ATH-M20x

If you are on a budget (like me 🥲), Audio Technica's ATH-M20X might suit you as it has for me. For the monitor, I had used Presonus Eris 3.5 and it wasn't that bad for the price. If you need a speaker that you can carry with you, Headrush's FRFR108 or FRFR Go might be an option as well.

I'm currently just using a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-M20's that I got as part of a bundle for some audio equipment I have .. so it's not too great but it's not that bad either.

They’re what I use. I especially appreciate them because they’re easy fitting even on my massive noggin…

idk I use non gaming audiotechnicas and they are nice.

plus you get 3 year warranty

I use Sennheiser HD 25's. They are build great, very durable, and you can take them apart/replace parts if they do break (DJ gear takes a beating once you are not playing at home any more). The HD 25s are closed back.... open back means there is mesh or a porious material on the back of the bucket instead of a solid piece of (usually) plastic. idk any DJs who use open back... The HD 25s They have smaller buckets compared to a lot of other headphones designed for DJing. The isolation happens while they are sitting on top of the ear, which makes moving them on and off really easy and quick. They are very comfy and have decent sound. They hold to your head really well without having to adjust the headband, which I have found myself doing when using other headphones. I recommend getting the coiled cable and not the straight like I did. I have gotten caught on a fader once of twice when leaning over to fix something behind the mixer. Not the biggest deal, the coil makes that less likely to happen. Also gives you some feedback when you have stretched away from the mixer "just a bit to far" which the straight doesn't. Personally I would say there are other headphones out there with better sound quality, but honestly, we are splitting hairs after a certain point imo. I often DJ with ear plugs in anyway to protect my lugs, so any difference gets lost at that point. I also like them aesthetically compared to a lot of other "staple" headphones. For instance, I think the Audio Technica ATH range makes people look a bit like the guitarist from Linkin Park lol with that said, the Audio Technica ATH-M20x is probably the best budget DJ headphones, so if thats what you can afford go for it. Anyway, I hope that helps! Good headphones are literally the most important piece of DJ gear imo. If you can't hear your tracks properly, you are fucked. Everything else (aside from a play/pause, basic transport controls, up faders, and a basic EQ) is absolute window dressing and should be easily discarded without impacting your performance to much. But headphones.... fuck me. I was actually asked to play at an afterhours the other week and said "I don't have my headphones" and they went "no one does". I laughed so hard... I can't play without buckets. Major give away that the dudes playing were using a pre-prepared set, sync on, just pressing play kinda vibe.