Sony MDRXD200

[MZ-NH1]

Hi guys, I am currently looking at purchasing some new headphones. I have read some threads else where saying that the Sony MDRXD200’s are pretty good cans… just wondering what all you guys here think, so I can get a bit more of a ‘professional’ outlook on them.

I would be listening to every kind of music from vocal, music instrument, jazz, classical, pop, rock, dance/trance, computer games on my PC, CD player and Hi-MD.

I know these phones are pretty big, so I would most probably wear them just around my house.

Here are the specs on the Sony MDRXD200
•Driver Unit: 40mm Dome type
•Power Handling: 1500mW
•Magnet: 360kJ/m3 High powered Neodymium Magnet
•Sensitivity: 102 (dB/mW)
•Frequency Response: 10-22,000Hz
•Impedance: 70 ohms at 1kHz
•Cord Length: 3.5m OFC Single Sided Cord
•Weight: Approx 175g (without cord)
Would you recommend these phones for my kind of use? Or would you recommend a different brand of headphones? I would have liked to be able to wear these headphones at school… but they are pretty big…

Any suggestion welcome!
My max budget would be around $80 US dollars.

Thanks!

 

[sgrossklass]

If XD200s are a bit on the large side for you, try HD201s, PX100s, Portapros, DT231s or SR-60s. At least the first four should be compact enough for mobile use (PX100s and Portapros even are foldable), in fact I drag my DT231s along every day.

 

[DaHoboFest]

uncomfortable, dont get em.

 

[underdogg]

i've had these for over a month, burn them in and they're great. they are big thogh.

they are comfortable IMO.

your choice though . good luck

 

[MZ-NH1]

Ok guys. Thanks very much for all that info!

 

[MZ-NH1]

The Sennheiser PX100 are pretty good, but the low bass frequency ain't that good.

What pair of headphones would you recommend for good clear bass, and good clear high pitched stuff??

I need a good pair for listending to music, especially musical instruments.. that kind of stuff

10-27,000+ for frequency....

Or as soon as the frequency gets bigger, the price gets dearer?

 

[DaHoboFest]

seriously, they are uncomfortable, can't wear them for 5 minutes.

 

[kank_39]

They fit comfortably for me although the headband maybe irritating for some.

As for the sound, the higher and lower frequencies are slightly muffled. Overall, all i have to say that they're no grados but for the money that one pays for them, they're a bang for the buck and do burn them in for a while, they sound seriously improved after much usage.

 

[Naga]

every time i look at the XD series i cant help but think they were assembled in the dark - they look like a pile of random parts

 

[adnymarc]

Im not sure what the big structural difference is, but I have a pair of XD400's and they are very lightweight and comfortable. Plus they sound good, especially for their price point.

 

[MZ-NH1]

I will have to go to the Sony shop and try them all out for myself

Thanks for all the feedback every, specially Andy. Cheers guys!

 

[MZ-NH1]

Just bought the XD200's.

Very light, comfortable, and the sound is amazing! Much better than my other headphones I have!

The long cord is a little annoying, but I shall cope.

Currenty burning in the headphones... by listening to basicaly all kinds of music.. is this the best method of burning in to use? I know there is really no 'correct' method, but would anyone suggest anything else?

 

[taymat]

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Originally Posted by MZ-NH1 Just bought the XD200's. Very light, comfortable, and the sound is amazing! Much better than my other headphones I have! The long cord is a little annoying, but I shall cope. Currenty burning in the headphones... by listening to basicaly all kinds of music.. is this the best method of burning in to use? I know there is really no 'correct' method, but would anyone suggest anything else?

Yes just use them normally and listen to music don't bother trying anything else. I currently think that burn-in is more to with the mind than your ears or your speakers/headphones. I mean the brain compensates well for minor problems with frequency response. To just try this turn down any setting on an eq slider. At first it will sound like there are less frequencies in that range, but over time your brain will start to realise the drop out, and compensate slightly for it. Then if you turn the eq slider back to 0 db they'll now be an audible peak there. There isn't of course, only to you at that moment until you become re-accustomed to the neutral setting. Therefore subtle shifts in freqency response from that desired from a new pair of headphones, are compensated for by your brain over time. This, I believe, is what we all call 'burn in'. Although I know that driver tolerances change over time, I'm not prepared to believe they change enough to significantly alter the sound over a few weeks.

 

[MZ-NH1]

Ok ^^^^ thanks for that info!

 

[Joey_V]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naga every time i look at the XD series i cant help but think they were assembled in the dark - they look like a pile of random parts

LOL.... just what I was thinking!