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Sony MDR-V700DJ Headphone Review
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| DeleriuM2K |
well, I finally got 'em today, and I've been listening to them all day. (the first track I blasted was the G&D remix of Me against the music :o flame suit on)
anyway, this baby is the Cadillac of headphones. Ive listened to many different high end models for extended periods of time - the MDRV500DJ, MDRV750, all the Sennheisers, havent listened to the Pioner HDJ1000's though, but I dont think I would by them just based on appearance
as far as looks go, these are hands down the sweetest headphone on the market. the silver finish is way nicer than any of the black sony's. they are very comfortable, the soft black leather cups sit gently around (or partly touching) your ears (depending on how big your ears are :o ). like any headphone though, they do get uncomfortable if you leave them on your head for extended periods of time. but if you use them for their main purpose (as I do), DJing, then you know that your headphones are getting moved around all the time, resting a lot on your neck, etc. the swivel design is very efficient and you can set your non-used cup to pretty much sit anywhere you want it to without having to hold it there. it folds up neatly and comes with a nice carrying case. the swivel arm seems nice and sturdy but from what Im told they will break eventually :( . If that happens, I have some industrial strench super glue :o
anyway, onto what truly matters. the sound. the v700dj's have 50mm drivers, to take care of all frequencies. and let me tell you, I have no idea how those crazy japanese designers did it, but each frequency range is represented extremely accurately and cripsly, no matter what the decibel level. I forcefed the headphones with as much power as my sound card could put out (SB Audigy 2) and still no distortion, even when I put them on the Line Out connection instead of the regular headphone one. must be the 50mm drivers
the price, a little steep. but then again, if they were cheap everyone would have em. you gotta pay the price for the best. I got mine off a website for $100USD. got them off www.djmart.com I dont recommend anyone out of the US buy from this site. I was misguided into paying an extra $60
in the market for a DJ headphone thatll impress you with unsurpassed sound and impress the people around you with the beautiful styling? go for the Sony MDR-V700DJ
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hope this was helpful
edit: I also used them on a Behringer VMX 300 and Pioneer DJM 3000 for those of you that are crying that sound cards are crap. even 24 bit ones |
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| zapper |
I know Gluegun is going to reply to this... :D
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. |
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| SgtFoo |
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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| eMin |
| 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 |
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| Teraform |
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....
PEACE
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| DjJade |
| quote: | 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
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| Teraform |
| sorry should have said other then the studio pair.... |
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| ShadySlim |
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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| dJohn |
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 :) |
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| 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" :rolleyes: like I said, I use it for DJ use |
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| ShadySlim |
| quote: | 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" :rolleyes: 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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