Sony MDR-V700DJ Professional Headphones

Pros: Shiny
Cons: Will ABSOLUTELY fall apart. Sony will not take responsibility for poor quality and design flaws.

While the Sony MDR-V700DJ headphones have an appealing look (c'mon, that's why you want them...I was duped as well!) there is an inherent flaw in the quality of the construction. The casings around the 'swivel cup' WILL eventually crack rendering the headphones useless (do a quick online search and you will see how many consumers have complained about this exact problem). I have used mine for home listening purposes which should be well within what Sony would consider normal 'wear and tear'. Despite the fact that the cheap design is a common complaint, Sony will charge you $78.65 to exchange your useless headphones with a 'refurbished' pair...this on top of the original $150!

I sincerely hope this review will save other consumers from throwing their money down the drain. Do yourself a favor and invest your money in a product that will last!

Pros: Sound great, wonderful sound reproduction, look slick
Cons: Temporary headphones...the swivel ear joint breaks after a few years

Well the short and quick version....


I got these headphones to replace my MDR-7506 studio monitors....for doing turntable mixing and wanted a more dj oriented headphone.

So they serve me wonderfully for about 2 1/2 years. Eventually the plastic swivel joint on the ear cracks and the speaker falls off. As I sit here and write this, my 700's are donned by high performance rubber bands and jb weld.

Like I said, the sound of the headphones is absolutely stellar. I don't think I've heard a better set before. And that's whats so disappointing.....such a great device in such a cheap shell.....

I will be replacing them with a pair of MDR-7509's, the studio monitor model. Same exact headphone internals, better, more comfortable, and MOST IMPORTANTLY NO SWIVEL EAR THINGEY.

Pros: Good sound, loud.
Cons: Built like a toy from mcdonalds. Fall apart for no reason.

Got these at a best buy in Florida, then took them back to Canada. At first I was really happy with them, they are hella loud and sound real good. Then, I had them hanging out an amp with a regular SONY stereo-mini to 1/4 inch adapter on them, and the weight of the cord snapped the plug off. WTF? So I took them to the Sony store and they REFUSED to fix them, even if I paid them, since I bought them in another country. I said "I got them in America, not from a counterfeiter in China", but they wouldn't touch them. So, I bought a plug somewhere else and soldered it on myself, which was a pain because the wires are really small and coated with something. All was good until a few weeks ago (about 2.5 years after I got them) when the casing around the swivelling ear pieces broke. Now I'm trying to fix them with epoxy putty and it's just annoying. It's a solid plastic bit and should be made to NEVER EVER break. It's just stupid construction, plain and simple. Don't but these headphones, go for sturdier non-SONY phones.