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I'm David carnally executive editor at CENTCOM and I'm here with a couple of classic Sony over the ear headphones that have been around for a while that we're revisiting because they're currently very good deals at under $100 online the one on my left is the MDR v6 which first hit the market in 1985 and the one in my right is the MDR 7 506 which came out in 1991 other versions of this headphone include the MDR V 600 and the MDR 7 509 HD as you can see from their extra long coil cords both are studio monitor headphones and both have long been very popular with sound engineers and other audio professionals as well as audio files on a budget they look nearly identical and are very comfortable and relatively lightweight for full-size headphones they fold up into a more compact form factor and come with a simple vinyl protective carrying case while the ear pads aren't incredibly durable they are replaceable and cost around 10 dollars for a pair of replacement pads well the two headphones have the same design and sound similar they don't sound identical both offer very well balanced sound and excellent clarity for their modest price points but the v6 makes a little more bass and sounds more laid-back and mellower all the 75006 is leaner with a more accentuated treble range which makes it a little crisper sounding and livelier our audio guru Steve Guttenberg preferred the v6 but I like the 7 506 a bit more these headphones don't deliver as rich or full sound as the audio technica ath M 50s another one of our favorite mid-range monitor style headphones but they do cost significantly less and sound great for sub $100 headphones well you can certainly use them on the go the heavy long cord makes them less than ideal as walk-around headphones they also don't have an integrated remote and microphone for making cell phone calls my guess is that more people will prefer the sound of the 7 506 s but it's hard for me to tell you which headphone you'll like better because everyone's tastes are different the other thing I can't tell you for sure is whether the v6 has been discontinued every few years is a rumor that it has been and Sony doesn't sell the v6 on its website anymore but ten use to be available at several online retailers whatever the case both these headphones are excellent values and even though they are old headphones they've endured for a reason I'm David karna and those are the sony MDR v6 and NDR seven 5:06 headphones thanks for watching