Neodymium magnets and long-stroke 40mm drivers for powerful, detailed sound
Sound Mode switch allows automatic EQ adjustment for movies or music
Urethane leather ear pads and wide, split headband for comfortable listening
11.5-foot/3.5-meter oxygen-free copper cord and gold-plated plug; 1/4-inch adapter included
Frequency Response: 10Hz - 22,000Hz
Sony's MDR-XD200 Studio Monitor Series headphones are dynamically tuned to provide cinema-quality sounds, with deep, booming bass for a great listening experience. Features include high-energy neodymium magnets, a 2.5m extension cord and a convenient sound mode switch to match the sound source. Listen in style and comfort. Cinema-quality sounds and deep, booming bass.
Wide, split headband for added listening comfort.
Powerful Sound The MDR-XD200 headphones utilize 40mm, long-stroke driver units, along with high-power neodymium magnets, to pump out powerful sound with a wide dynamic range. An oxygen-free copper cord and gold-plated plug ensure great conductivity, along with corrosion resistance. Sound Mode Switch These headphones feature a unique "Sound Mode Switch," allowing on-the-fly adjustment of your headphones' sound. Choose "Music" or "Movie" mode to match your sound source. "Movie" mode provides a bass boost, for higher-impact movie sound, whereas "Music" mode has a flatter EQ suitable for music. Comfortable Design Urethane leather ear pads cover your ears comfortably without squeezing, and the adjustable, wide split headband lets you get just the right fit for long listening sessions.
MDR-XD200 Specs Driver Unit: 40mm, dome type Magnet Type: Neodymium (360kJ/m3) Frequency Response: 10Hz - 22,000Hz Impedance: 70 ohms Sensitivity (db): 102dB/mW Power Handling Capacity: 1,500mW (IEC) Cord Length: 3.3 ft (1.0m) What's in the Box MDR-XD200 Headphones, 1/4-Inch Adapter
This review is from: Sony MDR-XD200 Stereo Headphones
COMFORT:
When I first put them on, wow, they fit very well and sealed very good. I rate comfort 9/10. -1 point because if I wear them for 6-8 hours, the top back part of my ear presses slightly against the hard inside part of the ear cups, not really a big problem. I can fix this somewhat by changing the position of the ear cups on my ears. That's the only bad part about the comfort. You won't notice it until after a few hours of use.
SOUND QUALITY:
Overall frequency response is about flat. And just enough bass that it doesn't sound lacking, but not too much, just the right amount. You can listen to these for a long time and fall asleep without being fatigued from the sound.
TREBLE:
I tested the headphones on my computer frequency generator. There was a very slight, hardly noticeable (1-2dB) peak at 2.5kHz (the driver resonance), and another peak of about the same amount at 7kHz (natural resonance of the ear canal). I used the equalizer in winamp for flattest sound, but later after listening to music while switching it on and off, decided that the difference in sound quality was so small that I didn't need to use an equalizer. The overall sound has a kind of mellow sound to the treble, like a low wide peak from 400-2000, it doesn't sound perfectly flat.
BASS:
The bass extends to about 30Hz (-3dB point), while sounding more full and effortless at 40Hz. If they're played below 40Hz, the bass has some odd harmonic distortion starting from 35Hz and a lot more below that. (This is because the Sound Mode valve does not completely cover the bass port inside the ear cups). The bass below 32Hz can still be heard, but with little of the fundamental frequency and most of the odd order harmonics. The lowest audible frequency these can play is 27Hz. (My Koss EarPlug earphones can audibly play to 10Hz.) This is the only bad thing about the bass extension, but only for people that play super loud, super deep bass. When some bass is played at low volume, you can't hear much below 60Hz. This is how it's been with every hedphone i've had. It's normal.
OTHER:
The headphones have a switch at the bottom of the ear cups labeled 'Sound Mode'. All this switch does is cover (not completely) or uncover the bass port inside the ear cups. Music Mode covers the bass port for less bass boost, and Movie Mode uncovers it, adding only a slight about of bass, hardly noticeable. If you're using these as studio monitors, you'll want to have the switch set to Music Mode. One more thing is about the cord. It's very long (11.66 feet long!! I measured it :D ). Longest headphone cord I've ever known. You'll have no problem walking from one side of the room to the other without unplugging or taking off the headphones. Being so long, it does get tangled when you put away the headphones. The simple solution is to just wrap the wire into a coil and tie it with a twisty tie, simple. These are ok at blocking outside noise, while still being able to hear someone talk to you. These headphones have a rated power handling capacity of 1500mW. With a sensitivity of 102dB/mW and a maximum power handling of 1500mW, these can get up to 135dB in you ears. These headphones have Long Stroke drivers. All my other headphones distort when i turn them up very loud with a lot of bass, but these headphones can take a lot of bass without distorting (clicking sound of the driver diaphragm hitting the plastic).
OVERALL RATING:
I rate these headphones 9/10, excellent, but not perfect.
I recommend these to anyone, even professionals.
These are professional quality studio monitor headphones.
You can't go wrong with these. Super value.
Get them, you will not be disappointed....
This review is from: Sony MDR-XD200 Stereo Headphones
This review is aimed at those with eyeglasses and whose ears get pinched between the eyeglass arms and the earphones. I do not like to block up my ears with ear plugs all day for health concerns. I have bought and used these:
Sony MDR-CD230
Sony MDR-V6
Sony MDR-XD200
My ears are not real fussy on quality, nearly all headphones give my ears a problem by pressing them against my eyeglass arms and this hurts, usually after 10-20 minutes of listening. My hatsize if about 7.25,
my ears are pretty normal in size, I am middle aged. All three of these headphones I own are the best I have tried on or read reviews by eyeglass wearers over past 2 years. Headphones have a left and right side - the cord typically is attached to the left side, and the ear spaces, or cups, are oriented accordingly, to that the back of the ear lobe has more space to sit in than the front of the ear lobe. The sideways pressure (how hard they clamp onto your head) also is a secondary factor in whether my ears hurt. I wear wireframe glasses, and my use for headphones is background music while I program.
$30 The CD230 is no longer available, that I could find (Fall 2006), and I've used them for 5 years. They hurt my ears after 3-4 hours of continual use, but are good before that. They have cloth c...
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