[Beagle]

I used to own an MDR-V5 way back in the early 90's and really liked it. Never had a V6.
 
Judging from the HeadRoom graphs, it looks like it has the flattest response of any headphone from the bass through to the upper midrange. Why is a 'phone with such a flat response going for only $89?
 
Is it worth a shot, for $89?

 

[KyungMin]

I own it and I like them... not hard to drive and sound great

 

[fatcat28037]

They're a great phone for the money. Amazon has them for $75.00 with free shipping.

 

[swaffleman]

I would say yes but my new pair have a rather harsh sound. I'm not sure what to do about them but to continue to burn them in and hope that burn in is real.

 

[Beagle]

I got these yesterday. Using them with a Graham Slee NOVO. Very flat response, neutral, no obvious peaks or valleys, confident, dynamic, musical. You basically hear what's on the recording. What everybody wants but nobody will accept because of the price (it does not cost $2000) and because the soundstage does not resemble a baseball stadium. Not thrilled with the pad positioning on the ear. But that's my only minor gripe.

 

[pcf]

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I got these yesterday. Using them with a Graham Slee NOVO. Very flat response, neutral, no obvious peaks or valleys, confident, dynamic, musical. You basically hear what's on the recording. What everybody wants but nobody will accept because of the price (it does not cost $2000) and because the soundstage does not resemble a baseball stadium. Not thrilled with the pad positioning on the ear. But that's my only minor gripe.

The stock pads fall apart quickly and a lot of people replace them with these (me included):
 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=313962&is=REG

 

[pedxing]

I don't think you can go wrong with these. These are probably the cheapest pro audio studio monitoring headphones you can buy that will work right out of the box without an amp. You should be able to find them cheaper else where if you shop around.

 

[fatcat28037]

I have the Beyer pads on my MDR-v6, I think they're more comfortable that the stock pads. The v6 is selling on Amazon for $69.00 with free shipping. That is a great deal.

 

[Beagle]

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The stock pads fall apart quickly and a lot of people replace them with these (me included):
 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=313962&is=REG

I hope those pads don't affect the sound as I wouldn't want a thing changed sonically. Are there any other sources for them as they appear to be out of stock with that vendor.
 

 

[pcf]

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I hope those pads don't affect the sound as I wouldn't want a thing changed sonically. Are there any other sources for them as they appear to be out of stock with that vendor.
 

Here's another place to get the Beyer pads:
http://www.pro-sound.com/BS/SBEYEP4.html
 
 
I can't remember any sound change but the comfort level increased big time.