I need heaphones that have Grado SR 80 quality

[A5]

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: herm0016

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: herm0016
you should also check out the sony 7506/ v6 both of these phones color the sound very little and block out a majority of outside noise. These are sitting next to the grado's in many recording studios and are the phones you see at FOH with most live sound engineers. I love my v6's, they are very durable and sound great.

No, never ever buy Sony products. They're overpriced, they're cheaply made and fall apart, and you'd be supporting a company which puts rootkits on compact discs.

i guess you have never used anything that would market to pro-audio. Sony makes some nice effects units, some nice wireless mic units, and really great headphones. Grados are fragile. the V6's from Sony can live in a road case on top of a board for years and never be damaged, sound as good as the day you buy them. I still like them better than the beyer, senn, and grado phones I have used while mixing. don't listen to the fanbois.

Keep buying their products, it will inspire them to keep breaking privacy laws :thumbsup:

Sony Music (the record label) and Sony audio products (headphones and stuff) have nothing to do with each other. It's kind of like saying you shouldn't buy a Mitsubishi Lancer because Mitsu also made the Zero in WW2 or that you shouldn't use Windows because your MS mouse exploded or something

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: QueBert
If budget is no concern the Beats By Dre cans from Monster are real nice. People can hate Monster for selling overpriced cables, but nobody who's actually heard these should be able to say anything, except maybe they're a bit overpriced. My neighbor has them, and they sound utterly amazing. They block out noise very well and produce very rich bass with outstanding highs. If they were $250 I'd buy them in a heartbeat.

I'm not a Monster fan boy, but I like them, and every review I've read has said they're really great cans.

The consensus at head-fi is that they're decent, but too bassy and overpriced by $100-$150.

Originally posted by: A5
Sony Music (the record label) and Sony audio products (headphones and stuff) have nothing to do with each other. It's kind of like saying you shouldn't buy a Mitsubishi Lancer because Mitsu also made the Zero in WW2 or that you shouldn't use Windows because your MS mouse exploded or something

Same company, same values from the top down. Every dog has its day, and they actually made a good product in the v6 - but there are others just as good, and you don't support the most vile corporation on earth if buying something else... totally win-win.

 

[thomsbrain]

I'm not a V6 fan myself, but it is mostly a taste issue. I prefer the fuller, warmer Sennheiser sound to the super-flat V6 sound, which reminds me of Yamaha NS-20 monitors. I see the value as a reference tool for mixing purposes, but they aren't the most pleasing to listen to on the playback side of things. They are built like tanks, though. For outdoor use or moving around, there's a lot to be said for a set of cans that can be drop-kicked and live to play again.