"Before people get to saying: HAHAHA MDR-7506 AREN'T FAKED.... They are actually one of the most commonly faked headphones right after Beats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2t4viJfv0QI happen to own a pair of MDR-V6's myself.... And two pairs of AKG K240's (one vintage from the 1970's, one from 2014) a Brainwavz HM5, a Logitech UE6000, Rockit R-Studio, Thinksound On1, Audio Technica ATH-EP700, Audio Technica ATH-WS77, and a few more. Also I have borrowed the ATH-M50 for a period of over a month... Right now I can tell you the V6 isn't my favorite. They are bright in tonality, have a large hump in the mid through upper bass, and have some harshness in the upper frequencies.Now, let's have a look at a frequency response graph of the MDR-V6 from Changstar.com to back up my claims. As we can see here, they have an upward tilt, leading to thinness and an overall bright sound signature.... Quite bright, in fact. Its a gradual 12db climb from 200hz to 10khz. Onto the topic of Beats... Are they trash or no? Well the old Monster Beats yes. The original Beats Solo is a dying breed. They are truly built like wet noodles, and are the bass heavy piece of crap that gave Beats a bad reputation. Going over to Innerfidelity... http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/MonsterBeatsbyDrDreSoloHD.pdf we can see the SoloHDhttp://www.innerfidelity.com/images/MonsterBeatsSolo.pdfhttp://www.innerfidelity.com/images/MonsterBeatsSoloSample2.pdfand two samples of the Solo. Now, take a look at the two Solos. Wonderful driver matching and quality control huh? (sarcasm)The Monster Beats Studio measures a tad better.http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/MonsterBeatsStudio.pdfThe Pro is by far the best of the original line up...http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/MonsterBeatsPro.pdfbut go and compare that to the (originally) 200$ Logitech UE6000http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/LogitechUE6000passive.pdfhmmm... As we can see, Monster Beats were bad. REAL bad.The Studio2 is only a tad better than the Studio.It gains some things, but then loses others. For example, they have higher distortion than the original Studio by quite a margin. http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/BeatsStudio22014.pdf(though the Studio2 did fix build quality issues and made them a ton more sturdy).... But then...  With the introduction of the Solo2, they broke the trend and finally introduced a headphone worthy of the price tag.http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/BeatsSoloII2014.pdfIt measures wonderfully for the price, and can go toe to toe with other 200$ on ears like the V-Moda XS, Sennheiser Urbanite, and Sennheiser Momentum on ear with no problems.http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SennheiserMomentumOnEar.pdf example. I do prefer the warmer tonality of the Solo2 to the MDR-V6. I also find the Solo2 to be more detailed and less grating in the treble overall. Now, the MDR-V6 is better than any of the original line up, but the solo2 has changed all that. Beats is getting better and I think it's time to commend them on this. Remember, always take a listen as well before buying. Listening to the real thing is better than any review, or any graph of measurements. Don't comment unless you've had the chance to listen to the headphones in a relatively quiet environment for at least a few songs... Sometimes, first impressions aren't reliable, so that's why I said a few songs.Point: Beats is now ready to play with the big boys."