V6 Red Stickers on Cans!

[Russ Arcuri]

>> what the hell does digital-ready mean anyway? Oh ****, a tape deck.
>> Damn they don't work...

It's actually worse than that

It doesn't say "digital ready." It says "for Digital"

 

[DesBen]

"Digital ready"... That's my favourite. I mean, the amplifier always sends the signal as analog... And if you were to send a digital signal to the headphones, it wouldn't sound like music at all. So "Digital ready" is actually a lie

"for Digital"... We can only assume they were designed with digital sources in mind (CD, DAT, etc.). Now, we have to ask ourselves if the requirements for digital sources are really different than that for analog sources. Frequency response? The same for all practical purpose. So where's the difference?

 

[roll-man]

Imagine how many million few they'd sell if the stickers read "for Analog" or worse yet "not for digital"

 

[Mayhem]

While were on the subject of the V6s.

Do the beyer pads make that much of a difference? And If so what kind? Oh and what is the frequency response?

 

[gloco]

Mayhem,

The pads do feel more comfortable, i dont think they have affected the quality of sound at all. Your ears actually get enveloped inside compared to having the stock pads sitting on your ears entirely or partially.

George

 

[dgs]

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Originally posted by Mayhem Do the beyer pads make that much of a difference? And If so what kind? Oh and what is the frequency response?

This is an interesting question. I have a pair of V6s, about 1 year now. My younger brother has a pair that is probably 5 years old or so. His earpieces had become so frayed that he got no isolation at all and only the grainiest of highs. So I bought him a set of beyer pads and put them onto his phones for him. Viola, they sounded great again. So, I thought, "maybe I'll get a set for my newer v6s, but before I do, let me compare the sound between the two." To my ears, the beyer pads, making the headphones sit slightly farther from your ears, makes the top of the highs a little more pronounced and tightens the bass noticably; however, it also recesses alot of the low midrange/upper bass, making alot of the timbre of instruments in that range sort of bland in comparison to my v6s. Vocals also don't seem quite as rich on his phones.

Now for the disclaimer: I am not sure these differences are from the pads. These differences could be from a number of other factors, such as

- headphone-to-headphone variation within a brand
- the difference (measured in 'years') between his drivers and mine
- the possibility of small changes in sony's v6 drivers that I don't know about
- and so on.

That said, if I press on his cans slightly, I do recapture some of the midrange I miss and soften the highs a touch. Does that mean that these phones will start to sound more like mine as the velour pads get compacted? Not sure. Applying pressure to any phone usually softens highs and brings out low midrange. Not sure...I prefer the sound of mine a bit more since I find the sparkling highs of his set a little "oversparkling" and I like the way my phones do vocals a little better. But on comfort, there is no question that his win out. So, I don't know what to tell you, in the end. I'm thinking of getting a set of pads to try out on my phones. I guess that I could switch pads with him to see what happens...

Anyone else have any opinions on this?

 

[r3cc0s]

to be honest I haven't noticed a huge difference in sound

I know it's a bit thicker, but it made it completely circum aural, so think that my ear is as close or closer to the driver than before
so sound wise I didn't notice a huge difference

in my ahd-950 i noticed a simular difference to what you mentioned, as they were already circumaural with pretty thin pleather pads...
so it did bring the bass tigher and more details out

but not extremeely noticiable

 

[Dusty Chalk]

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Originally posted by dgs I guess that I could switch pads with him to see what happens... Anyone else have any opinions on this?

Yes: please do (switch pads with his)! I would be really curious to eliminate the variance factors that you stated. This could well be the reason that V6/7506's are so forward, the Senn HD600 so laid back, and the Beyer DT770 (completely circumaural, similar to the V6/7506 w/Beyer pads) are, to me, so perfectly in-between.

 

[Mayhem]

I would like to see too. It doesn't matter though. My V6s will get here on monday and the beyer pads shortly after.

 

[redshifter]

when i switched to the beyer pads i noticed the bass had more body and the treble became more diffuse.

 

[r3cc0s]

i found the pads to do nothing
but
when I took off the for digital stickers

damn my phonographm sounds amazing

even my portable 8 track just sounds as good as a live concert

but when I removed the studio monitor,
man I couldn't hear any flaws in my music anymore

jeeze

is it just me?

 

[dgs]

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Originally posted by redshifter when i switched to the beyer pads i noticed the bass had more body and the treble became more diffuse.

Huh. Just the opposite of my experience. Well, I'm working on a grant right now and don't have time to play with these phones, but I'll do it in the next week or so and report back.

 

[MikeR17]

Took the stickers off my v6's and 7506's right away. I think they look so much nicer without the stickers. I don't mind the studio monitor bit as much, but I guess if I could remove the lettering easily I'd think about it.

 

[ppl]

LOL: I can relate to this because it seems that manufactures of all types of equipment seem to put the Product Advetisment's all over the Item Front Pannels of Electronics nowdays is full of stickers and permanent markings saying all the Wonderfull things the Product has for features and Performance. XBlaster Watts, Ultra Super Bass Eq. Unlimited G-Shock Protection ect... This type of SH** seemed to have started in the 1980's and has since Continued. The Main reason for this is to contribute to Customer satisfaction by reasuring the Owner thay made a Wize and Inteligent Choice. In addition this also add's to the user's Ego by allowing Frends and Co-workers to to Know just How Smart Thay are when chosing a Product. What ever happend to good old Days when Make and Model were the Only not Need Wording used on Audio Equipment.

When i Got my first pair of V6's 10 years ago I tool the red stickers off and left the Studio Monitor on the Headband since using solvents on plastic can be a bad thing, However time and use removed the Letters. Yes thay lookes far less tacky without the red stickers and the Studio monitor on the Headband did not bother me as mutch. But those Dan Red stickers had to go. besides what would my frends think of some Dumb SH** listening to Analog LP Records with somthing that says it is for digital! What can't he Read, Those Headphones are not for Old Analog equipment thay are for the New digital Equipment. Yes folks it is true This is the Mindset of most people and so that is why Equipment manufactures put all those stupid stickers on stuff. Now i still have not got around to Peeling off the Blue Professional stickers off my MDR-7506's yet, But i will someday since Who cares what others think anyway. Ya i know you are not suposed to use Professional equipment at home anyway. God i feel so stupid.

 

[tvhead]

The vinyl on the V6 must be some super strong stuff because I used some lacquer thinner to get rid of the letters. I was worried about what might melt off while I was doing it. That was dumb of me to do, but what can I say? I'm dumb and I do dumb things all the time!