[leventebandi]

1R is the king of comfort for me, until the 1A comes...

Actually Sony changed the pads on the 1A, and all the time I tried on for 20-30 minutes the 1A, I definitely felt it inferior in comfort to the 1R.

 

[leventebandi]

Also, do anybody use ready made aftermarket cables with the 1R ? If so, which do you recommend ?

 

[HiFiGuy528]

Yes, Nordost Heimdall2 cable.
 

 

[gerelmx1986]

I got my MDR-1R about a year ago, they used to "suck bad" on my PC and my NWZ-A17 walkman.... a week ago i got a new walkman of the ZX series, the 100, and made my MDR-1R other animal as i had bought a completely new set of headphones
 
They don't sound mid-cenetered anymore from the NW-ZX100 headphone output... instead they sound neutral.. they are keepers BUT MUST BE PAIRED CAREFULLY

 

[jwong77]

Looking to replace my ear pads since they have begun to tear.
 
Does anyone have experience with these?
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Soft-Protein-Leather-Replace-Cushion-Ear-Pad-For-SONY-MDR-1R-1A-MK2-BT-Headphone-/252101912398?var=&hash=item3ab271e74emtolNb0Q4t8c-qEl_iBizbA
 
I'd prefer to pick up the factory ear pads but I can't find them on sony's website.

 

[jamieuk147]

Please please! Help!!

Am from the UK and the volume via BT is very low.. I think we have volume restrictions here.

Is it possible to run a US firmwire update on my MDR-1ABT to remove limits?

 

[Ahoihoi]

  Looking to replace my ear pads since they have begun to tear.

 
When you say tear, is it the usual pleather peel/crack? (care to show us a photo of it perhaps?)
How long did you have your headphone for?

I was kind of hoping that SONY uses better quality earpad on their higher end offerings

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

  Looking to replace my ear pads since they have begun to tear.

 
When you say tear, is it the usual pleather peel/crack? (care to show us a photo of it perhaps?)
How long did you have your headphone for?

I was kind of hoping that SONY uses better quality earpad on their higher end offerings

mine seems like they're about to start peeling, i have them since  2014 if i remember

 

[gerelmx1986]

I am selling mine, only used in the house

 

[Rasthor]

Hi all,
 
I have made more listening with my NWZ-A15 and my headphone Sony MDR-1R. I have to say it is not optimal. The sound is really good, there are new details revealed on each track, and the soundstage is enormous. But there is way too much bass for my ears. The MDR-1R is not a Beats, but we can see the bass boost here at 100Hz:
http://en.goldenears.net/en/files/attach/images/254/436/015/ce1a05150054bc93c538bbb59f6da52a.png
 
When I use my MDR-1R with my MacBookAir, I use this parameter on the equalizer from iTunes:
http://reho.st/self/ff6ae8a682c41c518742a8b73f506b03e7245a3c.png
 
 
I found a human explanation on frequency range:
http://www.teachmeaudio.com/mixing/techniques/audio-spectrum

 Frequency Range    Frequency Values
Sub-bass     20 to 60 Hz
Bass     60 to 250 Hz
Low midrange     250 to 500 Hz
Midrange     500 Hz to 2 kHz
Upper midrange     2 to 4 kHz
Presence     4 to 6 kHz
Brilliance     6 to 20 kHz

 
=> I would need to reduce sub-basses and basses.
 
So I would use the NWZ-A15 equalizer to reduce the bass at 100Hz (and lower). But the equalizer has only five bands: : 400Hz, 1kHz, 2.5kHz, 6.3kHz and 16kHz, like here: http://reho.st/self/d7346ea60ddd613a40c926c7fd92ce773784b804.jpg
 
So the lower we can reach is 400Hz. 

 
 
There is a sixth band called "ClearBass" (don't know which frequency), but we can only boost it, not diminish it. But it should be possible. For example, on the Xperia ZX1, we could lower it:
http://images.cdn.whathifi.com/sites/whathifi.com/files/styles/big-image/public/Sony_ZX1_7.jpg
 
 
Any idea on my problem?
 
- Change my walkman?
- Change my headpohone?
- Be use of it?
- Booste all ranges (upper-range, presence et brillance (2.5kHz, 6.3kHz et 16Khz) except the low ones, and I lower the global volume?
- Use other equalizer settings?

 

[gerelmx1986]

  Hi all,
 
I have made more listening with my NWZ-A15 and my headphone Sony MDR-1R. I have to say it is not optimal. The sound is really good, there are new details revealed on each track, and the soundstage is enormous. But there is way too much bass for my ears. The MDR-1R is not a Beats, but we can see the bass boost here at 100Hz:
http://en.goldenears.net/en/files/attach/images/254/436/015/ce1a05150054bc93c538bbb59f6da52a.png
 
When I use my MDR-1R with my MacBookAir, I use this parameter on the equalizer from iTunes:
http://reho.st/self/ff6ae8a682c41c518742a8b73f506b03e7245a3c.png
 
 
I found a human explanation on frequency range:
http://www.teachmeaudio.com/mixing/techniques/audio-spectrum

 Frequency Range    Frequency Values
Sub-bass     20 to 60 Hz
Bass     60 to 250 Hz
Low midrange     250 to 500 Hz
Midrange     500 Hz to 2 kHz
Upper midrange     2 to 4 kHz
Presence     4 to 6 kHz
Brilliance     6 to 20 kHz

 
=> I would need to reduce sub-basses and basses.
 
So I would use the NWZ-A15 equalizer to reduce the bass at 100Hz (and lower). But the equalizer has only five bands: : 400Hz, 1kHz, 2.5kHz, 6.3kHz and 16kHz, like here: http://reho.st/self/d7346ea60ddd613a40c926c7fd92ce773784b804.jpg
 
So the lower we can reach is 400Hz. 

 
 
There is a sixth band called "ClearBass" (don't know which frequency), but we can only boost it, not diminish it. But it should be possible. For example, on the Xperia ZX1, we could lower it:
http://images.cdn.whathifi.com/sites/whathifi.com/files/styles/big-image/public/Sony_ZX1_7.jpg
 
 
Any idea on my problem?
 
- Change my walkman?
- Change my headpohone?
- Be use of it?
- Booste all ranges (upper-range, presence et brillance (2.5kHz, 6.3kHz et 16Khz) except the low ones, and I lower the global volume?
- Use other equalizer settings?

I found opposite on my MDR-1R to be bass weak, weird i know and i am selling them

 

[Rasthor]

  I found opposite on my MDR-1R to be bass weak, weird i know and i am selling them

It is maybe my ears. I might be not use of a lot of basses. It is not very huge actually, but I found this bump at ~100Hz a bit distracting.

 

[gerelmx1986]

 

  I found opposite on my MDR-1R to be bass weak, weird i know and i am selling them

It is maybe my ears. I might be not use of a lot of basses. It is not very huge actually, but I found this bump at ~100kHz a bit distracting.

maybe mine were defected and never knew it as they produce sound

 

[Cloudtastrophe]

Has anyone else tried these with the Mojo? It gives the MDR1Rs an amazing sense of detail, transparency, and air that i never noticed before. The mojo breathed new life into my 1Rs!

 

[TsKen]

  Has anyone else tried these with the Mojo? It gives the MDR1Rs an amazing sense of detail, transparency, and air that i never noticed before. The mojo breathed new life into my 1Rs!

The Mojo makes every headphone shine
 
I still have my Sony MDR 1R even after my Focal Elear/Ether C and i still love them!
 
They are amazing with the dynamat mod, i hope you modded yours as well.