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 AS10. You can also get a more matte black or white finish if you don’t like the transparent look. They look like premium headphones and have a very thick and braided silver cable. The bud housing is bulky, though, and it 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 may not be comfortable for everyone. The bulky design of the housing can also put some pressure on your inner ear, and you may experience soreness after a while, especially if you have small ears. However, they're 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.

Like most in-ears, the BGVP 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 temperature difference when using them.

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

The BGVP DM6 are very well-built in-ears. The buds are dense and should survive accidental drops without suffering too much damage. They also have a great braided, detachable cable, but unfortunately, they don’t come with an extra one in the box. The cable is noticeably thicker than the KZ AS10's but doesn’t necessarily make the headphones more durable. On the upside, it's easy to replace if it gets damaged.

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

• BGVP DM6 headphones
• 6x silicone tip options
• 1x foam tip option
• Cleaning brush
• Tips carrying case
• Manuals

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

The BGVP DM6's bass accuracy is good. They have an underemphasized low-bass, so they lack thump and rumble common to bass-heavy genres like EDM, hip-hop, and dubstep. Mid-bass is fairly neutral, ensuring your mixes have warmth and punch, but the overemphasis in high-bass adds extra boominess to the mix, which some users may find muddy.

The BGVP DM6 have great mid accuracy. The overemphasis in low-mid is the continuation of the high-bass and makes vocals and lead instruments sound thick and cluttered. On the upside, the rest of the response is flat and even, so vocals and lead instruments are present and detailed.

The BGVP DM6's treble accuracy is passable. The response throughout the range is fairly uneven. The dip centered around 3kHz negatively affects the brightness and detail of vocals and lead instruments, while the overemphasis after 6kHz makes some sibilants (S and T sounds) a bit sharp and piercing.

The BGVP DM6's imaging is outstanding. 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 unit were very well-matched in frequency, amplitude, and phase response. This is important for accurate placement and localization of objects, like footsteps and instruments, in the stereo field. However, these results are only valid for our unit, and yours may perform differently.

The soundstage is bad. This is because creating an out-of-head and speaker-like soundstage is largely dependent on activating the resonances of the pinna. The design of in-ears and earbuds 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 (1st generation) Truly Wireless, Google Pixel Buds 2017 Wireless, or the Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless.

The BGVP DM6's noise isolation is good. In the bass range, where the rumble of airplane and bus engines sits, they achieved about 10dB of isolation, which is poor and may not be enough if you travel a lot. In the mid-range, important for blocking out speech, they reduce outside noise by about 20dB, which is excellent. They're also able to block out a significant amount of high-pitched noise like sharp S and T sounds and the hum of air conditioning systems.

The leakage performance is outstanding. These in-ears don't leak, so there's no need to worry about disturbing the people around you unless you're 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.

These wired headphones are not Bluetooth compatible. Like most in-ear headphones, the BGVP DM6 practically don’t have any latency and will be great for watching videos and gaming.

The BGVP DM6 come with a detachable 1/8” TRS cable. They don’t have an in-line microphone; therefore, only audio is 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 SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless. If you want a charging dock, look at the Astro A50 Gen 3 Wireless 2017. However, these options won't be as portable as the BGVP DM6.