Sony MDR-Z7 Flagship Headphone In-Depth Review
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The Z7 has a special kind of magic, to me it sounds like no other handphone. I paid the full $800 and would gladly buy these again and again.
I just fund them today for 320USD. Been listening for 2 hours with a demo and I loved the sound of it and I own an Audiotecnica MSR7. The player I used was the Phone with Quad DAC LG V20 and spotify with 320kbps quality music. It drived the Z7 like a baby and I was really impressed with the overall sound separation and total audio experience. I did not find the high frequencies lacking although a little less pronounced then my MSR7 but I fund the Z7 more relaxing to listen to. I listened to Miles David Now What, some mixed pop music, some classical music and new age, some disco music. Overall I loved it and the built quality is impressive compared to my Audiotecnica. Was retail price 55,900 yen in Japan but had a discount on it of 40% so came down to 35,900 (roughly 320USD) as it was the last pair they had. Been listening tonight for an hour straight to different genre of music and I prefer this sound signiture to my Audiotecnica which can make you tired with so much highs especially listening to female singers and strings compositions. I saw also some mode to even improve further the sound balance of the Z7 and I look forward to experiment with them.
Very good review. Totally agreed with all the comments. At the end of the day, if you're listening for hours this is it. I have 3 pairs, HD650, Audioquest NightOwl, and this MDR-Z7 which I like and listen to most of the time. You can use this song by Midnight Oil "Wedding Cake Island" to test and compare for your preferred taste.
Z7 vs Z5? If I had to choose one of both - counting ONLY sound quality? What would you recommend. Thanks :)
Is there any differences when using z7 with or without headphone amp?
How these can be compared to Audioquest NightHawks?
Love your reviews man! Keep me coming! :)
I disagree ... I auditioned so many headphones for months because I wanted to replace my momentums and MDR 1a , and the only one that caught my attention every time was the z7
You said the sound stage is wide at the start of the review and than you said the sound stage is very narrow in the middle of the review.
I love these headphones, they've become my favorite pair and I've had some really nice headphones. I think the bass is fantastic with plenty of punch and good depth so I don't see what all the fuss is about. They're definitely not for people that like a bright or analytical sound but if warmth is your thing the Z7 is one of the best I've heard and I like more than my beloved HD600 which is crazy if you knew how much I like my 600.
That tune you recommended "lights on" is fantastic. Not really my thing at all as I'm a 4 to the floor dance guy, but its a fantastic mix. Thanks.
Are these good for monitoring while mixing?
What is the current replacement of MA800?
Great Review! MDR-Z7 was my first pair of nice headphones (I have a soft spot for Sony too). I just picked up the ATH-AD1000x after watching your review on it!
Great review. Thank you, just the review I needed!
I can see why you may be confused about the sound of these. These are ported flow headphones, not open back or closed, which was first introduced in Sony's MDR-EX IEM's(600-1000's). The weird tonal imbalance is directly related to this design, similar to that of a dual-reflex bandpass enclosure. Where as it's a lot less noticeable with the IEMs because the sound is then ported through a tube into the ear canal making the direction of sound much more evident. The biggest problem you also have is that your glasses may also be pushing the drivers farther away making the direction of noise travel off centered from your ears. To me the treble sounds nothing like what you describe so i can only assume your head shape and other contributing factors is causing that issue. Sony has had this problem with several high end Cans in the past most notably the Sa-5000's and the super rare Qualia 010's which were stated to be extremely directional in sound. Difference between these and the Qualia's is that the Qualia's came in multiple size pads so that the direction was optimized for the user. These, you just have to make do. You can easily understand this reasoning just by looking at how angled the ear pads are compared to most other headphones. These make it so the drivers are pointing slightly forward of the air space in front of there ear in order to let the bass roll away from the ear adding depth, but to far forward and it will also lose depth in the mids and highs.
Well put, Lachlan. Enjoyed watching.
Hi. I wanna buy those mdr z7 but i dont know if it worth it for my. Now i have hd600, hd700, monolith m1060, hifiman he400i, msr7 and mdr1a. But you say that mdr1a sounds very close to z7. Taking into acount all the heaphones that i have, Do you think if the mdr z7 worth it for me? I mean, Does the mdrZ7 surpass to some of my top headphones? Thank you.
It's getting harder and harder to find a headphone that doesn't screw up the stringed instruments, it gets so frustrating... My XBA-4's (now dead) did a decent job of dealing with strings, except it somewhat over did them a little.
Please do a full review of the MDR-1A. I have them and would like to hear your input on how they compare to other premium headphones. Keep up the great work!