gdriverx
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can't you just balance that with an equalizer if I end up not liking the high trebs?
can't you just balance that with an equalizer if I end up not liking the high trebs?
Given the choice, I'd probably go for the M50 as well. When it comes purely to musical enjoyment, I'd actually take a KSC-75 over the V6, though I realize I might be in the minority there. The V6's were much too shrill for my tastes, though I did appreciate their design.
so basically the m50's are significantly more equalized but for overall sound quality probably only slightly better, so if I like loud treble then either choice should be fine, else go with m50's correct?
I'm asking for specific reasons as to why they are better.. I can try the mdr-v6 out in a nearby store, unlike the audio technica's, and spending extra money needs justification, if they're almost double the price they should be almost double as good
For the money, the V6 is a good headphone, definitely among the best in its price range, but it does have some flaws. As other have mentioned, the treble can be pretty harsh, especially on poorly produced music. I don't see many people here mention it here but in my opinion the bass can become a little too much sometimes, unless you listen to a lot of bassy music and like that sort of thing it can be pretty fatiguing; it's not that the bass is bad, there's just a bit too much for me. Also of note is the lack of a soundstage, there is virtually none.
That said, they do provide a decent amount of isolation, especially when playing music, they're in your price range, I'd say they're circumaural (some try to argue that they're supra-aural but they must have some pretty big ears...) and comfortable (but some also disagree and mod them with Beyer 250 pads), easily driven from an mp3 player and portable and I'd say they're pretty durable (they don't feel like something you could break by stepping on them and I've thrown them in my bag several times to use at college and they've dealt with it fine).
Honestly, if this is the first proper headphone that you buy, I'm certain you'll be impressed by the sound, it was my first proper pair of headphones and it took me quite a while to train my ears to the flaws with it.
For the money, the V6 is a good headphone, definitely among the best in its price range, but it does have some flaws. As other have mentioned, the treble can be pretty harsh, especially on poorly produced music. I don't see many people here mention it here but in my opinion the bass can become a little too much sometimes, unless you listen to a lot of bassy music and like that sort of thing it can be pretty fatiguing; it's not that the bass is bad, there's just a bit too much for me. Also of note is the lack of a soundstage, there is virtually none.
That said, they do provide a decent amount of isolation, especially when playing music, they're in your price range, I'd say they're circumaural (some try to argue that they're supra-aural but they must have some pretty big ears...) and comfortable (but some also disagree and mod them with Beyer 250 pads), easily driven from an mp3 player and portable and I'd say they're pretty durable (they don't feel like something you could break by stepping on them and I've thrown them in my bag several times to use at college and they've dealt with it fine).
Honestly, if this is the first proper headphone that you buy, I'm certain you'll be impressed by the sound, it was my first proper pair of headphones and it took me quite a while to train my ears to the flaws with it.