Nothing. Oh maybe comfort's OK, but that's it.

Everything. Why buy this piece of cr@p?

OK, so I demoed the Sony MDR-V600 (because Circuit City sold out of the Sonys I had wanted to buy at the time, the MDR-CD570) because I wanted to replace an aging pair of Sony MDR-V6's, and I thought I wanted something that sounded like those V6's and be more comfortable to wear. What a pile of s***! The only mids and highs I could make out of the V600's were caused by excessive reverberations (which many people call "ringing") within their oversized closed earpieces. The mid-bass is overpowering, the bass is not at all deep and the treble is false. In the $80~$100 (USD) price range I strongly recommend either the Grado SR-80 ($95) or the Sennheiser HD 495 Silver ($99) over these sonic abominations. And if you must buy a sealed headphone, there aren't any good choices for under $180 (USD) (read: Beyerdynamic and Etymotic, which ARE good sealed headphones - but cost at least twice as much as the Sony V600). Sure, the inexpensive Sony closed headphones have a lot of bass - but is it good bass?

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Grado SR-60, Sony MDR-V6

ear muffs?

uncomfortable, poor bass, ringing

Not even a day and already I'm seeing the weakness of the headphones, although I should of known anything that comes in a blister pack can't be expected to be great. Excessive vibrations in some genres of music sometimes make the headphones highly annoying to listen to. Over the top brightness in taste to sound makes it harsh on the ears on occasion, and bass is very weak.

Aside from that, the ear peices are hard to wear over 2+ hours, and they will get your ears very hot even after a few mins.

At this price I wouldn't reccomend these.

-Drew

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Many -

Good bass,good value,good at loud and quiet volumes

none found so far,maybe treble

Although im not a big fan of sony products i have thurouly enjoid these headphones.They are comfortble,have awsome bass,and have a good value.I have had no troubles with them as of yet.GO KINGS!!!!!!!!

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other sonys

Bass, Durability, Strong Cord

Too bright on some recordings, too dull on others, uncomfortable and hot

I bought these headphones before I ever became a headphone enthusiast. At the time, I had a little extra cash in my pocket and I just bought a new portable CD player and needed some new phones. At the time, I had only listened to cheap phones (with exception of about 2 minutes of listening on my uncles Stax system). I purchased the phones not knowing anything about them. I Just look at the headphones to choose from, and since this was best buy, it was mainly all earbuds. I knew that "big, cover the ear phones" (as I referred to them at the time) sounded better because it's was I saw people in studios using. So I was confronted with a $20-30 pair of Koss, or a $100 pair of Sonys. The more expensive Sonys must be better I thought (and at the time, I considered Koss to be on the same level as Audiophase), so I bought them.
I got home, took um out of the flimsy package and hooked um' up to my CD player. I put on a CD, hit play. I listened for about 5 seconds and then blurted out a stream of obscenities. The sound was beyond terrible. Then I realized that someone had fiddled with my 10-band eq, every other setting was up or down 12db. Phew!, I turned the EQ off and started to listen again. I thought the sound was pretty good. Not overwhelming, but ok. As time passed, my aural tastes grew and evolved. I had upgraded my current loudspeaker system. I learned what good sound was from my uncle (if you were to total the costs of all the audio in his house and car, it's about $70k). This was kinda a double edged sword, my musical appreciation grew but I began to realize the many flaws in the headphones. They were often too bright, and sometimes dull. The stereo imaging was very poor. And overall, the sound was quite bad. With exception to the bass, it extended to frequencies that my HSU sonotube sub can barely reach.
If you are looking for -$100 phones (the V600 can be bought for $70-80 now), I STRONGLY reccomend the Grado SR-60 or the Grado SR-80. I know that many stores don't carry Grado, but there easily available online. And if for whatever reason you can't buy online, and your still stuck with choosing between cruddy headphones, look into Sennheiser. Their products are becoming more common at chain stores. Their lower end products arn't that great (-$100 Grados massacre -$100 Sennheisers, but there higher end stuff it amazing), but there not only cheaper, but have better sound than the V600.

Paid 89 for the V-600 the are built really well, I like the bag they give you to carry these......now for the sound...to me they seem more suited for acoustic music....they can sound really smooth with well recorded guitar and solo voices .....I guess you can say that about cheaper phones but what I really mean it that you will hear small details that you will not if you are using your run of the mill $20 phones....
they sound great to me for rap music ( believe it or not) the bass can hit hard and clean ....but these seem to have a problem playing music that has a whole lot going on, like some alternative or hard rock.....to the point where it just bothers my ears a little even at low volumes....this is hard to describe ( maybe too bright) but I prefer to listen to this kind of music on my cheapo 19.99 sony's :) .......they are also comfortable and not to heavy... they have a coiled cord, a big plus and the cord is one side of the headphones only. another plus but I guess that is standard in this price range so they get 4 stars.....thinking maybe I should have skipped the v-600 and gone to the 900 or the sony pro series like the 7506.....found them at fullcompass.com does any one reading this own these?send your opinion my way...

Good build quality

Heavy, uncomfortable, fatiguing, boomy bass

These headphones are built well, but that's also a disadvantage because they're too heavy. Due to the material used on the earpads they induce heavy sweating around the ears, and the earholes are an annoyance -- too small to surround my ears, but too large to be ignored. The bass response is much too overblown and inaccurate, and the phones are fatiguing to use for any real length of time.

Not worth $100, or even $25 for that matter. Buy a pair of Koss Porta Pros for $40 instead.

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Grado SR-60, Koss Porta Pro

Steady Clarity of Bass at high output, and a treble that is high enough to carry Mariah Carey's every Octave.

Cheap ass equipments make the headphone sound bright.

Don't buy this if you have cheap equipment!! If you do, it will make the headphone sound bright, bad or compel you to write stupid reviews about it!

The Sony MDR-V600 has well defined crisp sound ranges. It loves good stereo equipments that can emit clean loud bass. The headphones accepts and translate these signals well. In addition to all the other ranges, even the treble is clear and bright and overall very desirable.

Only when they are put into cheap equipments that cannot send out good bass, does the headphone sound too bright and high pitched. This is because there are little or no bass to balance out the treble.

Most hi-fi stereo home equipment were found quite capable of making the headphones bounce on my ears and give out very pleasant sounds. The range of 5Hz to 30KHz will tell you that this covers a broad spectrum of dynamic sounds.

What suprised me is that it handled those sounds well at high volume. It didn't crack or make distorted sounds while bouncing the beats in your ear.

Just to test it fully, I tried it on acoustic sounds, and although the mids were abit light, it delivered very pleasant sounds that even an oboe to a high pitched viola was discernably clear with very little or no noise interference.

Overall, it is an excellent headphone. One of the best if not the best for the price I paid. An inferior stereo equipment is truly not suited for this headphone, it promises to give an awe inspiring performance if you at least give it a good system to marry with.

I give this a 5 Star Review, because it is far better than I expected since I am not at all a Sony Fan, but this headphone exceeded most other comparable closed headphones. It's a bang for the buck I paid and well worth it.

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AKG K-240DF

Clean, accurate sound, with good bass extension. Great for monitoring a recording. Solid construction.

Ears get a bit sweaty after extended use.
Sound-in-the-head effect due to closed, circum-aural design.

These headphones are well made and are especially good for recording. While they're a little uncomfortable after extended periods of use, their frequency response of 20-20,000Hz spans the full audible spectrum and provide a very accurate sound. Excellent for monitoring, especially during recording.

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Nakamichi SP-7

Comfortable and sturdy construction, Excellent sound.

I've been using my friends Senn's( MDR-570'S) and was impressed. So I went out on a hunt to buy my own, only to discover they can't be found in our fair city. So I tried the Sony's. This time I brought my own CD to listen too. Not having the best choice of receivers to use, they sounded good enough to risk the purchase. On getting them home to my system, they hands down,to my ears,blow the Senn's away.
I couldn't be more satisfied. The bass is excellent, mids are good and the highs are exceptional without any harshness. This is just with a flat response. I am very content with these, and doubt very much that I could improve on the quality sound I now experience.

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Sennheiser MDR-570,AKG-240

very comfortable for long hours, SONY, great bass without distortion.

none...well, the cord is coiled ;-)

For what i paid for them, they are great. But for the instore prices i would have gotten Senns.

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