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my damn headphones broke on me!

i was throwin down a mid-day mix from 12-2pm at the station and a few minutes into the first song i accidentally bumped my headphones and they fell to the ground. one of the ear cups broke off. =(. i struggled through the first hour with my broken headphones...finally i found duct tape and was able to fix them just in time for the 2nd hour and was able to redeem myself mixing/programming wise. my headphones were the pioneer 1000 whatevers...should i get these same ones? or what others do you recommend? thanks.

Sorry to hear about your headphones. For replacements, try the Technics RPDJ-1200, my pioneers are sitting there collecting dust now.

hmmm....around the same price...and i really like the detachable cord and replaceable ear pad thingies. i will look into these more. thanks for the recommendation.

I read all 62 pages of the Headphone Thread and I ended up getting the Senn 280 pro's. They sound pretty damn fine. $92 at Guitar Center.

EL OH EL. haha. F*CK the dj booth forum, its all about the westcoast and i was lookin for what my WC niggaz recommend. LOL. so hmmm....sennies or the technics....thanks.

Dude its your head, ge whatever feels good.


I have the Sony MDR-7506 and I love them.

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Originally posted by Clovis86 Dude its your head, ge whatever feels good. I have the Sony MDR-7506 and I love them.

lol. i hear you. ive only owned the pioneer 1000's. never tried anything else. so of course other people's feedback aids in making a wise decision. word.

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Originally posted by SVGmethod lol. i hear you. ive only owned the pioneer 1000's. never tried anything else. so of course other people's feedback aids in making a wise decision. word.

Well I know aot of people who swea by the Sony's. They're pretty much the lightest headphones I've found for DJing and they sound great. Might not be as flexible as the Pio's or Techs, but I think they work fine...at least for me.

when i got my pioneers they came with a black leather carrying bag. what i need is a fuckin titanium steel case to carry these mothafuckas in. lol. thanks for the recommendations guys. i am gonna check out the sonys, pioneers, and technics headphones.

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Originally posted by Clovis86 I have the Sony MDR-7506 and I love them.

I'm not sure about that model, but the Sony MDR-V700 has a long history of breaking near the swivel of the ear cups, which happened to mine as well.

Stay clear away from that model if you're planning to get sony's.

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Originally posted by djGT I'm not sure about that model, but the Sony MDR-V700 has a long history of breaking near the swivel of the ear cups, which happened to mine as well. Stay clear away from that model if you're planning to get sony's.

thats exactly where my pioneers snapped at. =(

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Originally posted by djGT I'm not sure about that model, but the Sony MDR-V700 has a long history of breaking near the swivel of the ear cups, which happened to mine as well. Stay clear away from that model if you're planning to get sony's.

Thats a completely different model. The 700s are absolute crap.

The 7506 are proffesional Studio Monitor headphones which also happen to be great for DJing.

I have heard some good reviews with the Sony MDR-V900, hopefully they fixed the problem of it breaking near the swivel.

Don't know much about headphones but the ones Satoshi had a couple of weeks ago looked sweet.

They sat inside of his ear like a hearing aid.



Then he had this tiny flashlight he pointed with his mouth.

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Originally posted by CND Don't know much about headphones but the ones Satoshi had a couple of weeks ago looked sweet. They sat inside of his ear like a hearing aid. Then he had this tiny flashlight he pointed with his mouth.

Yeah! He uses those ear buds....he puts a finger to one ear while mixing, looks really weird...but cool!

And the MDR-900 are way too big for DJing imo...those are suppose to be for the studio.

d00d get the technics. i've dropped mine like 5 times and they never broke

I have to say i LOVE my technics! i recommend them.

ok here i give you a helpful advice.

DO NOT buy pioneer hdj 1000 again. it is a bad investment and trust me when i say so.

before anything, i hope you have purchased this headphone from an authorized dealer and the item is still under warranty. if so, then call pioneer and they send you a brand new one.

other then that, heres why pioneer shouldnt be your first choice. its not as comfortable and some other headphones and there are actually better sounding headphones cheaper than the pioneer. also the damn thing is very fragile. i had it for 3 months and the thing started cracking during use and broke right above the ear cup and right by the left ball joint (on the bottom of the ball joint and on top of the ear cup). after it broke, i look why the damn thing broke and found out that they didnt even use a 1/8 inch of plastic.

my suggestion to u is if you only need the headphones for djing then technics rpdh 1200 are great. i disliked the sound of the sony for some reason. to me the highs sound weird on sony. technics are WAY more comfortable than the pioneers (pioneer really annoy you if you use it several hours plus everytime you move them you hear plastic noises).

do this, goto djdeals.com check the technics rpdh 1200, print out the sale page and give it to guitar center so they price match it. its only 120$ and trust me its way better than pioneer.

dont take my words for it, go test it at guitar center before buying it.

can anyone confirm if technics arent as breakable as pioneer??

anyone owning the techincs has any problem?

i love ducttape! after watching macgyver, i bring a roll everywhere i go.

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Originally posted by stefanoc can anyone confirm if technics arent as breakable as pioneer?? anyone owning the techincs has any problem?

i've dropped mine like 5 times. im six feet tall and my floor is concrete...never broke they fit perfect and the sound r00lz

I have the Technics and I LOVE THEM!!!! Trust me, I went through so many headphones and by far these are the most resistant. I drop them all the time, I'm pretty rough on them, and nothing! They kick ass!

I had the Sony 700's and THEY SUCK!!!! STAY AWAY!!!!

I had the Sony 7506 and they KICK ASS!!! Actually, I still have them, they're just warn out. I have had these for over 7 years.

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Originally posted by stefanoc dont take my words for it, go test it at guitar center before buying it.

guitar center does not let you test headphones -- i tried

i will look into the technics headphones. i bought my pioneeer 1000's from either pssl.com or musiciansfriend.com. i dont know if they have warranty? fuck it. i'll just buy new ones.

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Originally posted by CND Don't know much about headphones but the ones Satoshi had a couple of weeks ago looked sweet. They sat inside of his ear like a hearing aid. Then he had this tiny flashlight he pointed with his mouth.

These are the finest of all monitors. They will set you back over $400. You also need to buy the 1/4-inch adapter. They have two tiny speakers in each monitor and they get lounder than anything I have EVER tried before, and I have tried damn near every monitor out there. These seriously have the ability to blow out your ear drums if you plug them in right after another DJ without turning the volume down completely and then adjusting accordingly.


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