roguepp88
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MDR7 on my head didnt isolate well enough to be portable. And yes compared to Momentum and MDR1 MSR7 is more favorable sound to me, but calling them neutral and balanced is somthing I would avoid. Mids recessed for me, too much bass emphasis to be balanced and treble too shrill. But I did LOVE the bass, great bass.
I'm not sure why it isolates so poorly because it has a nice clamp and get a great seal from the pads. It looks like it would be a fantastic portable, but when I used it commuting for a week, it was terrible. K550 isolated better. When I was at home and listened critically in a quiet environment, I used the MDR7 at a lower volume because it was so detailed and the bass was great, but when commuting, had it on quite loud, louder than I could tolerate after a while, realizing how loud it was and became concerned about hurting my hearing.
Haha,
I have the same concern as you,
because of its bright nature,
I unconsciously turn it quite loud as well.
Does make me concern a bit.
It does isolate relatively well,
since I can use it in my workplace without disturbing others,
but in a noisy environment its isolation of outside noise could be better.
I like the bass as well, but I think its bass is not as elevated as other headphones in its class,
the thing that makes its bass stand out is the quality,
not quantity,
that is why I likened it to a neutral HP compared to the momentum and the MDR-1A.
Plus I didn't find the mid recessed at all,
its very balanced in my opinion,
only the trebles are slightly elevated.