[coolvij]

WHAT!? erm, eh, u see - i really wasn't kidding..i was kidding about kidding....ahem....u can repack those 225s.....

OK....I AM kidding...lol

 

[SumB]

MacDEF I don't think you can call the V6's bass accurate when it's totally overblown like it is.

Call it what you want but Grado bass is the closest to the real thing I've heard.

I try to use live music as my reference instead of another pair of headphones.

 

[CRESCENDOPOWER]

bil, I second Vertigo_1's recommendation. For the music you listen to, a budget amp, and the Grado SR-325 would be a good choice in my opinion. Good luck!

 

[jude]

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Originally posted by SumB MacDEF I don't think you can call the V6's bass accurate when it's totally overblown like it is. Call it what you want but Grado bass is the closest to the real thing I've heard. I try to use live music as my reference instead of another pair of headphones.

I don't find the V6's bass to be overblown at all. I know all our tastes differ, so I'll chalk it up to a difference of opinions. I have also been to many live performances in many different kinds of venues, and the V6's have very accurate bass representation to my ears. One of the things I find is that they actually do reproduce lower frequency material that most speakers and even most headphones do not (at least that I've tried, and I've tried quite a bit).

I also used to work in a hi-fi store (for whatever it's worth), and still visit hi-fi stores to see what's new and cool out there, and I've heard systems of all shapes and sizes -- some with extreme low-frequency reproduction capabilities -- and I have to say the V6/7506's (to my ears) generally do what they're told with what they're fed.

Again, opinions differ (which is why we all own so many different sources, cables, headphones, tweaks, music types, etc.), but I'm with John Dunlavy on his praise of the MDR-7506's (and thus V6's).

 

[MacDEF]

Well, I don't know what else to say besides my earlier suggestion that your V6 are defective. The V6/7506 are pretty universally praised as having some of the best, most accurate bass of any headphone. If your V6 aren't faulty, then like Jude I'll chalk it up to differences in tastes.

 

[HD-5000]

Hey bill, i suggest a Sennheiser HD-580 and a portable CD player. I have one and it sounds great!

 

[Gluegun]

Uh, to sound REALLY COMPARATIVELY great, so that the cost is worth it, the HD580 needs an amp. Cause, without an amp, you can spend that much money and get better sound, but add an amp, and it's a whoooole different picture...

 

[Neruda]

One of the best rcok headphones I've heard is the Beyer DT770. It's a closed design with terriffic slam and a wide soundstage. I preferred it to the Grado 325's and the Sony CD3000's for rock. It's also pretty cheap, so you could probably get an amp to go with it rather easily. Even if you don't get one it should be reasonably easy to power, easier than the previously mentioned K401's. It can get uncomfortable to wear after a while though, so keep that in mind.

 

[Gluegun]

Better than the Grado SR-325's AND the CD3000's for rock?

DUUUUUDE....

 

[dhwilkin]

PFFFFT! Geez Gluegun, can't you see that was really Tomcat in disguise?

Oh, but I agree w/ Gluegun about the 580s really needing an amp. Better amp-less rock headphones can be found elsewhere.

 

[MikeR17]

I'll third Vertigo's recommendation. For rock, you should probably get the Grado SR-225 or 325 and a JMT amp. Great combo for rock music, or any music for that matter.

 

[JMT]

MikeR17 wrote
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For rock, you should probably get the Grado SR-225 or 325 and a JMT amp.

I couldn't agree more.

Why, what a coincidence. Check here for that very combination.

 

[Neruda]

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Originally posted by Gluegun Better than the Grado SR-325's AND the CD3000's for rock? DUUUUUDE....

yes! better than the 325's and AND the CD3000's for rock!

And I also believe that the CD3000's sound best for electronica. Just in case anyone finds that important.

 

[Vertigo-1]

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yes! better than the 325's and AND the CD3000's for rock! And I also believe that the CD3000's sound best for electronica. Just in case anyone finds that important.

I'm curious, did you use these headphones in your own home for, say, at LEAST, two weeks, before making statements like that?

 

[Tomcat]

Vertigo, so you know the Beyer 770 Pros and disagree with me? Uuh, him?