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I'm David karna and this is the sony MDR z7 a high-end headphone GERD toward audio files that lists for $700 but can be had online for less than 600 Sony offers a huge rain of headphones but it hasn't made a headphone that goes toe-to-toe with the top audiophile models in quite some time the MDR z7 is such a headphone it looks feels and sounds like the real deal this is a really comfortable headphone and while not as light as Sony's step-down mdr-1a another great headphone it's relatively light for a high-end model at 335 grams or 11.8 ounces and I was able to wear it for long stretches without a problem at this price point a lot of audio files choose to go with an open back design to get that more open era quality that open-back headphones deliver the MDR z7 is a closed back design but manages to sound more like an open back headphone so imaging is broad and beautifully focused and that really describes this headphones overall sound which is very linear and transparent you hear more of the recording good or bad which is exactly what audio files want you get the feeling the z7 isn't adding or taking away anything from the sound of your music harsh recordings will sound harsher than you've heard them before but the best ones will sound better than ever the z7 will appeal the folks who crave lots of bass but it's not over emphasized the way it is with a lot of today's headphones this headphone will sound terrific plugged into your phone but to really hear it at its best it should be paired with a high-end headphone amplifier where the great amp does e7s dynamic punch improves treble is more delicate and the bass plums deeper if you're going to invest in a high-end headphone like the MDR z7 it makes sense to hear what it can do I've gave it car light for cnet.com thanks for watching