Quote: Mike, you have no idea how much these suckers need a good system and amp.... what is your system and amp??? I'm running them through the headphone output on a Denon AVR-2500 receiver (~90 watts/channel, I think). My CD/DVD player is a Sony DVP NS400D.

Quote: What kind of music do you listen to? I just switched from my Sennheiser HD280s to the 831s in the middle of a fairly heavy dance/techno CD, and the Beyers don't emphasize the bass nearly like the Sony V6 or 280s do, but I definitely get a better soundstage and better overall sound...

After my negative experience with V600s, I decided to forego V6s and get high end DT831s. There are countless web reviewers who claim the DT831s are the finest closed cans available, and so I thought those would be the ones to get. Unfortunately, my first impression of the Beyers is not very...

I recently picked up MDR-V600s and I have to agree they're a pretty terrible set of cans, certainly worth nowhere near the $100 retail price. Overall, the sound is very lifeless and unmusical, with voices accompanied by a distinct hissing sound. The headset also isn't properly grounded so I get...