The Sony MDR-V700 headphones are intended for general audio, studio use and DJ monitoring. They are very high quality with excellent clarity and bass.

What this guide is issuing is the difference between the MDR-V700's and the MDR-Z700's, these are often described to be the same model but they are not.

We all like to get a good deal and a lot of us find our bargains on Ebay, but be wary, you get what you pay for.  If you do a web search for these headphones you will notice there is the MDR-V700's and the MDR-Z700's, this is were you have to be very careful. The MDR-Z700's are not the same as MDR-V700's, they are built by Sony but are intended for the Assian market and do not have the same build quality and sound. They are usually imported from China and sellers will state that they are 100% genuine Sony and exactly the same as the MDR-V700's. Yes they maybe 100% genuine Sony but they are not the same as the MDR-V700's.