[Mesiaz]

Hi

I'm new around here. For a long time I've wanted some good headphones, and I think I want some closed ones or a pair with good isolation. I'd spent around $100 for a pair, question is which pair. I listen to all sorts of music, rock, ambient and techno (very bass heavy), so I guess I'd need a good alround pair.

My impression of the Grado series is that it has a high sound-leakage, is that true?

Occasionaly I might use the headphones for my discman, so if they weren't all too big it would be nice

Suggestions?

 

[KR...]

I going to take a wild guess and say that a whole lot of people will tell you to get the Sony MDR-V6. So get that

 

[KR...]

BTW, make sure it's the V6 that you are getting, NOT THE V600, those are said to be complete junk.

V6 = Good
V600 = Bad

 

[joelongwood]

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I going to take a wild guess and say that a whole lot of people will tell you to get the Sony MDR-V6. So get that

Good guess, KR.........how did you know?

 

[Xevion]

Or the 7506, and the HP890 seems to be liked somewhat too, if you can't find the Sonys might be worth looking at.

 

[KR...]

Oh, and one more thing.

The Sony MDR-V6 and the Sony MDR-7506 are the same thing. The only difference is the name and the fact that the 7506 has a gold plug while the V6 does not. However, the price difference is pretty big as the 7506 cost a lot more for some dumb reason (it's Sony!). They both look and sound the same other than that.

 

[Mesiaz]

According to http://music.multimedian.com/reviews/headphones.html the Sony MDR-V6 is out-performed with a good margin by the SR80, true?

 

[Tomcat]

The Philips HP 890 are semi-open, not closed. Probably not an option for Mesiaz.

 

[Mesiaz]

oh, and are V6 closed?

 

[JMT]

Yes, the V6's are closed. I don't know if they "out perform" the Grados, they sound completely different. But if you are looking for minimum sound leakage, go with the V6s.

Ok, time to lock the thread.

 

[roll-man]

SR80 are great but most definitely not closed. Major sound leakage...both in and out. Fairly bright too. imo, the V6's have more bass response. Ideal for commuting. They cost $69 and are extremely durable. SR80's, although wonderfully musical, seem to have that "Grado cheap build" feel to them. Also, probably not as comfortable as your V6...imho.

 

[Mesiaz]

k, going for v6, thx all

 

[roll-man]

for the money, they're hard to beat. We've all been buying them here for $69. They are very popular around these parts. If you really don't like them, you could probably sell them in a few minutes to someone on this board if you post them in the for sale area. Good luck.

 

[Daniel]

Got my v6's from that yahoo! site, although it took me a week to get them, ********* thanksgiving, eheh, but overall, great phones.

 

[BenG]

Would someone remind people there is a search function?