Sounds like you're getting better all the time.

Oh no.  When I read this I thought of Philips.  I am brainwashed.   

The measurements for these don't look too bad, but listening to these headphones gives me a headache. Not sure if it's the sound or the pressure on my ears/head.

I assume/hope that mine were genuine MDR-V6s as I bought from an "authorised Sony dealer" store.

Quote from: namaiki on September 13, 2013, 03:55:10 PM

The measurements for these don't look too bad, but listening to these headphones gives me a headache. Not sure if it's the sound or the pressure on my ears/head.

I assume/hope that mine were genuine MDR-V6s as I bought from an "authorised Sony dealer" store.

I think it's the upward tilt. I can't stand headphones that do that. I got rid of mine rather quickly.

I think so too.
Never really used the 7506 either.
They could be used as a monitoring headphone though, I thought that's what they were intended for. Not for hifi listening or to make a final mix on.

People always say that, but I have to ask...is there anything in particular that makes this a good monitoring headphone?

a LOT of headphones can be used for monitoring or listening to a single instrument.  What makes this one stand out is the upwards tilt as opposed to the downwards slope we see in 'hifi phones'. Because of this harmonics are heard a bit louder ( but not too much as in unrealistic) and these contain the 'nuances' that instrumentalists hear themselves a bit louder than the casual audience listener because they are in very close proximity to the instrument in question.
For this reason it is quite liked by studio folks because it highlights distortion and nuances and is what they are quite weary off.
Granted also the brand name may be a very big part of it being successful in studios.

So many people have called this headphone a "neutral" reference but I never found it to be particularly neutral or transparent or resolving. Maybe I just don't get it.

People call many things 'neutral'. 
The V6 isn't neutral at all nor resolving it is just bright-ish, some will like, some won't.
If you want neutral HD600 fits the bill best, but it isn't closed which may be needed in case of making recordings.

Owned the K701 for a while, couldn't get on with it so it went.
Not a neutral phone either but can understand why many feel it is.

The best V6 I ever heard was an old beat up pair where the inner stitching of the pads had worn off, leaving the foam exposed. That probably sucked up some of that treble energy (which I never thought was that bad to begin with actually; certainly not as high as the plots seem to indicate).