Full Review
Introduction
The Sony MDR-DS6000 headphones are a set of wireless headphones with digital surround sound. They also offer compression (so you don’t get deafened when the loud bits come on) and music and cinema modes that tweak the sound. This base station requires a wall socket, which means you won’t be able to take the DS6000s on a road trip, but the headphones come with a rechargeable battery; all you have to do is place them on the base station and they charge up. We found that the battery lasted about 7 hours and 20 minutes.
Though the DS6000 certainly has some interesting features, it falls short in terms of sound quality, it had small issues with distortion across the frequency spectrum. Also, while it did well emphasizing bassy and lower-midrange tones, higher frequencies are a bit lost. And these headphones weren’t particularly comfortable.
The Sony MDR-DS6000 headphones are priced at $399.99 from Sony.
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Page 1
Tour & Design
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Page 2
Performance
These headphones control leakage well, so your music will stay private. We saw some distortion and weak frequency response at the high end. Read More... |
Page 3
In Use
Wireless connectivity and digital surround sound. Really limited to in-home use by their large base station and dependence on external power. Read More... |
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Page 4
Value & Comparisons
Extra features (such as surround sound support) are interesting, but don’t make up for the lack of audio quality enough to justify the price. Read More... |
Page 5
Conclusion
Read our final conclusion of the Sony MDR-DS6000. Read More... |
Part 6
Comments
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