kaizen

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $120.00 from sam ash music

Summary:
These headphones are a relic of the past. You can do much better for your money.

I bought these for dj purposes, thats about all they are good for.

Very uncomfortable and somewhat heavy for the size, they press on your ears, in an hr you'll want a massuse to rub your sore ears.

The plastic is flimsy with stress fractures appearing at 4 months around both the hinges. I eventually had to tape them together. The final straw was when one ear piece snapped off mid gig. I tried to fix it by taking the hinge apart and gluing the plastic bits together again. When I took apart the hinge, two springs popped out that just didnt want to go back into the housing. I spent about 2 hrs trying to get them back in.

The sound is loud enough for dj purposes, but for the money I spent, I expected better quality. If you are a producer, dont bother with these as the sound is not precise to the mix.

Strengths:
loud
gold plug, melt it down for some jewelry

Weaknesses:
very uncomfortable
flimsy
Inaccurate sound reproduction.

Similar Products Used:
Audio technica A900
Beyerdynamic DT-770

wazoooo

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.76 of 5, 17.00 votes

Price Paid:  $130.00 from sony centre

Summary:
i boght these when i knew nothing, for dj ing and monitoring productions in my home studio at night, i thoght they were the bizzo,--------how wrong i was,sound was good at first but, quickly deteriorated,then they fell to bit's after i gig'ed em a few times,i tried to tell sony and asked if they could fix em.and sony said
"are you Eric Morillo"
"No " i said.
"In that case,HA HA HA HA HA Ha HA HA Ha Ha HA HA HA HA hA hA hA HA hA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA" pause for breath"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA, we have your money now"
i took that as a no.i now realise that these are'nt suitable for production monitoring.Beacause you end up with no bass in your production.and they fall to bit's if you gig'em and you can't fix em.Which render's them useless.hence th new low price of 80 squid's but if you can find 80 squid's willing to give up there live's for some wink headphone's then your either a marine biologist/dj or king neptune.

if you want some production monitoring headphones that are flat and show up anything wrong with a mix,buy some sennheiser hd600's if you want some field monitoring/dj head phones(why you'd want to monitor a field i don't know)get some HD 25's they last forever and ever,they were desighned by ancient hebrews you can trace em back to the old testement which is why there still dear

Strengths:
you can throw em over 600 yards,
you can knock out a cow from 600 yards with em.
you can tell birds your eric morillo's tour manager and these are his spare set
still covered in sweat "you wanna lick some morillo sweat?"it's okay cos the're broke anyway.
you can knock out a sony service centre manager with em from 600 yards for laughing at you..
you can suss out a winker Dj (from a real one)who want's to be eric morillo.
you can knock knock him out fom 600 yards with em.
you can knock his groupie cow out from 600 yard's too moooooooorillo brillo.
they look cooooooool in the bin.

Weaknesses:
they don't quite fit up a sony service centre's manager's arse.
if they were wedge shaped you could use them as a door stop.
you ca't trow em 700 yards.

Similar Products Used:
sennheiser hd 25, sennheiser hd 600

bettercheddar

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $65.00 from ebay

Summary:
I purchased these headphones because I am so happy with my MDR-150 headphones for using on my computer - for $19.95 they are killer headphones.
However, for my home system I wanted to move up in performance so I purchased this set of cans. I am very pleased with the sound of the headphones. Yes, they are a bit more money, but the ol' adage you get what you pay for is appropriate here. The Mdrv-700dj phones have more bass response - they sound simply cleaner. I find them to be a comfortable set of phones. Others have stated they are not comfortable - what the heck are they wearing?

I will not say that these are the absolute best cans available to the consumer - but they are well worth what I paid! If you enjoy your music with a tad warm presentation - you've found your holy grail. Enjoy your music.

Strengths:
Sound incredibly detailed (to me).
Comfortable
Stylish
A tad on the warm side
The headphones can be folded and placed in a pouch for storage or travel

Weaknesses:
Cord is pigtailed (curly), I prefer stright.

Similar Products Used:
I listened to other offerings from Koss, AKG, Grado - I like the Sony sound the best!

DjMartinp

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $90.00 from most of you wont now

Summary:
Im a Pro Dj dj,d up & down the UK had a residency at a nightclub could the Oblivion for 5 years in a row so i now what im talking about.well now thats out the way LETS BEGIN! These headphones (cans) realy are at the top of the market in perfection i've had sennheiser,technics,and other sony models but nothing comes close to what you get from these.The sound is amazing especially the BASS!since i am a techno/Trance DJ these do the job.if you have seen the film it's all gone pete tong well that is how you feel when you have them on you cant hear a dam thing outside,all you have is alot of mid and low not realy alot of top but it dont matter that much you should'nt have them on for an hour or longer non stop thats why they are called Sony mdr v700dj Yes (DJ) do i realy need to say anymore. ahhh yeh djs like paul van dyk,johan gielen judge jules armin van buuren use these amazing headphones so they must be good.

Strengths:
Look ace Sound great get other dj's mad cos you have them and they dont (LOL!)

Weaknesses:
if you buy these buy two pairs instead of one iv lost count how many times iv had to change my cans halfway through a set (averidge time doing a set 6 hours)3 times a week it soon takes its told on the cans.

Similar Products Used:
Pioneer HDJ1000 £120 used by Dj Jean Stanton pro 3000 £90 used by Tiesto Technics rpdh1200 £150 used by sven vath Sennheiser Hd25 or Hd25sp£70 - £115 used by to many to say (Realy)

Killerkeyboardist

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.75 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $158.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
These headphones are very good, as far as sound quality. As a music critic, I can say that these perform very well. I agree with some people that these have a darker type of sound to them, but I find that more natural. Particularly for classical music, details are very well represented. I'm sorry, but those people who say that these are poor for classical are apparently the same people who think that the stock string sound on a standard issue Yamaha keyboard sounds authentic. Give me a break, classical should NOT have aniseptic treble, it should be SMOOTH. Other headphones make classical music sound too vibrant and brilliant and therefore unrealistic. Take it from someone who actually LISTENS TO AND PERFORMS the stuff, these are good for the task. Therefore, this serves as a good qualifier for these headphones; they produce a natural response across the spectrum. These headphones take a little while to break in (about a week). Before that, the bass may seem totally booming and the high ranges a bit mellow. This eventually evens out and yields a basically flat response. I would say that these headphones are suitable for all types of music; from classical (great detail response) to rock (particularly 80,s era stuff, you'll hear it like never before). These 'phones fit very tightly, which may account for some of the dark character of their sound. If you draw the cups slightly away from the ears, they brighten up somewhat. Unfortunately, they will do this anyway in about a year and a half when they invariably BREAK! Almost everyone who reviewed this product said that they had to replace it after about two years, as the cylinder that couples the swivel cup to the headband splits over time (cheap plastic construction). This is probably because they fit so TIGHT at first, it feels like you've put your head in a vice. Though most owners probably pitched them when they first started to go, I kept them almost a year longer, until they finally defeated the twist ties and duct tape and glue and SPLIT RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE on the left side. I recently acquired a new pair, and I can say that the sound quality of the first set deteriorated noticably in that time span. Granted, I at first didn't like the dark tone character, and I blasted the treble to overcome this. I might very well have contributed to their premature end. The bass totally dropped off, the midrange became too "present" (like a chorus effect), and the treble became overly bright in some places (siblants...ughh!) and subdued in others. The high sensitivity (107 dB) seemed to drop as well, I had to blare them higher and higher to get any sound. Also, the high S/N ratio fell dramatically, suddenly even new recordings had noise. Some of the changes were gradual, so I didn't notice so much until I tried the new ones. Others, like the noise and decreased sensitivity, I noticed right away. No, I wasn't crazy: I HAD remembered them sounding more impressive. As the grip loosened (the top band wore out) and the cylinders started to separate, the impressive reverb response dipped to about average, as the 'phones became more and more open. Also, the foam compacted and the leather-like surface dried and cracked. It really hurt to wear them after awhile (again!). All in all, the sound quality was very good for a time, but the design totally sucks. Still, my results were much worse than most peoples', and I'm optimistic that my experience was extraordinary. I hope, at least. I know that, regardless of what anyone will tell you, you can't blast a current through something like this day in and day out and expect it to last. It WILL eventually die, just like anything else. Therefore, I am only about 50% ticked that the sound quality was not as good at the end. There is no such thing as a perpetual set of headphones.

Strengths:
Good sound quality; nice full spectrum coverage (initially) Nice detail and dynamic range (initially) Good sensitivity and S/N ratio (initially) Visually attractive Tighter than some studio monitors, so they are very closed to outside noise/private listening experience (*nice reverb - sounds like you're right in the hall*) Can create very powerful sound, generally louder than other products due to the 24 Ohm resistance

Weaknesses:
Very tight at first, then they loosen up when the headband and cylindrical casings around the ear cups wear out/crack If you own them, be prepared to replace them in two years because they WILL break Sound quality deteriorates over time (S/N ratio, dynamic response, various frequency ranges become altered *particularly bass*, reverb response dies) There is about a year in which these have their "sweet spot" where they are both optimally functional and somewhat comfortable. After this, the foam starts to compact and the leatheresque covering on the cups dries out and cracks. It's a pain.

Similar Products Used:
I compared several viable brands; Sennheiser, Bose, etc. I also tried the smaller model (MDR-V500)