A total of 11 reviews of this product on Reddit.
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A set of B&O H6 are a great option as a set of office headphones.
There are used offerings in either color that appear to be in very nice condition for the price.
The headphones themselves are very easy to like and enjoyable to use. Really nice sound, nice build quality, replaceable pads and cable.
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Bang & Olufsen H6. I dunno if it’s any more expensive in Germany but it seems like it fits your needs. Closed cups, nice wide soundstage, kind of bass-heavy which is nice for that cinematic feel in shooters/movies/etc., and easy enough to drive that you don’t need dedicated amp.
Plus they look pretty damn good.
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~~~I’m about to pull the trigger on some things and I’m worried that I’m not getting everything I need or that I didn’t research thoroughly enough. On that note, if anyone has a better case to recommend that will carry the dac/amp as well, I’d be delighted to know what it is.~~~
~~~* Headphones – Beoplay H6 * DAC/Amp – xDuoo XD-05 * Travel Case – GOcase F2 ~~~
~~~I’m choosing to purchase from Amazon, only because of Prime shipping. Is there a better option that you know of?~~~
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I’m using Amazon.de to get a general idea of what’s available and at what price.
The compatible closed-back headphones that I own or have tried are the:
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B&O H6gen.2 – easily the best sounding closed-back under €200 that I’ve personally tried. 140 is a good price.
But if that’s too much of a stretch for your budget,
Sony MDR1A. They’re warehouse returns, but for under 100, that’s a killer price for them and I’d do that any day of the week. They also have the silvers in the warehouse for even less.
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Anybody have any advice on buying the B&O H6 w/ a Bluetooth Receiver vs just buying the Sony 1000XM2? I’m looking to get a pair of headphones that can do both wired and wireless connections for use mainly at home but also airplanes, buses, etc.
I would just pull the trigger on the Sony given the good reviews (ignoring the cracking issue), but I’m concerned that they’ll be useless in a year or less with how fast Bluetooth is advancing.
At the same time, I’ve heard the H6s are a solid pair of wired headphones, but I’m concerned that they will also be useless in a year or less with how headphone jacks are disappearing from many phones. To mitigate this, I was going to buy the Bluetooth receiver as a way to convert it into a wireless set as needed.
The benefit to this is that as Bluetooth advances, I can continually upgrade the Bluetooth receiver and my H6s will never become outdated, as I fear the Sony will be. The con is that the receiver will no doubt be less powerful/reliable than the one built into the Sony 100X, and likely has a worse transcoder as well, which can affect audio quality.
Any opinions would be appreciated as neither purchase feels like a good choice with how rapidly the industry is changing.
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B&O H6 Gen 2 for they are a little bit bassy, they look sexy af, i think this is a great pick , i would chose this one as the design on the meze seems obnoxious to me
1 that matches your wanted signatures more accurately is the Meza 99 Classic if you like its design get this one
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hey, your BEST option IMO is the B&O H6 Gen 2 , they emphasize low end like you said you want, they aren’t wireless so keep that in mind , they are so god damn sexy and well built, the cable is detachable so you can buy a mic or replace it if it breaks , i would suggest a clip on mic like this for conferences, your best wireless option would be the mdr1000x i wouldn’t trust the build that much but they’re the best bluetooth
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Thank you for your feedback 🙂
I would immediately add the H6 if they’d be $200. Unfortunately, the German price is somewhat unrepresentative of what the H6 costs.
The majority of visitors is from the US and therefore I am sticking to what the item costs on amazon.com
And at that price the H6 is not as good in terms of build, comfort and sound as similarly priced headphones (the ones you mentioned).
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Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H6 (Second Generation) are being sold by Amazon UK for £135 (usually £180) until midnight tonight. Just pulled the trigger on them and they’re coming tomorrow!
