Sturdy design, more durable compared to some of the old Sennheisers.

none that I can discern

I haven't used that many high end headphones, so I don't really have a basis for comparison. For everyday listening, the 600 is a pretty decent headphone. As to the previously mentioned deficiencies in the midrange, just turn up the trebble settings on your stereo system. I like a bright presentation, so I turn the treble setting all the way up, and depress the bass a little.


Compared to some of the low end Grados (the ones I tested), or just the peculiar Grado construction in general, the 600 is MUCH more comfortable for prolonged period of use.

Good, Accurate Sound. Well Built

None I see right now

A like these alot.
They have an excellent, accurate sound and are solidly built phones.

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Several pair of Sony, Kenwood, and Optimus phones

I got a pair about 6 months ago for $100. For a sony product these are excellent. They are clearer and louder than many super expensive speaker systems but unfortunatly cause your ears to ring like a rock concert at 20db less than a rock concert. That is why I'm now getting a stereo system able to match these. The v600s easily produced 125db and ear pounding bass louder than many cheap subwoofers. I only found 1 headphone jack strong enough to take their bass to it's peak.

CD player: Sony XE500
Headphone: Sony MDR-V600

only cost me arround $200(an economic way for a college student to experience hifi music). great sound. I like to play music at high volume for more dynamic, more detail but that causes fatigue. With its sound in mind, I know what to buy when I have enough money to buy speakers.

I paid 80 bucks for them and what the heck, not a bad pair of headphones. I got a free pair of JVC HA-D990 headphones with my purchase of a JVC cd dvd player and have to say that they sound better across the range than the Sonys. There you have it for what it's worth.

good enough

I do not like these headphones.
They don't sound that bad compared to most cheap sets, but they don't sound very good compared to other $100 sets either. Mid and upper freqs show alot of detail, but the 'bass' sounds cheesy and overpowering.

In addition, I find them uncomfortable, and experience severe listening fatigue with some types of music. They are too heavy, and the cutouts which your ears are supposed to fit in do not fit my ears.

On the positive side, they have what seems to be a good quality cord and connector, though.

In hindsight I would have bought a pair of Sennheisers instead.

Look elsewhere.

Sound quality : 3 stars

Comfort : 2 stars

Value : 2 stars

They suprisingly sound good, provided you use them on the right type of equipment

Sound horrible on most equipment

I originally got these headphones for free about 2 years ago. They sounded very closed-in and lacked detail. They weren't very musical at all. I was going to review these last week and give them a very poor rating(1-2 stars), but decided to wait for my Melos SHA1 headphone amp to arrive.

I have a Pioneer Elite PD-65 connected to the Melos SHA1 preamp with Tara Labs RSC Masters. I know most Sony headphone owners will not be using them on a $2500 headphone setup, but what the hey!

I originally listened to them on a $200 Kenwood cd changer and the sound would not open up. It sounded like the singers held their hands over their mouths when they sang. Bass was boomy and bass notes were undefined. Treble was non existant cymbal crashes didn't have any shimmer or authority to them. I could imagine most owners getting really upset with the quality of these headphones.

When I listend on the high-end rig, my jaw dropped. No more singing with their hands over their mouths and everything tightend up. Excellent bass reproduction and snap to the notes. You can hear every small detail. Most notible was the opening guitar on Gun's N' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine". If you listen to the first 30 seconds or so, you can hear Slash's guitar pick plucking the strings as it is being recorded by the Les Paul guitar's pickups. Try this on your own and if you're lucky, you'll hear what I'm talking about.
Voices such as Dave Matthews and Joan Osborne's sounded crystal clear and the overall sound was very balanced.

I guess the whole point of this review is to let others know that maybe the poor sound quality of any piece of equipment isn't necessarily that piece's fault. If you don't like the sound of a pair of headphones, maybe its the cheap equipment its plugged into or something else in the system. Happy Listening!!

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Grado Sr 80, Sr 125

Comfortable, Sturdy

Overpowering muddy bass, weak highs and weak mids

When I first got these headphones at Circuit City, I tested all the headphones they had there. They sounded the best at the time, compared to all the other crap that Circuit City was selling. I used them for about a year, and got used to them. They are comfortable and rather sturdy, I never broke them or wore out the pads.
The sound quality is really bad compared to Grados or even my Koss A/250. The highs and mids are near non-existant, it almost sounds like I have cotten in my ears. The bass is much too overpowering and muddy. Due to the closed style, its nice not to hear background noise, or disturb people in the same room, but I don't think that is worth the bad sounds that these phones produce.
Techno music doesn't sound too bad on these phones, because generally techno lacks a lot of clearity of highs and mids. Also, bass is usually good too for techno, even if it is overpowering. Acoustic music and classical sound absolutly aweful on these phones.
I'd recommend these phones to anyone who wants comfort and exageratted bass. Maybe Techno DJs might have a use for these. Other than that, I can't recommend these phones to anyone for general listening.

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Koss A/250, Grado SR-80, Sony MDR-V6

Good sound, folding, one sided cord

Lack a little bass,Exposes the weakness in your Equipment.....

Some people are just way to quick to bash these headphones. When I first plugged mine in, it was to my 3 year old aiwa receiver. They sounded good, but the bass was punchy and the highs hissed. Same deal with my old discman, though not quite as bad. Then one day I plugged them into the yamaha receiver I have at home(aiwa is in the dorm). They sounded great. Same thing when i plugged them into my friends headphone amp. I guess these are just made for home listening and not your discman. It doesnt matter for me though, because in all honesty you look like a tool wearing these in public. If you want to make your discman sound better, get the mdvr 300s,(I personally prefer aiwa swoops the best). If not, get these and enjoy them.

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Senheiser, Koss