Name: Sony MDR-1AM2 Circumaural Wired Headphones with Microphone, Full Size, Black
Brand: Sony
SKU: SOMDR1AM2B
Price: 298.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.8 (54 reviews)

Sony MDR-1AM2 Circumaural Wired Headphones with Microphone, Full Size, Black

Sony MDR-1AM2

Sony

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Headphones & Earphones

Wired Headphones

Sony Wired Headphones

Sony MDR-1AM2 

Top Rated Gear: Sony MDR-1AM2 Circumaural Wired Headphones with Microphone, Full Size, Black Band Style: Overhead, Cup Style: Closed-back, Earpiece Style: Over-Ear, Features: Balanced Cable, In-Line Controller

 The Way The Artists Truly Intended Enjoy the subtlest nuances of studio-quality sound in higher than CD quality with High-Resolution Audio. Passion for music unites every component from signal to speaker so it feels like the artist is performing right in front of you. Pure clarity. Total comfort. Classic style The precision sound and full-spectrum clarity of the MDR-1AM2 headphones capture the hearts of music lovers everywhere. And with a lightweight design and soft cushioned ear pads, you can listen for hours in total comfort. 40mm HD drivers Enjoy clear, lively sound across all frequencies from 1.57" HD drivers. Pitch-perfect ultra-highs Specially-designed Fibonacci-patterned grills protect the drivers while minimizing sound damping of high-resolution frequencies, so you can revel in every detail of the ultra-high notes. Balanced audio A balanced cable fully separates left and right channels by including an additional ground connection to reduce cross-talk and increase audio efficiency, for superior sound quality. Silver-coated oxygen-free copper Four silver-coated oxygen-free copper (OFC) cables minimize resistance and signal-transmission loss. The result is less sound degradation, finer detail and smoother treble. Listen in style and comfort With an ultra-lightweight frame and pressure-relieving ear pads, you can listen comfortably in style for long periods of time. Pressure-relieving ear pads Listen comfortably for hours thanks to soft cushioned synthetic leather ear pads. The closed-back design minimizes any sound loss. Ultra-lightweight A new lightweight frame relieves pressure for longer listening in comfort, while premium build materials ensure long-lasting durability. Carrying pouch A supplied carrying pouch keeps your headphones safe from scratches and dust. Take calls The inline remote and mic let you handle calls and control music. Enjoy music as the artist intended with High-Resolution Audio Take your digital music collection to another level with High-Resolution Audio. By digitally capturing music at a higher rate than CD, High-Resolution Audio allows you to get closer to the original studio recording and enjoy your music just as the artist intended. Aluminum-coated LCP diaphragm for more precision An aluminum-coated, liquid crystal polymer diaphragm gives a more consistent and precise sound across the entire frequency range than even a conventional LCP driver. High frequencies uniquely contained in High-Resolution Audio especially benefit from the added rigidity and energy lost during transmission to the headphone housing is more uniform, ensuring a true and authentic performance. Wide frequency response for a full range of sound The wide-band frequency range, spanning 3Hz to 100kHz, is designed for a broad variety of music styles. Such a wide frequency response ensures even advanced audio formats, which require a much larger spectrum, can be accurately reproduced without hard limits or frequency roll-off, giving your music more life and realism. Patterned grill for smooth ultra-highs Grills help to protect the precision headphone diaphragm and are designed specifically for passing ultra-high frequencies without introducing "color" to the sound. The grill pattern is based on a Fibonacci sequence to ensure no frequency is boosted or cut. The result is a smooth, refined sound right across the frequency range. Supplied balanced-connection headphone cable A 4.4mm (Dia.) balanced connection cable separates left and right sound signals completely, unlike conventional headphone cables which share a ground wire. This minimizes signal transmission loss and resulting sound deterioration, so you hear less distortion and cross-talk. Silver-coated oxygen-free copper The MDR-1AM2 uses silver-coated oxygen-free copper cables, designed to minimize resistance and signal-transmission loss. The result is less sound degradation, finer detail and smoother treble sounds. Heavy bass with Beat Response Control Built-in Beat Response Control improves the transient characteristics in bass sound and delivers accurate rhythm. Enfolding closed-back design seals in sound The closed-back, enfolding design wraps around the ear, helping to seal in music and keep distractions out. Meticulously crafted acoustics ensure sound is exclusively directed towards your ears, so you hear even the subtlest of sounds. You'll also feel every beat, as the closed-back design helps to maximize the bass signatures in your music. Pressure-relieving ear pads for total comfort Soft, synthetic leather ear pads with pressure-relieving cushions have been designed to rise and shape around your ears, ensuring a comfortable fit. Smooth materials and seamless stitching provide comfort and durability for long hours of listening. Super-lightweight design for hours of comfort The MDR-1AM2's super lightweight design relieves pressure on your ears so you can listen for hours in comfort. Swivel design makes travel easy Take these headphones with you anywhere. A swivel design makes them easy to store on the go. The ear cups swivel flat for easy packing in a bag or slipping into the supplied pouch.

Vor über einem Jahr kaufte ich dieses Headset für meine Sony Smartphones, um alle Audio Angelegenheiten abzuwickeln, außer Movies. Selbst für Movies ist dieses Headset sehr gut, wenn ich meinen alten Highend - Verstärker davor schalte.

Best Sony Headset

This product really shows Sony's great quality - as product as sound quality. I like all modern connection types like Bluetooth, but this is Classic. I want Sony never to cancel the wired sound transfer.

Great Sony product

Love these suited to Sony Walkman NW-A35. Great detailed sharp sound dynamics well suited to digital music players. Although MDR-1A has better depth and bass for analog music. Both are great depending on your requirement.

Excellent headphones for digital music

I've been trying to find headphones that were comfortable and would fit my head/ears for a couple of months. Moving from the SteelSeries Arctis 5 it was hard to find something more comfortable. After 7-8 carefully selected products from Bose, SteelSeries, Logitech, etc. I decided on the Sony MDR-1AM2s for my home office. For work, I got a cheap alternative, the Cooler Master MH-751 (a surprising underdog). 

These Sony MDR-1AM2 headphones far surpass the quality of any others I tried in terms of comfort and sound quality. The mic quality on the cord for these headphones is better than the boom mic on my Cooler Master / Arctis 5. I had low expectations from the mic, but it seems to filter out a lot of background noise that my other mics pick up, and I don't have to worry about rustling the cord or crinkling paper/bags near it like other headsets. I can wear these all day long and forget I have them on. They don't leak much sound, and when I have music on I can't hear a thing from anything else in the room.

Extremely comfortable, great sound.

I bouth them and I just love them and I will always buy Sony as best as I can.

Awesome headohones

1AM2 is very comfortable to wear, and has great sound quality.

Comfortable headphone to wear

The sound is fantastic, crisp, and very good, I heard it every day

Great features!

Purchased a year ago, so I waited before I made a review...I currently run the headphones with a Monolith Portable Headphone Amplifier with THX AAA Technology...
The sound is clear, large and powerful...I have taken the headphones on various trips, and were awesome while waiting for my flight, and while on the plane. They are comfortable and durable.
My 18 year old son likes them so much, he wants them ( mind you he currently has bass heavy BEATS By DRE PRO) he says that “the Sonys are clearer”...I think I may have gotten him to appreciate music more...nonetheless I’ve purchased the MDR-Z7M2, and I’ll review those as well...

Very impressed...

Bought this a week ago, and they sound AMAZING.
They work well with the DAC/Amp I purchased a week earlier.

I have not used the Balanced cable that came with the headphones, as I need an adapter to plug into the Amplifier, which I have not been able to find yet. ;(
With or without the Balanced Cable they sound great and feel great too!

Works straight out-of-the-box

Excellent headphones to use on the go. I own several pairs of headphones, ranging from $100 up to $1,600. These are honestly some of my favorite. The warm sound, the clarity all punches well above its weight class. Can’t recommend these enough to a person who wants excellent sound quality while on the go.

My eyes have been opened

Bought this to use with my Xperia 1 II and PHA-2. A great follow up to the 1A with superb sounds like no other. Registers with Sony Connect app for a truly 360 Audio experience.

Exceptional Sound Stage

Very Comfortable and lightweight - great sound especially the bass - at $299 somewhat pricey - 2 weeks latter Sony dropped it $50 - bad luck on my part!

Perfect for a Sony Walkman!

Nice headphones to buy, good sound and quality, nice look

GOOD!!!

Had these headphones for more than a year now and as headphones these are some of the best at the price range (£100-200) with great design, very light and comfortable with amazing quality. After long sessions of listrning your ears can get hot but that's most closed off headphones. The only major issue is the wire. I have had 3 wires with these headphones and all have broke in less than 6 months. You can't just plug any wire into it as well as they don't fit. So if your wires break out of warranty might be difficult to find a replacement as sony charges £60 for a new wire. If i could plug any wire into these fantastic headphones would be an easy sell to anyone.

Fantastic headphones with 1 problem

Excellent Hi Res audio experience . Happy and satisfied with the product.

Cool Hi Res Audio Experience

I am very shocked for choosing this over the WH-1000XM3 as they were extremely light and had excellent treble! I used it with the amp one time and it was heavenly! The sound details were splendid and the dynamic drivers made it sound remarkable!

Just wow

Easily the most comfortable headphones I've ever worn, and that's saying something from a guy with a big head. Solid construction and crystal clear sound. Was heartbroken when I left them on a plane. 10/10 Recommendation.

Best Bang for Buck Hands Downs

Very good dynamic and clear voice. Go with Kimber cable then you will never take it out from your ear!

Great budget sound

Since I bought my new portable device, sony walkman nw a105 I was looking for something special for listening my hi res audio files... And I found it.... I made the perfect match

The best headphone evaaar

I bought it exactly one year ago. I did not expect Sony to have such a high-quality headphone, as I have only tried their popular models in the past. However, I wanted to give these a try. 
Using a DAC with these headphones is recommended. This way the sound is rich in details, bass, and clarity. On top of it all, they are the most comfortable I have ever tried. I can easily use them for 6 hours non-stop. 

Surprisingly Very Good !

I purchased these with my NWZX300 - have had these for close to 1 year now - and god are these good. Personally I always like wired over the wireless - call me old fashioned if you must. But the functionality of the balanced and the regular headphone mixed with good old reliability and ruggedness that comes along with it just wins every time for me. Light to wear and with great cushioning for the head - these are comfortable to the end of the day. Great over the year coverage and isolates external noise without all the noise cancellation jargon very well. Great sounding high's and immaculate deep low's without sounding either over the top or dithering low's respectively - I love these as my 1st purchase.

Amazing - An Amateur Audiophiles Take

I bought MDR-1AM2 because my old headphones got broken. At first I compare it with WH-1000XM3 but end up with MDR-1AM2 because I have already owned wireless NC headset so I went with the wired option which is also cheaper.

For the performance, it is exactly what I expected. Clear high, clean voice and moderate low. The bass is there and it is good but not too much which I prefer this way. (My old headphones is kind of studio reference model and has very little bass so I am now accustomed to just fair bass.

The earpad is good, really comfortable. I can wear it all day long without take it off. ButI still prefer WH-1000XM3 style over this one.

I am not sure if this model will continue or will be replaced by h.ear series. The new h.ear 3 series are in store right now so I recommend you try them and compare before buying this.

Great comfort, balance tone.

I've had other entry-level audiophile headphones in the past, but this is the most expensive pair I've ever owned. I was a bit nervous that these might not have been worth the price, but I'm happy to say that they're worth every single penny of $250.

Sound quality is wonderfully good. Bass is ample but not overboosted and stays full into the frequency range. The bass begins to roll off at about 25Hz, which is lower than what you can perceive as a note anyway. Treble sparkles without being piercing or tinny.

The only aspect that leaves something to be desired is the build quality - 100% plastic. Everything still feels pretty sturdy, but I'm somewhat worried about whether they'll hold up after a couple years of use. However, since it still doesn't feel "cheap", it's not enough for me to take a star off.

Awesome product, would definitely recommend.

Truly excellent

These are the most light and comfortable headphones I have had or tried on! Regarding the sound: there is just the right amount of bass, the high frequency range is also definitely there, although I have not listened to any 11.2 MHz DSD files. It will be easy to drive the MDR-1AM2 by any portable source thanks to their low input impedance. The material and design quality is acceptable for headphones at this price, but time will tell.

Sony MDR-1AM2 Circumaural Wired Headphones with Microphone, Full Size, Black

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