Sony MDR-7506 Professional Headphones

Pros: These are an excellent pair of headphones.
Cons: None.

SONY  MDR 7506  PROFESSIONAL  HEADPHONES               There are literally thousands of different headphones on the market today.  Each has its own strengths and weakness, ...

Pros: Sound quality, comfort, durability, storage bag, size.
Cons: None so far that I can think of.

After doing much research on headphones, even purchasing similar brands, I headed out to my local Sam Ash Music store and purchased these headphones to enjoy my music from my Ipod, computer, and Home Theatre System while at home reclined back relaxing. ...

Pros: Fantastic Sound Quality, Easily Compacted, Reliable
Cons: Foam Cover Peeling, Relatively Low Portability

As we all know, audio quality is only as good as your weakest component. Whether it's my newest CD, my T ablet PC, or my R oland Keyboard, it matters that I have headphones that will ...

Pros: Sound quality, especially bass response; design, ergonomics, weight, construction quality, price.
Cons: Cord too heavy in relation to phones. Sub-par sound insulation.

This review was updated on 12/9/06 to reflect my long-term experience with the product as well as my improved grammar and spelling skills. I compared many headphones while I was making my decision by listening to them side-by-side, and some were ...

Pros: Good clear sound, blocks outside noises well, quality craftsmanship and detailed parts list.
Cons: Not for the average music listener, cord can be annoying sometimes.

If you spend any amount of time in a studio like I do you'll know how very important it is to have quality headphones at your disposal. Not all studio speaker are the same and if you always want to hear your recordings on a level playing field studio ...

Pros: Extended and flat frequency response, comfortable, rugged, portable
Cons: Deepest bass is weak but it is hard to notice.

For many years I have owned Stax electrostatic (SR-5) and Koss (Pro4AAA) dynamic headphones and extensively tried AKG, and Bang & Olufsen as well. I have tried around-the-ear (Stax, Koss, Sennheiser), on the ear (AKG), electrostatic or dynamic, all ...

Pros: High quality audio: clarity, bass response, accurate audio reproduction at a reasonable price
Cons: Not the best as a portable headphone, but that isn't the aim.

Before I purchased these headphones, I had only owned the generic 20-30 dollar headphones - a pair of earbuds for travel and a pair of streetstyle phones for comfort. I decided it was time to invest in a decent pair of headphones, and I began looking ...

Pros: Sound quality! Dependibility, ruggedness, comfort, price.
Cons: None.

I had a pair of these that I bought new in the late '80s and they were incredible even back then. And back then it seems like I paid something like $150 for them, which would be well over $200 today. They were workhorses and the comfort and fidelity ...

Pros: value, great bass, crystal clear, easy to drive
Cons: Highs can get shrill; can be revealing, so i wouldn't buy if you like MP3s

I got these in Stockholm at a rip-off price, (around 160 euro/dollars), but i needed them rapidly for the flight home. And I'm not at all regretting the purchase. I bought them, let them play a looped MD for 2 days, and then left Sweden, the 6 hour ...

Pros: Good bass response and overall sound quality.
Cons: Couldn't wear very long at all.

Well, I was used to a pair of Sennheiser 280 Pro headphones. They started to break down a bit, cracking on the plastic areas but the sound and comfort was great. I thought that by all the great reviews these would be a great replacement and boy was I wrong.

They did not sit over my ears but rather 2-3cm short and sat just on the outer ear causing great discomfort on my ears. They sounded good, nothing spectacular but has better bass response than the 280's I still own.

I ended up selling them right back on ebay for $65 for shipping.

They also did not block out nearly as much ambient noise as the 280 pros.

Pros: Clean sounding, can turn it up, great bass response.
Cons: Seems to need a break in period right out of the box.

I purchased these for the express reason of producing professional sounding home recordings. So far, these sound very nice. The bass response is phenomenal without being over bearing, tubby or blurred. You can really crank these up to. I reached the pain threshold before the distortion hit so unless you are a maniac, the volume should be fine. The cans are brutally honest about what your music sounds like and seem to not color the music which is what I was after. Clarity, great freq. response and comfortable. I did notice they sounded better too after a bit of a break in period.

Pros: Can pick up every detail in the audio
Cons: Well, they hurt my ears.

These are widely used by sound professionals, I suppose since they are very accurate & don't cost a whole lot. But I cannot wear them for very long, even at real low volume, before my ears start to hurt. I have the consumer version of these headphones, too, and have the same problem with them. It could be just me: my search to see if others have had the this problem has not uncovered anything. Well, I've ordered a pair of Sennheiser HD600's and will report back if they work o.k. for extended periods of listening. Otherwise, the 7506's are light & loosely fitting.