AnnaReviewer
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The one thing to note is that the Z7 is a closed headphone, but it has not one but two ports on each earcup at the top and bottom.
This means that noise isolation is actually quite poor with this headphone, and I would not recommend it if external noise isolation is critical.
Needless to say, this headphone is too large to be used as a portable.
The detachable cable on the Z7 is just as nice, with a secure screw-in mechanism, serrations on the cable below the Y-split that prevent tangling, and a substantial Y-split and headphone jack.
Sony also sells some fancy high end cable for the Z7, but you know I don’t go in for that kind of thing.
Now all of this would be moot if the headphone felt like a tone of bricks on the head, but I’m very happy to report that the Z7 is actually a very very comfortable headphone.
First of all it’s very lightweight. It’s 335g, which is actually very light for a headphone of this size – especially if you consider that something like the M50X weighs 285g.
The headband is really well designed on the Z7. It makes a really broad point of contact with the top of my skull, so there’s really even pressure distribution.
The one thing to note is that the Z7 is a closed headphone, but it has not one but two ports on each earcup at the top and bottom.
This means that noise isolation is actually quite poor with this headphone, and I would not recommend it if external noise isolation is critical.
Needless to say, this headphone is too large to be used as a portable.
The detachable cable on the Z7 is just as nice, with a secure screw-in mechanism, serrations on the cable below the Y-split that prevent tangling, and a substantial Y-split and headphone jack.
Sony also sells some fancy high end cable for the Z7, but you know I don’t go in for that kind of thing.
Now all of this would be moot if the headphone felt like a tone of bricks on the head, but I’m very happy to report that the Z7 is actually a very very comfortable headphone.
First of all it’s very lightweight. It’s 335g, which is actually very light for a headphone of this size – especially if you consider that something like the M50X weighs 285g.
The headband is really well designed on the Z7. It makes a really broad point of contact with the top of my skull, so there’s really even pressure distribution.