Customer Reviews

Sony MDR-XD400 Stereo Headphones

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First impression is a solid one. I was surprised how lightweight and comfortable the headphones were. Though the looks of the headphones may turn some people off, I do not mind (as I bought these headphones for my college apartment use, where it gets loud, so I needed my own sound space).

I noticed distortion in the sound when I was playing through one song, but after comparing the sound to my speakers I realized that the song's quality was not perfect, and the headphones just made the imperfect more clear (kind of like going from a regular TV to an HDTV, and then playing a normal signal on that HDTV, it will look worse than on the regular TV).

As one of my roommate sings to his song that he plays on his computer through his own headphones I realize that these Sony headphones that I have do not keep outside sound as low as I hoped. It could just be that his singing was so different than normal sounds it was easy for my ears to pickup even if it was a faint sound in the background.

After an hour of wearing these Sony Headphones I must say that I have not been able to wear headphones that sit on my head for this long since the Aiwa DJ headphones I used to have years ago.

The next day...

After four hours of wearing these headphones for a 40 man raid in WoW, I must say that they are comfortable enough to wear for long periods of time. My head and ears are especially sensitive to pressure and I was able to tolerate the pressure of these headphones.

Conclusion:

To those that MUST have headphones that block out outside sound, these headphones are probably not for you.
But if you want quality comfort and some good sounding headphones that are mediocre at blocking sound, these headphones are for you.

I dig em.

I bought these headphones after trying a couple of cheaper philips and sony sets and also reading nothing but good reviews. These headphones are fantastic the sound quality is excellent, I use them for watching TV/Movies at night, and they do a top job. Other headphones I tried sounded quite tinny. these just bring movies and music alive. also these are the most confortable headphones I have ever worn. You dont even realise you have these large things on your head. Other headphones Ive tried tended to get quite uncomfortable after a short time. They do sound better after about a day or two, to break them in. The Movie/Music switch dosent seem to do much/anything. These headphones are well worth the price.

I broke my last two sets of headphones... I spent about $20.0 on each pair and I really didn't think I was missing much.. but I did notice when I got an even cheaper set that made my music sound like I was listening in on someone elses music through a metal pipe..... Not to mention discomfort.

THESE HEADPHONES.. are worth the price.

1) They're comfortable. Nice padding... Each side is labled (one for the right ear and one for the left ear)...

2) No outside noise. They're big-- all you hear is the sound of whatever you're listening to. I ride the train to work (which is really loud) .. I used to turn up my music when I got on the train to hear it (which was probably really bad for my ears...) and then turn it back down again once I got off, knowing that everyone around me could probably hear whatever I was listening to at the time... these are a nice constant.... I like that :-)

3) They have lots of different "modes" on both ears. There is a switch you move for MOVIE, Sound Mode, and Music mode. Nice and convient :-)


I use these for my IPod, and my PSP. I don't really need headphones for much of anything else... but I do recommend these.

I have been an audiophile since I was 17 and started to work full time just to spend thousands of dollars buying audio equipment for my home and car.

That being said, these headphones are great. I have been shopping around for a week, looking for something in this price range. They were a huge step up from my Sennheisers 457, which were adequate, but simply not good enough for sound coming from a good clean source, such as my Creative X-Fi in my PC, or my Kenwood 600 watt home theater receiver..

I've tested them on games like Half Life 2, Battlefield 2, and Doom 3. I haven't watched any DVDs yet but I've played a bunch of music on them as well. They needed a little break in like any other pair of good headphones. Out the box they were a little stiff but give them 24 hours and you'll be ok.

The MDR-X400s are perfect for my set up. I really only use headphones for lots of gaming and occassionally listening to music on my PC, but I usually listen to things on my 5.1 theater, just putting on headphones to be quiet. Anyway, I know what good speakers sound like.

With these headphones I can hear all the nuances and probably more than I can on my 5.1 home theater. Subtleties are definately brought up in what you are listening to. Basically yeah, I can say that these sound better than my modest but nice $1500 home theater. Yep. I'm used to listening to stuff from my optical Playstation 2 out, DVD coaxial out.. or my PC on my home theater as well, and with these headphones, I can actually hear MORE. Which is kind of sad really. I was just saying to my fiance how I should sell my home theater and make a bunch of $$, and then just buy another pair of these for her. I'm serious, they sound that good, altough they dont really have the whole home theater effect. Their still 50mm speakers pressed up against your ear.

BTW the "movie mode" just seems to make bass a little heavier and muddier, like I read in other reviews before purchased. They are correct. In my opinion, music mode sounds perfect.

Just an honest review from a person like yourself who was looking for good headphones for the price.

These headphones are a great alternative to high-end headphones like BOSE. They have a great sound quality and the bass is awesome. The only bad thing that I didn't like about these headphones is that they look wierd on your head and they're power hungry. If you are going to use these on your mp3 player or directly connecting to your computer, you will NOT get a good sound quality. This is simply because these appliances do not have the power to support 50mm drivers embedded in the headphones. I had to buy an amplifier to to boost signals coming from my mp3 player and the music came to life. A cheap and portable amplifier you can buy is the 3-headphone volume booster (#33-1109) from RadioShack.

I've been looking for good headphones for quite a while. I did my online research and found this to be the best headphones at the price range I was willing to pay for. Best Buy were selling these for 100 bucks not including taxes but I ended up paying 80 bucks incl. shipping at Amazon.

Anyways, these headphones are great. The sound is very good. When you blast the music loud, it doesn't hurt your ears. The surround sound is excellent as well. There isn't too much trebele so the guitars won't be piercing in your ears if you put the music volume up a little higher than normal. They fit very combortably and it seriously doesn't feel like you're wearing big headphones.

The only thing I fault is the goofy design on top of the headphones. Like one of the pervious reviewer said, I wouldn't really want to wear these in public. I don't know why Sony made the goofy design on top. THis is pretty much for my home use so I'm satisfied with what I got. The sound is awesome adn tahts all I can ask for.

I got these to replace some cheap Philips that had broken on the right side only about 5 to 6 months after I got them, and while that can was a bit lopsided it still worked fairly well. Then I got these from Amazon recently and they sound sooo much better by far, and much louder on the same volume setting as the Philips did. Of course, they originally retail for about 2.5x what I paid for the Philips on sale at a store so they should sound better.

I'm much happier with these and hope that they'll last for a long time. However, I'm a bit concerned with the inner rubber strap that's held on by two tiny pins not unlike those used on watchbands, so I'm also hoping that those are much stronger than I might think.

There doesn't seem to be all that much difference between movie vs. music modes, or at least that I can tell. Maybe my ears just aren't quite as discriminating as a true audiophile's, I guess.

They fit comfortably on my head, a bit snug but not too tightly, even with my glasses on, which they also help hold in place. It's nice not worrying about those slipping down my nose for once. The earpads are covered with a material that I don't like so if it's possible I hope to find a cloth pair to place over them. The other ones had those and they felt nice; the best thing about them, I thought.

Overall, I highly recommend these.

I got these headphones for recording music but I have found myself useing them for many other things, because of the great sound quality. Also they are very light weight, and very comfortable.

These headphones are delightful. No. No. They are brilliant. No, no, no, no. There is no word to describe its perfection, so I am forced to make one up. And I'm going to do so right now. Scrumtrilescent.
Cons: they are pretty loud outside of the ears, so roommates may be a problem in closed proximities. They look ridiculous on my head, i would never go in public in with these.
Pros: They sound very good, and 70 bucks is worth it. Comfortable and good for people that sit at their computer for continuous hours.

these headphones sound so good you will never want to listen to your stereo through your speakers again. i love the extended cord so i can lie in bed and listen to my stereo at night especially those sleepless nights. the magnets on these headphones are huge to produce the awesome sound and extra solid bass that you can actually feel when you crank up the volume a little. i do not know if other headphones out there have magnets this big.do not hear them at high volume cuz they are very powerful. they fit very comfortable. i highly recommend these headphones to anyone out there that likes to listen to music through headphones