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I like the 7506 slightly more than the V6; it seems smoother in the upper registers.
But this topic has been debated for years, producing plenty of opinions without any sort of final verdict.
(My solution: owning both.)
Recently I bought a pair of Creative Aurvana Live to use as walking-around-outside headphones,
and was pretty disappointed. A bit too much bass, and generally a lack of detail.
Moreover, the build quality wasn't very good; the two Sony phones are far more solid.
I'm still looking for headphones to use outside (now I'm using my Senn HD25 I II, which are great -
but I'd hate to get caught with them on during a sudden rainstorm), and I'm also considering the
Koss 100DJ.
Haven't had a chance to listen to them, but I'm concerned that so many of the reviews say they're
bass-light. Even the positive reviews.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend either the V6 or 7506; there's a good reason for their continuing success
over so many years. They sound very good for the money; and the QC is excellent.
See, this is just so bizarre to me. I think the people who say the DJ100 is bass light must be coming from something VERY bass heavy or have no idea what neutral bass sounds like. IMO the DJ100 has either neutral bass or a slight bass hump. The best thing about the DJ100 is just how good it's sub-bass is. It doesn't have much of a mid-bass hump like the V6 does. Maybe that's what they want. I hate huge mid-bass humps that draw attention to itself.
To me it's the most bass you can have (IMO) without screwing up or recessing the mids or losing out on detail.
The problem with the DJ100 is that I often never liked it without an amp. The only portable device that drives it well enough to me is the Ipod Touch and the Clip. Yes, the clip..I guess that thing can drive some really power hungry headphones!
I have a feeling these days people must think something like the DT-770 Pro 80 has neutral bass. It makes no sense.
I'd like to find another headphone with the good bass of the DJ100. I was thinking maybe the K181DJ? It seems most good and cheap portable headphones with forward mids don't have very good sub-bass. Is there any?
BTW I still think the DJ100 is pretty close to my idea of bass heavy. Probably 5% less overall bass than the white boxed M50. About even if you remove the foam on the M50 pads.
My idea as to why the DJ100 lacks bass for some is due to a poor seal with the pads. M50 pads on the DJ100 solves this.
Under-amping doesn't really make it have less bass, but just makes it a bit uncontrolled and sound rather bad.
Don't know why, but I always hate suggesting the DJ100 as a portable headphone. It's just too picky about source or amp.
Sorry, got me talking about my DJ100. Probably my favorite headphone of all time.
If anyone is interested, check these graphs:
DJ100/Tony Bennet
http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/KossTonyBennett.pdf
M50
http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/AudioTechnicaATHM50.pdf
Both have some similarities. DJ100 seems to have a dip at 100hz, which I like. I don't know what to think of the TB graph. I would have thought it'd have some large spike in the upper mids. What the heck..