[REVIEW] Sony MH1 – The Best Kept Secret - Page 7

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Originally Posted by jarrett 

 

Haha, I get what you mean. I did get sucked in by the ATH-CKM500 thread. They do some things well like immersive soundstage and extended treble, but ultimately aren't something I would use day-to-day. GR07 are my cup 'o tea and to be quite honest, I can't wait to get these and report on them. I'll give my honest opinion - I'm no fanboy or devotee of any brand. I'll be able to say how the two compare.

 

Why don't you change the price to $30 in your thread ClieOS?

I know what you mean,I also bit on the ATH's and was not impressed..Hope this impulse buy turns out better. I also bit on the new earpods as well in hopes to find a good replacement pair for my sony x player to use while at the gym.

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Originally Posted by Lourdes 


I think my first post on here was about the SHE3590's as it happens. They don't sound bad but I was really put off by the bass, it goes very low but the sub-bass is so slow that it sounds separate from the track to me. Really put me off. Although I've actually put maybe 60 hours on them listening to audio books when out as they're very comfortable, easy to insert and pocketable.

Oh right, must have missed it. Disjoint sub bass. I guess it's overly present compared to other iem's especially the armature based ones, but to me it's not a bad thing. I mean it only comes into play when it's called for. The clarity all round is fantastic as is the tonality. Soundstage is brilliant too!

I just think it's a bit tizzy up top. They are better than these sony's in enough ways I think and are still the standard for cheap IEM's for me. I'm burning in the brainwavz R1 (think it's reached 100 hours) and i'll compare it to the philips tomorrow. Not sure who will win! 

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Originally Posted by CantScareMe 

 

Oh right, must have missed it. Disjoint sub bass. I guess it's overly present compared to other iem's especially the armature based ones, but to me it's not a bad thing. I mean it only comes into play when it's called for. The clarity all round is fantastic as is the tonality. Soundstage is brilliant too!

I just think it's a bit tizzy up top. They are better than these sony's in enough ways I think and are still the standard for cheap IEM's for me. I'm burning in the brainwavz R1 (think it's reached 100 hours) and i'll compare it to the philips tomorrow. Not sure who will win! 

I have the 3580, which is essentially the same phone afaik, and while it is a nice little phone, IMO it isnt exactly 'right' to compare the two since they do have fairly different signatures.

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Originally Posted by ClieOS 


I won't say MH1 is better than GR07. At most I think you will find them roughly on par or even GR07 winning by only a bit. They are both warm sounding, but GR07 is more neutral in tone and sound better at lower volume, while MH1 is more dynamic and hard hitting. I guess I would describe as MH1 being more fun to listen than GR07. Soundstage isn't as wide as GR07, but better in depth.

Hey Tai,

Reading your review posted at inearmatters.net (same as the one in this thread) piqued my interest. But reading your comment above sent me over the edge. Ordered a pair from eBay at 14.50 GBP. Hope it's really a genuine item. 

Hi Clieos, this is interesting indeed. I am considering of getting one however I couldn't find the MH1 at DealExtreme. Im not sure if I missed out anything specific. Thanks in advance

My MH1C came today, I bought the white one from ebay for 20$ shipped, Its a bulk package, I was provided with 4 set of Single Flange sony hybrids and a shirt clip. I can confirm its the original MH1C.

After 2 hours of testing with Clip Zip and Galaxy S2, Im just amazed by its SQ.SQ is just INCREDIBLE for its price!! Cable looks durable. Sony hybrids provided are so comfortable and better than the colored ones that I bought seperately. Remote controls works well with Samsung Galaxy S2. Isolation is good, very much comfortable with the sony hybrids.My only complaint would be its flat cable, except for 20$, I cant really ask for anything more.

My impressions would be the exact same as how ClieOS described it. Im glad I bought this one, Comparing it to TF10 and R-50, both win with a little difference , but MH1C really is capable of thumping them in certain aspects, particularly in its deep soundstage and smoothness in high treble frequencies. MH1C owns my other inventory, i.e Meelec M6, S6, R1 and just sounds as a bit bass improved Brainwavz M4. I compared it to my friends SHE 3580 and MH1C pretty much owns in every aspect.

I would recommend this to all of my friends before Sony sees this thread and stops the bulk packages :P

Thanks a lot again ClieOS for bringing this great IEM into light!

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Wow just came in and these things sond incredible out the box, clieos was spot on in the assessment that these have top tier sound.  

More impressions to gome after a week or so but holly heck get buying folks.

my two cents

Got the MH1C this morning and they will be burning throughout the weekend. All and all I certainly agree with Clieos

Out of the box;

- bass - a bit loose and not too much in sync with the remaining range. But there is bass, its certainly there (which is good to start out with) and will surely tighten up after a few dozen hours

- mids - out of the box this was a bit of a surprise. Not sibilant at all, not in your face and not recessed either, just the right amount. So in time can only improve

- treble - again a bit of a surprise. Although not high resoluted as some other high end´s but clear enough, solving and enjoyable. Makes you think you are listening to a set 4x the price. Again will surely improve.

Remote commands do work as advertised with my galaxy S2 (take a call, pause, next and previous track) but none of them work with my walkman (was expected)

Now the cable is a nightmare in itself really! in my take all a cable should not be: flat and stiff, microphonic and J shaped. This is the only thing detracting this one to be a higher range earphone killer.

For the really low price got a real sony (no fake for sure) with very small, small, mid size and big tips as well as a cable clip suited for flat cable.

So what more can I ask of it.. not much really. This would be the cost of tips and the clip themselves!

I still think most of us (me included in some ways) do suffer from HPES - High Price Earphone Syndrome !

meaning we only feel good at it when we buy costly earphones but tend to forget in many cases (bolded to opposite to "all" which is not what I mean) its just marketing hype to steal our money! then we go trying to justify the money we´ve spend with unmeasurable (i.e. totally subjective) sound profiling details just not to look like fools! lol

So this one proves that assumption right on target!

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Originally Posted by rickdohc 

Where are you guys buying them? Link please

Thanks