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From: radius!lemke@apple.com (Steve Lemke)
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Subject: Re: Need Headphone Recommendations
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Date: 18 Jul 90 23:37:59 GMT
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van-bc!mdivax1!radvan@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Don Radvan) writes:

>In article <4792@uwm.edu> scott writes:
>>The Sony MDR-V6 headphones cover your ears, have as good bass as it is
>.... <lines deleted>

>There appears to be a lot of talk/praise about the MDR-V6. A recent chack
>with the local Sony Store (Sony of Canada, that is) has made me aware that
>such a beast no longer exists.

Hmm.  I've never heard of the V5, but I _DID_ listen to the V6, at Good Guys
in Santa Clara, CA.  They had them on the shelf, and I didn't get the
impression that they had been discontinued.  They were approx. $100.

>The replacement, they claim, is the MDR-V5.
>I tried these guys but found them a little uncomfortable for long listening.

I didn't see this model.  I did see a pair for about $40, but they didn't
cover the ear, they merely hung out on the surface of the ear.  My roommate
bought a pair of these which is what got me interested in getting a pair of
Sony headphones in the first place.

>I also tried the MDR-V7 (CN$129) and found these very comfortable with
>excellent base response. Perhaps these are the replacements but Sony doesn't
>wish to admit to a price increase? At any rate, the V7 is a decent sounding
>and comfortable pair of headphones.

SUMMARY:

The $40 Sonys that I listened to (I can't remember the model number, but
they're the popular budget CD headphones) sounded ok, but bothered me since
they didn't cover the ear.  I was looking for something that I could wear
for four to six hours on a round trip flight from San Jose to New York.  So,
I moved up to the V6s, which sounded pretty good, but (A) I didn't like the
coiled cord, and (B) when I listened to the V7s, I decided that the V7 was
worth an extra $20.  The V7s sounded FANTASTIC.  I bought them and listened
to them with my portable CD player.  The sound was terriffic and the bottom
end was great - better than I've ever heard in headphones before.  I had
no problem listening to these for both flights (no fatigue, etc.).

>Don Radvan
>Mobile Data International
>Richmond, B.C., Canada
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