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Sony MDR-7520 Studio Monitor Unboxing Photos

I spent a day with Naotaka Tsunoda, who was the lead engineer for the MDR-7520 and the MDR-Z1000 (as well as the upcoming MDR-1R series of headphones). He insists the MDR-7520 and the MDR-Z1000 are *not* the same headphone, and do sound different. (I'll hopefully get a chance to compare them side-by-side at 2012 CanJam @ RMAF.)

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Sony MDR-7520 in its box.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520 in its box.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520 in its box.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520 in its box.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520 with its 1/4" adapter, carrying pouch and documentation.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520 with its coiled cable, terminated in 3.5mm, and included 1/4" adapter.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520 with its coiled cable, terminated in 3.5mm, and included 1/4" adapter.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520 with its coiled cable, terminated in 3.5mm, and included 1/4" adapter.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520 with its angled 50mm Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) driver showing.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520 with its angled 50mm Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) driver showing. (That's my hand to the left, holding the headphone in position.)

Oct 6, 2012

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520, closeup inside view of the yoke assembly.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520, inside view of the yoke assembly.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520, front view.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520, side view.

Oct 6, 2012

Sony MDR-7520, side view.

Oct 6, 2012

At CanJam @ RMAF 2012, Sony's Naotaka Tsunoda brought both the Sony MDR-7520 (left) and the MDR-Z1000, so that I could compare them both, as I'd initially thought both were the exact same headphone, just in slightly different liveries--they're not. They do sound different, my preference being for the MDR-7520, with its more impactful bass and better imaging. You can see in the photo that there's one outside obvious difference (other than color) in the cloth coverings of the drivers (the MDR-7520's being much more sheer). There are also differences inside that result in each having its own character.

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