Lurkumaural
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I saw the DT150 a few days back while shopping online for a new audio interface. I started to want the headphones pretty badly. I wanted a new firewire mixer. I have plenty of both and should not be buying anything nice for myself. Especially this month.
There is in fact a split in the MDR-V150 headband, though it's not the functional split that you see on particular Senn or Beyer models. But I do have two of these headbands now, so you've once again got me thinking...
And yes, the exuberant color schemes are typically the domain of certain brands of headphones, and around here at least, those are considered lesser quality headphones. People buy them when the image and brand identity is not less important than the sound. But why should they have all the fun? Can't my serious headphones go blonde, so to speak? And if I like to wear MDR-V150's but dislike their sound, why not change them, at once making an ironic statement about the color, form factor, reputation, and altogether consumerist nature of the many little demons that make up this industry that have gotten their teeth into audiophiles and pseudo-audiophiles alike?
So I am scheming to do an overhaul mod. Take the "studio monitor" cans the audiophiles hate (and it's a strong word, but if you've seen the discourse of the V150 around these parts you'd understand) and wear them proudly. There will not be Sony drivers involved. There may even be some SPC. They'll be the supra-aurals that Sony should have made. Then I'll paint them. Like I said, it was going to be a subtle and sublime sort of color scheme, but you're making me want to go neon and UV reactive. What kind of knockoff trade name can I give my headphones then? "Beats your Dre's?" "Sweet Head?" "Fuglies?" "Sparkling Personality a.k.a. Beautiful Inside?"
Looks like I might have to start a thread in DIY.
More on topic, I think I saw some V-Moda Vibes today, connected to an iPhone. They had a metallic finish on the housing, very thin cord, and an ugly pink tacky fingernail color.
Hm. I directly associated "skullcandy/wesc" with the color. But then again I'm about to buy the most hideous cans on the market, the glorious DT-150. My HD25 usually already draws attention of the "Uuuh, oldtimers!"-kind.That MDR-V150 looks like it has a split headband too, does it?
I saw the DT150 a few days back while shopping online for a new audio interface. I started to want the headphones pretty badly. I wanted a new firewire mixer. I have plenty of both and should not be buying anything nice for myself. Especially this month.
There is in fact a split in the MDR-V150 headband, though it's not the functional split that you see on particular Senn or Beyer models. But I do have two of these headbands now, so you've once again got me thinking...
And yes, the exuberant color schemes are typically the domain of certain brands of headphones, and around here at least, those are considered lesser quality headphones. People buy them when the image and brand identity is not less important than the sound. But why should they have all the fun? Can't my serious headphones go blonde, so to speak? And if I like to wear MDR-V150's but dislike their sound, why not change them, at once making an ironic statement about the color, form factor, reputation, and altogether consumerist nature of the many little demons that make up this industry that have gotten their teeth into audiophiles and pseudo-audiophiles alike?
So I am scheming to do an overhaul mod. Take the "studio monitor" cans the audiophiles hate (and it's a strong word, but if you've seen the discourse of the V150 around these parts you'd understand) and wear them proudly. There will not be Sony drivers involved. There may even be some SPC. They'll be the supra-aurals that Sony should have made. Then I'll paint them. Like I said, it was going to be a subtle and sublime sort of color scheme, but you're making me want to go neon and UV reactive. What kind of knockoff trade name can I give my headphones then? "Beats your Dre's?" "Sweet Head?" "Fuglies?" "Sparkling Personality a.k.a. Beautiful Inside?"
Looks like I might have to start a thread in DIY.
More on topic, I think I saw some V-Moda Vibes today, connected to an iPhone. They had a metallic finish on the housing, very thin cord, and an ugly pink tacky fingernail color.
