1. Expression
Every piece of equipment has its own voice, and every sound has its own taste and character.
In the history of HiFi, there is no lack of sounds with various personalities and tastes, nor is there a lack of interpretation and expression of sound content by brands and designers.
But it has to be said that in recent years, the "personality" of the HiFi products has begun to be restrained, and symmetry and balance have become a target criterion for many burners and players to judge the sound. There are many different reasons for this, but it is undeniable that fewer and fewer ideas are expressed in equipment and sounds. The theme of HiFi is also tilted towards the solution to user needs.
The biggest charm of HiFi is the communication and exchange between people, only in the voice dare to express their own character, taste, color, so that burners can hear the hiFi equipment for the understanding and thinking of music and sound.
Just as many great artists from the peak of their creative careers, they will be more courageous to express their inner thoughts and hobbies, and they will be more able to express a more personal way of art. It is precisely because of this that they can achieve a broader artistic career.
2. Objective part
1. MG600 is a mid-to-high-end dynamic earbud just released by Shanling some time ago. Different from the previous ME series, the MG series is positioned in the pure dynamic circle, and the first product will set the price at 3298 yuan, it can be seen that after several years of accumulation in the field of headphones and the market success of the earlier ME800, Shanling has been quite confident in the development of new products.
2. Shanling MG600 adopts the sound structure of a single moving coil. After several years of "composite unit headphones", the pure dynamic earbuds in the past two years have returned to the mainstream, on the one hand, because of the improvement of material technology, on the other hand, the diversified trend of the aesthetics of burners.
The MG600 also features a semi-open rear cavity design that makes the sound more natural and comfortable. At the same time, the headphones also use a wooden cavity, which can reduce the weight of the earbuds, enhance the wearing comfort, and improve the acoustic performance of the cavity. The material of the wooden cavity also uses the gall wood of the maple tree, because the wood of the gall wood is the hardest and the most delicate in texture.
I personally feel that the MG600 is very comfortable to wear, the headphones are extremely lightweight, the fit between the cavity and the pinna is very high, and it will not feel tired after wearing it for a long time.
3. It is particularly worth mentioning the appearance of the headset. I have more than once highly praised the appearance of the Shanling headphones, and this time the appearance of the Shanling MG600 is too eye-catching, and the overall european visual style is obvious, especially the rear cavity circular open area filter is more three-dimensional, and the color matching is quite "Starry Sky". If you want to send a high-end headset to your girlfriend, this headset should be a surprise.
4, MG600 is also very generous in terms of accessories, the original machine is equipped with an 8-strand 18-core Furukawa single crystal copper wire, of which 2 strands are single crystal copper silver-plated wire. The headphone cable plug is interchangeable design, and the original machine is also equipped with 3.5 single-ended, 2.5 balance and 4.4 balance 3 plugs, which can ensure the adaptation needs of different front ends and headphone ports.
At the same time, the MG600 is also equipped with 4 sets of headphone sleeves for equalization, low frequency, sound field and vocals, as well as 2 pairs of Spinfit headphone sleeves, and a C5 hard leather storage box.
5, the headset uses a carbon fiber composite dynamic diaphragm, the diameter of the diaphragm reaches 10mm, so this headset also needs a period of time to cook, and gradually enter the best sound state.
Third, sound
1. Quality
The overall quality performance of the Shanling MG600 presents a relatively balanced state, with good performance in all aspects, and basically no obvious shortcomings.
I think the MG600 is the best part of the sound in terms of the texture of the sound and the portrayal of the sense of sound lines. The sound image is very delicate, moist, and has a very good sense of density and weight, making its sound not particularly dense, but relatively solid and stable. At the same time, MG600 also has excellent performance in transparency and purity, whether it is the gloss of the sound knot itself or the purity of the spatial layout, it is a good level in the same earbuds.
In terms of spatial sense, mg600's soundstage space scale is moderate, and there is no particularly large open and closed sound field environment, while its spatial layout and separation are extremely efficient, in this relatively limited sound field space, the position relationship of sound is developed in a layered and progressive manner. The positioning and distance between the sounds are stripped clean and clear. I think the sound field space of MG600 is consciously laid out in its design, so that this earbud has a certain degree of spatial aggression, and at the same time can display the musical elements in such a space in the most efficient way to the ears of burners, I think this should be the semi-open design of MG600 to create a sound field effect.
The MG600 has a relatively strong performance ability in terms of dynamics, and the strength of the sound is comparable to many flagship earbuds; while the MG600 is slightly softer in transients, making the sound more interesting.
Relatively speaking, the MG600 is decent in terms of analytical power and information. If we measure it by a higher standard, the MG600 can still be heard in some large and complex musical performances compared with some flagship earbuds, and it has a slight smear mark on some details, and its control over some details is not precise enough. In terms of its own price positioning, the analytical power of MG600 is no problem, but when it has a higher level of play in other aspects, its analytical power is slightly not prominent under the measurement of higher standards.
Audition track "Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty". Such a music full of metal features and textures and humanistic feelings is actually very demanding on the equipment. First of all, MG600 in the prelude of the electric guitar and drum sound shows a strong dynamic performance, so that our senses are instantly shocked, attracted, the middle of the camel bell brings a different timbre and spatial position, so that the content of the music suddenly three-dimensional; the back vocals and bass in the performance of mg600, has a very tense texture and line, not only dense, powerful, but also tough and quite metallic. Especially when paired with a powerful thrust front end like the iBasso DX220MAX, this sense of energy and pattern is even more evident in our ears.
2. Tuning
The tuning of the MG600 is very purposeful and targeted. This earbud does not fully follow the usual routine of opening and closing that is common in dynamic headphones in recent years, but adopts a relatively delicate and exquisite tuning idea, making the MG600 unique in the expressiveness of sound and charm.
In terms of overall frequency band distribution, MG600 is still relatively balanced in the overall framework, and relatively slightly protruding in the intermediate and medium and high frequency positions, making the sound sound more sweet and warm, of course, this amplitude is very small, will not affect the overall balance of the sound. There is no lack of low frequencies, the sense of volume and diving are in place, and in some music with strong rhythms, the performance is also comfortable.
In terms of timbre, MG600 as a whole is more natural and realistic, on this basis, a little bit of polishing and temperature is added to make its sound more comfortable and durable, with better vocal expression.
Listen to the song "Iron Blood Dan Heart", this song is a very special existence in many duet songs, on the one hand, as the theme music of the TV series, it naturally has the expression needs of its sense of picture; on the other hand, Rowan and Zhen Ni have a strong sense of vocal characteristics, and this song is a live recording, and the equipment also needs to show enough timbre and naturalness.
MG600's portrayal of the singer's voice is extremely wonderful when performing this song. Especially when paired with Letu Moju player, you can feel the diversity of its layers and the difference of timbre. In the overall soft sound line of the song, there is a small sense of grain, which makes the state of the vocal more emotional and more natural. At the same time, MG600's timbre treatment of male and female voices is also very in place, so that Rowan's voice is more masculine tension and heroism at the same time, and also allows Zhen Ni's gentle voice to reveal the unique charm and femininity of female singers.
3. Style
The Shanling MG600 should have a certain tendency and emphasis in style. From its overall sound frame structure and tuning tendencies, it is not difficult to see that this headphone has very good expressiveness in vocals, pop music and pan-blues styles.
Especially in the handling of the human voice, I think it is a unique earplug in recent years in terms of human voice. MG600 is very good at expressing the feelings and states of the human voice, so that we can more directly feel the singer's singing mood and musical form. At the same time, MG600 is also a master of creating a sense of atmosphere, the sense of encirclement and substitution of sound is very sufficient, and the listener's sensory mobilization has a strong control, so MG600 is good at pop, vocal music on the basis of light rock and blues music also has a very good expressiveness.
For pure music, MG600 is better at small light music and ethnic music. MG600 has a good play on the timbre texture of conventional instrumental music. Among them, the timbre treatment of Western orchestral music is more adequate, while for traditional ethnic instrumental music, it is slightly insufficient in the treatment of some timbres. I personally believe that the performance of mg600 in large symphonies is slightly narrower, in fact, the overall quality and soundstage are not the main problems, but the overall form of MG600 in terms of tuning is not carried out according to this idea.
In particular, the MG600 performs well on ACG music.
4. Drive
In the concept of dynamic earbuds, the MG600 is not very demanding on the driving force, and we can use the vast majority of players to push the MG600 to a good sound. Of course, if you force it on the machine, there will be a certain degree of improvement.
If you use the vast majority of small tails or small Bluetooth devices on the market to drive, in fact, it can achieve good results, but that is certainly not the full strength of the MG600.
I personally recommend that the MG600 be paired with a standalone player, if the flagship player as I mentioned earlier is naturally the best, and if it is paired with the Mountain Spirit M6 series and M7 such a high-end player, it should also be a good choice. The audio adaptation device of the mobile phone peripheral is best used as a backup front end when carrying around.
5. Disadvantages and problems
From the perspective of the price of Shanling MG600 and its own style characteristics, it is difficult to say that there are obvious shortcomings. It can only be said that the MG600 is a very targeted headset in style, not a very omnivorous.
If, to my personal preference, I think the SOUND of the MG600 is slightly more active, it may be better if it can be calmer a little more, or increase the resistance of the headphones a little, and show more sound field space. Of course, this problem can also be adjusted by changing the line.
Fourth, the sound summary
Shanling MG600 is a headset with obvious characteristics, taste, pertinence and expression.
Unlike many current dynamic headphones with the theme of equalization and atmosphere, the sound of mg600 is more delicate and soft. This headset draws on the loose, gentle sound tone of the dynamic headphones, and on this basis, it actively adds a lot of more expressive and more "humane" tuning elements.
The pop music that this headset is good at, especially the pop music based on the vocals, is actually the actual needs of most burners and listeners. At the same time, the MG600 also has sufficient compatibility in other styles, ensuring the basic needs of this headset as a "standing earbud".
This headset is suitable for use as advanced earbuds, especially for burners who already have a certain level of cognition of the basic characteristics of sound, MG600's ability to express sound emotions can make these burners feel a deeper dimension of HiFi experience. At the same time, for many non-audiophile listeners with a good budget, mg600 is also a good choice.
Of course, as mentioned earlier, MG600 can also be given to a girlfriend as a gift with both appearance and sound quality, bringing her into the HiFi world.
5, Impressions
Many, many years ago, there was a joke in the circle of burners - "Talking about feelings hurts money.".
The general meaning is that the equipment that can express the emotional content of music, especially the vocals, is often very expensive and high-class.
After many years, the requirement of "feelings" has almost been forgotten by this circle. The word advanced seems to have become synonymous with the "ascetic voice." The tuning of HiFi equipment is also becoming more and more stereotypical, the sound is becoming more and more restrained, more and more closed, more and more afraid to express, and the taste and feelings in the sound seem to be getting thinner and thinner.
In the sound of the Mountain Spirit MG600, there is a distinct consciousness and abundant feelings that I have not heard for many years, and to some extent, it should be regarded as a very pioneering idea. In fact, more often than not, our requirements for headphones are to get the most direct communication and communication from them, and to feel the most direct emotions in music, which is enough.