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1. 

   M. Scarlett
   October 30th, 2009 - 00:33

   The strange thing is I really like these headphones. The design is good, the build quality is fair, and for DJ headphones they are fairly comfortable.

   The only thing that lets them down is the sound, which just isn’t up to the Job for a pair of headphones at this price level. The whole sound is repressed, and colored. It’s fairly poor at best, not the worst I’ve heard, but it’s poor.

   I wouldn’t feel comfortable recommending them to anyone. Why the two stars? Like I said they are fairly comfortable and they broke the mould somewhat when it comes to the design.
   Rating: 2 / 5
2. 

   Dietitanic
   October 30th, 2009 - 02:39

   the sound quality is pretty good. maybe its because my head is too big or something, the headphone doesn’t fit too well on my head,and don’t use it for a long time tho. after all, it’s a pretty good deal, although i like the Bose one better,but it’s too expensive.
   Rating: 4 / 5
3. 

   Philip H. Nguyen
   October 30th, 2009 - 03:10

   They look durable but they broke.

   They also sound like cheap $10 headphones. It is honestly a waste of money.
   Rating: 1 / 5
4. 

   Jeffrey W. Nicholas
   October 30th, 2009 - 03:47

   I have a 5YO pair of Radio Shack “Titanium” headphones bought for $24.95 still going strong, but way beyond average product life, and now discontinued (bad move on RS’s part). The MAJOR DIFFERENCE between them and these DJs is the comfort issue; you KNOW you’re wearing headphones as the pressure is evident (this may lessen over time OR with some headband tweaking), where the Titaniums are forgotten once placed on your head–both are light weight, but the RS headphones don’t “squeeze” your head when wearing them. The SOUND QUALITY of the Titaniums is 20-20K Hrz and provides an “airy” or “spacial” sound stage, the DJs less “airy” and are either 1] flat across across the sonic spectrum OR 2] have mid-range boost/coloration giving me better voice clarity and an increased mid-range presence that I found I liked–all things considered–over the RS phones. I got the DJs for $47.00 w/free S+H as refurbs from an A’.com associated affiliate and at that price, I consider them an excellent value for the money. Creative Labs makes a high end headphone–the Aurvana Live! user rated at nearly 5-Stars–that A’.com offers at the lowest cost w/free shipping (as of the date of this review) that I considered but the price I got for the DJs and their specs were the deciding factors. I recommend these headphones, and would have given them 5-Stars but for the comfort issue.

   Addendum to my “Private Listening = 4-Stars” review. The “comfort issue” has been resolved! I reasoned that the spine of the headphone had to be metal and as such, the tension causing the phones to press uncomfortably on the head from both sides could be adjusted by CAREFULLY bending the spine back–widening it–to a tension that made them comfortable to wear AND permitting the around-the-ear cups to fit snuggly at the same time. Guess what? IT WORKED!!! Sooooo…when you read the reviews on this or similar headphones with user comments about them being “uncomfortably tight to the head” be assured there’s a cure for that complaint. My rating on the DJ phones is now a full 5-Stars.
   
   
   Rating: 4 / 5

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