Got these (H6 limited edition 2014) yesterday for a price I couldn't refuse from my dealer.The color in real life is petrol blue like the BV11 freat.Again, very sad to say that I don't like the product.When I bought Form2 a few years back I recon it was the worst B&O I ever bought (very cheap plastic, bad sound). Well that was before the H6 and they are supposed to play in another league.I was expecting huge clear sound, I get a laughable sound. Nothing, no bass, no clear voices. It´s like they have a filter.My son's JVC at 70 € are way better.I have to switch volume up to neer the max compared to Form2 or A8.They even get me a headache with no sound (it´s like putting your hands firmly on your ears) and my ears get too warm with the leather ! Must be worn in winter.Sincerely I find Form2 better and they are not a reference for my taste !I made the mistake not to test them before buying.Surely at last they are whell made.Am I the only one with this ? Can they improve with time ? Login to view image
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I like mine - the natural leather ones - no issues with them.
They have the 'sound' I have been looking for - after having tried some of the boomy current headphones on the market.
You must drive them with a reasonable source - I use a small Headphone amp.
And ---- I guess it depends on which sound you expect.
MM
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
I have black pair and have no issue with sound quality, personally I feel the sound is better than my Zik's or Sennheiser's. As mentioned in other threads I feel they could have been better, i.e. sound cancelling, wireless etc. or if not wireless an extension lead and yes a tad more bass.
MM is right I am sure the H6's performance varies between genre.
I have tried H6 headphones and liked the sound. I compared them to my Sennheiser HD600s - they were not quite as good but I was impressed enough to buy some for my godson. They do not have the booming bass encountered on many modern headphones but that is inaccurate in my view and masks the music. However headphones like speakers are very personal choices and you should always listen first.
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I use them with spotify on iphone. Same source than other headphones in fact. They will replace Form2's for my kids electrical piano. Login to view image
I often have to have mine of 100% too with a Mini iPad as the source. More bass please chef is the standard criticism all my friends make, including myself. Personally i'm about as interested in the opinions of Audiophiles regarding more bass, as i am in the chefs opinion in a restaurant regarding seasoning or how my steak should be cooked.
Bose and Beats have serviced that desire to differing extents, and prospered accordingly.
I have tried H6 headphones and liked the sound. I compared them to my Sennheiser HD600s - they were not quite as good but I was impressed enough to buy some for my godson. They do not have the booming bass encountered on many modern headphones but that is inaccurate in my view and masks the music. However headphones like speakers are very personal choices and you should always listen first.
I agree with you about the sound, and the fact that it's personal preference. I prefer no booming bass but a more natural presentation, and the H6 is great for that. Also, it's the most comfortable headphone I've ever worn, but they are really my wife's. I get by, as I'm not as much a headphone user, with a pair of Form 2s.
We have H6, Form 2, and A8 B&O headphones, quite the collection. The A8s tend to get used on trips, the Form 2s tend to stay in my den/workroom, and the H6 wanders around to wherever my wife is listening.
Login to view imagefor mobile devices and tablets etc I use an amp as feel there is not enough built in oomph. H6's also sound good plugged into my guitar amp for those wife friendly evenings .....
Historically, if my memory serves me correctly, B&O headphones had dramatically different impedances from most other headphones and were designed specifically for use with B&O equipment. I assume that current designs are more focussed on use with MP3 players by other manufacturers, but I really have no idea on this point. H6 headphones have an apparent impedance of around 30 ohms. Does that make them ideal for iPhone use etc, Beovision use, or older Beomaster use?
Geoff Martin's website has a nice summary of several reviews.
http://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2013/08/25/bang-olufsen-h6-headphone-review/
Graham
Thanks for the review Vikinger.I'm starting to get used to the H6, it´s much better tonight than last night.I noticed tonight that the ear pads where not screwed correctly (they are screwed, you can turn them to putt them off) adding a 2/3 mm distance from their correct place.Maybe that was the "problem" ?Tomorrow with a little run in, I will say that they are great I two hate boomy headphones !
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