I know Gluegun is going to reply to this...

Anyway, I've used them myself and I like them a lot too. Have a set of brand new Pioneer HDJ-1000's as well, but I think both the sound and feel of the Sonys are better.

I'm sorry, but if you only tested these cups on a soundcard output and not an actual headphone-amped plug, then you haven't tested them enough to reach their full dynamic range.

Sound cards tend to have a noise floor, and so if you would run a line to a headphone pre-amp (somewhat like a mixer headphone jack has) you'll get natural noise interference from the computer, and distortion at the high dBs, b/c sound cards (especially the consumer level ones like SoundBlasters) have limited dynamic range before clip levels take effect.

I've tried these headphones for a short period of time, but not enough to seriously review them... but I can say this from my opinion...

They don't sound like they're flat-EQ'd, but they're clear as hell....

and they're REALLY comfy.... dunno about long periods of wearing tho.

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yea, with PC soundcard, u can heard some noise from the computer(i don't know much about this). when u plug it into the mixer amp, the sound could be better. one down point on this headphone is its heavy, my neck need some rest after using them for 1 hr, my 2 cents

Dude i owned a pair of those before some jerk busted them...anyway the best frikin headphones i have ever had the pleasure of owning....
they were almost impossible to blow out.....great sound....you could hear everything....sony rocks.....those headphones are the bomb.....i would never buy a different pair....unless they came out with 900's....hahaha....anyway yeah love them....their wicked....not comfortable for long periods of time....kinda squish your ears to hard and they start to hurt after about 5 hours.....yeah i used those babies day in and day out...and never had a problem....no distortion..no cracks..nothing.....oh yeah the best....
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Originally posted by Teraform .....i would never buy a different pair....unless they came out with 900's....hahaha.... P.L.U.R

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STUDIO MONITOR SERIES STEREO HEADPHONES
MDR-V900

sorry should have said other then the studio pair....

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I'd take this review with a grain of salt, given the equipment used in the review. I had listened to the Sony MDR-V700DJ's - twice (and two different pairs of them, in fact). Both of them sound rather muddy and lifeless. But then again, I listen to high-quality music recordings on full-size equipment that's much better than a mere computer soundcard. The MDR-V700DJ's just didn't work well for my use - I really wanted to like them, but ultimately couldn't.

Those Sonys are just another example of an expensive, full-size headphone that only sounds good on severely underpowered portable players - but doesn't sound good at reasonable volume levels on higher-priced, more powerful equipment (at volume levels below jackhammer level, all you'll hear from the MDR-V700DJ's is lower midrange - no real lows, no highs, no upper mids). In fact, the only way that the MDR-V700DJ can sound okay on audiophile-grade equipment is to blast them at volume levels that leave your ears ringing within a mere 2 seconds, and make you go completely and permanently deaf within one minute. Those facts about the MDR-V700DJ's performance, compared to a true audiophile-grade headphone, result in thumbs down from me; a lot of headphones priced as little as one-third of the MDR-V700DJ's price come closer to what I'd consider "audiophile-grade" sound quality than those MDR-V700DJ's.

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Yeah, they are comfortable and look good, but they lack bass response and I find that that the highs are a little to sharp...not to mention the mediocre construction on the swivels; like anybody else, if you use your headphones extensively, be prepared to either get a new pair or get service, because those swivels are really breakable.
Other than that, I love em too

:rofl: @ all the people not accepting the fact I used a soundcard

Ive used these on a Behringer VMX300, Pioneer DJM3000, & my SoundBlaster Audigy 2 (the best consumer sound card on the market)

the reason why I chose to point out I used my sound card is because its the only card that supports 24bit audio. true dvd sound.

plus it has 0 noise, and very high output. the audigy 2 is no mere sound card

but I also used it on mixers with powerful headphone amps, and I had the same great results

"this review is bs cause you didnt mention your mixer use" like I said, I use it for DJ use

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Originally posted by DeleriuM2K :rofl: @ all the people not accepting the fact I used a soundcard Ive used these on a Behringer VMX300, Pioneer DJM3000, & my SoundBlaster Audigy 2 (the best consumer sound card on the market) the reason why I chose to point out I used my sound card is because its the only card that supports 24bit audio. true dvd sound. plus it has 0 noise, and very high output. the audigy 2 is no mere sound card but I also used it on mixers with powerful headphone amps, and I had the same great results "this review is bs cause you didnt mention your mixer use" like I said, I use it for DJ use

Okay, that's fair enough. The truth is, the MDR-V700DJ's didn't work well enough for my use; lots of other headphones - both cheaper and more expensive than the MDR-V700DJ's - sound better to my ears. The mid-bass and lower midrange from the MDR-V700DJ's almost completely overpowered the highs in my experience, and what little treble that they reproduce is one grainy, harsh mess. In other words, the MDR-V700DJ's fall flat on their faces when it comes to critical, audiophile-type listening to great recordings.

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