Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

> Many people 
> are happy with the headphone volume; other people use a mixer with a 
> headphone jack or a dedicated headphone amp to eliminate stick noise 
> when they practice. 
>
I got tired of the pad noise and was afraid that I might damage my
hearing by cranking up the volume. So I bought a pair of Shure E2
isolating in-ear phones. They work like a charm. I can keep the volume
knob at about 1/3 of the maximum and the pad noise is almost
non-existant. 

Harri