Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These are my favorite pair of headphones I have tried so far. The overall sound of these are very balanced. This means the Low, Medium, and high tones are for the most part balanced out. You can easily look up a lot of information on these headphones. They are an industry standard which I have enjoyed owning for more than two years now. The overall design of the headphones is fairly good. They are structurally well designed for the most part. - Noise isolation is mediocre. You can hear people saying things through these depending on the volume. - Sound leakage on the original pads is fairly low. People won't have to hear your music when it is at a fairly loud volume. - Extremely long, coiled cable with 1/4-inch adapter. Possibly gold connections. - Sturdy cable design. Each cable bend point is reinforced with additional rubber. Soldering to the driver seems sturdy as well, it should be able to withstand most tugs. This is usually not an issue with the gargantuan coiled cable. The coiled cable also prevents a large number of tangles! - The headband is fairly comfortable. You could easily find a cover for it if it becomes a problem. - Cup adjustment pieces have numbers on them to ensure a specific setting. The problems I've had with these over time: - Headband will lose its tension between your ears over time. These headphones no longer fit as soundly on my head as they used to. - Faux leather pads will need to be replaced. I have included a picture of both of my ripped pads which I replaced with "Beyerdynamic EDT250V Headphone Ear Pads Black" these will create some additional noise leakage. - The wire that connects the drivers to the headband can get stuck in the housing. (see picture) This may wear the wire a bit. - Cable is extremely long. This can be an issue when you want to use these headphones outside of their intended purpose. The cable is generally a bit heavy, causing strain to the connections. I very often have to move it around to have it stop bothering me. The cable can be replaced with some soldering. There have been projects modifying the headphones to have a detachable cable. Google "Sony MDR-7506 Detachable Cable Mod" that I believe would improve the design of the headphones. - Like all over the ear headphones, these will be uncomfortable with glasses. They do become very uncomfortable after a few hours. - While these do come with a transport bag, even the fold up design makes them a bit of a pain to transport. This is to be expected. - Fold up design doesn't center the cups when the length of each ear cup is at minimum. (See picture) Not sure what this does to the longevity of the headband. - The blue portion of the "Professional" stickers on the sides are decals. One of mine peeled off. It looks similar, but is starting to disappear, and collects dust. (see picture) Aside from a few gripes, these are still my favorite set of headphones. They simply sound right. I was appalled to go to the store and listen to some Bose headphones and hear how bad the quality was in comparison: for a set of $300 headphones. These are undoubtedly worth the price. Don't hesitate to buy them if you can overlook the problems i have had.