Reddit reviews SONY MDR-1AB Black High-Resolution Audio Headphones
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SONY MDR-1AB BLACK High-Resolution Audio Headphones
AT MSR7
Sony MDR-1A
and
B&O H6 (if you're comfortable buying used-like new / very good out of the warehouse)
are the common commuter/office recommendations.
And of course there are always the M40x 's, but many people do not find these comfortable out of the box. A pad upgrade is recommended.
Pricing on the MDR-1A is weird. UK Amazon has them for £120. I woudn't pay $300 for them, but they seem like a steal at the UK price (should be able to ship them to the US).
In terms of the Meze 99 Classics - if the MDR-1A could be described as "Bass!" then the Meze would be "BASS!!!" (with the proper seal). The Meze basically has a 10db elevated bass section, and then a very flat response after that. The Sony has maybe 5-7db elevated bass, and a more v-shaped profile (ie. a little bit recessed/uneven mid section where voices are, then some more prominent treble).
One other alternative (although it's $400) - the Fostex TH-X00. You have to buy it through Massdrop, which makes it annoying (it's not always available). Comfort can be hit or miss (if you have small ears they fit well, if you don't then they can be annoying without spending another ~$50 on different pads), and the cable isn't detachable. So why did I even mention them? Because they are truly great for EDM, and actually pretty great with a lot of modern music. The Meze or Sony would still be great options at their respective price ranges.
Link for the lazy
Just took a look on Amazon UK, and the Sony MDR-1A is £114.99, so that might be another to look at. Closed back, bias towards the bass in its sound.
sony mdr1a or ath msr7 (ath msr7 isolate more)
MDR 1A work well but a bit pricey but worth it
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-MDR-1A-Prestige-Overhead-Headphones-black/dp/B00N3WWG4U
> Philips SHP9500
Merci beaucoup je pense prendre ce modele. Il est pas cher ici : https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/D-origine-Philips-casque-SHP9500-Professionnel-Casque-3-5mm-Filaire-3-m-tre-de-long-couteurs/32870779475.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.68904c4dxDiWXc
Arf le Sony est aussi abordable https://www.amazon.de/Sony-Resolution-Kopfh%C3%B6rer-Definition-Treibereinheiten-schwarz/dp/B00N3WWG4U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542987785&sr=8-1&keywords=Sony+MDR-1A
Offerta del giorno su amazon Sony MDR 1A
What is your budget: 200 € that should include any potential Amp/Dac needed to run the cans
Source: pretty old Desktop PC. Integrated Realtek HD Onboard sound. Have a soundblaster. I don't know if it works properly though. Maybe I'll hook them to a PS4 too every now and then.
Isolation: Don't need to be totally isolated from exterior world. I'll use these mainly at night. Sadly I think I have to
dismiss open or semiopen cans because my wife will be at a 2-3 meters from me, sleeping. Maybe in the future can look into some open cans
for daytime use.
Used in Public? No, home office, interior only
Preferred type of headphone: Full size, circumaural.
Preferred tonal balance: I don't really know, and I'll explain. These will be my workhorse. I'll use them to play
music while working (work at home as an illustrator), skype with clients, discord with friends (I'll be buying the AntLion Modmic)
edit videos (not music videos though), Films, Youtube, Playing games...
So I guess they have to be a bit allrounder. That means neutral? Can't really tell, this will be my first pair of
"good" headphones, or the first pair I've done research instead of picking the first cans I saw on the shelf.
Past headphones: An assortment of cheap headphones and a couple gaming sets (don't even recall the names).
The ones I have now are a pair of Philips SHP2000. You can tell almost anything will be an improvement.
Preferred Music: I listen to almost everything, from classical to hip hop. Jazz, Blues, Rock, Metal, Folk. It really depends on my mood.
So not much help here either to go for a defined tonal balance I'm afraid.
Location: Spain, I have access to Amazon.es, Ebay, etc. Don't know much of this world so couldn't tell any place audio specific.
What would you like from your headphones? As I said I want them to be a bit of allrounder. I want to clearly hear the voices when I'm
voice chatting, Clear sound when playing music and Good sound when gaming. And since I'll be wearing them several hours a day, they should be comfortable.
I have an average (towards big because of hair) head and average ears but I do wear glasse so maybe that's a concern if the grip is too tigh.
I know all this "requirements" mean they won't be the best at anything but I'm not an audiophile either....yet, I guess.
I've been researching a lot of reviews, videos, forums and I've seen a lot of recomendations, and situations similar to mine.
So I thought asking here with the template would help me to nitpickc and better tailor the buy for me, since I'm spending that much (for me anyway, I know this hobby can go pretty crazy pretty fast).
In fact in my initial research I wanted to spend max 200€ inclusing the modmic (so that left 130-150 for the headphones) but looking and researching had me raising the dough destined to the cans by a bit everytime
just in case "this new ones they recommend maybe are much better".
I have a list of what I found after a lot of research. I don't even know if any of those will be any good for my situation. There are two "leagues" of cans there as you'll see,
but those really cheap ones I included because I see them recommended a lot as "sound as headphones double or triple their price". Maybe that's BS but... maybe not and I can save me some money
The ones over 200€ I might consider them if they are really, REALLY much, much, much better than any of the other options.
Since going over 200 would have me waiting a bit more to get the cash.
Here's what I have:
Of course this is only a list of what I've found during my research, but feel free to recommend me anything you feel can be better for me even if not on the list.
Thank you very much.
Volevo prendere delle cuffie, ma tutte quelle che avevo visto (Sony principalmente, Audio Technica poi, anche se non so se
lei monitor sono adatti per fare ascolto fine a sè stesso) non sono in sconto. Ho trovato queste su Amazon.de a 79,99, maA questo punto spero che calino queste che ultimamente sono calate sotto i 100 due volte, ma non sono troppo fiducioso su oggi
EDIT: prese queste, a 89 euro, mi viene il dubbio sul fatto che siano aperte (e che quindi i colleghi in ufficio sentano agevolmente cosa ascolto, cosa che mi da un po' di fastidio), ma al massimo le provo e le restituisco