Sony Mdrzx750bn Bluetooth And Noise Cancelling Headset

sony mdrzx750bn bluetooth and noise cancelling headset

Sony MDRZX750BN Bluetooth and Noise Cancelling Headset

Convenient 4-Way usage with Bluetooth and noise cancelling
Bluetooth audio streaming with One-touch NFC support
Digital Noise Canceling reduces ambient noise up to 98%
Comfortable ear pads with swivel design
Rechargeable battery for up to 13 hrs music
Connectivity technology: Bluetooth 3.0, NFC

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Brand : Sony
Category : Electronics,Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories,Headphones & Earbuds
Rating : 3.5
Review Count : 116
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sony mdrzx750bn bluetooth and noise cancelling headset

Sony MDRZX750BN Bluetooth and Noise Cancelling Headset

This is my second Sony Bluetooth headphone. I liked the fidelity of my first Sony the MDR-10RBT but desired active noise canceling technology thus I picked these up from Amazon snagging a previously used like new pair. Let me underscore that the pair I received looked brand new without the original box but with the cables tied as if they\'d never been used. I love this other side of Amazon where you can snag a real deal on a product you might not allow yourself to afford otherwise.Speaking of fidelity the Sony sound on the MDR-ZX750BN follows similarly to that of the MDR-10BT cans. They get it right for mature ears because the bass isn\'t artificially pumped up while sounding full and deep enough to satisfy these mature ears who mostly listens to rock music. A revealing mid-range is the key to real pleasure and, again, both of these phones does it well. The highs aren\'t too hot either while being open and airy. This is the balance I like even as it might not be one\'s first choice for beat heavy rap and urban music. I find it compelling too that the sound isn\'t radically different when used without the inner electronics by simply just plugging in. If anything, the sound sounds a little bit more exciting when used in the Bluetooth mode, it\'s subtle though and is just a plus if you use these more in the Bluetooth mode.As you can tell I really love these headphones, but I feel it would be remiss if I didn\'t mention I\'m not under the impression that they\'re perfect. While not too tight on my head the cushions do not fit over my ears rather around them. They seal pretty well even though they sit on the ear. The only tradeoffs here are that they\'d seal out sound better if they fit over the ear, plus when used for hours they\'d, likely, be more comfortable. I use these phones for hours at a time and I do feel the need to re-seat them after a bit due to the pressure becoming just a bit uncomfortable. This isn\'t a deal-killer, but it\'s real and your comfort may be a factor if you have a larger head or are particularly sensitive to constant pressure on the ear. Then there\'s the build quality and price. While not astronomical in cost these are priced at what I consider a premium price point. They\'re almost all made of composite materials with no apparent metallic components (there is definitely a non-exposed metal top head band which is covered in padded quality leather/leatherette material in which you can feel the edge of the metal band if you press hard enough). Mostly, I equate plastic/composite materials with medium to lower cost goods so I feel this could have been stepped up even as the phones display an excellent fit and finish to the materials used. I wonder about long-term durability which at this retail price I expect a product over-built with quality apparent. I have had no pause after several months of constant use though...even sleeping on a pillow sideways obviously putting pressure on the phones hasn\'t deformed or caused any problems which seems to quell initial fears. Still for $200 retail I could go for a largely metallic construction being a good thing. Like I said earlier, I snagged these at a \"deal\" price by using some of the alternative Amazon buying options and I feel this may be worth exploring.The last few things I feel I need to mention are noise cancellation and battery life. The noise cancellation automatically is engaged when the phones are powered up and is visually confirmed by the green pilot light on the noise cancellation button. It can be easily turned off by pushing/releasing the button (you can make the dual microphones re-sample the background noise by holding down instead of immediately releasing it). I take these to work where I have a very loud sanding machine I use in my shoe repair work (I do this at night when closed so I like to listen to talk radio). The noise canceling has huge job here as the machine is loud and low pitched. It does do the job if just enough to not have to turn up the volume too high. I think Sony claims up to -30dB noise reduction which is quite good, but at the low frequency I have to mask this amount isn\'t achievable I\'m quite convinced. It is, however, good as to be welcome and usable. For the battery part I\'ve never had a problem. Mostly I use them around 10 hours at a stretch with about a third using noise cancellation and I\'ve never been without juice. I think without the noise cancellation they\'ve went as far a 13 hours and I gave in and recharged them because I knew that was long enough.I recommend these phones, but believe they\'re overpriced a bit and, personally, I wouldn\'t have paid the $200 retail price. At $50 to $100 less they\'re a highly recommended set of phones to consider. Even if I would have gotten new in the box I find it a bit unusual that these phones ship without a carry case. Even the other similarly retail priced Sony phones I have , the MDR-10RBT have a foldable nylon sleeve case (nice but not a jaw-dropping case solution). Sony could have sprung for a nice carry-case solution I believe and I\'m a bit miffed as to why they didn\'t. All in all, I love my Sony MDR-ZX750BN phones. I still would like to find a set that was Bluetooth with active noise cancellation which covered my entire ear, but I\'m not presently looking as I\'m quite content with these in both fidelity and reduction of external noise.
I really want to give this headphone a five star. However, it is true that the your ear will take a little bit of a beating after a few hours of use. Now, I guess I\'m a bit more tolerable with pain that\'s why I don\'t mind it much, but I do feel what some people might take as uncomfortable or painful. The sound quality in my opinion is excellent, I listen to classical music whenever I read and do my work and this headphone has very good sound quality. The noise cancelling feature helps cancel out some of the ambient noise in the room, but does not completely block everything. Depending on how you desire the volume it starts blocking the surrounding noise as you go up the level. Bluetooth is no problem, I use it on my iMac and it pairs without a problem. I like that I can walk around the house with the headphones on me and not worry about any wires. The look and feel of the headphone is high quality. Again, the only issue with his affordable headphone are the pads which can be a deal breaker for some people, it would be nice if it can be replaced with an around the ear.
I loved the features (bluetooth with apt-x, nfc, noise cancelling, can be used passively with a cord when the battery runs down, volume/track controls directly on the headphone, etc.) but great features mean nothing if the headphones fail at the basics.As others have said, these are NOT over-the-ear (I know Amazon doesn\'t say they are but this is how they are advertised elsewhere) and most buyers would expect full-size headphones like these to be over-the-ear. But they come nowhere close to fitting over the ear of anyone bigger than a toddler. And they are just too large and heavy to be used as an on-the-ear headphone because it is much too uncomfortable.Sound quality is a matter of personal taste but I do not think these sound good enough for two hundred dollars. I think Sony spent a lot adding all the other features and sacrificed on sound quality. Both myself and another person agreed they sound dull, lacking crispness, and also with a recessed soundstage like the music is coming from far away. Note - this was based on listening corded (not wireless) for maximum fidelity.Even though I never expected the noise cancelling to be on par with the Bose QC15 (generally considered the leader in noise cancelling) the level of hiss produced with the MDRZX750BN was loud enough to be a constant annoyance. Yes, the Bose also produce a hiss but it is very faint and many people who are either older (or younger with degraded hearing from listening to excessively loud music) don\'t even notice it. Everyone will notice it with these headphones!If Sony or anyone else would produce another set of headphones with all of the great features of the MDRZX750BN but without its serious problems, I\'m certain they\'d see a lot of sales. I would even be willing to pay up to 50% more - the same price as the Bose QC15. Because all of these features may seem great for $200 but they\'re meaningless if the headphones are uncomfortable, annoying, and just end up being returned - like these!
Bought these for a European plane ride to ease the engine noise. First off I must say the sound quality is fantastic, I used them for music and movies and the sound was excellent. That being said I am very dissapointed with the main reason I bought these headphones, noise cancelling. I had a much older pair of sony noise cancelling headphones in the past that weren\'t too bad so I thought that these being over 5 times the price would be fantastic, I was wrong. The reduce the hum from the engine and that\'s about it. They odd nothing for the ambient noise and the rest of the engine whining. Next time I will spend the extra money and get the Bose. The Bluetooth does work very well so of you\'re not looking for noise cancelling headphones they are great.