SONY MDR-7506

Sony MDR-7506 — Closed-Back Reference Headphones for Broadcast and Field Monitoring

The MDR-7506 has been the default monitoring headphone on film sets, in edit suites, and in broadcast trucks for over three decades. It is not the most refined headphone you can buy, and that is precisely why it works: a flat, unforgiving response that shows you problems rather than hiding them. If a boom is rustling or a lav is clothing-noised, you will hear it here.

Folding construction and a coiled cable make it practical for bag work and cart use alike. Replacement earpads are widely available, which matters when a set of cans lives in a sound bag for years.

Key Features

• 40 mm PET diaphragm with neodymium magnet — the driver that made this a standard
• Closed-back, circumaural — effective passive isolation on noisy locations
• Flat, analytical response — designed to reveal detail, not flatter it
• Folding construction with swivel earcups for compact storage
• Coiled cable, 3 m extended, terminated in gold-plated 3,5 mm; screw-on 6,3 mm Unimatch adapter included
• Lightweight at 260 g (without cable) for long shooting days
• Widely available spare parts — earpads and cables replaceable

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