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upgrade from MDR-V600 phones to HD-280, worth it?
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vedubya
am I going to notice a difference at all between the MDR-V600s and the HD-280s?



I spend most of my time listenting to my computer or cds, so I don't have any professional equipment.



EDIT: yep, I have the MDRV600s, not the MDRV6s
Freak
that is a downgrade IMHO

eta:assuming you are talking about the V6, and not the V600s- If its the V600s then i agree with slim down below \/
dj chex
are you talking about the v600 or the v6? there different types of phones. If it's the v6, imo the 280 just a little better, but if it's the v600, then the 280 is much better.
ShadySlim
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Originally posted by Freak
that is a downgrade IMHO


Actually, anything is an improvement over the Sony MDR-V600's. I've personally heard those particular Sonys - and they're by far the worst $100 pair of headphones of any type that I've ever heard. In all my years of experience with headphones, what I heard out of those Sonys is very consistent with what I had heard from a $20 pair of headphones. Only those particular Sonys don't cost just $20 - they cost much, much more than that! :eek: :wtf:
vedubya
yes, looks like I have the 600s, thanks for the help I will order the 280s tomorrow.
TranceSpeeder
i hear that even mdr v500 are better then mdr v600.
vedubya
follow up:


phones came today and DAMN these 280s kick ass compared to my sonys, thanks for the help
trancinchink
u should break 'em in for a bit. they sound even better
trance85
How bad are the sony mdr-v600s in comparison to the hd280s, I went to circuit city and a few other places to see if they had hd280s, but all I could find were the sony mdr-v600s, so I bought em. I'm not sure how good the hd280s are at blocking out external noise, but it kind of bothers me that I can hear music from my computer when the volume is relatively low on the comp. speakers when I'm wearing hte v600s.
dj chex
well, the 280's isolate noise very well. Also they sound quality imo is among the best in it's price range. The only disadvantage to the 280s is it's headband is known to crack and break. No biggie for me b/c i can still use the headphones just fine. As for the v600s, they didn't sound very clear or accurate to me, so i didn't buy them, i actually spent less money at the time and bought a pair of v500s. Those sounded better to me at the time and also lasted me years before i gave them to my dad whom being a postal worker, was able to kill them.

trancinchink
quote:
Originally posted by dj chex
well, the 280's isolate noise very well. Also they sound quality imo is among the best in it's price range.



+1
ShadySlim
quote:
Originally posted by trance85
How bad are the sony mdr-v600s in comparison to the hd280s, I went to circuit city and a few other places to see if they had hd280s, but all I could find were the sony mdr-v600s, so I bought em. I'm not sure how good the hd280s are at blocking out external noise, but it kind of bothers me that I can hear music from my computer when the volume is relatively low on the comp. speakers when I'm wearing hte v600s.

IIRC Circuit City does NOT carry the Senn HD280s. Best Buy does sell the HD280s - but they don't stock them in their stores; they only sell them through their Web site, and they charge full list price ($199.99). :(
In other words, Best Buy charges at least double what most other resellers charge for the HD280s.
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