i can't wait to hear how these work out for you
i was looking at getting meyself a pair but i went for the 700s instead

the only thing i'm really concerned about is how long they last
i've heard that after some use people have had one side completely die, can anyone comfirm this?

___________________
Tony Morello Dot Com
Soundcloud
Facebook
Twitter
The Drunken Monkey Podcast
The Mixdown Podcast presented by Tony Morello

i have the pioneers and they rock!

___________________
When you start to criticize the times you live in, your time is over. ~Karl Lagerfeld

Tbh I've had my Sonys for a couple of years and not had a problem with em although numerous other people seem to have the old cracking issue with the joints. Having said that I'm gonna go for these if my Sonys do fuck up - I've tried the Technics 1210s and I hated them (sold em after 3 weeks on Ebay) so I'll be interested in how they work

I'm actually going to purchase these Pioneers HDJ1000's next week. Heard alot of good things about them.

better than my Stantons "headphone in the cereal box" type of headphone.

___________________

ok

Very impressed with them- only used them at work once so no extensive observations- but ill post more up as and when.

Did a back to back comparison at full system volume- the pioneers are slightly quieter than the sonys- although as i mentioned before they havent been run in yet- this might make a difference.
Not a huge problem- the sonys are normally at half volume on the headphone dial- these were about 1/8th of a turn more- by no means quiet and still a lot of volume in them

I found that some tracks with parts that can sound harsh on the mid and treble using the sonys did not sound so using the pioneers.
Ear fatigue was non existent at the end of the night- the have quite a warm sound the them- not at all harsh or tiring.


Bass was very controlled and not at all muddy and found it very easy to seperate bass mid and treble in the phones- they seem more defined and clearer. Lots of detail.

They are very very comfortable also

Can recommend them to anyone-especially those who are sick of their sonys breaking and can stomach the price.

Cant comment on the reliability etc as ive only just got them- but i will keep peeps informed

Currently sonys retail for £100 ish- the pioneers for £140Hope that helps a few peeps as ive not seen much written about them

quote:

Tbh I've had my Sonys for a couple of years and not had a problem with em although numerous other people seem to have the old cracking issue with the joints.

To be honest- i think its to do with the constant folding/unfolding eith when mixing or folding them up for taking to or from a gig- it blatantly puts stress on that part of the arms and is what causes the cracking. Stupid really- all it would take is a different material for that part of them- and sony wouldnt have lost yet another customer-

Do they block out the external sound very well???

___________________

Id say that was slightly better than with the sonys- nice big cups that cover your ears nicely.
Seemed to block out a bit more external noise- Certainly no harder to mix with ( except for the adjusting to new headphones bit which is always a pain)

Sometimes I wonder about the obsession with "how loud do these headphones get?" on this forum... that can't be good for your ears, and besides, there are lots of things that influence "loudness" ... efficiency, impedence, not just maximum undistorted spl... is it because everyone is using crappy sources that can't power headphones which causes this loudness obsession??

It was a simple comparison between the two as a point of interest.

Im not an audiophile- my headphones are purely for Dj use- all i care about is that they are fit for that purpose

im far from obsessed with volume- the less the better as far as i am concerned. I would like to be able to still hear in ten years time- its just the club i work at on saturdays we have measured at being 123 dB from the console(yes i do use hearing protection) ..... you see my point?
You cant hear---->you cant mix

the only complaint i have with the pioneers is that they do press against my ears cuz by the end of the night, the cartilage in my ear start to hurt. Ive had the phones for over a year now. I guess its good for keeping out outside sound.

___________________
When you start to criticize the times you live in, your time is over. ~Karl Lagerfeld

quote:

Originally posted by Freak It was a simple comparison between the two as a point of interest. Im not an audiophile- my headphones are purely for Dj use- all i care about is that they are fit for that purpose im far from obsessed with volume- the less the better as far as i am concerned. I would like to be able to still hear in ten years time- its just the club i work at on saturdays we have measured at being 123 dB from the console(yes i do use hearing protection) ..... you see my point? You cant hear---->you cant mix

I guess so -- it's simply a trend I've noticed (not just you... but a lot of dj's seem to first ask how loud headphones get... sheesh, why not just go to www.headsave.com and buy an amp? >_< )