OneOdioPro-30 Over Ear Headphone, Wired Premium Stereo Sound Headsets with 50mm Driver, Foldable Comfortable Headphones with Protein Earmuffs and Shareport for Recording Monitoring Podcast PC

The global standard for studio headphones is Sony. Their MDR7506 headphones are pretty much unbeatable...Or are they?I've own 3 pairs of Sonys and there's a reason; they make incredible...well...everything. I've been looking for a viable replacement for those headphones. My ear is tuned to that pristine sound quality so I know when a headphones audio isn't lining up. When I bought the OneOdio® Pro-30 Studio Wired Headphones, I expected nothing. What started as low expectations, quickly turned to shreeks of happiness because I finally found the headphones that BESTED the Sony MDR7506s and for less than half the price of the Sonys. I can't tell you how smooth these headphones sound and feel. I am blown away by the quality, even though it's plastic-feeling. These headphones are The Sony Killers!

I just got them. The look great. There L/R channels are clearly marked. The left headphones has the 1/4 " jack and the right a 3.5mm jack. There are two cords included (one 3.5 mm stereo male to 3.5mm TRRS male with mic(microphone) and button inline. The other cord is a 1/4" male stero to 3.5mm male stereo TRS). I will try them on shortly. There is also I decently cute carry bag. They do easily fit over my ears. The inside diameter is ~2 1\8 " or about 5 cm. Wearing the headphones without audio reduces ambient noise around 20-40% (rough estimate). They are not over tight, but feel secure and comfortable. They have a neat look reminiscent of headphones from a few decades back. The sound is great. There very clear at any level. In my opinion they block a significant amount of background noise. I like to listen to music as "screne" music when I'm walking, this involves drowning out from some to all of the background noise. These work great. At peak volume on my cellphone it's like having very clear 2 channel surround sound stereo and is intensley immersive. At mid volume I can whistle and barely notice it over my music. They are easy to not notice that you're wearing them aside of the music (this adds to the illusion that the sound is "around you.")Update 4 months later. I included some more pics with a reference object for size. The depth of the inside give ample room to not "scrunch"/ smash my ears. In 115° weather they get a Lil hit inside, but that's to be expected from a tight seal. I tend to be very hard on my headphones; these are in near perfect condition still (other than a drop of glue I got inside from an art project.) I sometimes use both inputs at once (bear in mind this can pass audio (or bias) from one device to the other. Both cords still work fine. These are one of my favorite headphones I've ever worn (I grew up playing with production equipment and am almost 50, so I've tried many headphones. The cups are true "over ear" headphones. If your into recording stereo audio I did some interesting tests. The supplied mic is mono, however I have begun using these as direct conduction stereo mics using the headphones as mic on my digital recorders. This is where audio travels through the back of the headphones from my body to the speaker, not through the diaphragm solely. I turn the headphones backwards and lie the hard part against my chest with the diaphragms out; this is not as designed, but works quite well. If your into that I'd try it. As far as the frequency response seems very natural, with good respince in tge high end. My hearing is not what it used to be and I can hear the crickets in these better than other earphones / headsets ; Its like having a part of life I wasn't able to enjoy ( krickets are ~ 7000 - 7200 Hz.) The cord with the 1/4" jack has a stretchy wound section that is nice, similarly to the old telephone cords, but not flattened. The shielding is very nice and doesn't seem to pickup any noise so far. I love these headphones. These are the only headphones I rember forgetting I was wearing in over 25 years; they rest very comfortably on my head, but don't "slip" around much at all. The over head cushion is very nicely made.

Let's face it my audiophile and/or sound enthusiast Homies, there are lots of inexpensive headphones out there of all types, and to be honest, if you do your homework, you can find quite a few of them that are quite satisfying. And if you can temporarily shelve that "condescending mindset about having to have higher cost audio gear" for a moment, you'll see what I'm talking about.Over the past 6 months or so, I've been on a binge of purchasing inexpensive (or relatively expensive) headphones from a variety of makers. And yes, some are - what appear to be - cheap Asian knock-offs. But some - noooo, make that quite a few - are very good in their audio qualities. Now do keep in mind that I also have more expensive Planars in my collection, but I just wanted to see what the cheaper lot had to offer.Now enter this model - generically known as the "Over Ear Headphone." It arrives in a nice box and is very, very light. I purchased the silver and brown model which has a nice rich look to it appearance-wise. Now, it's not made from titanium or any other more premium material - just lots of plastic and vinyl in this particular set of cans. After all, you're paying less than $40 USD for these, so keep your expectations real. Fit-wise, they are downright comfortable and for me, there is absolutely no need to upgrade the pads - they are plush and cover the ears perfectly. Now if your ears look the size of Walt Disney's Dumbo, then you may have issues.Now on to the sound. Now keep in mind that when I blog about and/or review audio gear, I tend to balance a variety of scenarios - mainly how much an item costs vs its performance levels. And this is a very good sounding headphone. Now, do not confuse "good" with "realistic." There are many pieces of audio gear out there that sound good (meaning pleasant), and there are fewer gear (in this case headphones) that sound stunning and realistic - and those are usually in the monitor category.I always evaluate audio gear using classical music, big band jazz, other orchestra types, conventional jazz, and Latin jazz. Why? Because the test of any audio gear is to see how it handles a variety of musical instruments, whether performing separately, or combined like in the full crescendo of a symphony orchestra or big band. Playing/evaluating headphones with hard rock or heavy metal doesn't do them justice (in my opinion of course).The Over Ear Headphone (what a dumb generic name) has a nice, rich sound quality to them which should please most listeners. Now for we audiophiles (and you know who you are), there is the feeling of having a slight veil over the music - almost as if somebody were listening to a performance seated behind a set of curtains. That is, they sound very good, but there is something missing - and that something is the lack of feeling like your being there. The music is well balanced and you can wear these headphones for a very long time without fatigue. There are some of the best cans in this price range, so keep that in mind.Now if you want to experience more of a realistic sound structure with excellent imaging, superb sound-staging, and more, add another $30 USD or so to your budget (putting you in the $60 to $80 price range) and you could do much better with the likes of the HiFiMan HE-35XS, or the Brainwavz Audio HM5, or the OKCSC-Zx-1 (with mods). Those 3 headphones render superb soundstaging, accurate instrument timbres, excellent image placement, hall ambience, and more!In the end, I'd have to say that using the much heralded Philips SHP-9500 cans and comparing them against this "Over the Ear" set of headphones, I prefer the Philips hands down. But again, if you're in the price range that these cans run for, you can't go wrong - plus they're very comfortable.