Sony MDR-7506 Headphones 

Comments about Sony MDR-7506 Headphones:

They sound great for the money;but the things keep falling apart after one or so years of just minimal usage;or casual product usage and no product misusage!? This is my second pair in about 3 years;and there's already something wrong with the physical mechanical components;but not the sound parts of it actually. First time the ear pad arm broke off after 1 and half years of usage;then the next pair the ear pad fell completely apart! Bad construction on these units.

Comments about Sony MDR-7506 Headphones:

Sure there are personal preferences for what may be "better", but you'll not see a more commonly used headphone in professional live audio. A pair usually lasts me about 5-6 years. They're relatively cheap, they "one-hand" well, they are small and light enough to usually tuck between case and console during use, they fold small for packing, and they don't make your neck sweat. In high humidity as day turns to cool night, you may have to unscrew the 1/8" to 1/4" adaptor and hit the contacts with an alcohol wipe, but that's just part of the deal.

Comments about Sony MDR-7506 Headphones:

As a broadcast radio personality, I have gone through a lot of headsets (cans). I have used expensive so called professional cans, and even bought from the local super center. At my last radio station outside the US, everyone shared one set of cans (kind of gross). It was a set of Sony MDR-7506 headphones. My personal set of cans were falling apart, so I tried the MDR-7506. I was amazed at how good they sounded and how comfortable they were. It was no problem to leave them on for extended periods when exterior noise was a problem. The trainee jocks were often rough on equipment, but the MDR-7506's stood up to some pretty severe abuse. The frequency reproduction was so good, that I got a pair to use for off air production. I had several brands of cans to choose from, but the MDR-7506 became my go to reference set. These cans outperform many of the more expensive brands and are a great value at the price. I plan to keep a set of MDR-7506's in my workplace, and at home.

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I threw mine in the trash today. The coil cord is unnecessarily heavy, the ear cups are too shallow, and they are constantly mousetrapping into the folded-up position.

Comments about Sony MDR-7506 Headphones:

The sound, when they work, is EXCELLENT! But the quality is unacceptable.
Headphone features need is basic, good sound, and a 1/4 to 1/8 adapter is all I really need.
Although these are excellent sounding headphones the quality is extremely poor. I purchased 4 sets of these for casual use in a home studio. Of these only one is currently working well. 1 of them has a channel out, 2 of them have lost their lower frequencies, only 1 set is still functional. The padding cover has also peeled off on all of them. This all happened within two years of casual use.
Considering I have to repurchase new headphones and a life expectancy of 1 to 2 years these are a poor value.

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the only redeeming value is the sound which is pretty good for listening to music with than tto mix /record with(which is what these are supposed to be for) .. the build quality and comfort of the headphones is downright atrocious.
the cord is coiled and crappy, the plug is 1/8th inch instead of 1/4 .. the size adjustor thing feels cheap and wiggles way too much.. the "closed back" allows for plenty of sound to bleed out, way too much for quality recordings.

also, im a guy with shaggy/long hair and every single time i wear these things my hair gets stuck in them and they rip my hair out upon removal from my head! painful and unnaceptable.
the quality on these are pretty bad. i bought a pair and the ear things kept falling off practically by themselfs requiring me to spend way too much time putting them back on . also mine broke within a few years of use.. the right speaker just stopped working.

while they worked the sound quality is decent for listening to, innacurate for recording/mixing to.
100 bucks for these? horrible value.

Comments about Sony MDR-7506 Headphones:

Fabulous headphones.
Absolutely the very best headphones I've ever had and heard. The sound quality is unbelievable. If you have a Bose Wave Music System these are the headphones for you. And alot less money than the Bose headphones. I made a great purchase getting these and look forward to hearing every instrument playing on the radio or CD. And Musician's Friend is the place to get these. Their customer service is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carol Edwards

Comments about Sony MDR-7506 Headphones:

I have used these headphones for the last couple years in and out of different studios. Now don

Comments about Sony MDR-7506 Headphones:

Great piece to have in the studio, as a reference, for the mid range they rock, low frequency is there too, loud as you can handle, perfect for the reference you need while laying down tracks or practice or recording monitor for musicians, you can get a decent reference to balance your recordings for a great Demo, highly recommended

Comments about Sony MDR-7506 Headphones:

My review is based on using these strictly for music tracking or monitoring. Some people claim these are the goto headphone for recording applications because they have been around forever in studios. I can see why these would be good for editing broadcasting recordings or speech only applications but for music they are way off. I'm not opposed to using Sony for music. I own around 5 pair and prefer their earbuds for ipods and MDR-XB700 if I want high volume without distortion. Bought these for track mixing but the mids and too pronounced. The soundstage puts the mids right in between your ears where cymbals and everything else sounds farther away and are less easy to discern. For mixing it is difficult to separate instruments well. If it weren't for these two things the cans might not sound too bad. Bass is not bad but also right in your ears and kind of scooped around the mid-bass frequency. The more I research the more I understand Sony exaggerates certain freq in each of their models to fit specific purpose. They don't always explicitly state which application the phones fit in their product descriptions so you really have to listen to them in person to determine if they will work for you.In terms of quality, the drivers have never had a problem and no plastic has broken so they are a decent value if they fit your app. Gave them 4stars for quality because the ear pads fall apart almost immediately.