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Hello Zeos i dont know if you read this comment or not but you got to try Sony MH755. It is a cheap iems with a shitty I'll mean shiiiity wire but the sound at least for me as close as the kph30i. It is the fav child of the modding iems community in Reddit for it sound and best performance per dollar. I'll hope you review it one day as I wanted to know your opinion on it. ^_^
the iems usually come in the box as the earphone for the Sony Bluetooth adapter SBH56B or SBH20. Im not sure the availability in USA but in my country Malaysia there are heaps of it.
@@ahmadghazaliismail2679 I think I know the ones you are talking about. The little white ones? I have a modded set here I have been putting off the review.
@@ZReviews yes the little white one like a pair of tic tacs. ^_^ It looks like this www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/c0oscc/first_time_ever_soldering_mh755_mmcx_mod/ if im not mistaken the black colored of the called the mh750 which a bit bass heavy than the mh755. Cant wait to watch you video. ^_^. I bought koss kph30i, koss kcs75, koss porta pros and cooler masters 751 because of you review hahaha... I'm a broke collage student here so I'll cannot afford to buy the higher end stuff yet 😅. Loves you reviews 💕. I stumble at your channel from the audio technica M40x video as at that time I was trying to search the m40x review in youtube after I bought a pair of it second hand for a deal😅.
Hey Z, how do these compare to the MDR-7506? Are they comparable or ballpark difference?
The history behind these headphones show why they come in a cereal bag and a craptastic cardboard box. They aren't meant to be sold to the general public. They are designed from the ground up for studio engineers and TV broadcast staff. Industrial! They have no warranty. They are FULLY rebuildable. They took 3 years to develop due to the suuuuuper strict requirements Sony put on them - i.e. if the person who recorded their voice was 30 centimeters behind the microphone, the headphones HAD to reproduce EXACTLY that placement. Oh, and they aren't made by Sony Consumer Electronics like all their other headphones but rather by Sony Music - like the record company.
I Need more informations like this in the comment section
Need some Noymuns
Where to find more info like this? Consumer Electronics suck imo except for WF-LS900
10:01 Zeos,' this is going to be a two-part review. I'm going to stop soon.'
Still 27 minutes left.
😂
AND I DID STOP.. I just started again and kept going.
@@ZReviews best reviewer ever
The plot thickens and I have returned with my thoughts on this headphone. I couldn't bear the default pads for more than an hour at a time before it started hurting my ears. Fortunately I got the yaxi pads the day after and that made all the difference. After quite a bit of listening I realized something. These headphones are MADE for Japanese music (especially for their era). I'm talking 70s and 80s Japanese pop and rock famalam. I have yet to enjoy those genres more on any other pair of headphones I own. If you think you'd be into that then by all means grab these headphones and embrace the retro weeb within (oh and don't forget the pads because these hurt like a mofo after a while lol). Now, I will return to my yacht rock and 80s Japanese pop. Stay safe and healthy all 230 of you who read all this lol I love you all.
You underestimate the average weeb
@@extremewirehead haha I'll try not to underestimate the power of the average weeb again.
Got any recommendation on great retro Japanese pop?
@@Arcangel2992 Toshiki Kadomatsu, Mariya Takeuchi, freakin Junko Yagami's Bay City is great, AB's (By the end of the century), Bread & Butter (Summer Blue is good), Amii Ozaki (Just in time is good). There's plenty more, the Japanese retro pop rabbit hole is a fun one to jump into (and part of the fun is discovering new artists so I won't take that away from you lol) so ummm yeah, hope you can find something you enjoy out of these artists haha.
@@Arcangel2992 Listen to YOU Ft. Kazami from the Samurai Champloo OST.
I got the MDR-7506 at value village for $10 and swapped the mangled stock pads out for geekria memory foam pads, and I LOVE how they sound with my LG G7. I was jumping in the car to go somewhere yesterday and walked out to the car wearing them, and had to go through another 5 songs before I could convince myself to pull them off and actually start the car
funfact these are literally still used in japan today. the live studio performance of FictionJunction Reprise 2020, most of the performers were using Sony MDR-CD900ST, while the one handling the mixing was on MDR-V7506 and Kajiura-San was wearing AKG-K240s
do they know there are headphones newer than 40 years old
@@fclp67 There's little reason for a recording studio that already has the cd900st or V7506 to replace their monitoring headphones unless they just outright break which neither is likely to do in a professional environment.
Zeos had so many +$1000 headphones that got bored and started to fall in love with $200 headphones. TYGR, DT880, and now this.
All those 10's make you want the love of a 6?
i just got these from Japan today. I'm propably the only guy in Stuttgart, Germany to have them. And i f****** LOVE them. You are SPOT ON with this review. These are really, really special. Astounding. All the information is there in a perfectly natural, slightly warm, smooth way, low end is great, the soundstage also just so .. natural. I have absolutely zero complains about this headphone and that says a lot, at least to me. But you know what? I'm not going to use these just at my desk. I will use these outside. I bought a short 1/8 Inch to 1/4 Inch adapter cable to plug these into my Mojo. I will show everyone, that i went FULL DIGITAL.
don't even try to listen to any analog source
I had those since 1997, LOL. Actually asked you a long time ago if you wanted to listen but you never responded so i figured you weren't interested. hehe. FYI: the new model is more detailed and has better dynamic range. It's pretty insane. Also this is the only headphone i know where you could buy every piece separately and you can build the full headphones by yourself.
BTW, the pads suck... but every pad i tried including yaxi pads designed for these worsen the sound so I have stocked up on Stock pads the last time I went to Japan.
Don't take it personally, I don't respond to like 90% of the questions thrown my way. Its just too hard to get to them.
Weeb who hates Japanese packaging :(
Also, you should remember, but "For Digital" was basically the "Hi-Res Audio" sticker of the mid-80s into the early 90s when CDs were the new big thing.
listening to this video again with the CD900ST's I got today, now I can hear your room reverb as if I was there. A suitable replacement for my old MDR-V6's
Doesn’t surprise me that these are good because they were designed during Sony’s “golden” era
I'd say they're back in their golden era. The IER-M9, IER-Z1R, MDR-Z1R, MDR-Z7 and MDR-Z7M2 are all fantastic headphones/IEMs. The IER-M9 shits all over anything Campfire Audio has in the same price range. Matter of fact it shits all over anything in the price range. People sleep on Sony cause they're a mainstream brand but that also means they have endless money, which is reason why they're one of the only IEM makers who developed their own BA drivers in house. Even botique IEM makers like 64Audio just buy off the shelf BA drivers from Knowles, give em a tune, pop em in a shell and charge over 2 grand....Campfire Audio also uses off the shelf BA drivers
@@roundearthshill248 A UA-cam comment section that teaches you something, I'll be fucked.
@@roundearthshill248 partly correct. 64 Audio doesn't actually buy "off the shelf" BAs. They buy made to order, custom made BA from Knowles that are based on 64 audio's specs.
Round Earth Shill
Don’t ignore/discount the IER-M7..
@@roundearthshill248 I've even used my MDR Z7 portable. With a shorter cable of course. Beautiful cans, made in Japan. I adore them.
You know why they're so good? You're listening to digital right there aren't you?
Mind blown. Time to test fully analog.
Z Reviews they don’t work with analog.
@@johnhayes8476 r/woosh
@@dontwatchmydoomvideos r/woosh
Another thing, you can get the NON half-leather half-Alcantara (aka the Yaxi stPad) in red and blue too. So if you would prefer those just search for the stPads on Amazon. My work here is done, I will now go to sleep.
Google B00RGQGR9O if you need help finding it.
@@estrangedbaron8499 Yaxi Stpad1 to be precise. Do not buy the Yaxi Stpad2, it makes it sound sibilant.
@@nomad9098 I agree, there's also the microfiber version of the stPad and that should quell the highs a bit if you're sensitive to that
@@nomad9098 Can confirm...got the stpad2 on Zeos' recommendation and they turn these into literal garbage. They ruin the mids (tinny), lows (gone), and highs (sibilant) all at once somehow. Put back on my Brainwavz sheepskin and these become magical once again. Do not buy the STpad2 for these, please I beg you!
Wait for MDR-M1ST.
This comment needs to go up top
No need to wait I ordered them right after this and have been using them ever since. BUT Don't think automatically that they are BETTER than these. Its a different experience
OK so M1st review is in the can. Buy these for fun. Those are too sterile and cold, while being warmer.. Very strange.
@@ZReviews Thx Zeos.CHEERS
@@ZReviews they too much sterile I agree In Thailand We change cable a bit try kimber cable from Sony It will make more Musical sounding.
I just got these in the mail today and HOLY FUCKING SHIT Zeos, you weren't kidding. Going to these from my Sennheiser 280s is insane and makes me just look at the Sennheiser's and chuckle. They truly are a unique but absolutely orgasmic joy to listen too.
Those were the headphones to have if you were a rave DJ in the 90s. Glad to hear they held up.
Finally these cans have been on notice. I have these cans paired with pha-3 on balanced mode. The pairing is a bliss.
Yeah Z you're quite right (14:40), Sony for some strange reason didn't bother to install the same foldable rail mechanism used in the MDR-V6's which will fit because the rail slots are identical. It is possible to place MDR-V6 rails into the CD900ST's if one wishes to make them foldable.
There was a second model that folded in this original model line. From wikipedia: "The main difference in appearance between the MDR-CD900 and MDR-CD900ST is that the MDR-CD900 has a glossy finish on the housing , a folding mechanism, a curl cord, and a 2-way specification that allows the plug to switch between a 3.5mm mini plug and a standard plug."
I had a pair of them years back in the 90's I'm sure of it
Whistler was wearing them in the 1992 Classic Robert Redford Spy Drama, Sneakers. A movie I highly recommend.
@@ZReviews the soundtrack for that movie isn't too bad either. Have sneakers movie soundtrack in your flac collection?
i highly thank you for this vid, its been my Daily since watched this and picked up a set of yaxi pads , the 900ST with yaxi pads replaced my hd700 and 660s
In the 80’s companies wanted to ensure consumers that their headphones were suitable for CD playback which was a considerable improvement over the best playback systems on a technical level.
I have to say, I really do love it when people just throw copious amounts of profanity out there when it's not called for and there is no need for it at all based on what they are talking about. Not even kidding. I think it is hilarious and it makes what they are presenting so much more fun and entertaining to listen to. This guy does that a lot and it's great! I wish more people did that. Likely going to be ordering a pair of these now from Japan based on his review. I recall using them about a decade ago over at a friend's house and I remember really liking them at the time and being very impressed with them.
I had the V6 and 7510 and I concur these CD900st ARE the Holy Grail of audio.
The difference with the V6 is that big, really? I have the V6s
Better sounding kph30i..... Sold.
Speaking of pads....doing a pad change of my SendyAudio Aiva turned it into an LCD2C with treble detail (LCDX?). I put some Brainwavz XL Hybrid pads on it and it transformed it into something really special. The LCD2C reaches down lower and is still more impactful, but the Aiva with these pads ins't nearly as far behind anymore, they widened the soundstage quite a bit and completely transformed the bass response into something way more fun.
I recommnend anyone who bought an Aiva on Zeos' recommendation to try these pads ASAP!
This review costs 200 dollars + shipping to watch.
im here because im hunting down what is LiSA using while singing Unlasting in her studio
it blew me away i was expecting Focal Clear pricing+++ lmfao
Just recieved and I am loving them!. Fantastic mid bass and lower midrange! These make my 7506 sound thin and severely lacking in the low mid department.
I put those Yaxis on a brand new pair of MDR 7506 and they are amazing. The foam between your ear and the driver is gone, but they take your ear just a liiiittle bit farther away too, so it's just a hair more on the treble end, and adds a wee bit more to the soundstage. Fucking gold. If you have the 7506, I definitely recommend the Yaxis. It takes the center just off of your ear too, whereas the stock pads basically allow the center foam to sit right on your ear.
SONY MDR CD900ST or NEUMANN NDH20??
I happen to live in Japan and i just ordered these with the Yaxi pads for 20.000 yen. Less than $200. Damn you Zeos!
Man I hope you get the newer model, the m1st. Also, id love to send you my vintage Japanese made Sony mdr V6, with a detachable cable
I got it. It is more a monitor than a fun can. I choose this.
Yeah except they cost twice as much.
We want a new CAT REVIEW! 🙃
I will talk to her agent. She is very busy. 2020 has been a good year.
@@ZReviews make dms do the review
The new ones are called the MDR-M1ST aka the hidden mists cause Japan for whatever reason never exports their best version of their headphones to the global market. The CD900STs were never released to the west and instead we got the V6 and 7506 which are fairly similar but do contain a lesser developed driver. I'll be looking forward to the M1ST's as well.
the CD900STs were originally designed for internal use at sony studios, even the japanese release as they are(sold without warranty in very basic packaging) was only because sony's engineers fought for a decade to get them commercially released, they will never bother with a international release
These are phenomenally good (with the Yaxi stPad2). No headphones in my collection put as big a smile on my face than these!
Here's the reason for that "For Digital" sticker on the Sony MDR-CD900ST along with why it has those super thin pads that allow the driver to touch your ears: soundchaser.org/the-story-behind-sony-mdr-cd900st-and-its-unique-design-and-tuning-choices/
This explains literally everything, including the thin pads.
oh look it's the headphone responsible for some of the good mastering J-Music has
No Sony No Party!
I just ordered the m1st(the new version of this) and this review come out. Nice.
I had the $99 Sony's from late 90s, early 2000s. The left plastic yoke broke off after some bit of time. I bought a 2nd pair. Same thing happened again.
There is actually a cult following for these. There's one guy who travels all over Asia for work that had a pair, suddenly everyone in his department had them too.
I have been working on modding a pair of creative aurvana se and coincidentally just ordered the stpad2 a few days ago. I have done internal mods to them as well with some foam and polyfill etc and also did a cable replacement and made them balanced. They are already better than stock but there is still to much bass, which is why I chose the stpad2, looks like it will reduce bass and open up the soundstage. I won't receive the pads until the middle of next month if anyone's interested, that's the only downside to yaxi pads, they take a while to ship to the US but they are worth the wait. Dekoni and brainwavz currently have nothing on yaxi pads when it comes to how they tune pads for specific headphones.
Those red and blue pads look awesome with it!
Had similar set since the mid/late 90s called MDR-CD999 which utilized 50mm drivers. Good fun stuff. Would like to hear those.
I'm tempted to buy this unit after seeing the first take recording using this. I'm currently running a display unit mdr 100a, is it worth upgrading to this? Or should I go higher?
Hey Z, would you consider testing AIAIAI? Somehow nobody does.
Damnit I was about to get some IEMs and ended up buying theses instead just now to replace my 7506s.
The third video I've seen from him and I was convinced
I'm glad Zeos finally does a proper Sony headphone review, but goddamn I was waiting for Coronas to blow over so I can import them but now the prices are gonna blow up after this video like every discontinued Sony headphone....
It's clear now that you have no idea about Japan! It's packaging is impeccable. Don't be ridiculous...
And being intended mainly as studio headphones, they don't need to have fancy packaging.
I didn't complain its just odd. Definitely not consumer grade.
I'm gonna buy this for gaming. I'll just buy an external mic
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you chose to buy the right headphones. Your set up sounds great as it is.
cant believe they are still using exactly the same shell/headband etc. that they used for the MDR-V7 that i bought (and still have) back in the 80's !!!...but then again, if it aint broke.....
I have these and the V6 and prefer the V6 but might be because the V6 are old friends
They made the first publicly available cd player the cd 101 so it was part of the push and the ride of the wave at 10 to 20hz
recieved mine today. Dont think the KPH30i is a good comparison. They have more trebble and less subbass than the KPH30i, still a nice headphone and the build quality is great. All in all a nice closedback with a cable swap perfect for on the go.
These have less sub bass than the KPH30i? What.
"Rival skools" one of the best fighting games in the PS the good old days
Rival Schools 2 was a Dreamcast title. DC2 WHEN?
How does this compare with the MDR 7506 and MDR V6? All 3 headphones looks the same?
Hey Zeos I want to thank you for recommending the blon bl05's. Best sounding iems I've ever had
This is gonna be a big ask but ... is it possible you do the same thing with the Pads you did here with other headphones that need a pad swap? I mean if the stock pads aren't good then recommend the superior pads and others that might work, while mentioning what the other pads are doing to the sound so people can at least have an idea of what to expect from those other pads.
Thanks Z
They look like the mdr v6/7506. Are they similar?
I'm curious as well, I've used v6's for years now. I just change the pads to beyerdynamic velour ones and they sound nice with just about everything and are so efficient they run off everything.
Completely different (IMO). 7506 is too bright for me + good for vocal talking but singing or music, especially live music, is terrible. V6 is a less bright version of 7506, CD900ST is soooo much more detailed and listenable.
These execute those from detail and bass tightness.
@@ZReviews Ok, so I should have read the comments before I posted my comment. I really like my 7506s so these do intrigue me however I have so many other sets I'm also interested in. Drop just added the Dekoni Blues for sale right now; not to mention the Meze 99s and what would be a massive splurge buy for me, the Focal Elex's. During my time here I've gone from 2 sets to 7 sets, and it's taken a lot of willpower for that number to not be 20. Of those, which would you vote for my next purchase?
Well the guy that make Yaxi literally started the company because he want to mod their Cd900st.
Seriously? That's awesome! I love that.
I saw the wallpaper and I knew... we were in for a ride
Love Sony stuff like this. The EX-800st/MDR-7550 is my favorite IEM. Doesn't deserve to sound as good as it does.
FK! NOW I Want these too. The blue and red..gotta have. I'm sorta new to the game. After purchasing some Hyper X Orbit S w/Audeze planars I was hooked. So it has started. Just got my KPH30's in. I still cant believe how good these are. Fkn wow. Their that fun ugly chick that will rock your world. Got the HIFIMAN HE4xx's and a ifi Zen dac after that. MMM! What a match up! Awesome first headphone and dac/amp. GREAT fkn value. Thanks Z for your amazing reviews on my gear. Keep up the great work bro.
God damn you! I'm still in the honeymoon period of the KPH30i and now I want these too.
Z, curious as to what amps besides the green monster class a amp have you used with these? And did it change the sound substantially? For the better? Same?
I have one with a detachable cable mod with MMCX and 3.5mm female ports. I either use my iem cables or any 3.5mm cable.
'Thinnest pads on earth'
* Looks at my DR-S4 7mm thick pads *
Oh, I don't think so.
Yeah I have a pair of DR-S3 headphones here.... thinnest least comfortable (glued on) ear pads ever.
"it came in a cereal bag"
I'm now dead. Thank you sir !
If it is food-grade-material you at least know, it won't smell like some plastics do
Just got the Rebel Amp.
If you walk into any Tower Records or CD Union in Japan these will be the headphones hanging from the CD changer / demo station.
I did that in 2015 and the headphones were not these are were NASTY
@@ZReviews OOF I was just there before the outbreak and they had these on deck which was quite nice. The Tower Records in Shibuya also had these giant Voice of the Theater speakers that completely blew me away.
Few years ago the Sony store in NYC had them on display/demo, but sadly not for sale... I was so mad that I was ready to run off with these.
Nabbed my vintage Porsche w/Yaxi STPad2 b/r's. Thanks Z, awesome review. Now I wait.... : (
The only guy who can make reviews interesting
its j kenji lopez alt but audio stuff 😂😂😂
Someone bought you them?!?
Some people are just made of money 😂
I ended up paying him for them. If I didn't like then he was going to have them shipped to him.
Z, clarify this for everyone. What's most important to you? Sound or comfort? it's one or the other, not both.
If it sound bad, no point putting it on your head in the first place. If it's uncomfortable you don't want to wear it too long ...
Seben & Seben was the Harvey Birdman lawfirm.
I want the last 3 things you reviewed. You're doing something right.
I love this. Vintage (late 80's / early 90's) Japanese studio monitors are awesome.
Please don't get the Sony MDR-M1ST ... all the stuff I've read about them is pretty bad.
I've seen an FR graph too... 'twas not pretty at all.
That money is better spent elsewhere for sure.
Too late. Bought, Arrived, Burned in, Reviewed, Sound demo soon then Yard Sale. So disappointed for my $350
@@ZReviews RIP your wallet T_T
You having success on UA-cam should give every single person on this planet hope
i agree with your statement that yaxi pads is so amazing ❤️
these are packaged like this... because they aren't really for the consumer market they are for studio / production use. same reason the cable is the way it is.
Hey Zeos, now you need to get an original V6 manufactured in the 80's and compare. Still have mine, paid $72. An oldie but goody, foldable, sound great with my Sony D-555.
I have a pair of MDRv6's and not the knock offs. They sound great...im curious how different these sound from these in his review.
You're right. I guess I love these headphones.
im sure youve been asked this before, but what do you think about uploading your twitch vods to a youtube channel? i hate the twitch vod system but id love to sub to a channel that just has your livestreams so i could watch ones that have titles that sound interesting
Yeah, not sure why they couldn't make then foldable like the 7506.
where is the sound demo for these???
These were a pretty nice value a couple of years back when they sold for 90 euro... now that everybody has started talking about them retailers decided to bomb their profit margins and now they sell close to 200... which rents them barely OK considering the competition at this price point (whilst when around 90 euro they were just killing it! nothing could compare to them close to that price )
It's like buying Lada looking car that costs as much as a vw polo but accelerates and handles like a m3 or something .... would be a killer bargain! but now that it looks like a Lada and has an interior like a Lada but despite having same speed costs as much as an m3 I don't see the reason to buy it.
Hi Z, is it worth It buying the Sony MDR CD 900ST Over the cheaper Sony MDR7505.
Is it really worth paying the extra bucks for the Sony MDR CD900ST.
Kind Regards
Lol.
How does this Sony headset in terms of sound compare to newer Sony headsets such as the Sony WH-1000XM4? Would it still be better for listening to music?
Zeos, if someone has something shipped to you and it sucks, then that's where the rubber meets the road AFAIC. About a thousand forum 'gurus' out there who will decry virtually everyone on YT as a shill because there are so few negative reviews - you've done a few and they are invariably my favorite reviews on this channel. If someone asked you to take their car to the dragstrip and the differential and both rear axles imploded the first time you lit up the tyres, is that really on you ? ;)
Zeos doesn't understand the digital sticker on the Sonys.
Remember that there is a company who uses the word oppoty on their products and didn't fix the blatant typo on their most recent product.
Next check MDR-7520
what does "for DIGITAL" means?
you should try the Sony Mdr-7520 with the RNHP and play the dark knight soundtrack!
Zeos, with the plug, is it one of those that has a 1/4" plug sleeve that can be unscrewed off, leaving a 3.5mm plug?
No.
Thanks Z. Just ordered them.
What would be the point of making these balanced? They aren't hard to drive at all like you said. I've been recently modding also I just made both my Porta Pros and Dt 990s detachable. I just used a standard 3.5 mm connector for the Dt 990s because I saw no point in making them balanced because I could already drive them well and that would just make it more complicated.
How do they compare the $85 MDR-7506? Could be a good upgrade for me?
Id say they are LEGIT better.