Alright. I recently got in one of MANY conversations with a DJ about the V700's versus the V6. He has heard ALL of my arguments about how the V6's are better than the V700's, but he STILL says that the LOOK of a DJ's headphones *is* that important, important enough for them to use a set of headphones that JUST gets the job done...after all, a DJ *is* a performance artist.

The conversation went like this:


Me: http://bpgprod.sel.sony.com/BPC/docs...drv700dj_z.jpg

oh. so THAT'S why you like the V700's so much

Him: EXACTLY !!!!!
remmember..
I don't spin for chicks and dudes, but people like it WITH HIGH FASSION !

Me: but.....still.......are those looks worth an extra $60? and, going by sound quality, an extra $100?

Him: john...
if somebody would paint V6 silver I would be the first in line!

Me: you know what? I think I am going to bring that up

Him: hell ye !!!!

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So. How does one SAFELY and EFFECTIVELY and PERMANANTLY paint the V6's silver? Make them LOOK COOL, like the V700's, so that they will be VIABLE for club DJ's that NEED to care about looks, because of their job? How does one not damage them when painting them, and make sure the paint won't rub off and look bad? How does one do it RIGHT?

Thanks guys!!

Hmm... use a small paint brush, some silver paint, and paint...

Or... you coudl just cover the transducer and head band and spray paint the thing... put some cool designs with black paint too...

Would dissassembling it partway be required/a good idea if you wanted to paint it?

What type of paint would work best?

What about covering up the model number? The Sony Logo? That would be a bad thing. What could you do to DETAIL the "Dynamic Stereo Headphones" "MDR-V6" so it would still stand out on silver? leave it white? Change it to black somehow?

look at the styling of the V700:
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...&threadid=2336

versus the 7506:
http://bpgprod.sel.sony.com/BPC/docs.../mdr7506_z.jpg

What can you do to paint the 7506/V6 to look like the V700 in color, but still look like a professional paint job, and still have all of the decals? How do they GET that exact effect that they get with the V700?

i say if he likes the look of his v700dj cans, let him keep them. and let the rest of us who like good sounding cans keep using the v6, which is imho a better looking headphone too.

I don't think it's a matter of him looking better in HIS opinion....

but, for a DJ to make a good impression, they have to be at least a LITTLE bit flashy, you know? It's in the Job Description. Plus, *I* personally think the V700 looks WAY better than the V6, and *I* would like to know how to mod the V6 to look like this, for my OWN use....I'm probably going to end up buying a pair, you know?

the things people will do for "fassion"...

hehe, nice one neruda!

i was thinking the same thing gluegun!
i was also thinking of buying some new/used v6's and also some used/broken v700 for cheap so that i could use the v6's drivers in the v700 casing...but then i thought it would be too expensive and the drivers probably wouldn't even fit...

You know, I've been a DJ before, and what he's saying is bunk. No one looks at the DJ's headphones. No one cares.

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I have to agree with MacDef on this one.. I was an "assistant DJ" a while back .. and we just pretty much stood a dark corner (which was good considering the el-cheapo headphones I was wearing).

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Hehe... just wear some lights and *reflective* technicolor dream coat, and he'll be fine.

Seriously though... I would probably ask some local paint experts or look around the web...maybe even those ppl who custom paint motorcycle helmets... The casing on the V6 is plastic..right?

I got one better, how about retro-fitting the drivers of the V6 into the V700. That way you have that cool looking headband along with killer sound. That is if the sound doesn't change when you install the V6 drivers.

I'm thinking that the sound probably would change...

The V700's housing is what causes all of those resonances, right?

Anyways, regardless, DJ's DO seem to be quite a bit vain, near as I can tell. But, even then, does anyone have any specific ideas on how to paint the V6's?

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yeah, put them on, put in any backstreet boys disc, and play it at 11. that'll pain the v6 for ya!

actually, my model building friend told me (once he came down from the glue sniffing) use an airbrush for this kind of painting. i would take the earcups off, remove the pads, and tape all parts not to be painted. i would also paint liquid mask over the silver raised lettering on the earcups (just on the letters). then i would use a metallic silver airbrush paint (acrylic) that contained actual pigment, not dye. you may need to use some kind of primer, i don't know. carefully airbrush all areas to be painted with an even layer, with no drips or runs. i doubt you'll get it right the 1st time, so practice on some labtec cans first.

Redshifter, I edited that post....

Anyways, thanks man! So, what's a supply list for this type of thing, and where would I go to buy the necessary tools and paints? Is there a cheap place online to buy em?

Also, how many people DO have the V6's or 7506's at Head-Fi or Headwize? I'm sure at least SOME of them wouldn't mind figuring out how to do this, and posting pictures of the process, WOULD THEY?

okay, i was just yankin your chain!

try an art supply store like www.dickblick.com or www.danielsmith.com. it will cost you a pretty penny too, especially for the airbrush. your best bet is to find someone who builds and paints models, and use their gear. good luck.

Oh.....

Is there any particularly effective way to find people who are into this kind of modeling? Like, online webpages for national guilds or something that link to local webpages on the subject?