Looks
Bass
Sound Quality
Long Coiled Cord
Swivel Function

After long use (4+ Hours) they can begin to hurt

These headphones are great! I was looking for headpohones with lots of bass and I've found them. These headphones are not only for DJs! Unlike other headphones in it's class they look GREAT! All my friends always want to borrow them. If you havn't noticed all the DJs on MTV are using them. A+

great looking , nice wire

hurts ears

overall not so bad

Bass, Looks

Mids, Treble, Comfort

I REALLY wanted to like these phones. I listened to them for a few days and even 'burned' them in. The bass is very prominent and overbearing, washing out the mids and highs. Very boomy low end, but my punk-ass streetstyles have far better mids and highs! These are also heavy and will fall off your head if you move around much. They gave me a headache. The bass really is oppressive, but works on SOME songs and music. They're also way overpriced - you could get some decent Grados for this price range! They do look cool, if that matters to you. I sent mine back today.
--Oh yeah, 'ai-god' who reviewed these earlier, is now trying to unload these beasts on a different forum.

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Bass
Construction
Comfortable
Sound insulation

Only picky gripes that are too minor to talk of.

Ok, I'm listening to all these audiophiles harping on about how pure their Senheisers are or how balanced their AKGs are, but are they fun? Enter Sony MDR-V700DJ. These headphones ROCK!!!
The regular audiophiles headphones, aka, Senheiser, AKG, Harmon Kardon etc... although they may be the 'Italian sports cars' of the headphone world, they cannot beat the 'American muscle car' headphones from Sony.
Sony makes no excuse for their bass heavy cans, however, they have not forgotten the rest of the frequency range, they still reach those highs and mids, so anyone not finding them needs cotten buds.

Granted these headphones do suit particular kinds of music, ie; Dance, rock, jazz and classical probably does sound better on Senheisers but you lose that jaw dropping bass depth.

DVDs also sound fantastic through these headphones. Remember the scene when Darth Vadar users the force on one of his comrades on the Deathstar in starwars, the rumble is barely audible, however the Sony's render this in freightening realism (ouch my neck......Vadar, enough).

Sound staging is also very impressive, it feels like someones scooped out the insides of your head and placed a sound studio in there.

In conclusion, life is best if you don't sit on the fence, instead have a bias, an opinion, the Sony's do this, and well. Having a slight bias allows these headphones to shine in specific areas and not be a 'Jack of all Trades, Master of none'.

If I had to compare these Headphones with any speakers, I would say the 'Bose' speakers you get in clubs, so let your thoracic cavity resonate and enjoy!.

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loud

uncomfortable as hell

i bought these in hopes of getting some quality headphones. instead i got alot of bass and a peice of plastic that i cant stand to have on my head for more than 5 minutes. my ears HURT after wearing them. i tried to like them, but it just didn't work. off to find something else...

Excellent sound range, Easy to hear all frequencies, not that anybody can hear 30khz, but it is very clear listening

You might have to break them in for a week, my ears hurt a little bit after wearing them for 30 minutes+.

These Sony MDR-v700DJ Headphones are for sure made for DJ's. Mixing, and playin music at parties. If you're looking to just listen to music on a decent pair of headphones, you might want to go down a step to the Sennheiser HD-500's, which are not as durable as the Sony's. These headphones sound amazing, alot better than my Pioneer floor speakers in the living room. They also pump out a lot of dB. The speakers in the living room have a 12" woofer, and these headphones have more powerful and clear bass than that, you do the calculations ;). Great buy definitely recommend if you're a DJ.

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In the world of common sense I thought it would generally be assumed that a moderately intelligent individual would see the letter D followed by the letter J in a headphone model number and that that particular person would then be led to believe that that model of headphones in question was, in fact, engineered for the very particular needs of a DJ or "Disc Jockey" (for those of you who do not find yourselves within the world of common sense).

That being said I'm sick to death of reading the reviews of sniveling self-righteous "Audiophiles" who can't possibly see how this particular set of headphones could be rated as anything more than a piece of silver crap. My advice: go lose yourself in the precision, clarity and acoustical bliss of your overpriced Grados and Sennheisers and allow these wonderful cans to be graded by the professionals who can truly appreciate their value.

As a working DJ for the past few years I caught on to these just like the common populous of the American DJ community and was pleasantly surprised that someone finally addressed the needs of a DJ and got it right. The bass response is incredible and the key feature to these babies, and for beat matching and mixing purposes I have yet to find an equal. The treble and midrange response is adequate (though not epic), however, for their purpose the V700DJ does a wonderful job of re-creating sound. They stand up to abuse, pack very easily for a full sized over the ear-type can, and are quite comfortable for long mixing sessions (though do indeed tend to cause some discomfort after about 2-3 hours or so).

I have yet to find a better headphone for the needs of a working DJ and I've owned many a pair - if that is your purpose you will not be disappointed with these. If, however, you are a self-described "Audiophile" who considers it a sin to experience Mozart on anything but your Sennheiser HD-580's (which absolutely suck for DJing by the way) - please don't bother rating these phones and rest easy in the fact that when you're rocking out in your impeccable Grado RS1's you will truly be a model citizen of the "Audiophile" community.

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Everything... but 100% utility for DJ's only.

Too good to be for DJ's only...

I come crawling back... I bought these headphones - took them back to the store - went shopping for another pair that could match their sound - gave up after a few hours and went back to the same store and got them back.

So now I have them back! I'm glad... I started missing them as soon as I discovered how much crap is out there. Even in the same price range.

I'll solve the "ear squeeze" problem by using another set of headphones for "drafing" the music I make... and use the SONY 700's for mastering and remixing it.

You don't know what you have till you loose it...

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Awesome sound... crystal clear... monitor/studio quality. Cool design. Well balanced mid tones; you can listen to these headphones for hours and hours.

Too expensive. Too tight... my ears felt like mashed potatoes after 2 hours of listening.

I have never experienced more power and sound in headphones ever. You turn up the voulme so loud that the headphones are shaking your head. Well balanced sound picture with little distress during long term listening sessions.

I tried it out on lots of my music... and found it pretty obvious that this set is not for laying back in your favourite chair an listening to classical music. This is surely a clubbing headset for DJ's. Trance/techno/goah/house is handled like never before. I AM impressed! Personally I was going to use them for music production on my PC.

I'm saying "was" because I returned the headphones to the store. Godamnit Sony! Why did you design these headphones for Japanse heads and ears only? After 2 hours of listening my ears felt like mashed potatoes... They are so uncomfortable that they are actually totally useless to me. Making music is supposed to be fun. It's not fun having to take a ear brake every 30 minutes to sooth your ears in cold waters... neither is it cool to have constantly red ears from the pressure of the headphones. If your'e planning to do DJ'ing or remixing using only one of the earpads these are probably the best headphones around... if not; your ears will shine like Rudolphs red nose.

What started out as a beautiful 2 hours romance ended up in a dirty divorce. I would have given a straight 5 on this on... but what I consider to be a design flaw pulls the verdict down to a 1! (At least for my use!)

Excellent at what it is made for.

Crap at what it wasn't made for.

I hate you fools complaining about these phones "too bassy", "not audiophile quality", "uncomfortable"
These head phones are made as top notch DJ headphones. If you're tryna beat match you WANT them bassy, and you want some detail but you really couldn't give a monkey's if the sound compares to some listening head phones. These are made for one purpose and those of you writing about the V700DJ's weaknesses in quality etc are absolute idiots for buying them, as you obviously had no idea what it was you were buying. I's like buying a ferrari when you want a smooth plush relaxed ride, not speed, and then complaining.

You know what i'm gonna do now that i've said my peace and given them a 4/5 star rating for what they are.... i'm gonna go find some similar priced listeining headphones and review them as 1 or 2 star because i can't get enough bass out of them, because they can't stay on my head in any one ear listening position i choose, because they don't have reversible ear cups and because they'd break pretty quick if i used them in a DJing environment.
-ak

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