I am a cheap bastard (HEADPHONE HELP!)

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Posted by Theotrope on Jan-22-2003 05:56:

I am a cheap bastard (HEADPHONE HELP!)

alright folks, I've got $140 cdn to shell out on some new cans. I need ones that are suitable for using for DJing as well as for listening to CDs.

This is the part in the thread where I plead for help.

HELP

Posted by cycloptor on Jan-22-2003 06:22:

sony mdr v-500 got em for 120cdn a year ago. im very satisfied with them. loud and clean sound.

Posted by sand her k on Jan-22-2003 09:13:

quote:
Originally posted by cycloptor
sony mdr v-500 got em for 120cdn a year ago. im very satisfied with them. loud and clean sound.

DO NOT get the mdr-vCRAP series.. only good mdr is the v6...
which is an absolute steal for its price.. excellent sound reproduction, although the highs can be quite shrill. either that or get the sennheiser hd-280pro.. both are suitable for dj/listening..

want more info?
www.head-fi.org/forums
<- vandit on the boards...

Posted by Tony Morello on Jan-22-2003 11:52:

although the mdr-v500 lack in sound quality
they're alright for bedroom djing and are easily powered for listening to cds

but once you start playing out more often, you'll want to upgrade to a better set of cans

Posted by Mpl4ever on Jan-22-2003 15:22:

I have the MDR V7 and they work great!

They are quite expensive though but I love them!

Posted by BTG on Jan-22-2003 15:24:

sony = the l0se.

i had a pair of sony headphones, v somthings, and they broke after like 4 months. now, they're in my basment, taped together, and i only use them when my parents bitch at me to turn down the bass

Posted by Mpl4ever on Jan-22-2003 15:35:

Anyway!

My mdr V7 are great and I had them for a while!

They are also very flexable!

I guess everyone has it's own opinion!

Posted by Rhythm on Jan-22-2003 17:03:

quote:
Originally posted by BTG
sony = the l0se.

i had a pair of sony headphones, v somthings, and they broke after like 4 months. now, they're in my basment, taped together, and i only use them when my parents bitch at me to turn down the bass

yeah i heard they broke easily

Posted by cycloptor on Jan-22-2003 17:31:

again... for what i use them for they work just fine. they arnt the best by far. but they are loud enough, sound fine enough and were fairly priced.

i still dont get hoe people break headphones. onle one pair of mine ever broke. those cheap ass ones that came with my shockwave cd player that got stolen. i think they got sat on by somebody.

Posted by ShadySlim on Jan-22-2003 18:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Mpl4ever
I have the MDR V7 and they work great!

They are quite expensive though but I love them!

Mpl4ever, please give the FULL model number of the headphones that you're using! Which 'MDR V7' are you talking about? The old MDR-V7 (which is a deluxe version of the OLD MDR-V6, which relatively kicks @$$), or the current MDR-V700DJ (which sounds unbalanced and murky, just like the rest of the MDR-VCRAP line)?

Oh, BTW, don't confuse the MDR-V6 with the newer MDR-V600. The MDR-V600 sounds artificially echo-ey, harsh, almost bass-less - and it sucks just as badly for the $$$ as the rest of the MDR-VCRAP series.

Posted by Mpl4ever on Jan-22-2003 18:09:

The new ones: MDRV700DJ

I like them!
The sound is not unbalanced and murky at all!
Plus they are really flexible.
Anyway, I love them!
If they were that shitty, they would be a lot of big DJ using them!!!

http://store4.yimg.com/I/spectravox_1720_109712580

Check this adress

Posted by Mpl4ever on Jan-22-2003 18:10:

sorry!

check this adress!

http://www.spectravox.com/mdrv700dj.html

I hope it works!

Posted by Mpl4ever on Jan-22-2003 18:11:

I fucking suck!

I cant do it!
lol

Posted by _Nut_ on Jan-22-2003 23:29:

I own 2 sets of headphones.

MDR V700DJ for uses of mixing in a club. You dont need high fidelity in a club. You need high power handling so you can que things up

MDR V6 These are for studio usage here. Since i dont own any mackie studio monitors yet i use these headphones to give me sound. They have clean and tight bass responce and crisp clear highs. They are leaps and bounds better than the v700 series if you are into high fidelity.

Posted by SuperFarStucker on Jan-23-2003 03:33:

mmm...

i have a pair of brand new (well they were when i 'aquired' them) v700's and i didnt pay a dime for them... you can pick up a 'used' pair off of eBay for 70.00 USD (120-160ish CDN?). A word of caution though, they arent the most durable things in the world, despite their 'rugged' appearance, the little cuffings on them tend to crack after a very very short while (i was using them as listening headphones for ~ 3 mos b4 they got fuct) and if you dont use some superglue to seal the crack they eventually fall apart (see: mine). Sound quality is decent.. just as good as a decent pair of loudspeakers.. but they get real damn loud if you hook them up using a 1/4inch plug (what they are made for).. overall.. a good price for them is free, an okay price is prolly 70 USD

Posted by ShadySlim on Jan-23-2003 05:48:

Re: The new ones: MDRV700DJ

quote:
Originally posted by Mpl4ever
I like them!
The sound is not unbalanced and murky at all!
Plus they are really flexible.
Anyway, I love them!
If they were that shitty, they would be a lot of big DJ using them!!!

Not me. Trouble is, you'll need a multi-band equalizer just to even make the MDR-V700DJ 'listenable'. But most portables have a rudimentary equalizer that actually adds more sound-muddying bass, and many audiophile high-end systems have no equalizer at all - not even bass or treble controls. Without an equalizer, the MDR-V700DJ is very unbalanced-sounding, and the highs are almost nonexistent. The mid-bass and upper-bass almost completely overpowers all of the other sounds. (With a 10-band equalizer, I've found the best balance from the MDR-V700DJ by turning up all of the higher frequencies from 2 kHz on up all the way to maximum, and turning down the 125 and 250 Hz controls halfway between minimum and 'flat', and turning up the 31 Hz control halfway between 'flat' and maximum.)

The truth is, the MDR-V700DJ is okay for DJing - but for listening to music under any circumstances, there are far better choices than the MDR-V700DJ at any price.