Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2154 in Consumer Electronics
• Model: MDR-V300
• Released on: 2003-07-07
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Features

• SONY MONITORING HEADPHONES
• NEOMYDIUM MAGNET FOR POWERFUL BADD AND CLEAR TREBLE SOUND.
• METALLIC FINISH FOR THE EARCUPS
• GOLD PLATED PLUGS TO PROVIDE RELIABLE TRANSMISSION OF AUDIO SIGNALS
• FOLDING DESGIN FOR CARRYING AND STORAGE

Manufacturer's Description
Sony's MDR-V300 Studio Monitor Series Headphones feature Supra-Aural Design for excellent listening comfort, 30 mm Diameter Drivers for deep bass, High-energy Neodymium Magnets, Reversible Earcups for single-sided monitoring, a High-Grade Metallic Finish, a Folding Design, a Wide Molded headband for long-lasting comfort, and a Gold-Plated UniMatchPlug.

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Customer Reviews

Initially Great! But...
There are some flaws that should be pointed out. sure, they're great headphones in terms of music and sound, but you should also be aware that they are tight around the head, and put large amounts of pressure around the ears. I cant see my self wearing them for a few hours. Also, the plastic frame covering majority of the headphones are extremely weak and fragile. (mine snapped in two days) Hopefully it got repaired, with some tape and was fine and I treated them with caution.

Though, the worst part is, that the right ear of the headphone completely stopped working after the wire had been pulled ever so slightly. This is particularly more irritating as there appears to be no external damage and now they cannot really be used. Furthermore, the sound quality is definitely over-rated! There is a decent amount of bass, but when listening to music with plenty of instruments (e.g. Metal, Rock, Orchestra), the sound tends to muffle, and it becomes difficult to make out the true instrumental play of the song. An equalizer barely resolves this issue. A lot of the background noise is still heard, as well as plenty of sound leaking through. The wire is ridiculously long; About 3 meters and quite thick, which is a shame as the actual headphones are not too large and seem portable to an extent.

When you initially try these headphones out, your immediate reaction is: great! But as you become more familiar with them , you begin to realize that they are over priced in some ways. Not very reliable; break easily and the novelty of great headphones wears off.

Dark sound, sore ears, and that bloody cord!
Just thought people should know that these headphones REALLY aren't worth getting. Someone said the sound was "warm", which may be a plus for casual listeners, they don't sound awful, just really really dark, verging on muddy and boomy, definately not natural, so no good for audiophiles. Also no good for anyone who'll be listening for more than a couple of hours because I invariably get horribly sore ear cartilage due to the phones pressing too hard, something you'll think is silly until you've gone the necessary few hours! And finally that bloody huge cord makes it a massive pain for anyone using these for portable music - where do you put it?? So no matter why you need to buy headphones, there must be something better out there for you.

Very good, but little difference in of this MDR range headphones
I'm a DJ and personally don't go for the fancy expensive can's that big names throw out. I previously owned the V200 which had started to get a bit crackly on the Hi-Hat's and bass, so I wanted an upgrade and went for these seeming as they're next in line.

Truth be hold in my eyes (or ears, should I say...) their is very little difference between these and even the V200 or V500 (both of which cost more or less!). The build quality is the same; OK but over time becomes creaky and fragile. The sound quality is very much similar, perhaps a little more bass performance in these than the V200. Apart from it's nice silver finish, little more can be said, except Sony could be charging you an extra tenner for the delight of a screw-on Long Headphone Jack (Rather than the previous plug in) and for the fact that this Headphone Jack is Gold Plated rather than Silver, for the old propaganda story of it conducting more electricity, though fore it "must" produce better sound... (Though again, I have grave doubts about whether such a thing is important when bass is thumping away in a DJ booth).

My next pair of can will be a different make. As much as I like these headphones, and the overall value, I'm sure their a better makes out their which can produce longer lasting drive units. I only got a few months out of my last pair before they started to crackle badly, which suggests though these are supposed to be "DJ" headphones, they just can't withstand the real situation. After plenty of research, it is my opinion that most companies are as bad as each other, and the only way to find the "perfect" headphones is by word of mouth. I'm not forking out for these babies ever couple of months!