cutlernj's Full Review: Sony MDR-V700DJ Professional Headphones
First of all I'd like to state that I'm literally just beginning to build my home DJ set, so although I'm extremely experienced at DJ, I have been practising :P
I used to work in an upper level club with fantastic sound, the owner was a sound engineer so I learn't quickly what sounded good and what didn't.
The Pros
These headphones do sound great to a direct comparison over some other cheaper headphones (to be expected right?)
They are very light, and come with a pouch to carry them in (and it's a funky white color too)
For those worried about the looks of the headphones, it's a very appealing color, silver, it does have that "expensive" look to them.
The drivers themselves can slide up in under the head band to make the headphones fairly portable, however that comes itself with a con (as described in cons)
The bass these headphones produce are extremely crisp and clean and extremely strong.
The headphones have a relatively low ohms usage (24), meaning I can drive them fairly well even with my CD/MP3 player, which is a great benefit.
The overall mid and high sounds are crystal clear and I've found almost perfectly balanced, some MP3s I've noticed flaws in the high end I never noticed on other headphones.
With an EQ or some player with different settings, these headphones can have the bass turned down to make them much better balanced for the everyday use.
The cord is coiled, so it doesn't get in the way for DJing, and can extend easily to 8 feet without pulling too much on the headset.
The connector for the headphones is 1/8" gold plated, however it comes with a 1/4" connector that has a surprisingly nice feature, it screw on which means the 1/4 adaptor will not come off.
Although most upper level headphones have these, it's still something to point out: each side is marked and colored with and L and R, so for DJing, it's easy to put it on the right way.
These headphones can handle input! up to 3000 mW so they're designed not to be blown by other ppl pushing too much into them.
They're great closed headphones, the cut out almost all of the outside noise and sound does not escape them either! I actually find it fun feeling the drivers pounding but hearing nothing when they're pressed together.
The Cons
These headphones really are meant for DJ use, they're a little too big and bulky looking for portable, out in public use, I find myself attracting attention to the headphones because of their size.
The bass these headphones produce are rather strong, for DJ use, it can be a very good thing, and in fact that's why I bought them, but for everyday use, it may be a little too strong especially if your playing device doesn't have any EQ or settings to lower the bass.
Bass tends to overpower the mids and highs in a lot of songs.
The grip on the head tends to be a little too strong, I find especially when DJing, because monitoring on the shoulder just doesn't seem to work because of the springy feeling on the neck.
The way the drivers extend to fit your ear isn't the greatest either, it pulls out of the headband and just clicks into place, which I find fairly annoying because when I fold them up, you have to extend them in order for them to fit into the place to make the headphones compact.
The coiled cord can get in the way occassionally for everyday listening, it just doesn't work that well with Discman in the backpack sort of setup.
The screwed on 1/4" adaptor can of course be easily lost but you can always use a standard clip on style connector instead.
The Conclusion
Overall, I have been extremely pleased with these headphones. Now given, I'm not a person that has had tons of experience testing upper level headphones, so you may want to take a look for someone that has compared several upper level headphones. But I can say that if your looking for good quality headphones but your not extremely picking on things, you probably will not be let down by these headphones.
The comfort level of these headphones is slightly lacking, but not too annoying, the grip simply seems to be a little too strong on the head.
Durability seems to be very tough, although I wouldn't want to scratch them since they tend to look pretty nice.
Of course portability is not the greatest, because they aren't designed for it, however with the flip in style drivers, they do compress fairly nicely and fit into a pouch supplied so although you wouldn't want to lug them around to school or work, for trips they'd probably work fine.
Who they're for
These headphones are definately designed to be boomy, for DJs to use as monitoring, they tend to be overpowering in the bass range, so for everyday listening, you'll definately want a player that can adjust the bass in some way.
Who they're not for
These headphones are not designed for people who do not like bass, now I'm this sort of person too, I like clear high and mids, which these also deliver but I wished sometimes I could cut some of the bass out so I could hear the upper frequencies better. Basically, if your not needed the bass for DJ use or simply like bass, they'll be better headphones out there for you.
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