[a1leyez0nm3]

thanks...

 

[nifu]

Hey! I was wondering where I can buy Sony V6's Online! I live in BC, Canada so I need international shipping and also somewhere that is cheap

. Thank a lot!

 

[n4rc0l3pt1c]

Wow, resurrection of old post...

 

[dhwilkin]

Use the search function on "buy V6 Canada".

 

[hiccup]

Tom Lee Music downtown Vancouver has tons of 7506. Doh! You said online...nm

 

[Xander]

Confused thread? In the index it says the thread starter is Jude.. Yet it's MacDEF's thread. What the hayil?

 

[Duncan]

A couple of issues that I have... You can either choose to embrace, or discredit them as you see fit...

Burn-In, this pair of V6 were with JMT for the first two months of their lives, but i'm sure that using my EJ1000 with them pretty much non-stop for the past two weeks has done something to their midrange... now, using the JMT rather than the EJ1000 headphone out, these have a much more pronounced midrange than they had on first inspection, far moreso than my Grado SR-125s...

Whether that be in my head or what is up to you to decide, but - why should they sound different when compared to 'phones used on the original comparison??

and, the overall tone, I just A/Bd them against my Senn HD580s, and they (the Senns) sounded really coloured and lifeless... there was no bass-weight at all... the mids appeared really lumpy and treble extension? whats that?

So - my points...

Burn-in, if it really is a phenomenon, have I whilst playing excess mids from my EJ1000 (which is acredited for being a rich sounding player) forced my V6 into a life of actually MAKING midrange, rather than keeping it hidden?

and.. why is it that the HD580s sound so poor now? - Is my XCan V2 really so poor a partner that i've been fooling myself for the past year anyway?

am I condemned to wear the head-fi dunce cap for like the sound of the V6 significantly more than the more expensive HD580s???

Thanks

 

[Joe Bloggs]

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Originally posted by Xander Confused thread? In the index it says the thread starter is Jude.. Yet it's MacDEF's thread. What the hayil?

Yah, I was like 'cool, Jude reviews the V6, never saw that before'--huh??

 

[dhwilkin]

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Duncan said... Burn-in, if it really is a phenomenon, have I whilst playing excess mids from my EJ1000 (which is acredited for being a rich sounding player) forced my V6 into a life of actually MAKING midrange, rather than keeping it hidden?

Yup, the V6 is a great match w/ warm equipment. Unfortunately, burn-in isn't the cause of the newly-found midrange. I'd be awfully surprised if you now hooked it up to a cold-sounding source and still got that same great midrange.

 

[jona]

The last few posts have touched on a great point. Matching cans with sources is way UNDER-appreciated IMHO. When people post that this can or that can is bright/laid-back/etc., I would be very interested in knowing what they are listening to. If these statements are made on the basis of a/b/ comparo's using the same source, then they have some merit. Certainly some cans are relatively brighter than others. On the other hand, comparing cans based upon a history of listening to them at different times from different sources I consider to be much less reliable info. Different sources and the human audio memory add much variability. This is the main reason I hate to buy audio equip, esp. cans or speakers, without hearing them for myself using known sources.
Regarding the V6/7506, my decade-old unmoded V6 via a JMT amp is currently my fav combo for listening to iTunes on my Mac while doing computing work. I find that that warm source (the computer, not the JMT amp) with the "analytical" V6 yields a pleasing sound. OTOH- I have a rather bright RCA PCDP which makes the V6 sound somewhat like fingernails on a blackboard, and I much prefer Grado's from my home audio set-up (including when using the same JMT amp).

Jon

 

[redshifter]

i've said it before, but if you really want to hear what the v6 was made for, hook them up to a good amp and a great analog source.

 

[fiddler]

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i've said it before, but if you really want to hear what the v6 was made for, hook them up to a good amp and a great analog source.

... And that is why they have stickers on them that clearly say "FOR DIGITAL", right?

I do know what you mean, though. They definitely sound best out of a warm source.

 

[Audio Redneck]

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Originally posted by fiddler ... And that is why they have stickers on them that clearly say "FOR DIGITAL", right? I do know what you mean, though. They definitely sound best out of a warm source.

But doesn't EVERY model of Sony headphone say that so that the poor dumb consumer is sure he is getting something that will work with his cd player?

 

[HairWuzEre]

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Originally posted by bakhtiar ...this kind of cans are usually used for sound monitoring, because it does not add some colours/sound to the original sources...

Are there any other really accurate headphones that are used for monitoring?

 

[Beagle]

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Originally posted by MacDEF I guess the best praise for these headphones is that, as Mike Walker has said, no one area of the phones jumps out at you -- there is no obvious bump in the treble or midrange, there is no boomy or emphasized bass

Don't mean to flame an old thread, it's just that I recently purchased the 7506 and wanted to comment in the context of the other posts. I do believe that there is an obvious treble emphasis that exaggerates tape hiss and the like. I have used dozens of headphones and the 7506 is definitely highlighting this particular part of the spectrum. The bass is rock solid, not calling attention to itself, merely providing a great foundation for everything else.

And no, nothing jumps out, but the upper bass/lower midrange is sure jumping back! The response is far from flat. But the 7506 does portray a good simulation of a pair of large loudspeakers like Thiels or Vandersteens.