But they're ugly as sin. But the Edition 7s are indeed popular with a lot of professional DJs-especially the superstar ones who generally spend a ton of money on everything just because they can. Folks like Oaky, Keoki, and so on, with a lot of money to spend. Smaller DJs like myself generally sport much much cheaper ones, since well-we don't get paid as much for our mix sets and generally have to hand it right back over to the bartender in the form of the night's tab. ;) I'd reccomend, if you're going to go Ultrasone, the DJ1 or the DJ1 Pro, for the DJs out there who are interested. :D Still, ugly as all hell though. To me, the most important thing (aside from sound quality!) in a pair of DJ headphones is the ability to keep one ear in the phones and another to your monitors easily without twisting or breaking the headstrap, and the ability to turn one of the ears facing out so I can quickly pick up the headphones and hold them to my ear without having to fumble with them. I've been making do for a good long time with a solid pair of Sony MDR-V700s jacked into my mixer, but a lot of DJs claim they break (which is why I got such a good deal on them!)-I haven't had a problem with mine, but I can say that the Sony MDR-V600s, but those DID suffer from the problem people mentioned about the V700s; the rigid plastic bar between the earpiece and the cushioned headband would crack after a while, or the entire earband assembly, which is supposed to sit in the plastic, would come out. Still, no problems with my V700s. Still, Patrick's right-Ultrasones are very popular among the DJ crowd. Skribble....doesn't really count as a DJ. :p He has crowd pleasing track selection, which I suppose is good, but his technical skills at the decks are HORRIBLE. Sometimes I wonder if he's even trying...he had to actually have been good at SOME point... ;) Anyway, links to the headphones I talked about: MDR-V700s: http://djdeals.com/sonyMDRV700.htm MDR-v600s: http://djmart.com/sonymdr.html Ultrasone Edition 7: http://djdeals.com/ultrasoneEDITION7.htm Ultrasone DJ1: http://djdeals.com/ultrasoneDJ1.htm Ultrasone DJ1 Pro: http://djdeals.com/ultrasoneDJ1PRO.htm Yay! I'm a helper!

can't wait to experience the damn expensive but sexy and worthy headphones.

Interesting. Ultrasones are known for outdoing Bose in the quiet headphone catagory. However, I don't know what exactly these cans are targeting. Maybe the DJ's phoenix mentioned, as they need sound isolation, though how they can use the surround sound is questionable. It may just be a status symbol. The Edition 7, btw, costs 2x as much, because of the limited edition status. Most would probably just get a stick headphone, or a basic stereo closed-back headphone (like the Sonys, a Stanton Pro x000, or an Audio Technica D40fs). The money would be better spent on amps, the mixer, turntables, or drinks. The fact that these have cords on both sides is BAD...once you have a single-cord system, it's 20x easier to handle and figure out the proper orientation. As for the audiophile, most would aim for completely open headphones (which have no pressure effect) such as the Sennheiser HD 650. Finally, for producers, they'd need a true (not great) sound from a closed-back system, so these would be out as well. So, nice headphones, but for a niche. The only worry is that if I try them out, all the other ones will sound tinny and terrible.

Interesting. Ultrasones are known for outdoing Bose in the quiet headphone catagory. However, I don't know what exactly these cans are targeting. Maybe the DJ's phoenix mentioned, as they need sound isolation, though how they can use the surround sound is questionable. It may just be a status symbol. The Edition 7, btw, costs 2x as much, because of the limited edition status. Most would probably just get a stick headphone, or a basic stereo closed-back headphone (like the Sonys, a Stanton Pro x000, or an Audio Technica D40fs). The money would be better spent on amps, the mixer, turntables, or drinks. The fact that these have cords on both sides is BAD...once you have a single-cord system, it's 20x easier to handle and figure out the proper orientation. As for the audiophile, most would aim for completely open headphones (which have no pressure effect) such as the Sennheiser HD 650. Finally, for producers, they'd need a true (not great) sound from a closed-back system, so these would be out as well. So, nice headphones, but for a niche. The only worry is that if I try them out, all the other ones will sound tinny and terrible.

One word: Grado. (www.gradolabs.com)