een verlengkabeltje is snel gehaald als dat een issue mocht zijn. Stevige constructie en ik schat in dat ie wel een tijdje mee gaat. Wat mij betreft, in combinatie met e-drums, een absolute aanrader!
Zit lekker en klinkt relatief goed.
Alleen een heel groot nadeel is dat deze nog al lekt met name aan de onderkant van de oren.
Daarom ga ik de hoofdtelefoon retourneren.
Als dit niet het geval was geweest had ik hem zeker gehouden!
Na een paar dagen gebruik twijfel ik nog steeds of 'm terug moet sturen want de headset zit enorm strak en knelt. En ik heb de kleinste hoedenmaat die er is....
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