Mid-priced Headphones

Mid-Priced

Headphones

Every new pair of headphones promises

the best quality/price combination, and

so this month in our group test we’ve

selected ﬁve closed-back models around

the £150 mark to hear how much quality

that will buy you

Yamaha

HPH-MT7

£132

Pioneer HRM-6

£139

V-Moda

Crossfade LP2

£129

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Reviews | Xxxxxxxxx FM | group test 1 V-Moda Crossfade LP2 £129 2 Yamaha HPH-MT7 £132 3 Pioneer HRM-6 £139 Mid-Priced Headphones Every new pair of headphones promises the best quality/price combination, and so this month in our group test we’ve selected five closed-back models around the £150 mark to hear how much quality that will buy you 102 FMU311.rev_grouptest.
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Group Test | Reviews The LP2s are the smallest headphones of the bunch and they’re light too. They grip the head a little too well: great for jogging, less so for listening. There are plenty of accessories, but no one appears to have included sound quality. With a 32Ω impedance they drive easily, but what it produces we don’t want to hear, regardless of volume. The bass is overbearing, pushing the mids right back.