BGVP DM6
HEADPHONES REVIEW

The BGVP DM6 are great looking in-ears. The bud casing is transparent, which lets you see the electronic parts inside, similar to the KZ AS-10. You can get also get a more matte black or white finish if you don’t like the transparent look. The DM6 look like premium headphones and have a very thick and braided silver cable. The bud housing is bulkier than typical in-ears and covers most of your inner-ear. The cable also goes behind your ears due to their ear-hook design, and you can choose from multiple colors to fit your preferred style.

These headphones enter your ear canal deeply, which isn’t as comfortable for everyone. The bulky design of the housing can also put some pressure on your inner-ear and some will feel soreness after a while, especially if you have small ears. However, they are very comfortable if you can get a good fit, but this might be difficult for some. The buds are lightweight, and you barely feel them inside your ears once you get a good fit.

These wired headphones do not have an in-line remote with controls.

Like most in-ears, the DM6 are very breathable, and you shouldn’t sweat more when using them since they don’t trap too much heat inside your ear. They should be a good option for sports, thanks to their design, and you shouldn’t notice a big difference in temperature when using them.

Like most in-ears, the DM6 are very portable. Even if they are bulkier than most similar headphones, they can easily fit in pockets or a bag, making them easy to carry around. However, they do not come with a case or pouch for when you’re on the move.

These headphones don’t come with a case or a pouch.

The DM6 are very well-built in-ears. The buds are dense and will survive accidental drops without suffering too much damage. They also have a great braided, detachable cable, but unfortunately, don’t come with an extra one in the box. The cable is noticeably thicker than that of the KZ AS-10, but doesn’t necessarily make the headphones more durable. On the upside, it is easy to replace if it gets damaged.

These headphones are very stable thanks to their ear-hook design. They don’t have physical hooks like the Anker SoundBuds Curve, but the flexible cable is designed to go behind your ear and it is covered in a slight plastic coating for comfort. The hooks are very stable, but you’ll have to worry about the cable being in your way when you workout. Also, the cable doesn’t detach easily, so if it gets hooked on something the buds could get yanked out of your ears.

These headphones have a 4.1-foot long thick, braided, and detachable 1/8” TRS cable.

The bass performance of the DM6 is good. LFE (low-frequency extension) is at 52Hz, which is decent. This and a 4dB lack in low-bass indicates these headphones will have difficulty reproducing thump and rumble common to bass-heavy genres like EDM, hip-hop, and dubstep. Mid-bass follows our target curve, but the 4dB overemphasis in high-bass will add boominess to the mix.

The DM6 have great mid-range performance. The 4dB overemphasis in low-mid is the continuation of the high-bass and will make vocals and lead instruments sound thick and cluttered. On the upside, the rest of the response is flat and even.

The treble range of the DM6 is passable. The response throughout the range is fairly uneven. The dip centered around 3kHz will negatively affect the brightness and detail of vocals, leads and cymbals, while the overemphasis after 6kHz will make some sibilants (S and T sounds) noticeably sharp and piercing. However, not everyone will hear it as sibilant.

The frequency response consistency is excellent. If the user can achieve a proper fit and an air-tight seal using the assortment of tips that come with the headphones, then they should be able to get consistent bass and treble delivery every time they use the headphones.

The imaging of the DM6 is great. Their weighted group delay is at 0.15, which is excellent. The group delay graph also shows that the entire response is well below our audibility threshold. This ensures a tight bass and a transparent treble reproduction. Also, the L/R drivers of our test unit were very well-matched in frequency, amplitude, and phase response. This is important for accurate placement and localization of objects, such as footsteps and instruments, in the stereo field. However, these results are only valid for our unit, and yours may perform differently.

The soundstage is poor. This is because creating an out-of-head and speaker-like soundstage is largely dependent on activating the resonances of the pinna (outer ear). The design of in-ears and earbuds is in such a way that fully bypasses the pinna and doesn't interact with it. Also, because these headphones have a closed-back enclosure, their soundstage won't be perceived to be as open as that of open-back earbuds like the Apple AirPods, Google Pixel Buds, or the Bose SoundSport Free.

The total harmonic distortion performance of the BGVP DM6 is good. THD in the bass range is within very good limits but is slightly elevated in the treble range. This could make higher frequencies a bit brittle and harsh. On the upside, there is no big jump in THD under heavier loads, which is good.

The isolation performance of the DM6 is great. In the bass range, where the rumble of airplane and bus engines sits, they achieved about 10dB of isolation, which is decent and impressive for passive isolation from in-ears. In the mid-range, important for blocking out speech, they reduce outside noise by about 20dB, which is very good. In the treble range, occupied by sharp S and T sounds and air conditioning systems noise, they isolate by more than 35dB, which is also very good.

The leakage performance is excellent. These in-ears basically do not leak so there's no need to worry about disturbing the people around you unless you are blasting your music in a very quiet place. With the music at 100dB SPL, the leakage at 1 foot away averages at 23dB SPL and peaks at 31dB SPL, which is way below the noise floor of an average office.

They do not have a microphone and therefore, the recording quality has not been tested.

They do not have a microphone and therefore, the noise handling has not been tested.

These are passive headphones without active components or a battery.

They do not have a compatible app or software support for added customization options.

These wired headphones are not Bluetooth compatible.

The BGVP DM6 come with a detachable 1/8” TRS cable. They don’t have an in-line microphone, therefore only audio will be supported on devices with the appropriate jack.

These headphones don’t have a dock. If you're looking for headphones with a dock for customization options, look at the Arctis Pro Wireless. If you want a charging dock, look at the Astro A50, and if you're looking for wireless headphones for watching TV, look at the Sennheiser RS 185. However, these options won't be as portable as the DM6.

Since these headphones are wired, you won’t have any wireless range and will be limited by their 4.1-foot long audio cable.

Like most in-ear headphones, the DM6 practically don’t have any latency and will be great for watching videos and gaming.