PSR SX920 and headphones with Shure SM58

[SteveGEOD]

Hi all,
So loving the 920 and enjoying the new mic, the Shure SM58s I use for singing. If I were to connect suitable headphones into the front of the 920, does the mic sound come out of the mic or through the headphones?
Just need to know before I buy some headphones.
On the subject of headphones, anyone have any recommendations please? Budget around £100....
Regards,
Steve

[overover]

Hi all,
So loving the 920 and enjoying the new mic, the Shure SM58s I use for singing. If I were to connect suitable headphones into the front of the 920, does the mic sound come out of the mic or through the headphones?
Just need to know before I buy some headphones. ...

Hi Steve,

The overall sound (instrument & mic) normally comes from the SX920's speakers. If you connect headphones to the 920's PHONES jack, everything comes from the headphones.

Note that you can configure the behavior when headphones are connected under "Menu > Utility > Speaker" as follows:

Determines how the sound is output to the speaker of this instrument.
• Headphone Switch: Speaker sounds normally, but is cut off when headphones are inserted to the [PHONES] jack.
• On: Speaker sound is always on.
• Off: Speaker sound is off. You can only hear the instrument sound via the headphones or an external device connected to the AUX OUT jacks.


By the way, I mainly work with "AKG K-712 Pro" headphones and am very happy with them:
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Of course, there are also much cheaper headphones. First of all, you should decide whether you prefer open/semi-open or closed headphones. Basically, open headphones sound more like normal speakers, but noise from outside also comes inside and vice versa. Closed headphones have better noise insulation and are also better suited for simultaneous microphone recordings (less crosstalk into the mic).

If possible, go to a music store near you and take a few hours to test as many different headphones as possible with music of different genres and different volumes to find your favorite.

The so-called "impedance" of  headphones should be between about 30 and 80 ohms for use with a keyboard. Headphones with higher impedance values (e.g. 300 - 600 ohms) are usually a bit "too quiet" when connected directly to the keyboard.


Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Chris

[Barkis35]

Yes. The mic is audible in the headphones. I use Audio Technica ATH-M50x. A better alternative is Beyerdynamic DT 770 M Monitoring Headphones, 80 Ohm. But I mostly use Audio Technica for PSR.

[Graham UK]

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I have a number of headphones but these are my latest go to.

[Graham UK]

Here's my review.

AKG K240 MKII Headphones arrived today. Unboxed them, they come with 1 Coiled Cable + 1 long Straight Cable + Extra pair of Velo EarPads.

Before I listened to them, I gave them to my wife for initial testing.

I did NOT mention anything about them being open back as it may influence her thinking.
She was gone over 30 minutes so thought I had better check how she was getting on.
Her first comments were how open image wise they sounded (Open Back) and she likes them very much.
Now I'm not sure I will get them back ?.

I had a brief listen before lunch and they reminded me of the Spender BC1 Monitors I owned some years back which were very neutral.

After many years of daily using over ripe headphones It is going to take awhile for me to come to terms with these AKG's.

The reviews that state they lack bass puzzles me as to just what signal they listened to because there is no shortage of lower end.