MDR-V700DJ comparing to my PC headset

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Posted by eMin on Oct-28-2003 17:54:

MDR-V700DJ comparing to my PC headset

my gf just bought me a V700 today and i was very exciting and imaging it'll be very cool and the sound quality is much better than normal headphones, but when i got is just more base than my $39.99 Playtronics computer headset..... it cost $95 in NY...

p.s. i just checked the sennheiser today, the sound is great but its TOO big for me, almost same size as big as my head..

Posted by eMin on Oct-28-2003 17:56:

Re: MDR-V700DJ comparing to my PC headset

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Originally posted by eMin just more base than my $39.99 Playtronics computer headset

sorry, its more Bass , not base.. lol.. i know u understand. plus a little bit better sound quality.

Posted by VIO on Oct-28-2003 18:26:

try pluging the cheap haedphones into your mixer or cd player and turning the volume almost all the way up, then do the same thing with the sonys. you'll see a difference for sure! cheers.

Posted by _Nut_ on Oct-28-2003 18:52:

He's right about the mixer. Your PC doesnt have the power needed to drive your sonys. IF you plugged your other head phones into a mixer, they would distort b/c they cannot handle high power. But if you plugged the sony's into a mixer with a good headphone amp.. they may make your ears itch b/c there is so much bass tickling your ears

Posted by eMin on Oct-28-2003 19:15:

oh, you guys are right, i just pluged the sony to my mixer and the sound much better there. anyone used V900? i used to want to buy V900 or 7506, but since my gf bought me a V700 so i'm lazy to check it around the stores. but the price is good, its $132 in NY. not bad deal

Posted by DJ1MK on Oct-28-2003 19:27:

I own the V900s and I love them. I've used them for over three years and they're still working great. If you have the money I'd say go for them. I prefer them over the V7506, V600s, V700s, HDJ-1000s. I haven't used the Sennheisers so I don't know how those compare but the V900s are wonderful. I say go for them if you have the money.

Posted by T:REBEL on Oct-28-2003 20:03:

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Originally posted by VIO
try pluging the cheap haedphones into your mixer or cd player and turning the volume almost all the way up, then do the same thing with the sonys. you'll see a difference for sure! cheers.

That's what I'm talking about...

Posted by ShadySlim on Oct-28-2003 20:18:

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Originally posted by DJ1MK
I own the V900s and I love them. I've used them for over three years and they're still working great. If you have the money I'd say go for them. I prefer them over the V7506, V600s, V700s, HDJ-1000s. I haven't used the Sennheisers so I don't know how those compare but the V900s are wonderful. I say go for them if you have the money.

Oh, I had the V900s. I don't care much for them. Why does Sony design their current V-series headphones in their consumer line to deliver WAY boomy mid-bass and hardly any treble whatsoever? And strangely, for all their bloat in the mid-bass through lower-midrange region, the Sony V900s, V700DJs and V600s don't extend all that deeply in the bass! Those Sony cans are all very unbalanced and way too dark in the sound presentation (with all EQ settings on the equipment set to "0" or "FLAT"), no matter which equipment I tried them on. Furthermore, I've found the V900s to only sound decent on gutless portable players without an amp, but extremely muddy at normal listening levels on anything that's bigger and more powerful - because Sony had intentionally overboosted the low-end on those very-low-impedance (24-ohm) headphones in order to compensate for the relentlessly low current-delivery (amperage-output) capability of modern portable gear.

Posted by DeleriuM2K on Oct-28-2003 20:30:

ordered a pair of V700DJ's, they should be here in a day or 2, I'll give a full review

Posted by _-MIl0 on Oct-29-2003 00:56:

Dito getting mine here on friday, cant wait

Posted by SgtFoo on Oct-29-2003 01:37:

what Sennheisers are you talking about???

Posted by eMin on Oct-29-2003 02:07:

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Originally posted by SgtFoo
what Sennheisers are you talking about???

i'm talking about the 280 pro, its very big

Posted by Gluegun on Oct-29-2003 02:16:

There are sooo many great headphones one can get in the States... many under $100 USD... and yet everyone is going after Sony consumer lines..

*sighs*

Sennheiser HD280 Pro
Sony MDR-V6

And, a bit more expensive...
Sennheiser HD25
AKG K271 Studio
Beyerdynamic DT250-80
Ultrasone HFI-650

Posted by Zack Roth on Oct-29-2003 05:24:

I've had Sony mdr-v600's, then I got HDJ1000's, and took them back a day later and now I have 700's. I couldn't be more happy with them. And for all the complaints people seem to voice, the mdr-v700's are the most widely headphone I have seen with big name djs. I have never seen any big-name professional dj use those Pioneer ones. I personally didn't like them at all.

Posted by TwiloThunder on Oct-29-2003 05:33:

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Originally posted by zizack
I've had Sony mdr-v600's, then I got HDJ1000's, and took them back a day later and now I have 700's. I couldn't be more happy with them. And for all the complaints people seem to voice, the mdr-v700's are the most widely headphone I have seen with big name djs. I have never seen any big-name professional dj use those Pioneer ones. I personally didn't like them at all.

That's because Sony pays most of the 'big name' dj's to wear their headphones.

Posted by _Nut_ on Oct-29-2003 06:14:

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Originally posted by TwiloThunder
That's because Sony pays most of the 'big name' dj's to wear their headphones.

show me the proof

Posted by dartman on Oct-29-2003 08:37:

WTF....... tons of really good djs use the V700s, tons of pretty good djs use the V700s, alot of the local djs in my area use the V700s. they work well for djing. the have alot of bass. you can juggle them around and wear them a bunch of different ways. the only draw back that i can see to the 700s is that alot of them crack, so i hear, and they are abit heavy. i have a set that is over 2 years old and they havent broken yet.
i'm not saying that they are the end all be all of headphones but they certainly dont suck. i dont know if sony pays djs to use these phones, i'm sure they must give some away for pros to use but even if they do, who cares? do you think that PvD, or John Digweed or Mauro Picotto etc. would use them if they sucked?

Posted by Gluegun on Oct-29-2003 16:11:

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Originally posted by dartman
WTF....... tons of really good djs use the V700s, tons of pretty good djs use the V700s, alot of the local djs in my area use the V700s. they work well for djing. the have alot of bass. you can juggle them around and wear them a bunch of different ways. the only draw back that i can see to the 700s is that alot of them crack, so i hear, and they are abit heavy. i have a set that is over 2 years old and they havent broken yet.
i'm not saying that they are the end all be all of headphones but they certainly dont suck. i dont know if sony pays djs to use these phones, i'm sure they must give some away for pros to use but even if they do, who cares? do you think that PvD, or John Digweed or Mauro Picotto etc. would use them if they sucked?

*shrugs* They're overpriced, they break easy, and they aren't a good value, that's all. Sure they *work*, but you can get better for your buck -- and, if you are willing to work with a different kind of sound, you can mix and beatmatch better with more accurate, less expensive headphones too...

Posted by Zack Roth on Oct-30-2003 03:18:

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Originally posted by TwiloThunder
That's because Sony pays most of the 'big name' dj's to wear their headphones.

I highly doubt that. It's not like it's a piece of equipment you can throw a huge Sony logo on to let people know what brand they are. With headphones, I think it comes down to personal preference....not endorsement deals.

Posted by Choobak on Oct-30-2003 17:10:

everyone should read the headphones sticky thread...

...and go buy some v6's or 7506's