Very accurate reproduction and very comfortable

Have not found any yet.

The 7506 headphones are a definate pleasure to use. I use them for digital multi-track recording and they made life a whole lot easier. My original intent was to buy a set of cans that had a closed back, so that there would be no bleed into my condensor mic when recording low level vocal or guitar passages. Not only did I solve that problem with these cans, I also solved the compensation problem of the difference between my old cans and my Tannoy mixing monitors. The 7506 cans also were able to produce the volume needed when I record my drums. The 7506 cans reproduce content that you probably will not hear if you listen to pop music on a mid level stereo system. Until you go to a higher end stereo these frequencies won't be heard. I did an evaluation on playback media and was surprised to hear all the things that I never heard before. After I took the cans off my head and listened to my Kenwood home stereo, I told my fiance that I needed to upgrade my complete stereo system. I strongly recommend this product for recording muscians. I think the price may be a little high for the average listener, but for a recording muscian they are a great buy.

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Audio Technica, Koss, Mura, ETC.

Godly sound quality, strong outside noise blocking, incredibly comfortable, great price

Are you kidding?

When i plugged these into my amp and played Exploration of Space, the little hairs on the back of my neck stood up and a wide smile appeared on my face. I can't believe i got such an amazing pair of headphones for below $100.

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Nothing as good as this

Deep, strong bass. Clear highs.

Slightly harsh, espicially the mids. Uncomfortable for extended periods.

I'll start with the physical, to get that out of the way. First off, I don't care about looks, and that's good, because these things are boring as all heck. I find the cord annoying. You can't really use the full 3 meters of the cord, because it's coiled and hard to extend. If you get more than two meters away from your source the cord starts to pull them off your head. As for fit, they aren't bad, but in my opinion, nothing compares them to the nice senn headphones. These sonys don't quite fit around my ears, which is annoying at the least, and after extended periods, a bit painful. Also, the ear pads are quite shallow... so the driver can actually push on your ear. However, over all, I can stand them, for about 4 hours at a time, at wich point I need to take a little bit of a break.

Now the sound:

Best thing about these? A very deep, powerful bass. Wow, I love it! they sound "OK" when when they're driven with a portable CD, or a computer, etc... But when you hook these babies up to a stereo. WOW. The bass, clear, tight, deep and well defined. Very nice, espicially the lows. The lower mids, however, seem to disapear, espicially if you don't use a strong source. This can be quite an annoyance!

The other strong point on these things is the high end. Very clear and crisp. Wonderful highs. That about sums it up too. I get almost the same highs out of a portable as I do from a normal stereo. :)

The problem is a very harsh midrange. Very very harsh. It's a little bit smoother out of a better source, and varies greatly depending on the recording, instrument, etc.

However, that said, these are still very very good buys. They are the best closed cans in the price range. Period.

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Various other headphones while trying these things out.

Good design, well built, low sound leak, good low end.

Mid range, high end, comfort for long wear.

Well George (11/16/01 post), I think I'd agree with Sasha. I like the sound of the Grado SR-60's better too. The mid range does'nt sound hollow, the high end is a little more crisp than the 7506's and the imaging is better. I do prefer the around the ear design of the 7506's to the on ear of the Grado's. I like and use the 7506's for traveling - they fold up nicely, the closed design will keep you from anoying the person next to you on a plane, and their efficient enough to provide decent volume on my portable MD. The sound of the Sennheisser and Grado is similar (and both very good), but 545's are a lot more comfortable. However, if money is tight but you want some accurate headphones, the Grado SR-60's still can't be beat.

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My review is in the Sony MDR-V6 listing.

Just wanted to add two quick notes:

1) If you're interested in the 7506, get the MDR-V6 instead (NOT the V600, but the V6). The MDR-V6 ($60) and the MDR-7506 ($110) are *exactly* the same headphone. The 7506 is a rebadged V6 marketed as part of the "professional" line. It has a gold-colored plug and different sticker. Some people claim they are different, but they are incorrect.

2) Call up Beyerdynamics and order a pair of velour pads for the Beyer 250 headphones. They fit the V6/7506 perfectly, and increase the comfort and isolation of the V6/7506 significantly.

For pictures of the V6/7506 with Beyer pads, check out this URL:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?s=cd103c371b846501de7a6bac12054081&threadid=1453&highlight=beyer+pads+v6

Crystal clear highs, deep lumbering bass, excellent build, comfortable..especially with Beyer pads, best bang for the buck..if you pick up the v6's which are identical.

NONE

Just a response to the last post from Germany who gave the 7506's 3 stars. The grados are better than the Sony's, what are you kidding? The Sony's HAVE better resolution than the Grado's hands down! They are analytical. Crystal clear highs and very deep tight bass is the standard with these cans. These are not DJ cans by any chance. Plus the Sony's are closed cans while the Grado's are open. The grado's are great cans, bright highs and good midrange but lack deep low end. They are rock headphones, the Sony's sound good with everything. Check out www.head-fi.org/forums for more info, in my opinion the Sony MDR-7506's beat out the Grados. The best cans are not Sennheisers...i think i would prefer stax thank you very much. 5 stars to offset your rating.

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Effectful sound, rugged, quite comfortable

Sound not clear

After studying reviews of headphones potentially useable for my Minidisc-Player, I identified the 7506 and Grado SR-60 as promising candidates. Although both are very uncommon in Germany, I managed to aquire one of each for testing. After having first heard the Grados, I was initially very disappointed by the Sonys. Their sound by far not as clear as both the Grados and Sennheisers. Of course they are much more comfortable than the SR-60 and they seem to be much more sturdy, but they just don't really sound hi-fi to me. In instrumental and classical music, they are hopeless against the Grados, only with bass-depending pop-music they gain a little ground, though they still don't beat the Grados for me. With the Grados, you close your eyes and believe you at the location, while the Sonys sound unmistakable like headphones. But I found that their sound is very suitable for watching movies on the PC and TV, so I decided to keep them for that purpose. BTW, the best sounding Headphones were still the Sennheisers, which have great Resolution, a warm Sound and a clean bass.

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Sennheiser HD-560 Ovation II, Grado SR-60

Sound:
-Very wide FR (10 - 20K)
-Clear, defined bass
-Clean mid and high reproduction
Others:
-Very comfortable
-Tough
-Decent looking
-High quality parts
-Comes with storage pouch
-Foldable

Sound:
-Mids and highs appear to be a little muted
Others:
-Coiled cord (may annoy you)

Great headphones. I got these headphones a while back and I am not at all disappointed with my purchase nor do I have any reservations about recommending them to you.

Sonically these headphones are right up my ally. I like bass and these headphones have no shortage of good, clean low end. When I ordered them I was a little concerned that they might sound like the Sony MDRV600's which got some pretty bad reviews on this site (many said they were very boomy) because the 7506's have the same drivers (I think) but this is not the case. As for the rest of the frequency range they preform very well but are a little muted. This is not a big problem as it can easily be overcome with a little EQ tinkering. The mids and highs are both well articulated and uncolored. The max volume limit is very high and I am pretty sure that you will reach your limit before these phones reach theirs.

When it comes to weaknesses in their ability to reproduce sound you have to be very picky to find anything. Just about the only thing I can say is that they reproduce every single, little detail in every recording. This is not a weakness but more of an appreciated annoyance. If you are listening to a bad recording these phones will make sure you are aware of it, but the opposite is true also.

As for everything else, well...lets start with comfort. These are very comfortable phones indeed. Anyone buying their first pair of high quality headphones will be in heaven.

Next is the isolation, which is a very important factor that these cans take care of. When you put these on don't expect to hear anything but the music unless you are using a jack hammer at the same time. As an example, right now I am listening to the 7506's as I type and as someone uses a circular saw and drill in the next room (remodeling the bathroom) and I can not hear the noise well at all, the music still overrides.

When it comes to build quality these phones are the Hum-Vee of the industry. You can see it in the double stiching of the headband, the steel folding mechanism, thick cord, screw type adapter and just about every other part of the phones. Hell, the entire assembly is modular (you can replace every little part) instead of one piece plastic junk.

Is there any other pair of phones in the same price range that I would rather have? Nope. Is there anything that I would change about them? Nope. Do they deliver more preformance than expected? Yep. You owe it to your ears and wallet to check these phones out if you are in the market. I really don't think that you will be disappointed.

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N/A: I have never purchased high-quality headphones before however I have tried out some other high end phones from AKG, Sennheiser and Sony.

acurrate, affordable professional tool

not comfortable enough for extensive use, doesn't isolate from noisy surrounding as expected.

I was looking for an accurate and neutral sounding pair of headphones aimed at sound design development and heard a lot about these cans; according to many musicians and sound engineers, these are an unmistakable “classic” in recording studios . I therefore gave them a try versus my good old Sennheiser HD 560 Ovation II bought some 8 years ago and was not disappointed; the latter sounded a bit hazy, less accurate in soundstage rendering, dynamics and transients. Solid deep bass couldn’t be reached as with the 7506 .
The MDR7506 is quite neutral and revealing, all details, timbral textures & voicing beeing effortlessly reproduced (this beeing particulary highlighted while auditioning the amazing Stax binaural CD sampler for ex.), but listening fatigue is not an issue here; .At last I found a pair of cans which match my trusty and brilliant ATC A7 speakers.
Two small complaints yet:
I expected them to be more sonically isolated from outside world and far more comfortable (My HD560 are the “coziest” cans I ever tried), bearing in mind these are professional headphones, but I know nothing is perfect in this world.
However, to sum it up, this is an excellent , affordable monitoring tool, but also high quality headphones for music replay only.

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Strong bass and comfort

None that I can notice not being an audiophile. =OP

After listening to these in various conditions that I bought the headphones for. I use them for my computer and listen to all types of music but a good part of it is Rap so the bass comes in handy. Gaming is a wonder I have always used cheap headphones and was even more amazed at how much detail I can pick up with these bad boys. These do have a lot of bass and I bought them knowing that so if you don't prefer a lot of bass then I would choose something else but for the comfort price and sound these are a wonder. I can still hear the treble and the mids so everything is pretty balanced.

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Nothing first set of high end headphones I have bought