I have the older technics models...the rpdj1200 and love em. Yeah, the lack of swivel on the cups does suck though. the new techs look like mdr-v700 rip offs if you ask me.

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Originally posted by DjVash We've sold more V700's then HDJ's, simply because the V700 is older. During the hype we also sold a lot of HDJ's, and more then 1 in 10 breaks.

ahhhh damn! i would love to see the faces of everyone who said that the hdj would outlast the v700s i am always worried of my 700s breaking, but i guess i dont have to worry as much as i thought

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hd280 pro's rock. i would say they keep out a metric fuckload² of ambient noise

although some people have reported hairline fractures in the headband occuring. mine have just started to do this after just under a year (they have lasted longer than any other headfones i have had!)

why the hell can't anybody make good headfones that last more than a year or so? it seems that all the top headfones always break within 6 months to a year!

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Originally posted by razzi ahhhh damn! i would love to see the faces of everyone who said that the hdj would outlast the v700s i am always worried of my 700s breaking, but i guess i dont have to worry as much as i thought

This does NOT mean a v700 doesn't break! The V700 has a construction error in the tube above the earpad, when you pressure that tube too much (if you remove the earpads from eachother, for instance, if you want to mix, you put them under pressure) they WILL break. My pair shows a small fracture as well, so it's a matter of time.

This problem occurs with the V500 and V700. This problem does NOT occur with the V600 and V900!

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Originally posted by tu_face although some people have reported hairline fractures in the headband occuring. mine have just started to do this after just under a year (they have lasted longer than any other headfones i have had!) why the hell can't anybody make good headfones that last more than a year or so? it seems that all the top headfones always break within 6 months to a year!

Well that's the scam isn't it? There's no profit in making an item last forever - once your core base is saturated with your product and it doesn't break, who else is going to buy them?

Sadly there's no incentive to make good headphones that will last year in, year out. They'd be expensive as hell, but I think there's enough of a market to warrant such a headphone, if any company is willing to pick up the ball on this.

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all it would require would be to use anodised aluminium as opposed to plastic on the headband. not very expensive, and certainly won't last forever.. but maybe more than a chuffing year.

i can see what you are saying in business terms that making them so they break after 6 months - 1 year means they will sell more. but how can this work when they give out 2 year warranties on the things (sennheiser)?? surely if they give a 2 year warranty, they should expect them to work for 2 damn years... as a manufacturer i would.

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I just got the call that my HDJ-1000's are in. Hope they don't break after a month.

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