Sony MDR-EX800ST(Japan import)

excellent

Sony MDR-EX800ST are some of the few headphones developed for Sony Music to be used by professional musicians. These are the inner ear equivalent of monitoring headphones. When I first heard them I was blown away by the sound stage that they create. You can hear detail which doesn't stand out using other headphones. What the headphones can't do is escape the law of physics so low end bass (which would require much larger diaphragms or electronics which would muddy the overall sound) sounds weak compared to larger headphones. So depending on what music you want to listen to you might want to look at a much larger set of over the ears headphones like Beyerdynamic or Sennheiser's HD-25 that sit on the ears....You can improve bass performance of the Sony's a little by using different tips. Which brings me on to the last fault of these headphones. All the money has gone in the cable and driver units. The silicon tips can disappear down your ear canal very fast. I solved this by getting custom moulded ones from Snugs.com.

Poor sound isolation and fitting this gives lack of bass. Can't put them right to my ears. I own many pairs of different earphones and only those are uncomfortable for me as im trying to put them as deep as possible to get more bass. No success

Llevo más de un año con estos audífonos y lo único que puedo decir es que no te vas a arrepentir: el sonido es simplemente perfecto, aunque sí recomiendo hacerles un poco de burn-in. Con ellos es muy fácil notar cuándo una canción está bien producida, porque suena increíble; las demás solo se sienten simples en comparación. Son muy buenos si te gusta ecualizar la musica, realmente cambia mucho el sonido.

Okay this first paragraph is a rant. Wasn't going to even make a review but I had to after seeing some crackheads saying these are "suspected fakes". No they're not, do some research. The EX800s in Japan have always came in a sketchy white box. Look at people reviewing these IEMs from over a decade ago. You'll see the same sketchy looking white box from people that imported them to the U.S. or people that bought them that actually live in Japan. They don't "sound fake" or "not as good as my other pair of EX800s" that's nonsense. Who is going to make fake pairs of an IEM that's over a decade old that no one really cares about? These are weird looking Sony IEMs no one ever heard of and they have weird connectors that no one wants to make overpriced connectors for. No one took the time to make a perfect fake replica with the same connections and everything. These are not fake. No one would fake these. Common sense. Rant over. Okay so the packaging sucks. No hiding that. The IEM itself is nice although a bit funky looking. It's plastic. The cable is kinda trash. You'll want to replace it with a nicer and heavier cable. The cable is so light and thin it loves to come undone from around your ear if you move too much or tilt your head. These IEMs seal well in my ear with OEM or spinfit tips. Haven't tried foam but I'd imagine that'd work better. If you cannot get these to seal they will not sound nearly as good as they should. You'll probably hate them and return them if that's the case. The soundstage on these is ridiculous. Has a nice airy almost 3 dimensional feeling like the music is around you. Instruments and vocals all sound normal. Nothing sounds wrong with any frequencies. These have a good amount of bass, these large drivers move a lot of air. If you do the little mod where you put take over the large vents on these and poke a hole in them with a pin the bass is absolutely ridiculous. If you want a lot of bass, this is how you'll get it. Interestingly enough it isn't muddy bass and it doesn't really change the overall soundstage on these much. I personally listen to these without the tape. I love bass but for listening to these all the time, it was a bit too much for me. These sound amazing as is though. They respond very well the EQ if that's your sort of thing, I do not EQ these. It's just hard to describe how well these sound. They do everything extremely well, you can get sets that cost more that sound better, but there is absolutely nothing about the sound of these that can be described as anything less than excellent. These have aged VERY well. They sound amazing honestly. There really isn't many new pairs out there that sound much better than these, even ones that cost a lot more. There are even less that have as much bass as these (when you tape the vents). I love the way these look. I don't have an issue with fit or getting a seal. I absolutely love the way these sound. If you are okay with the weird shape and want something that has a huge soundstage and you can get a lot of bass out of them, buy them. Just note you may have an issue with fit, but if you do, return them and get your money back. If you have a soft spot for anything Sony like I do, DEFINITELY buy these, you will not regret it.

PERFECT EARPHONES SOUNDS FINE

great headphones with nice strong bass. Sad that i lost it using only a month.

I have purchased a number of high quality Sony IEM and these are very good . Clear quality sound without too much base emphasis allowing vocals to shine and they are comfortable