[jrich523]

Just got in my new 22x's and i have to say, they are pretty amazing.. sound quality is FAR better (im sure your not surprised)

sadly the only thing i really have to compair it to is Sony's MRD-V700 so as far as sound goes these are FAR better...

the 22x's are about 2oz more and id have to say its noticable. Nothing that would prevent me from getting them, but its there none the less.

Comfort wise, i think its hard to say... i guess i expected a little bit more.. the ear pads are very firm and they are a bit tight.. i assume a good part of that is because they are new (i'll do another post in a couple of weeks)

if the pads were to soften to the point where i would be impressed i think the inner pad might be pressing to hard against my ears.. at this point i can feel them but its not a problem at all... and id say i have some pretty normal ears so its not that they are busting out

im a little bit sad that the height adjustment dont have number markers.. the v700's did, and i guess it seems like a small thing.. but it was helpful to quickly size them back where they should be... i think once i get these fitting just how i like i'll use a sharpy to mark the position.. they also dont hold in the position slots at all... i havent decided if thats a good thing or a bad thing...

compared to the V700 the plasic seems really cheap.. it seems thin and it has the cheap plastic shine to it..

it has a detachable cable, but i doubt you could use any other cable.. they added a little notch on it to lock it in so if you want to replace the cable you have to get it from them otherwise it will just fall out... (havent used enough cans to know if thats some standard lock or not)

over all they are better... i expect the comfort to get a little better over time...

as i said i'll post again in a few weeks once ive gotten use to them..

thanks for the help picking them out guys!

Justin

 

[jrich523]

now that ive had these a few weeks... a few comments...
comfort really isnt that great.. nothing horrible.. but i expected them to "break in" a bit.. pretty heavy.. pads are weak (too much pressure on my head, and i have a pretty normal size dome)... just rough to wear for long periods of time.. as bad of a rap as the V700 had i actually liked them physically better... these, as i said above, dont have any number marks for adjustments.. which.. ive just used a sharpie on... but now i find that with the smallest tap these things slide in.. basically the notches are worthless.. also due to how they pivot.. i find that they dont really sit evenly on your head unless you dick with them for a bit...

all of this sucks because i use them at work and i find i take them on and off a lot.. and its just a pain..

sound quality good.. just not really happy about them physically.. they arent trash.. but they could have put a bit more effort in to some of the smaller details...

I dont think id buy them again..

if you need cans that can take a beating.. these arent it
if you need cans to wear ALL day... these arent it

I dont suspect they would be good for a dj either since they are really weird to hold to one ear.. the pivot on these things is just odd

just my 2 cents

 

[Logistics]

Umm, what the heck? That company doesn't even list the power handling of those headphones.

Since I have experience playing with the MDR-V700's I am of the opinion that the majority of people are simply running them on the wrong amplifiers. I'm not saying they can secretly romp on everyone's exotic units with the proper amplification, but they can be comparably good or bad depending on what you are using.

I've been running mine on my SbLive! for years and they have always lacked bottom end. The upper end is beautiful with the replacement of the output caps with films. The card is not meant to power anything below 32-Ohms, ideally. Switch now to the Sound Blaster 16 (not meant to power anything above 32-Ohms, ideally) I just restored with quality electrolytics. The upper end is not as nice because I'm not using films, but there is so much more power and bass compared to the SbLive! It's much more fun to listen to.

I sort of liken it to my Acoustic Research mains; AR-91.5's! Common consensus is that these speakers don't sound good unless your running at least 150W continuous to each enclosure. They are power hogs.

I've never seen a real comparison, even on this forum. I see people comparing their 300-600 Ohm headphones to the MDR-V700's. The amplifiers for these units are going to be totally different. If you did try to use the same amplifier for headphones with such a dramatic difference in nominal impedance, you would obviously have bad results with one of them. If you tried to run some 600-Ohm headphones on the SB16, the output OpAmp's distortion would skyrocket!

 

[jrich523]

so.. i've had these about 2 years now... and... as i suspected.. they broke.. the end of the adjustment that attaches to the cup snapped.. on both sides... didnt really notice it happen on either.. but.. they are busted up pretty bad... granted, they've been dropped a few times.. but nothing more than off the desk... and i dont think they broke when i dropped them..

also, the adjustment sliders themselves.. basically became worthless.. i marked where i liked them with a pen since the markings were tiny but over time they just started to freely slide.. not a huge problem when wearing them.. they stayed in place.. but when putting them on i had to hold them in place just right..

the material on the cups seems to have gotten worse over time rather than better.. i figured with use, a little body grease/sweat (they can be warm, and lets face it, it happens) would help condition them but no luck, they seem to have gotten more stiff and are cracking..

all in all... not horrible headphones... but.. i wont buy them again... i have on order some M-Audio Studiophile Q40's so we'll see how that goes..

 

[Amatsu]

Hey, I had the same headphones for about 2 years and they also broke 3 months ago.

The headband cracked while I was trying to put them on. It bothered me because the drivers are fine, it's like having a car and not being able to use it because it lacks the seats.

My opinion is about the same, sound quality is very good but the rest not so good. I had to change the inner ear-pad because the stock one was hurting my ears on long periods.
I had a great time with them, but when I try to recommend them I remember the bad stuff and I start wondering if it's really worth it.

My new headphones are the Beyerdynamic DT770 pro 250ohm and I don't think these will ever break (fingers crossed), very sturdy.

I still have the Equation, they lack the headband which I just threw it away. I attempted to use strong glues but it would break again eventually. Since the cable ran through the headband I had to cut it and recable them, now they are just headphones without a headband but I'm going to keep them in case I find a replacement one of these days.