[F107plus5]

Well; it's been about seven months since the kids got their own new phones, and they're starting to reach for my MS-1 again!

I understand from judicious use of the search key that the MDR-V6 are just about the toughest set of phones on the planet....and their shorter coiled cable isn't as likely to get tangled in the kids computer chair!!

....and their sonic signature lines up pretty well with my own tastes in music, so I could easily hide within them to get away from said boisterous and noisy little kids!

I also understand that not long ago Sony had changed the location of where they manufacture these tough studio icons, and that a couple of folks don't feel that the new ones are quite up to the reliability standards of the old.

Any additional thoughts on the ruggedness of these newer cans compared with the old?

 

[F107plus5]

We'll just give this guy a little bump. After all, just how many folks have a newer set to talk about anyway. So we'll just put it back on top to see if anyone logs on that has experience with them.

And what the heck; if anyone has anything to comment on the V6 of any vintage, that would be fun too!

 

[lutwey]

i have for about six-seven months and still pretty strong..........this thing are made of a very durable plastic. very burable if u ask me. i m very happy with mine. i also want to add that thois is my main portable hp, so it's been tested for sure.

 

[Flasken]

I have heard but don't own the V6. However, I own a real competitor - the beyer dt-250 (these two were really having it out back in the day). The dt-250 is still the most used headphone in broadcasting in europe (I constantly see reporters and commentators wearing the mic version)

You know that period with new things where you take really good care of them, pack them safely and handle with care? Well, in the case of these headphones, that period ended for me about 4 years ago and since then, these things have been bent, twisted, stepped on, threwn around and packed in tight suitcases without protection. It has come to the point where I just trust them blindly.

They also sound better than the V6.

 

[spinali]

You may find the major "wear" issue with this phone the pads. Over time, the pleather flakes away. Otherwise, many have found the V6 unusully durable.

 

[F107plus5]

The main reason I'm looking seriously at the V6 is twofold: To get away from the kids when I need to listen on a kids-noisy day. And to get the kids away from ME by letting them use a good strong reliable set of phones(V6)at a reasonable cost. Unfortunately I'm having a bit of a problem getting the wife to understand that $50US just ain't enough for a good reliable set of cans that both the kids AND I can use.

I just looked at the DT-250, big mistake on my part.

Yeah; I'd like those for sure, but way out of the budget of what I'd like to get for all the Grandkids. I'd be too tempted to keep them just for ME!!

Anyway; what I was wantin' to do was get a new set of V6 if I felt confident that the cans built at the new facility were as good and reliable as those built at the old factory.

....so I guess knowing the country of origin would be most helpful.

 

[mtkversion]

You're right about them being indestructible. I've used my pair for the past 6 years and they've been tortured and still work/sound great.

The pad issue with them flaking hasn't been a problem for me. The pads have come apart a bit from the foam underneath but no flaking. I'll eventually replace them with the Beyer pads when they're worn out.

Without a doubt, my FAVORITE headphones of all time.

 

[silverrain]

I have a newer V6 (replace a broken old pair) I got about 3 months ago -- these are one of those cans that I would NEVER be without -- I don't mention them much, though, because of the general dis-interest they get on here -- not expensive enough, I guess?
I have now, or have had in the past, lots of great cans, but few do so much, so well, as the V6.
Listening to them this past weekend, I kept thinking they were a cross between my D2000 and my RS-1.
Great bass, great mids, great highs, non-fatiguing to use.
To my ears, anyway.
There, I said it.

 

[Hookstra]

I hope I won't have to find out how rugged they are...I usually treat them with care seeing as the cats love chewing on cords. The sound is much better than you'd expect, the highs seemed extremely bright at first but I warmed up to them.

 

[tomb]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtkversion /img/forum/go_quote.gif You're right about them being indestructible. I've used my pair for the past 6 years and they've been tortured and still work/sound great. The pad issue with them flaking hasn't been a problem for me. The pads have come apart a bit from the foam underneath but no flaking. I'll eventually replace them with the Beyer pads when they're worn out. Without a doubt, my FAVORITE headphones of all time.

Yes - well, the failure mode is one or the other with the pads - either they split and start showing foam, or they begin to flake and leave residue on your ears, neck, clothes, etc. It's only a matter of when, not whether. I have heard stories of pro studios getting a shipment and ripping the pads off and replacing them as soon as they pull them out of the box.

They are a different phone entirely with the Beyers - highly recommended. They are also my favorite closed phone and would never be without them.

 

[ziplock]

Great headphones, very durable indeed. The sound is decent too! I have two toddlers and so far they handle the abuse quite well. Like others have mentioned, the pads are not all that good. You can replace them with pads from the DT250 if you like. Do a search and you will find a thread on modding them.

~Zip

 

[F107plus5]

Great! It's sounding more and more as if these are indeed the phones that I'm looking for!

The kids really like the sound of my MS-1 and I've sort of gotten the impression that these will be a fairly close match to the MS-1 in a number of respects. So they will certainly enjoy them as much as I will, and I will certainly enjoy being able to put on a pair of closed phones to at least block out a realistic portion of the noise that THEY make!

And like the MS-1 which are also less than $100, the V6 I'm sure miss out on some of the same respect because of the sub-hundred dollar price point. Even more, would be the KSC75 which can even be found occasionally for about $10!! So yup; the cost is not necessary a good judge of sound quality.

I had done enough reading here about the V6 to understand that they were a great value, sounded great and were extremely durable. My curiosity of course was concerning overall quality from the new manufacturing facility. And that's beginning to sound pretty good too!

The pads are an interesting question in itself. I believe I had read somewhere; either here or on another forum, that simply changing from the old style pads to the new style would make a difference in sound presentation. And of course, the Beyers would change them yet again. I like the velour pads on my HD600 better than the pleather pads on the Wifes in-home phone pads, but I'll have to see which type seems to work best for both the kids and myself. They could potentially make a real sticky mess of the cloth pads!

...the youngest came home from school a few months ago after getting some fancy blue face painting, and put on my MS-1 with the pretty yellow 414 pads!.....yuck.