Question 1

Are these a good choice for listening to music at home? I work from home, and I need music to concentrate.

Accepted Answer

I love these headphones for listening to music as well as TV. I had a pair of MDR-V6 phones I bought from Tower Records in Nashville years and years ago in the early 90s that just died after almost 30 years of service, and these are very very similar. These don't have quite the bass that the V6s did, and the highs are a little brighter, but that will be in my best interest if they last me 20+ years like the V6s did!

There's a reason the MDR7506s became an industry standard soon after they were released by Sony in 1991 and it's not because they're bad to listen to. If you want to listen to your music the way the engineers and artists probably heard it in production, grab a pair of these. Hit YouTube and watch the in-studio recordings of Sting's Ten Summoner's Tales songs and look at the headphones everybody is wearing. Everybody. Mix of both MDR-V6 and MDR7506, the MDR-V6s having been released six years earlier in 1986. All the way up to current times like the video for "Times Like These" with Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Ellie Goulding and all those other artists that was released a few weeks ago had a couple of people wearing them. That's longevity.

I found that they are more comfortable with the aftermarket lambskin leather earpads that you can find for around $20. They aren't super easy to put on, but are very comfortable. I love the headphones for listening to music as well as television when I don't want to keep people up at night.

Question 2

How is noise leakage out of these headphones? I am interested in using them for vocal recording so mix leaking out is a no-no.

Accepted Answer

"Very little leakage - fantastic isolation."  Have been used for vocal recording in the past.  Husband's main use is for sound monitoring and mixing during live, very loud, performances.

Question 3

comfort

Accepted Answer

They are very comfortable for the first hour or so.  I sometimes wear my glasses rather than my contact lenses while using these headphones, and have found that with glasses the comfortable period is much shorter due to pressure on the wire earpieces.  The The coiled cable is fairly long, and if you move around in a chair while using these with a laptop, the cable will eventually snare you.  The cable connects to the left earphone, and if your earphone connector is on the right side of your computer, receiver, TV or whatever, that means the cable has to be draped across the front of your body.  You could reverse the phones on your head, but that would put the left channel into your right ear and vice versa. There's probably a way to reverse channels to correct this.

Question 4

Do these headsets have noise cancelling capability for
airplane use when used without music?

Accepted Answer

It doesn't cancel out the background noises, but it does reduces them. I've used these on an airplane and I was still able to hear the sound of the jets quite loud...

Control Method	Touch
Control Type	Noise Control
Carrying Case Weight	9.6 Ounces
Unit Count	1.0 Count
Item Weight	0.5 Pounds
Carrying Case Material	Fabric
Is Electric	No
Antenna Location	Sound Editing, Audio Monitoring, Sound Mixing, Disc Jockey Use
Compatible Devices	Laptops, Desktops, Tablets, Music Production Equipment
Cable Features	9.8 foot cord
Additional Features	foldable
Enclosure Material	Gold, Neodymium, Copper
Specific Uses For Product	Professional audio system, Home audio system
Headphone Folding Features	Over Ear
Earpiece Shape	Angular or Rounded
Headphones Ear Placement	Over Ear
Carrying Case Color	Black
Style Name	Headphones
Color	Black
Wireless Technology	Wired
Connectivity Technology	Wired
Headphone Jack	3.5 mm and 1/4 inch Jack
Audio Driver Type	Dynamic Driver
Audio Driver Size	40 Millimeters
Frequency Response	20 KHz
Sensitivity	10 Hz
Noise Control	Sound Isolation

Sony MDR-7506 Stereo Headphones

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