Test: Sony MDR-1A: Sony's best.

Test: Sony MDR-1A: Sony's best.

Sony MDR-1AB High Resolution headphones (40 mm high definition driver units) (Electronics)

Customer Review

I was always a big fan of Sony. Over the years, I have some models, such as obsessed with the V900 or the legendary MDR-7506.
The Sony has a long history of excellent headphones, many are unaware. However, there were many years in which Sony did not really know where to leave and every year new models presented without a Series mature.
The MDR-1 series, Sony has now changed this, new ground and brought beautiful models with a good sound on the market.
With Sony headphones a very good development is noted.
The first model, the MDR-1, however, was still tuned too dark for some.
The effectiveness of a smartphone was often criticized.
There was also quite a high sales price.
Why the new model is much better, you can take this test.

My ratings done in school grades for ease of understanding.
Was tested on an iPhone 5s - still the sound scale in smartphones without equalizer, AAC tracks at 256 or 320 / kbs.
The test is carried out exclusively from the point of view, to operate these headphones to a smartphone.

1. Design: Very good
Typical Sony Design - modern, complex and yet timeless. The earpieces of Sony are as the 7506 aluminum with a complex polished logo. The rest is true (except for the inner metal rails) made of plastic, but this is very high quality.
Very successful is the connection for the detachable cable. Ever reminiscent of MDR-1A to a contemporary reinterpretation of old Sony Classics. By angled forward shells ears are almost free, nothing suppressed. The only thing to real premium feel (like the Sennheiser Momentum) is missing, it is here leatherette. What you can hardly see, the new model is slightly smaller than the old, thereby correspondingly lighter and more compact.

2. Comfort: Very good
Sony has always placed great emphasis on ergonomics, as well as in this model. He's very comfortable and convenient to wear over a long time. Here I liked only the Momentum 2.0 a little bit better.

3. Sound: Very good.
For its price range the Sony offers a herrausragenden sound. He also plays in my opinion better than the more expensive model ADAC, which I have already tested and of which I was already excited. Great it is, how is the Sony dynamics and effects. Its resolution is not quite as detailed as the Momentum 2.0 but still absolutely sufficient.
As always with Sony, the vote is rather dark and a little bass emphasized. Kicks always came best in a Sony. But this time nothing is too dark, quite the contrary.
Sony has succeeded with this model is the best so far Sony headphones I could test.
On iPhone it is easy to operate and achieves a high volume, but not quite what comes close to that of momentum.
Incomprehensible at Sony, however, remains why the Z3 smartphones for which the headphones are indeed advertised as optimal accessories, namely sound good but are much too low in volume. For Android devices I can only recommend pre-listening, as they play up to the HTC One M8 across the board quieter than the iPhones. On iPhone, however, he really plays excellently.

Price / performance: Very good
By now well under 200, - here on Amazon you can hardly buy better headphones.
It offers excellent sound with an enormous frequency response (which you can hear), a unique design, an impeccable processing and is to really comfortable.
As with Sennheiser also here a model was developed successfully. Who in the illustration, a slightly higher volume and an even more exclusive processing wants more details, which should pick up the momentum 2.0.
All others will be absolutely satisfied with the Sony. Anyway, I'm so happy that I'm going to keep it next to the momentum.

very good, yet very low Rank: 5/5
August 10
SAMURAI Rank: 5/5
August 6
Rigid Hull for Lumia 930 Rank: 4/5
January 25
... Disappointing 1164 Rank: 2/5
September 25
I expected better 14 Rank: 2/5
January 23
Excellent 259 50 136 2976 Rank: 5/5
December 31

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