| If you're sitting, strolling, painting...even mowing the | | | | Another point about volume vs. sound quality and |
| lawn...and you require an Accurate, Un-Tinged | | | | aural health: |
| reproduction of music as it was recorded, engineered | | | | With quality sound transducers that are capable of |
| and intended, a set of Sony MDR-7506 headphones | | | | accurately reproducing the complete frequency range |
| are a must. Chances are...the music that you're listening | | | | of the recording, you will find that you don't have to |
| to may have been recorded and mixed using these | | | | 'blast' yer phones in order to click your brain into the |
| headphones.The MDR-7506 boasts a frequency | | | | groove that you know or think ought to be there. |
| range from 10Hz to 20kHz. In other words, very low | | | | Listening through headphones is not like being at a |
| frequencies -ie. thumping bass drums, bass guitar, | | | | show where you can stand in front of the subs and |
| synth sub-sounds, etc. to whispy cymbals, tse-tse high | | | | feel every beat of a kick drum bounce the shirt on |
| hats, Kate Bush's trills, even the phlegm in someone's | | | | your chest.Headphones are more of a sound quality |
| throat upon taking another breath can be recognized. | | | | experience. An.."oh! I've never heard that before..or that |
| Maybe even a problem!I've owned these headphones | | | | way before" kind of experience. Ahhhh! The clarity.The |
| for 7 years. Need I say more? Let me say it again. I've | | | | MDR-7506 phones fold up into about a palm sized |
| owned these headphones for 7 years after having | | | | package and go neatly into a supplied pouch with |
| used many other makes and models. If these ever | | | | drawstring. I wondered about this when I got them. "is |
| burn out, are crushed under a truck, are thrown off of | | | | this gadgety or what? why do I need to fold these up? |
| a bridge or stolen, I wouldn't think twice about replacing | | | | How soon before something starts falling apart?" I |
| them with the same.Our daughter was born almost 5 | | | | repeat. I've had these for 6 years...a lot of use..and now |
| years ago, we would rock her to sleep, and then I was | | | | have two kids who find and 'play' with them |
| a rockstar in my own mind, er ah, in my headphones | | | | sometimes. I haven't had to address any of my |
| with electric guitars, sampling/ rhythm sequencer, | | | | previous doubts or cynicism re: integrity of design.The |
| accoustic drums (mic'd), synthesizer, recorder/mixer, | | | | cord is an 8'-10' recoil cord with 'UniMatch' plug. Which |
| and assorted sweetened sonic noise toys. I would | | | | means it has a 1/8" stereo plug end (for your iPod or |
| rock myself to sleep as well without waking anyone | | | | video camera) and or a 1/4" stereo plug that screws |
| up through the night. The next day I could "unveil" the | | | | on over the 1/8" end so you can plug into your home |
| previous night's workout via the room monitors. | | | | stereo, or your mixing board, synthesizer, or your |
| "AAAhhhh..excellent! Just as I intended!"These phones | | | | stereo delay and/or chorus effects pedal for your |
| have treated me well with clear clean reproduction of | | | | guitar! Mucho enjoyable!Not really intended for physical |
| what I've put into them. I have also punished myself, | | | | activities. Have lost these off the top of my head from |
| rattled my brain as it were.. But was able to recover | | | | time to time during a few power-chord rock-a-billy |
| without medical attention.The foam padded 'closed ear | | | | rants. Use of a tight knit hat on top of everything helps |
| cups' essentially focus what you're listening to where | | | | to prevent this. Whether you're riding a train to work |
| you want it. Right between your eyes. Close your | | | | downtown, shoveling your driveway or programming |
| eyes. . .Yes there it is. I can see it! No! now it's over | | | | the next hit sensation video game. Built to boom, bop |
| there. Fans of Pink Floyd, Flaming Lips, Beck, | | | | and bash..!MDR-7506 headphones with pouch - |
| Bjork...JUST TO NAME A FEW! Put down your beer, | | | | -unbeatable@under $100.ps |
| dim the lights, close your eyes and your mind WILL ride | | | | Don't even mess with those little phones with foamy |
| the stereo wave. Undistorted, Un-Colored.The closed | | | | ear thingys that sort of sit over you ears (if you really |
| cups also help to prevent ambient (room, yard, gym) | | | | want to hear...well..anything).Ear buds are good if you're |
| sounds from entering your sound-(e)scape. These are | | | | jogging or playing tennis. They shouldn't fall out, and |
| not, by the way, considered "((Noise Cancelling | | | | won't fall off your head at love 15.Paul Luarcyk is a |
| Headphones))". But with the closed cups, and dynamic | | | | contributing editor for iPod Idiom is where you can find |
| range...you won't really be paying much attention to | | | | iPod mods, tips and tricks and its sister site where you |
| anything else. | | | | can find iPod headphones . |