The NB discussion page is full of people asking them to bring the
original 608's back. The V2/V3 - whatever- aren't the same. The
responses from the NB staff to the discussion questions are always
recommendations for a different series or the V2/V3 608's. This has
been going on for years. By now you would think they would have noticed
a pattern and reintroduced the originals. I have an old pair of real
608's in brown that I rarely wear but use as a benchmark when I try the
others.