[god-bluff]

I'm not the best person to ask. If your Sony is a Z, X or XZ series that has built in noise cancelling I can certainly recommend the Sony MDR NC31 which is often available cheaply. Very surprisingly excellent in tone, clarity and warm balance with noise cacancelling as a a bonus. Otherwise maybe the similar MH EX300ap might be worth a punt

(My main earphones I've used for the past 5 years are Musical Fidelitys but they are no longer available. They are perfection to me and I've given up on finding anything better) SORRY

 

[luisdent]

the mh1 differ from the mh1c is that the mh1 has more accurate bass. the phone or device you have depends on whether they work right out of the box. the easiest fix is a zip tie. no joke. i have one I'm selling that has a zip tie holding down the mic button which corrects the grounding and thus fixes the audio on the opposite cell phone standard.

you can rewire them too, but that is a cheap fix. or just soldering the grounds differently on thre remote. anyway. i have two for sale. i csn easipy remove the zip tie to revert it to normal if needed.

 

[aertus]

why doesn't it work with every phone? is not a 3.5mm port?

 

[Mariusik]

did this work for you is it genuine?

Hi, didn't buy any of them, just checking the thread now and then

 

[luisdent]

why doesn't it work with every phone? is not a 3.5mm port?

it is a normal headphone, but any headphone with a remote control and microphone will either work for omtp or ctia cell phone port standard. if it doesn't work on your specific cell phone you need to basically just swap the connection with an adapter or manually solder it or hold the mic button down which essentially swaps the connection.

on the opposite cell phone jack type the audio will sound inverted. once you do any of the above it reverts to normal.

 

[nwake]

thats really dumb. why would anyone need an adapter for regular earphones?

Hey Aertus, thanks for the reply but the reason why I asked the question was that the MH1 doesn't work properly with the HTC 10. When you put the headphone in you get incorrect sound. I later found out that it was because of incompatibility something to do with TRRS standards MH1 and HTC10 use different standards. You hear the music but it is very tinny like a bad HALL effect.

That's why I was asking if there is some sort of adaptor that would let you use headphones designed for a different headphone jack standard. Sorry if I didn't explain that properly lol

Heres an article on more of what I mean:

http://www.cablechick.com.au/blog/understanding-trrs-and-audio-jacks/

 

[NeonHD]

Anyone know any places you can buy thats genuine and real thing?

If you search "Sony MH1C" on eBay are there at least 5-8 other listings of it that cost roughly the same price: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=sony+mh1c&_sop=15

I doubt any of them are fake as that's the normal price.

 

[luisdent]

Hey Aertus, thanks for the reply but the reason why I asked the question was that the MH1 doesn't work properly with the HTC 10. When you put the headphone in you get incorrect sound. I later found out that it was because of incompatibility something to do with TRRS standards MH1 and HTC10 use different standards. You hear the music but it is very tinny like a bad HALL effect.

That's why I was asking if there is some sort of adaptor that would let you use headphones designed for a different headphone jack standard. Sorry if I didn't explain that properly lol

Heres an article on more of what I mean:

http://www.cablechick.com.au/blog/understanding-trrs-and-audio-jacks/

Yes. Something like this will work. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U1SSPP...Kx&pd_rd_r=R37HA9T3XN2VRAMJJ2NG&pd_rd_w=mJ5hI

or you can hold down the microphone button specifically with a zip tie

 

[aertus]

just received the mh1c. They seem pretty legit i got them from a UK vendor.

i compared them to my recently purchased sennheiser CX300 II and i think they are both pretty similar. i think the bass is punchier and more precise by a little bit on the CX300 II but I think they are really close. I also think the sennheisers fit better in my ears and are more comfortable but otherwise I'd say they are fairly close. I think i like the senns slightly more though.

both good purchases otherwise.

 

[Sparky191]

I had CX300 and my Sony mh1c sound nothing like those. Are the CX300 ll different to the original CX300.

 

[aertus]

I had CX300 and my Sony mh1c sound nothing like those. Are the CX300 ll different to the original CX300.

yes the xc300 II are more balanced i believe. what was the difference between the two for you?

 

[ClieOS]

Almost 5.5yrs have passed since I wrote the review on MH1(c) and still there are still followers around this thread. I am just tossing the idea around - but what do you guys think about an updated MH1 with mostly the same tuning philosophy and without the flat cable? Anything else you guys think that can be or need to be improved on it, such as a more smartphone compatible mic+remote, lightning/type-c connector, or removable cable, etc?

 

[luisdent]

Almost 5.5yrs have passed since I wrote the review on MH1(c) and still there are still followers around this thread. I am just tossing the idea around - but what do you guys think about an updated MH1 with mostly the same tuning philosophy and without the flat cable? Anything else you guys think that can be or need to be improved on it, such as a more smartphone compatible mic+remote, lightning/type-c connector, or removable cable, etc?

do you mean you will be modifying them? or via the engineer himself making a new model?

 

[ClieOS]

do you mean you will be modifying them? or via the engineer himself making a new model?

No real answer that I can tell you atm.

 

[Sparky191]

For me get rid of the flat cable and have a Y cable and not a J. If there are to be controls have them below the Y. Anything else is daft.

I love the sound of them, but was never able to wear them. Apart from the cable the housing is too far out, with the cable at the end so it will always drag them out of my ears.