Best Sony Wired Headphones

Waste of money – We bought 2 pairs for long flights. They were VERY uncomfortable. And worse, the Noise canceling function did NOT work at all on both. Waste of money. Show details

Its a cheap headphone with good build quality – I bought this from target at 26 dollar as i forgot to bring my daily to the library. The build quality of this headphone is not bad, packaging is… Read more

poor with no case included. But at 26 dollar i cant complain. Now, taking about sound quality, the device i use is LG V50+, which is the best sound quality phone money can buy. Although this headphone is only 24ohm my LG has to increase gain to 70 to show any details in the songs i normally listen to. The pitch is leaking, bass is distorted well lets just say for 26dollar it is average, i would go get a pair of smiling jamaica from marley for this price. If you got it with full price at 46 then its a no no, because a pair of koss porta pro will destroy this in every category. All and all, not something I can recommend.

All sorts of trouble – I am not sure if mine are faulty. But things play randomly with out me pressing the button, tv shows or music pause with out me pressing it, it opens Spotify and plays without me having the app even open Show details

Gives Out Sound – I use these for school, can't listen to my things at a high volume because it gives out so much out-sound. People around me can hear what I'm… Read more

listening to and it's SO annoying because I like having my stuff really loud. Expected better for 11 bucks. Also expected a mic but it's what you're paying for I guess.

The most durable headphones around – I bought a pair of Sony MDR V6 headphones in 2006. The MDR V6 is basically the same as the Sony MDR-7506, with perhaps only minor cosmetic… Read more

differences between the two. Needless to say, the MDR V6 pair I had are still going strong, and have been worn outdoors when walking all day, for years and years, and I still have them, and they still work fine. However, after more than 10 years, the headphone cups are falling apart, but these can be replaced.

So when I read that the Sony MDR-7506 was basically the same as the MDR V6, I decided to buy the MDR-7506. So far so good. These headphones have a reputation for being very durable, and I have to agree. As far as sound goes, they aren't really hyped in the bass, but they do give a good sound. I use them both for professional recording late at night, and for general listening, and they perform well, and sound good. If you are looking for that super hyped bass, these don't deliver. That being said, you could easily adjust EQ if you need or want more bass.

The only downside of the new MDR-7506 pair I got about a year and a half ago is that the covering on the ear cups is starting to peel away. However, it is only cosmetic. My guess is that these headphones will last a long, long time, like the MDR V6 pair did for me.

If you are looking for good quality and highly durable headphones, then I'd give these a serious look. There is a reason why they have been held in wide regard in studios around the world for many decades.

Good...enough – I tend to listen to music that contains high's, mid's and low's. The sound quality was not bad, but it lacked in the mids. It seems that the… Read more

earphones use drivers that have an 'artificial' sounding bass to it. If you are looking for earphones that will do the trick for a relatively cheap price, these may do the trick.

Should last longer than 6 weeks ... Update 6 : 09/09/25 – Purchased 4 Feb 24, they have great sound, excellent battery life and are small enough to wear comfortably while sleeping, but after just 6 weeks one… Read more

ear stopped working.

Took it back to the store 6 Apr 24, they replaced them but again 5 weeks later one ear stopped working.

Very disappointed in the reliability of this product. We have enjoyed many Sony products that have lasted more than 10yrs like our 43" Sony TV bought in 2006, STILL WORKING GREAT!

Modern gear ... not impressed at all.

*** update 17/5/24 *** After calling Sony support about the problem she was talked through the "Initialize the headset" procedure that restores the factory settings ... and unbelievably both channels started working again. It will be interesting to see how long this reset works for, however I'm curious as to why a reset would restore a missing channel and whether Sony will produce a firmware upgrade with a permanent fix.

Raised the rating 1 star, we have saved the user guide which shows the Initialize procedure if it happens again.

*** update 27/5/24 *** Sound dropped out again, just 10 days later. Tried the initialization procedure TWICE but this time it hasn't fixed it. Hopefully another call to Sony will either replace them or refund.

Dropped rating to 1 star.

*** update 1/8/24 *** despite repeated contact with Sony support after providing a copy of the Big-W receipt, because the Description for the product only says "Sony Wireless InEar" and does not quote the model "WI-C100", Sony REFUSED to replace it, basically saying the receipt could be anything. So we sent through the Big-W webpage link for the product that shows the Big-W SKU in the description but that still wasn't sufficient to prove we bought "WI-C100" ear phones.

Eventually (24/7/24) I took them back to another Big-W store and they replaced it no questions asked, good support from Big-W customer service. So far the new set has been working fine but we'll see how long it lasts.

We're pretty disappointed with Sony support's attitude ...

*** update 16/12/24 *** and again, L ear stopped producing sound. Full factory reset/initialise has failed to correct, will try to get them swapped out at Big W again, just have to find a store with stock.

*** update 03/01/2025 *** swapped over again at Big W today, a month left on the warranty. We've been trying to find an alternative with similar battery life and a small enough earpiece but that's been challenging. One set she has liked for years is comfortable and has great sound, but when the battery is low a full-volume "BATTERY LOW" wakes her up from her deep sleep, something the Sonys don't do. The search continues ....

Looking at the global Sony website for this product we are not the only ones reporting back that 1 side stops working. Clearly some kind of manufacturing/design fault, but us consumers are expected to suck it up. This page suggests that the listing is monitored by Sony and of course not a peep from them.

*** update 09/09/2025 *** Following my update 3/1/25 mentioning that Sony monitors the review, lo and behold a few days later they disappeared!

So after a few weeks of having to do the initialise over and over, we finally gave up and tossed them. Had originally rated them 5* for value for money but dropped to 1* because now they've now landfill and it feels like tossing $40 down the toilet, plus the cost of a replacement.