KVR Audio

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:27 pm

looking for a pair of budget headphones similar to the akg 240s - since i have to buy many pairs for a studio they should be in the $50 price range(i know way less than what 240s cost!). what i like about the 240s is their nice balanced and round sound, most cheap headphones sound a lot more pinchy. any suggestions? thanks!

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:34 pm

Mr. Tunes wrote:looking for a pair of budget headphones similar to the akg 240s - since i have to buy many pairs for a studio they should be in the $50 price range(i know way less than what 240s cost!). what i like about the 240s is their nice balanced and round sound, most cheap headphones sound a lot more pinchy. any suggestions? thanks!

$50 bucks? Can't be done AFAIK. $75 bucks each will get you the Sony MDR-V600s tho. These are very good for the money.

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process ... ON+MDRV600

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:39 pm

yes! i've heard the sony line is really good for the price, thanks. any more suggestions still welcome of course

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:41 pm

I found V6s for $70! Last time I looked they were much more$. It's what I use. These are much better imo.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00001 ... B00001W0DI

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:44 pm

how are the V6s different than the V600s ?

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:14 pm

Mr. Tunes wrote:how are the V6s different than the V600s ?

The V6s are more like the MDR-7506 actually I'm pretty sure there is no difference outside of the "pro" stickers. The V600s are all plastic, heavier, slightly bigger and more bass heavy. The V6s are more comfortable for long periods, cleaner and more spacious sounding. All that adds up to a lot less ear fatigue.

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:33 pm

tomg wrote:I found V6s for $70! Last time I looked they were much more$. It's what I use. These are much better imo.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00001 ... B00001W0DI

Cool... until i clicked the UK Amazon link and they want £74 for them, ~US$148! Amazing...

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:04 am

GaryG wrote:
tomg wrote:I found V6s for $70! Last time I looked they were much more$. It's what I use. These are much better imo.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00001 ... B00001W0DI
Cool... until i clicked the UK Amazon link and they want £74 for them, ~US$148! Amazing...

If you go to eBay, with buy it now and shipping you can get it done from the US for about £50 the best price I could find from a UK vendor was £68. From looking around I gather that the V6s are a little hard to get over there.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-MDR-V6-Studi ... dZViewItem

hackenslash · Post by **hackenslash** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:59 pm

Have a shufty for Beyer DT250. Very good for the dosh.

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:53 pm

tomg wrote:If you go to eBay, with buy it now and shipping you can get it done from the US for about £50 the best price I could find from a UK vendor was £68. From looking around I gather that the V6s are a little hard to get over there.

Thanks Tom, I'll take a peek later and add them to my list...

james0tucson · Post by **james0tucson** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:20 pm

AKG K240s *is* a budget headphone. If you need to buy a lot of them for an educational institution, find a vendor that will give you a quantity discount.

Sony earpads wear out faster, BTW.

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:59 pm

hackenslash wrote:Have a shufty for Beyer DT250. Very good for the dosh.

seems like a brand more widely available in europe if i'm not mistaken?

AKG K240s *is* a budget headphone.

but not in our budget

james0tucson · Post by **james0tucson** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:01 pm

Mr. Tunes wrote:
AKG K240s *is* a budget headphone.
but not in our budget

You're talking about $75 headphones, few of which will be anywhere near as good as the AKG's you should be able to get for just a little more.

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:10 pm

james0tucson wrote:You're talking about $75 headphones, few of which will be anywhere near as good as the AKG's you should be able to get for just a little more.

looking at ebay.com (US), akg 240s' can be had for ~$10 more than the v6s so James has a point...

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:28 pm

well in canada the akg headphones go for about $150 or more, and then we have sales tax. it's still unclear as to if we're seeing any savings these days with our dollar being so strong compared to the US one, but I was looking to find headphones in between $50-$75 CDN. when you say ebay i'm not sure if you're referring to used headphones which i'm not considering as an option.

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