Halo_003
Hit up Headfi.org, that's all you need! No need for a book or anything.

Halo_003

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Halo_003
Hit up Headfi.org, that's all you need! No need for a book or anything.

Thanks!  I figure since I'm still very young, I can build up some knowledge!

Sure thing, really the key things are to know what kind of sound you like, and what headphone/speaker setup best matches it. For example, I use my Denon D2000's for gaming because they're extremely bass heavy, and my Sennheiser HD598 for pretty much anything else because they're lighter and more open.

agent8
I may be able to offer some help there. I have been doing music for over 20 years. As far as production goes, analog is really a dying breed. I loved the sound of an old reel to reel and even the old 8 track cassette based recording but they just don't make most of that equipment any more. I was a die hard analog producer for many years but after hearing what can be done with digital, I changed my tune. I don't think that digital will ever capture that saturated sound you can get when you push a fader past the point of no control (11 a la Spinal tap ) but there are so many conveniences that come along with digital. The old analog recording equipment had to be demagnetized, you had to treat the rubber on the pinch wheels and the punch in and punch out process was not nearly as clean as it is today. Now a few clicks and you can create a semi masterpiece.
 Of course, DJing may be a different story. When I think of DJing today, I think of some hipster with an Apple craptop doing techno mashups in a club full of nightsticks. The "production" involved is more of using samples, doing silly fades and scratching a fake record or a scrub wheel but I am not in touch with all that stuff.
  Now if your talking about music production, like making a crappy garage band sound like something you would actually listen to in your car, then I can add my 8 cents.