Sony MDRV500DJ Headphones

2011-06-15T20:00:00

I was in sophomore years in High School 1999 when I bought these Headphones. One of the first things I did was open it up to remove the foam that block small hole at the back of the speakers which gave it more bass. After about two years the jack plug started to break. Not long after it tore open showing wires. I decided to cut it off because It started to affect the sound. I bought a replacement plug from RadioShack and solder the wires together which fixed it. I used it 9 more years without it breaking anymore. 2011 January the plastic that support the metal band near the swivel joints broke off. Hard plastic don't really last that long I guess. I thought about using electrical tape to fix it but I decided to rest the old girl. I put her near in the bin with my very first PSX. She rest there even now. I like to take electronics apart after they are unrepairable like take out the magnets and wires for later use....but these, I couldn't. She just meant too much to me that I couldn't do it. If you take care of your things very well then get these. Later though I bought a $30 skullcandy-titan in-ear plugs which had these thread wrapped around the wires. After three months the jack plug were not the first to break but the wires inside the speakers. It was one of the wires that's inside diaphragm which controls the sound. I guess it couldn't handle heavy bass music. I couldn't fix it so I trashed it and went with eskuche 33 1/3. BTW these headphones are ok they hurt your ears after long extended use which I never had a problem with the MDR-V500. If you really want a really good headphones go for MDR-V700 twice as much but you really pay for what you get. I have the MDR-V700 but they never leave the house.

DarkJester

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2011-03-31T20:00:00

After the right side stopped working, and Sony refused to exchange them, I decided to open them up and see what caused the problem. The wire going from the left cup to the right cup had completely frayed inside the left cups hinge point (which allows the cup to flip over for DJ use). It's clearly not a case of misuse, it's a design flaw. The wire is incredibly thin and unprotected and should never be routed the way that it is inside the cup. I've included two pictures to show where the wire frayed. I would skip these headphones and I would definitely reconsider other like them. I'm disappointed that Sony refused to exchange them when clearly the problem is a design issue, not an issue that I had any control over. I don't think I should have to pay to repair headphones that stopped working properly because of their design. I was hoping Sony would be more help.

hardhit99

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2010-04-12T20:00:00

The first time I tried these on and tested them I was amazed by the sound quality. The bass sound is very good and it can get quite loud. The construction is nice because it blocks out outside noise quite well. The swivel ear cups are nice if I just want to hear something really quick but don't want to sit down and put the headphones on all the way; and two people can listen with these at the same time.

dude5

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2010-01-01T19:00:00

Its a breath of fresh air to someone like me who has very sensitive ears to listen to such high quality audio output. I can't put my finger on exactly what part of these headphones make them of such an exceptional quality. I have used them nearly every day for more than 6 months and the only problems I have had with them is the discomfort after wearing them for over a couple hours at a time (pretty much all headphones have the same problem), and the cord length being a bit long when simply listening to an mp3 player (they are studio headphones and all studio headphones have longer cords). Great headphones overall. Good bang for your buck and definitely worth the investment for a quality pair of headphones that will make you rethink the way you listen to music.

blueboy499

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2009-08-23T20:00:00

These headphones produce the best sound quality I have ever heard. Honestly, the device the audio is coming from is more likely to impair the sound quality more than these headphones. They also have a long, coiled cable that is great because you can use them with a computer and not be hyper-tied down to it. I'm not using them for studio work or anything professional but these are excellent beyond belief. The only problem I have with the V500's is that the cups that fit over the ears are a bit small and uncomfortable but after wearing them occasionally for a few months they seem to have broken in nicely. They do come at a bit of a steep price but for someone who is looking for truly clear, semi-audiophile, sound then these headphones are well worth then investment.

Nab2150

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