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Sony MDR-1R
« on: December 14, 2013, 08:13:57 PM »
Sony MDR-R1.

Quick subjective impression notes: Just too much bass, no doubt made even worse by less than exemplary bass distortion which bleeds into the low vocal range. The low treble has a slight "hard" quality to it when turned up, although nothing in the FR would indicate this otherwise. The midrange is very nice. The driver seems to have some potential for resolving plankton, so long as the recording doesn't have any bass to congest everything to the nightosphere.
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Re: Sony MDR-R1
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2013, 08:44:08 PM »
Shut! That looks (both FR and distortion) and sounds (from your impressions) a lot like my stock HD202s!
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Re: Sony MDR-R1
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2013, 09:36:57 PM »
In stock form, the MDR-R1 just not very good. If mean if Sony's Nao Tsunoda stopped by my house and brought these to me for listen, I would be put in a very awkward position because I wouldn't want to inadvertently insult him with "WTF bass" facial impressions.

Modified these are good. The mids are good (just slightly shouty), but the bass distortion is a killer. These had so much potential. Sony can must do better.
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Re: Sony MDR-R1
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2013, 09:52:03 PM »
Tsunoda was surprisingly forthcoming at RMAF about tuning the response to fit a market segment rather than strive for neutrality.

Apparently the market breakdown with Sony headphones is that people love either fat, sloppy bass or none at all.
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Re: Sony MDR-R1
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2013, 10:38:09 PM »
I take it you mean the 1R and not the R1? My friend has a pair, and I thought that they had a similar sound signature to the hd600 but much less refined. I told him to do the dynamat mod to it, but he didn't really care too much to do the mod.
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Re: Sony MDR-R1
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2013, 11:04:24 PM »
No wonder they sound a bit lazy.  I might give mine the Dynamat treatment.
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2013, 01:45:39 AM »
Too bad. Really great looking headphones, but most Sony phones have been basket cases in terms of response for quite awhile. The Z1000 was meh, and I absolutely hated the SA-5000. From my vague memories the CD-1700 and 2000 weren't too shabby, but they made those things like 15 years ago at least. The 3000 IIRC was kind of odd.
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2013, 03:12:09 AM »
I love the SA5000.
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2013, 03:15:53 AM »
How would you deal with the bass without eq? I don't think mass loading the cups would make that much of a difference at that end of the spectrum.
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2013, 03:33:24 AM »
If there is a port inside the cups, reducing it or completely sealing it may help with tuning the bass.
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