The Sony MDR-7506 is a pair of professional studio headphones that has gained an excellent reputation among sound engineers and DJs. The MDR-7506 model, which was initially launched in the early 90s as a successor to the renowned MDR-V6, marks another milestone in Sony's long-term success story of developing professional headphones with a user-friendly and durable design. The scope of delivery of the Sony MDR-7506 headphones also includes a pouch for secure transport and a 6.3mm jack adapter that allows them to be used with mixing consoles, turntables, and audio interfaces, for example.
The Sony MDR-7506 over-ear headphones feature closed earcups that completely cover the listener's ears and folding hinges that allow the earpieces to be folded up for compact storage. The MDR-7506 headphones are specially designed to provide a perfectly comfortable fit for all head sizes thanks to a headband that can be adjusted in eleven increments on each side and smoothly swivelling padded earcups that seamlessly adapt to the anatomical shape of the user's head as soon as they are put on. This pair of dynamic headphones comprises 40mm neodymium drivers with a power handling capacity of up to 1000mW, an extremely robust steel headband, and a flexible 1.2m single-sided spiral cable that sufficiently compensates for the tension created in the cord during use. In addition to an extremely low impedance of 63 ohms, the MDR-7506 headphones boast a frequency range that goes from a very low 10Hz all the way up to 20kHz.
Their comfortable design makes the Sony MDR-7506 headphones eminently suitable for a wide range of professional applications such as cueing, which require users to wear their headphones over longer periods of time, e.g. recording sessions and DJ performances. And those who want to enjoy their music non-stop on the road can simply connect the MDR-7506 headphones to their smartphone. The MDR-7506 headphones are extremely comfortable to wear even over extended periods thanks to their low weight of 298g (including cable) and soft synthetic leather earpads that allow users to keep a cool head in just about any situation. This headphone model features a non-linear frequency response, which means that it is not suitable for applications that require a particularly accurate sound reproduction, such as high-precision track mixing or mastering.
Sony is Japan's third-largest manufacturer of consumer electronics, behind only Hitachi and Panasonic. Founded in 1946, the company can look back on an illustrious history and also has an immense wealth of experience in product development at its disposal. Sony has dedicated itself to developing and manufacturing consumer electronics, and the first product that the company launched was a transistor radio. In addition to audio and video playback devices, Sony now also produces headphones, television sets, digital cameras, image sensors, and mobile telephones as well as its Playstation range of gaming consoles, and it began developing electric vehicles in 2020. Sony has its headquarters in the Minata district of Tokyo, and its presence in Germany includes a research and development centre in Stuttgart-Wangen and a marketing and distribution centre in Berlin.
Compared to other studio headphones on the market, the MDR-7506 model stands out thanks to its extended sub-bass response which goes down to an ultra-low 10Hz. Overall, the Sony MDR-7506 headphones boast a unique sound signature with a clearly defined and punchy bass, less pronounced high bass and low mids for improved speech intelligibility, which is ideal for voice recordings and vocals, and a finely detailed, impressively bright treble response. The MDR-7506 headphones effectively attenuate ambient noise and reduce sound leakage to a minimum through passive sound isolation, which makes them particularly suitable for headphone mixes (e.g. comprising vocals and musical instruments) for band members during song recording in a studio.