$9 Headphone Review: Sony MDR-ZX110

[Barrelhouse Solly]

Bought these a couple of months ago on the basis of this review. I finally set up a CamillaDSP config with Amir's suggested PEQ settings. I'm thoroughly amazed. It's even more exciting than 43131 DACs. It's as cheap as earbuds from a gas station convenience store. I'm listening to "Kind of Blue" after trying out Anner Bylsma's "Cello of the 17th Century." Wow

 

[AyeYoYoYO]

I still have some of the old SONY on-ears of my childhood, and listen to some of the better ones from time to time, with the tracks I listened to at the time.

This is one of them I didn’t keep after the left side of the headband/cup junction cracked. Happened to 3-4 pairs, and in retrospect I sorta wished I kept all of em, and tried to repair as best I could.

Sincere props for this lil experiment

 

[totti1965]

Bought these a couple of months ago on the basis of this review. I finally set up a CamillaDSP config with Amir's suggested PEQ settings. I'm thoroughly amazed. It's even more exciting than 43131 DACs. It's as cheap as earbuds from a gas station convenience store. I'm listening to "Kind of Blue" after trying out Anner Bylsma's "Cello of the 17th Century." Wow

Well, I was (and still am) pretty enthusiastic about these Sony headphones: They're extremely light, and with @amirm's equalization suggestions, they sound really good.
But what really annoys me, and why I prefer my Sennheiser HD 58x Jubilee, which is 18 times more expensive, is that the body noise the Sony transmits is extremely annoying!!!!!
Not only does every slight touch of the headband come through completely unfiltered, but sometimes it feels like it's being amplified, like a bell. Even the back-and-forth movement of the jaw, a movement of the eyebrows, or similar minimal and involuntary muscle movements in the head are amplified and transmitted to the cheap plastic headband, resulting in unpleasant "sidetones" that add to the music.
The Sennheiser HD 58x Jubilee is wonderfully dampened here (although there are certainly headphones that can handle headband contact even better!), which makes them feel much more valuable and, despite their only average weight, much more fun to use.

 

[maxvf]

I brought these 4 years ago, didnt use it much because of the lack of comfort. Sadly my other headphones broke(Superlux hd 672, Takstar Pro 82), so i have to use this one till i get replacement cables. With a little bit of modification i was able to fit hd 4.50 pads on these + used a soft kitchen sponge for the headrest, looks very dumb, but it instantly made it to my most comfortable headphone, easily wearable for 10 hours.

I use it with thewas EQ, its quite enjoyable after EQ. I only miss the bass from the Superlux, with songs like Justice - Fire its definitely lacking.
One big issue with it is quality control, the right side making very weird noises sometimes, like the driver is blown or its touching plastic or something. I noticed this when i got it, but only did it very rarely and only with few songs, now it doing it more frequently. If someone has this issue return it, it will get worse. I removed the felt / took it apart, didnt made any difference.

 

[teched58]

The one weak spot with these headphones is/are the pleather earpads. After about a year, they start to shed heavily.

When I tried to find replacement earpads, it's a) difficult to find ones that fit and b) the earpads cost about the same as a new pair of zx-100s. So my solution is to buy a new pair of these headphones whenever the earpads are shot. I'm on my third pair.

 

[totti1965]

I brought these 4 years ago, didnt use it much because of the lack of comfort. Sadly my other headphones broke(Superlux hd 672, Takstar Pro 82), so i have to use this one till i get replacement cables. With a little bit of modification i was able to fit hd 4.50 pads on these + used a soft kitchen sponge for the headrest, looks very dumb, but it instantly made it to my most comfortable headphone, easily wearable for 10 hours.

I use it with thewas EQ, its quite enjoyable after EQ. I only miss the bass from the Superlux, with songs like Justice - Fire its definitely lacking.
One big issue with it is quality control, the right side making very weird noises sometimes, like the driver is blown or its touching plastic or something. I noticed this when i got it, but only did it very rarely and only with few songs, now it doing it more frequently. If someone has this issue return it, it will get worse. I removed the felt / took it apart, didnt made any difference.

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Yours,

thorsten

 

[solderdude]

I brought these 4 years ago, didnt use it much because of the lack of comfort. Sadly my other headphones broke(Superlux hd 672, Takstar Pro 82), so i have to use this one till i get replacement cables. With a little bit of modification i was able to fit hd 4.50 pads on these + used a soft kitchen sponge for the headrest, looks very dumb, but it instantly made it to my most comfortable headphone, easily wearable for 10 hours.

I use it with thewas EQ, its quite enjoyable after EQ. I only miss the bass from the Superlux, with songs like Justice - Fire its definitely lacking.
One big issue with it is quality control, the right side making very weird noises sometimes, like the driver is blown or its touching plastic or something. I noticed this when i got it, but only did it very rarely and only with few songs, now it doing it more frequently. If someone has this issue return it, it will get worse. I removed the felt / took it apart, didnt made any difference.

Buy a new one when:

• The pads fall apart... in most cases buying replacement pads for headphones are more expensive than this entire headphone.
• you hear a strange rattle, buy a new one... these are dirt cheap.
• the cable breaks ... buy a new one and keep the old one for spare parts (driver, pads, headband).
• you like it and want to have a spare.