redshifter
High Fidelity Gentility• redrum....I mean redshifter• Pee-pee. Hoo-hoo.• I ♥ Garfield
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there has been a great deal of discussion about the v6 and the 7506 headphones being the same, aside from some cosmetic differences. almost all of the comments i've been able to find are hearsay: "i've heard they are the same cans", etc.
i know macdef has a hybrid pair with a v6 earcup on one side and a 7506 earcup on another. i disagree this proves they are the same. while they may come out of the same factory or line, it may be two v6 or two 7506 transducers with an incorrect housing on one. the earcup housing is not integral to the transducers on these cans, i've taken them apart and have seen this with my own eyes. no disrespect intended here, i just don't think the hybrid 7506/v6 is absolute proof.
here is a part of a review of the sony v6 that discusses the differences between the v6 and 7506:
The Sony's I reviewed were the MDR-V6's which have been referred to as the consumer version of the 7506's. Some have stated that they are the same headphones remarked. After testing the EQ response of both I can definitively say they are different.
For $80 dollars these make an okay set of easily powered phones, but the 7506's are much better overall for $20 dollars more.
now i'm not saying that this is proof either, but this guy states he tested the frequency response of both and they are different. he also prefers the sound of the 7506, so he apparently did some kind of comparison.
one of the hearsay comments i have heard about the v6/7506 differences is that the 7506 has better driver matching, and that rejected 7506 drivers are used in the v6. can anyone refute or back up this claim?
also, can anyone comment on the new sony mdr-cd900st?
they look like the v6/7506, but sell for about us$180.
i would trust the headphone gurus here much more than some random reviewer. is there anyone here who owns unmodified v6 and 7506 who can run a blind test for me? i don't want to open the dbt can of worms, so just an informal blind test will do. also, if you belive they are all the same cans or different, please include your reasoning.
i know macdef has a hybrid pair with a v6 earcup on one side and a 7506 earcup on another. i disagree this proves they are the same. while they may come out of the same factory or line, it may be two v6 or two 7506 transducers with an incorrect housing on one. the earcup housing is not integral to the transducers on these cans, i've taken them apart and have seen this with my own eyes. no disrespect intended here, i just don't think the hybrid 7506/v6 is absolute proof.
here is a part of a review of the sony v6 that discusses the differences between the v6 and 7506:
The Sony's I reviewed were the MDR-V6's which have been referred to as the consumer version of the 7506's. Some have stated that they are the same headphones remarked. After testing the EQ response of both I can definitively say they are different.
For $80 dollars these make an okay set of easily powered phones, but the 7506's are much better overall for $20 dollars more.
now i'm not saying that this is proof either, but this guy states he tested the frequency response of both and they are different. he also prefers the sound of the 7506, so he apparently did some kind of comparison.
one of the hearsay comments i have heard about the v6/7506 differences is that the 7506 has better driver matching, and that rejected 7506 drivers are used in the v6. can anyone refute or back up this claim?
also, can anyone comment on the new sony mdr-cd900st?
they look like the v6/7506, but sell for about us$180.
i would trust the headphone gurus here much more than some random reviewer. is there anyone here who owns unmodified v6 and 7506 who can run a blind test for me? i don't want to open the dbt can of worms, so just an informal blind test will do. also, if you belive they are all the same cans or different, please include your reasoning.