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Headfones (pg. 43)
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| Mister_Michel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Gluegun
Burning in is the process of the driver and the suspension elements (the 'spider', etc.) loosening up and thus being able to extend further after use. In other words, if ya use em a bunch, they start sounding better. |
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| DJ Chrono |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ghostface
Yep, it's the process of burning in - not burning.
Yeah, just like wearing anything in, takes 20-30 hours from memory. Gluegun will have the technical definition. |
The headphone burn-in time is just referring to the first 30 hrs or so of playing time, from a new pair of headphones.
When the headphone is new, the drivers are abit stiff.. it takes about 30 hrs of use before they loosen up into their final state. Sometimes there is a noticeable difference in sound after this burn-in period.
But, some people don't believe this burn-in time has any effect on the actual audio. It depends who you ask. |
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| maxavier |
| I finally gave up trying to look for silver HD-280's and just got the classic black. These things make my ears feel funny, almost like I'm in an airplain if there isn't music going through them. I'm not sure if this is me or not. Other than that they kick ass, but may take a few days to get used to the feel, and to break in the speakers. |
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| MERLIN |
so is there a difference between the pioneer sedj5000's and the hdj1000's? those sennhieser 280's look good since just about every post in this thread has something good to say bout them.
so any comment on my question will be great:D |
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| DJ MADNESS |
The Sony MDR-V700 headphones are a really good choice. Go to www.pssl.com (Pro Sound and Stage Lighting) I have seen them there for as low as $99.00 US dollars.
Spinning 4 Life
((DJ MADNESS))
dj_madness.djcentral.com for great mixed sets and more info. |
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| TranceLuver4evr |
After having the HDJ-1000 for over a month now..........I'm pretty happy about them
Comparasion of HDJ-1000 and HD280
Sounds
Pioneers sounds a little bit better
Noise Cancellation
Pioneers did a great job (HD280 is crap on a loud enviroment IMO)
Looks
You decide :p ............Pioneers IMO
Comfort
Sennheiser (of course......cuz they are not too tight......hence the noise cancellation factor)
Build
Sennheiser........I have more confidence in them cuz they are build in Ireland compare to Pioneers made in China :whip:
Overall......I think the Pioneers helped me in my beatmatching skills to the next level
I'll use the Sennys for backup :D |
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| ShadySlim |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ MADNESS
The Sony MDR-V700 headphones are a really good choice. Go to www.pssl.com (Pro Sound and Stage Lighting) I have seen them there for as low as $99.00 US dollars.
Spinning 4 Life
((DJ MADNESS))
dj_madness.djcentral.com for great mixed sets and more info. |
Afraid not, $99.00 US dollars is still WAY too high for those Sonys. :whip: :whip: :whip: |
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| DJ MADNESS |
Apparently you confused with a different set of headphones.
Sony's low end headphones are the MDR-7505 (They have a 40mm driver and 1000 milliwatt power handling) which are still decent headphones. They regularly list for $99.00 dollars.
The next step up are the ones that I listed. The MDR-V700-DJ (They have a 50mm driver and a 3000 milliwatt power handling) which usually list anywhere from 139.99 and up, however I had seen them on sale at www.pssl.com for $99.00 These are excellent headphones for the money. Matter of fact I had a gig in Chicago and Richard "Humpty" Vission was the headliner and they were also his personal choice. All around good headphones for a DJ.
The top end series are the MDR-7509 Studio & Remix Recording Headphones. The only difference between these and the MDR-V700-DJ is that they have a boarder frequency response (5 Hz - 30kHz) for the the MDR-7509 and (16Hz - 22kHZ) for the MDR-700-DJ respectively.
These also have a lot higher price tag. $189.99 and up.
This is for eveyones general information as most people do not do this much research on headphones. I thought I would just pass it along and maybe help others out.
I would highly recommend these to any DJ. Being a rave DJ myself I have put mine through a lot of abuse and they have yet to fail me.
PEACE TO ALL AND KEEP SPINNING!!!
Spinning 4 Life!!!
((DJ MADNESS))
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| ShadySlim |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ MADNESS
Apparently you confused with a different set of headphones. |
Nope, I didn't. You see, I've heard far better headphones than the Sony MDR-V700DJ's for less than half the price. In fact, I've even heard some $20 MSRP headphones that beat the ($150 MSRP, $89 lowest price) V700DJ into the ground. And that's for music listening. The entire MDR-V### series of so-called "studio monitors" (except the MDR-7506) sound incredibly muddy, with the upper bass and lower midrange totally dominating the sound, and with almost no highs at all whatsoever, and what little treble coming out of the V### series is grainy and screeching. And the sound is echoing artificially within the closed earcups, ruining the sound from the V### series.
And by the way, frequency response figures don't mean nothin'. I've personally heard some headphones with a frequency response rating of *only* 20-20,000 Hz sound far better than some headphones with a rating of 5-30,000 Hz.
Can you believe that all of this is coming from someone who has extensive experience with true high-end (>$250) headphones from other brands? |
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| DJ MADNESS |
Interesting!!! Please advise me to the brands you are talking about I may want to give them a try!
((DJ MADNESS)) |
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| ShadySlim |
Okay, for what it's worth, none of the cheap $20 headphones that I was talking about that sound better than the $99 MDR-V700DJ are at all suitable for DJing, since they're open-air rather than closed. And even at $99, I can find better-sounding closed headphones than the V700DJ. Like Sony's own MDR-7506, which is of a much older generation than the other current Sonys in the same price range. (Not the MDR-7505, which is of the very same design generation as the MDR-V700DJ.)
As for the V700DJ, I'd put that 'phone at the same level (sound quality-wise) as the Senn HD 202 - and the latter costs five times less $$$ than the V700DJ. However, the HD 202 doesn't swivel anywhere near enough for one-sided monitoring. |
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| ShadySlim |
| Oh, DJ MADNESS, did I forgot to tell you that both the MDR-7505 and the MDR-V700DJ were designed at the time that the US Dollar was worth relatively little against the Japanese Yen, compared to the time when the MDR-7506 was designed? In other words, when the US Dollar is worth relatively low compared to the Japanese Yen, that would make Japanese-designed goods cost more than they should be. Conversely, when the US Dollar is worth relatively high compared to the Japanese Yen, that would make Japanese goods relatively cheap in the US (but would also make US goods relatively expensive in Japan). |
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