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(More customer reviews)Despite the faults and lack of user replaceable parts, the SE5000 is a great, sturdy headphone.
The headphone strap is a little uncomfortable after a few hours - it's not too padded like the other Pioneer DJ headphones HDJ1000. So if you want padding, go for the HDJ1000. But I prefer the SE5000 as a working DJ - see below.
The 1/4" cable goes out after about 1.5 years of heavy use (playing gigs 2-4 times a week + practice) - the cable is not user replaceable like the HDJ1000. Actually, one summer, the cable went out on a set after 10 weeks of almost daily gigging (5-7 times a week). That being said, the headphones are cheaper than the HDJ1000 by about $30 to $70 bucks depending on where you get them (watch out for the knockoffs on eBay). The HDJ1000 is $136 at amazon.com. The replacement cable for the HDJ1000 is about $20-$30 bucks I think anyway, and for the one set of HDJ1000 I did own, the cable went out in about 3 months after my regular gigging (2-4 times a week). So do the math. 18 months with these Pioneer SE5000 - at $99, versus replacing the cable every 3 months on an Pioneer HDJ1000 - $136 plus 6 replacement cables at about $20 something each. That's $170 plus $120, coming to about $250. I did the math, and didn't find the HDJ-1000 worth it.
Also, these headphones are more compact - they fit more snuggly on my head than the HDJ1000, which are a bit bulkier.
Finally, these headphones, besides the cable, are built like a rock. The problem with swivel-mounted headphone cups on DJ headphones is that they break pretty easy. I went through 2 pair of Sony V700 in about a year (they are "industry standard") because the headphone cups broke off easily - most of the damage happens when the headphones are folded up and in your bag. The swivel mounts on these headphones are thick, and I've never had a headphone cup break off on these out of the about 5-6 sets I've owned. The only reason I need to replace these are the cable, described above.
Sound quality. The Sony V700 may be superior to the Pioneers. The bass is accentuated the most on the Sony. And the Technics pro DJ headphones don't work as well in terms of loudness - they don't compare to either Pioneer or Sony. However, the sound quality of the Sony is not enough to outmatch the durability of the Pioneer SE5000; it's only a slight difference anyway. But if you can afford to shell out $100 for a new Sony V700 every 6 months because the cups break off, and you want the slight advantage in sound quality, go for it.
Overall, Pioneer SE5000: good sturdy high quality DJ headphones at a reasonable price compared to the higher-priced Pioneers. The cable will go out eventually, and you can't replace it, but they will last much longer than the other headphones.
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The Pioneer SE-DJ5000 is an over-the-ear, sound-isolating headphone set, designed for DJs. It offers large, high-sensitivity 50mm drivers with unusually high input power level capabilities. An in-line Mono/Stereo monitoring switch is a special feature for live or studio remixing and the ergonomic design of the headphone housing enables full forward or reverse rotation, for flexible dual- or single-ear monitoring.
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