Sony MDR-EX800ST(Japan import)

excellent

Sony MDR-EX800ST are some of the few headphones developed for Sony Music to be used by professional musicians. These are the inner ear equivalent of monitoring headphones. When I first heard them I was blown away by the sound stage that they create. You can hear detail which doesn't stand out using other headphones. What the headphones can't do is escape the law of physics so low end bass (which would require much larger diaphragms or electronics which would muddy the overall sound) sounds weak compared to larger headphones. So depending on what music you want to listen to you might want to look at a much larger set of over the ears headphones like Beyerdynamic or Sennheiser's HD-25 that sit on the ears....You can improve bass performance of the Sony's a little by using different tips. Which brings me on to the last fault of these headphones. All the money has gone in the cable and driver units. The silicon tips can disappear down your ear canal very fast. I solved this by getting custom moulded ones from Snugs.com.

Poor sound isolation and fitting this gives lack of bass. Can't put them right to my ears. I own many pairs of different earphones and only those are uncomfortable for me as im trying to put them as deep as possible to get more bass. No success

Llevo más de un año con estos audífonos y lo único que puedo decir es que no te vas a arrepentir: el sonido es simplemente perfecto, aunque sí recomiendo hacerles un poco de burn-in. Con ellos es muy fácil notar cuándo una canción está bien producida, porque suena increíble; las demás solo se sienten simples en comparación. Son muy buenos si te gusta ecualizar la musica, realmente cambia mucho el sonido.

They sound absolutely fantastic - I could not begin to recommend these enough. Before buying these, I had assumed that IEMs in general would necessarily have worse bass than over-the-ear headphones, owing to their smaller drivers. This view turns out to be completely wrong: IEMs have smaller drivers, but operate in not as large a volume of air, and it is the ratio that matters. The bass of the Sonys both goes just as low and sounds cleaner than my JVC SZ-2000s - that, folks, is quite the accomplishment. Sound stage / separation is better than the SZ-2000s, and better than a $200 pair of old Audio-Technicas that I also have. Most importantly: these sound fantastic and well-balanced *WITHOUT* any EQ, which makes them usable on-the-go. Many other headphones don't really sound their best unless you plug them into a DSP, which in practice makes them hard to use on-the-go. Sound isolation is good enough for city transit. Medium tips felt best for me - they come with three sizes. The headphones are designed for the cable to wrap around the ear, but the stock cable is so stiff that I couldn't get it to stay in the right place. I ended up getting rid of it entirely, buying an MMCX adapter, and wearing these in an earbud manner with cable pointing down rather than around-the-ear. This has worked out well for me - more comfortable and no problems with falling out. Pros: * Amazing sound. Solid bass with a well-balanced overall aesthetic. * Very good price for what you get. I've paid double for worse headphones before. Caveats: * Very plain packaging - ordinary white box with everything in Japanese, not even a picture. Looks suspicious, but very clear from the sound that these are the real deal. * Japan import - you're implicitly paying for tariffs and import fees, which would not be necessary if Sony sold these as a US product. * Warranty requires dealing with Sony Japan - no personal experience with this. * Stock cable is absolute trash. Get rid of it immediately and buy an MMCX adapter.

イヤホン音質の基準機にする目的で購入したのですが、期待通りの音質でとても満足しています。 低音域から高音域まで、楽器毎の音の分離が見事です。正しくプロユースのモニターイヤホンなんだと認識できました。 眼前ド真ん中に定位するボーカルの濃密な表現力も素晴らしい。 欲を言うと、女性ボーカルでもう少し突き抜け感があれば最高でしたが。 迫力のある低音の音圧や、キラキラした刺激的な高音はないのですが、楽曲毎の微妙なアレンジの違いを聞き分けられる精密さを楽しむことができます。 アーティストが我々に届けたい原音はこうなんだという事を分からせてくれます。 装着感は確かにイマイチですね。イヤピースをSpinFit CP100に変えてみたら、フィット感と安定感が増して良い感じになりました。

great headphones with nice strong bass. Sad that i lost it using only a month.

I have purchased a number of high quality Sony IEM and these are very good . Clear quality sound without too much base emphasis allowing vocals to shine and they are comfortable