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I had the HD 25 and found them super uncomfortable. Sold them and got a pair of Sony MDR-7506 for 100$ years ago. Haven’t looked back. The ear pillows (not sure

I had the HD 25 and found them super uncomfortable. Sold them and got a pair of Sony MDR-7506 for 100$ years ago. Haven’t looked back. The ear pillows (not sure how they’re called) are made of pleather which eventually delaminates. Replacements are 30–45$ which is a bit much. But with some patience you can rub it all off and expose the velvet underneath which makes them perfectly useable again. The pillows sometimes split at the seams but again nothing you can’t fix with a bit of thread. Compatible replacement pillows exist but I’ve sampled some of them and they made the sound more muffled and bassy with less trebles in my opinion so I went back to the original pillows. Im not audiophile at all but could hear a difference when comparing them side to side (I have two identical pairs) They also come with an exploded diagram on the box so you can take them apart if you wish. And they’re extremely comfortable. I’m not a pro but I understand they’re made for sound engineers to be worn all day.

asimovfan 3y ago
I thought the only problem with MDR-7506's were that they were not comfortable enough for wearing for long periods? All reviews I read online said this.
- ornornor 3y ago
  I find them super comfortable. They don’t feel like they’re squeezing my head unlike others that are too tight, they’re not very heavy, they cushions are wide and spread the pressure well without folding my ears uncomfortably… I personally find them very comfortable.
  - asimovfan 3y ago
    After reading this I bought a pair, you were right they are great.
    - ornornor 3y ago
      Cool, I hope you’ll enjoy them for a long time!
hinkley 3y ago
I don’t know about their cans but I do know that in the early days of ear buds I played a Cat and Mouse game with Sony where about every second new model they produced had really good bass response, often in a fairly reasonably priced model. I ended up buying backups to carry me through to the next next model. Looking back, I wonder if Sony had two teams with alternating release cycles, and the engineers on one team were better than the other. If it was some sort of marketing strategy it’s over my head.
- ornornor 3y ago
  AFAIK the 7506 have been around since the 80s or 90s, and they’re still making them today.

asimovfan 3y ago

I thought the only problem with MDR-7506's were that they were not comfortable enough for wearing for long periods? All reviews I read online said this.

ornornor 3y ago
I find them super comfortable. They don’t feel like they’re squeezing my head unlike others that are too tight, they’re not very heavy, they cushions are wide and spread the pressure well without folding my ears uncomfortably… I personally find them very comfortable.
- asimovfan 3y ago
  After reading this I bought a pair, you were right they are great.
  - ornornor 3y ago
    Cool, I hope you’ll enjoy them for a long time!

hinkley 3y ago

I don’t know about their cans but I do know that in the early days of ear buds I played a Cat and Mouse game with Sony where about every second new model they produced had really good bass response, often in a fairly reasonably priced model. I ended up buying backups to carry me through to the next next model. Looking back, I wonder if Sony had two teams with alternating release cycles, and the engineers on one team were better than the other. If it was some sort of marketing strategy it’s over my head.

ornornor 3y ago
AFAIK the 7506 have been around since the 80s or 90s, and they’re still making them today.