Vic Firth - Stereo Isolation Headphones V2

This is insane....had a Pearl kit EXACTLY like that growing up. Ran Vic Firth wired headphones to a Bose entertainment system that held 6 cds. Only difference was I eventually put a double pedal on it and some extra cymbals

Tried the Shure 215s and couldn’t really get them to fit comfortably and snug enough to provide enough ear protection. Saw someone recommend these Vic Firth headphones somewhere else and I think they’re the best possible solution at that price point. Just need a 3.5mm to iPhone adapter. https://vicfirth.com/products/vic-firth-stereo-isolation-headphones

i love the vic firth studio headphones, don’t do anything bluetooth as that introduces latency which can throw off your playing at any skill level. when i play with other ppl i just wear gun range rated ear plugs or over ears

I use the Vic Firth headphones. Love em.

Alesis makes some high isolation cans I haven’t tried. There’s the Vic Firth ones that are ok. And Sennheiser HD280 are fairly isolated. 

Vic firth had some solid over ear headphones that also muffle lots of sound. Might fit a little big but he’ll grow into them. Loop ear plugs are great and while not intended for music playing, they have a great product for kids too!

I primarily use my Vic Firth cans but also have a pair of Sennheiser hd280pro. the Sennheisers sound a little better and more comfortable for longer periods of time, but the Vic Firths have better isolation.

The Vic firth headphones are very solid for drumming I’ve used them for 5+ years now and I don’t plan on switching anytime soon!

This OP. Unless you're intending to track and record album quality records and go professional, the EAD10 gets you 90% of a full mic kit without the added cost of stands and mounting hardware, whilst giving you a basic mixer to get an aux input and headphones+1/4 inch speaker outputs. Especially without acoustic treatment in the room as well as spending time learning mic technique and placement, the Yamaha EAD10 gets you most of the way there. The EAD10 also replaces the processing work of making the mix of separate drum mics in a traditional recording setup sound good, which is yet another niche skill you need to learn if you were to go for a traditional mic setup. Tons of social media drummers use the EAD10 as their primary recording device and sound decent. Pair this with a mono or stereo pair of active monitors that fit your budget range and you're golden. Do note to get active monitors so you don't have to get an external power amp for passive monitors. For recording, you may want to buy a splitter to split the monitor sends to a recording interface. Note however that you'll get a stereo mixdown of the drums and backing music if that's what you're sending to your monitors since its the same outputs. USB two channel recording interfaces are very easy to find on a budget, be it new or used. As for headphones, Vic Firth Isolation headphones sound mediocre but serviceable, whilst boasting superior isolation for ear protection as compared to most headphones out there and is a safe choice. An alternative for good isolation is in-ears with foam eartips, but sizing of eartips may be an issue for a kid.