(Part 3) Top products from r/Monstercat

Alright, so to make these you need

• Beads, of course.
  
  I use Hama Beads, they're from Denmark and generally harder to find in the US, but the "standard" ones are Perler Beads. They're a bit smaller than Hama's. I haven't used these but the reviews are good, so you can use them too :D Hama has a bit more colors, but that shouldn't be a problem.
  
  
• Pegboards. ^^kek
  
  These are the plates where you put your beads on to create a nice piece. A normal Pegboard is 29x29, so it can fit 841 beads on it. You can stick the plates together for making a larger piece (i.E. for the Ephixa one I used 3x3 plates, so I had a field of 87x87). These are for Perler and these for Hama.
  
  
• Parchment paper
  
  
• a clothing iron
  
  
  If you have all of that, you
  
  

1. Look for something you wanna create/remake, there a plenty of pictures if you search for "xxx perler bead" on google, or you can look at /r/beadsprites for ideas. If there aren't any available you can convert a photo into a pixelated pattern with some websites or programs, I use this one.
   
   
   
2. Create the image by placing the beads on the boards by hand.
   
   
3. The usual method is to now put the parchment paper on the board and iron it, but this has many disadvantages with larger pieces, so I use this method. It's a lot more convenient and it protects your pegboards.
   
   
4. When you either have it on the pegboard or now on your tape you put parchment paper over it and start to iron it, simply go in circles and take a look after a few seconds, the duration depends on the size of the piece you made.
   
   
5. When you ironed it you put some heavy stuff, like books, on the piece to prevent it from wrapping when it cools down.
   
   Thats basically the progress, looks veeeery heavy but it's easy after you've made your first 1-2 pieces, so if you want to try it out the bitbird logo would be the perfect start, you only need 2 colors and 1 plate. I hope I didn't explain it bad, here are some useful links to help you :)
   
   

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  E: If there are any language mistakes I apologize, as I stated I'm from Germany and explaining stuff is kinda hard sometimes lmao

I've actually bought probably idek like 5-10 pairs of these Monoprice ones and they seem pretty solid for $10. Worth giving them a shot if you're looking for cheap but fair quality. Recently I got VSonic GR07 Bass Editions and I really like them. Feel pretty balanced but it's really hard to tell since I haven't experienced a wide variety of headphone/earphones. I know these are a good sound for their price because the wire got messed up pretty easily. So I knew that's why they must be cheaper than they sounded they probably spent more focus on the sound quality and less on the physical quality. Which I'll take. It's cheaper and I even got a replacement pair for free.

EDIT: I used this IEM Review Table as a starting point and reference when looking in depth for good earbuds. Maybe it can help you.

Oh my gosh I love this so much!!! This sounds awesome.

Also I love the cover art. Reminds me of the cover for this

No problem! Ah I see, well you might also wanna take a look at the v modas m100, these are warm and bassy too but you'll probably also wanna buy the XL pads for these, one of my friends has it and he likes it quite a lot, personally if you don't mind not having too much noise isolation, I'd say go for the MSR7, however, if you need some noise isolation, check out the m100s as well as the momentum 2.0, they might not be as clear/as detailed as the MSR7 (when using a phone) but they're fun to listen to and I think a lot of people like the sound signatures of them compared to the MSR7 (which is a little more dry per se), but to each their own

If you're on a budget get these. If you're willing to spend a bit more, get these. They're a bit more expensive, but the bass is soooo good. I've never experienced such good headphones. Worth the extra money in my opinion. Also never buy beats again. you can get much better for the same price, or the same quality for much less;)

Audioengine D1 $169

AudioQuest Dragonfly $130
I recommend the Dragonfly, it is the cheaper of the two because it doesn't have as much power output, but you don't need much since the m40x are easily driven.

Will you be willing to save up a bit more and buy a Traktor S2 MK2 ?

It's $500 USD

http://www.amazon.com/Native-Instruments-Traktor-Kontrol-Controller/dp/B00EYZMCXK/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

I've been using a pair of Sennheiser HD 280s for 3 years now and I'm still very satisfied with them. The one thing I've noticed is they don't have very strong bass. Which is fine for me because it lets the rest of the song stand out instead of drowning in bass.

I believe that may not be too harsh if we bring the pitchforks and torches!!!

Then get a mic cable like this and you're all set!

I don't know, but I paid for it. [You should, too] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0082KNX9K/ref=sr_1_album_1_rd?ie=UTF8&child=B0082KNZ2K&qid=1372388426&sr=1-1) because it's 100% worth it.

looks fine on their store page

The image, if you don't already know, comes from the season 2 promotion of Game Of Thrones. Watch them all, but I hope you're not easily queasy or offended.

O rly?

Same goes for Amazon.