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Sony MDR-V700dj has been killed. Anyone else sad?

post #1 of 14
2/11/12 at 6:37am
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My very first pair of dj headphones was the V700dj more than 10 years ago.  In fact I still have them and it's working like a champ. Mine was Made in Japan, but more recent ones are Made in Thailand like all Sony headphones.  I found that the headphones are durable and can be played loud with tight bass.  Great for signal side monitoring due to the swivel cups.  It looks like Sony has killed the product.  I don't see any other headphones Sony has that will replace it.  Do you think Pioneer's HDJ-2000 took all the buyers from Sony and there is just not a market for it these days?

 

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post #2 of 14
2/11/12 at 8:45am

I think many of Sonys headphones are of low stock because of the flood in thailand...not because they are discontinued

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post #3 of 14
2/11/12 at 5:44pm
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The V6 shows shipping in March and do are the XB series, but this one is "no longer available" which is the same language as all the discontinued product. Maybe the fanboy in me thinks this is sad. 

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post #4 of 14
2/11/12 at 5:56pm


That doesn't entirely mean it's gone forever - it may just be done in the US market. For example the MDR-F1 is listed as discontinued in the US, but is still available in Japan. I have noticed, however, that Sony seems to be cleaning house with its headphone lines recently. It may be due to flooding, it may be due to new products coming out; I don't know. My personal guess would be that they're probably working on new products - most of their "good" parts have been around for a decade or longer, and haven't faced any dramatic competition until a few years ago. Headphones are "in" now, so it wouldn't be surprising if they're going back to the drawing board (for example, they've announced a whole line of BA IEMs). 

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Originally Posted by DjAmTraX View Post

The V6 shows shipping in March and do are the XB series, but this one is "no longer available" which is the same language as all the discontinued product. Maybe the fanboy in me thinks this is sad. 



 

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post #5 of 14
2/11/12 at 6:05pm

Are the Pioneer HDJ-2000s any good for their price? 

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post #6 of 14
2/11/12 at 10:43pm
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Originally Posted by TopCaliber View Post

Are the Pioneer HDJ-2000s any good for their price? 


I have one that I plan on opening soon.  Stay tuned for my unboxing.  I'll report back on how it compares to the Sony.  Features wise, the Pioneer is a winner.

 

 

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post #7 of 14
2/12/12 at 12:43am

Goodbye, lol!

 

7509HD seems to be discontinued for sure.  =\

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post #8 of 14
2/12/12 at 1:03am
As a long-time V700DJ user for DJing, I am not sad to see it go. It's like the really bad girlfried that's not even cute that you date anyway because hey, what else do you have going on.

I loved mine because I could cue with them. Not the most compelling reason. I like the power handling. I hated the build quality. I had to buy it twice because my brother broke my first pair and I had too much cash (at the time) to spend any energy getting mad about it.

But yeah, way too many fish in the DJ headphone sea. I understand it wasn't always like that.

Mine actually stowed away in the box of gear I took to the meet. I used them to demonstrate to someone how to remove the ear pads from a headphone. AmTrax, I thought you'd be there? (That's not syntactically even a question?)
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post #9 of 14
2/12/12 at 1:35am


 

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Originally Posted by DjAmTraX View Post


I have one that I plan on opening soon.  Stay tuned for my unboxing.  I'll report back on how it compares to the Sony.  Features wise, the Pioneer is a winner.

 

 



Will stay tuned. 

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post #10 of 14
2/12/12 at 8:33am
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Originally Posted by Lurkumaural View Post

As a long-time V700DJ user for DJing, I am not sad to see it go. It's like the really bad girlfried that's not even cute that you date anyway because hey, what else do you have going on.
I loved mine because I could cue with them. Not the most compelling reason. I like the power handling. I hated the build quality. I had to buy it twice because my brother broke my first pair and I had too much cash (at the time) to spend any energy getting mad about it.
But yeah, way too many fish in the DJ headphone sea. I understand it wasn't always like that.
Mine actually stowed away in the box of gear I took to the meet. I used them to demonstrate to someone how to remove the ear pads from a headphone. AmTrax, I thought you'd be there? (That's not syntactically even a question?)


I missed the meet because the wife had plans.  Married life....

 

 

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post #11 of 14
3/24/12 at 2:05pm

Sony MDR-V700DJ has been replaced. The new model now is Sony MDR-V55DJ and they come in different colors of selections white, black or red and you can get em' for a $100.00. Price may varies depends which store who carries em'.

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post #12 of 14
3/24/12 at 3:27pm
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Originally Posted by warrenrigg View Post

Sony MDR-V700DJ has been replaced. The new model now is Sony MDR-V55DJ and they come in different colors of selections white, black or red and you can get em' for a $100.00. Price may varies depends which store who carries em'.


It doesn't look as good to me.  I will reserve my judgement till I get my hands on it.

 

 

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post #13 of 14
3/24/12 at 9:54pm

Love my v700djs. They sound terrible, seem pretty fragile, and aren't comfy at all, but I love them anyway lol

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post #14 of 14
3/25/12 at 5:40pm

V55DJ?

 

Is that the same hinge system?  Pourquoi Sony?  Why keep the Achilles' heel of the old model?

 

 

 

Sony's feelings on the matter:

 

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