Sweet Spot
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Now I realize that different strokes for different folks comes into play here, so let's just get that right out of the way.
Over the months, I've heard people talking about the sony V6's as if they were the best budget closed design can out there. I'd always wanted to get them, but wasn't brave enough to give them a try. I remember going into B&H Photo, and checking them out for a minute or two, (was in a rush) and thought they sounded pretty good, but didn't have enough time to really evaluate.
So, I just purchased a pair from fellow head-Fi'er "TheMuffinMan_01". Good guy by the way(even with your poor taste in movies
)..things went very smoothly transaction wise, etc. I got them Just now. They're already broken in obviously, so I wasn't too worried about that. Thought I'd just plug and play and be all good right ? Well..... Um... One thing... "WHERE'S THE BEEF ? ! "
As quickly as I can, I'm A/B'ng them with my Sennheiser PX 200's. The results thus far are not good for the Sony's. I was under the impression that they needed no amping..isn't this right ? Because in comparison, they seem to be severely underpowered, way laid back, and their strongest attribute, is the treble. Unfortunately, without the tight bass and balanced mids I'm missing from my Senns, the trebble is NOT a good attribute. I really don't see why people praise these things.
I put my PX 200's on, volume at 14, and I can discern all the instruments, clearly. All feels present..especially tight bass. An all round feeling of being surrounded by the music. Granted, the soundstage is not the best, but as far as being detailed, the PX 200's are just that. Very detailed.
Put the V6's on, and I can barely hear any of the instruments. The bass is totaly inaccurate to me in that it doesn't feel or sound present throughout a passage where a bassline is definetely being put down. They just sound shallow and weak.
Perhaps with an amp, this would change, but then...the PX 200's with an amp would sound better too no ? They're both rated at 32 Ohms...but is there something more to this than that ? Because I'm totally unsatisfied. The one thing that I like is that they're pretty comfortable. More so than my PX 200s IMO.
I forgot to mention the important thing...I'm running them both through the headphone out of my IHP-120.
Just switched from 200's to 6's again, playing Outkast (Speakerboxxx) "The Rooster" and man...are these things tinny ! Yuck. I think these may be going up for sale pretty soon. I'll give them a day or 2 or 3-4 to get used to them, and report back I suppose.
Automatic Uptdate:
I just slapped on my KSC 35's and did some A/B/C'ng. Basically, what I'm finding so far is that the V6's offer only isolation when compared to the 35's. In other words, the 35's sound smoother, with more present bass and a bit more up front. But because they're open and because I just can't get the damned things to fit right on my ears, the difference is neglegable. I'd probably only use the V6's outside, but ONLY if I didn't have the PX 200's. The isolation on the 6's is better than the PX 200's, but doesn't warrant using them over the Senns. So again, we shall see in a few days. Perhaps I'm being far too premature in all of this since I just sank them on my head for the first time really..but you know what they say about first impressions right ? My first impressions of the PX 200's were the complete opposite by the way. I only had Porta Pros at the time to compare them with, and really enjoyed the nuterality of them compared to the PP's.
So far, I don't see how anyone could find a better pair of closed cans for under $50...And if my opinion remains the same days from now, they're going to beat out a pair of $75 cans. Oh, and the KSC 35's really compete here as well. I mean for the same price as what ecost.com is selling the Senns for, they're a freekin steal as well. If I sell these Sony's, I swear I'll never buy another pair of Sony's again. I was burned once by the V-600's, and at this point, I dont' hear ..well, I'll reserve the comment for a few days from now.
Over the months, I've heard people talking about the sony V6's as if they were the best budget closed design can out there. I'd always wanted to get them, but wasn't brave enough to give them a try. I remember going into B&H Photo, and checking them out for a minute or two, (was in a rush) and thought they sounded pretty good, but didn't have enough time to really evaluate.
So, I just purchased a pair from fellow head-Fi'er "TheMuffinMan_01". Good guy by the way(even with your poor taste in movies
As quickly as I can, I'm A/B'ng them with my Sennheiser PX 200's. The results thus far are not good for the Sony's. I was under the impression that they needed no amping..isn't this right ? Because in comparison, they seem to be severely underpowered, way laid back, and their strongest attribute, is the treble. Unfortunately, without the tight bass and balanced mids I'm missing from my Senns, the trebble is NOT a good attribute. I really don't see why people praise these things.
I put my PX 200's on, volume at 14, and I can discern all the instruments, clearly. All feels present..especially tight bass. An all round feeling of being surrounded by the music. Granted, the soundstage is not the best, but as far as being detailed, the PX 200's are just that. Very detailed.
Put the V6's on, and I can barely hear any of the instruments. The bass is totaly inaccurate to me in that it doesn't feel or sound present throughout a passage where a bassline is definetely being put down. They just sound shallow and weak.
Perhaps with an amp, this would change, but then...the PX 200's with an amp would sound better too no ? They're both rated at 32 Ohms...but is there something more to this than that ? Because I'm totally unsatisfied. The one thing that I like is that they're pretty comfortable. More so than my PX 200s IMO.
I forgot to mention the important thing...I'm running them both through the headphone out of my IHP-120.
Just switched from 200's to 6's again, playing Outkast (Speakerboxxx) "The Rooster" and man...are these things tinny ! Yuck. I think these may be going up for sale pretty soon. I'll give them a day or 2 or 3-4 to get used to them, and report back I suppose.
Automatic Uptdate:
I just slapped on my KSC 35's and did some A/B/C'ng. Basically, what I'm finding so far is that the V6's offer only isolation when compared to the 35's. In other words, the 35's sound smoother, with more present bass and a bit more up front. But because they're open and because I just can't get the damned things to fit right on my ears, the difference is neglegable. I'd probably only use the V6's outside, but ONLY if I didn't have the PX 200's. The isolation on the 6's is better than the PX 200's, but doesn't warrant using them over the Senns. So again, we shall see in a few days. Perhaps I'm being far too premature in all of this since I just sank them on my head for the first time really..but you know what they say about first impressions right ? My first impressions of the PX 200's were the complete opposite by the way. I only had Porta Pros at the time to compare them with, and really enjoyed the nuterality of them compared to the PP's.
So far, I don't see how anyone could find a better pair of closed cans for under $50...And if my opinion remains the same days from now, they're going to beat out a pair of $75 cans. Oh, and the KSC 35's really compete here as well. I mean for the same price as what ecost.com is selling the Senns for, they're a freekin steal as well. If I sell these Sony's, I swear I'll never buy another pair of Sony's again. I was burned once by the V-600's, and at this point, I dont' hear ..well, I'll reserve the comment for a few days from now.
