Sony MDR-7506
The studio monitoring standard since 1991: closed back, flat, and you hear exactly what the stream hears.
Tracked 2026-10-01. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the Sony MDR-7506
The Sony MDR-7506 is a wired closed-back studio headphone, for streamers who monitor their own audio and want the sound isolated from their mic. At a tracked $99.99 it was flat across three points from August 25 to October 1, 2026.
Closed ears keep sound out of the mic. The cord is 8 feet long and not detachable, and the listing says a quarter inch adapter comes in the box. It folds for storage. It has no mic, so you need a separate mic. It uses 40 millimeter drivers. It has 4.6 across 95 retailer ratings, a small pool for a famous model.
- Closed ear design limits sound bleed to the mic
- Folds up for storage
- Quarter inch adapter included
- Cord is fixed, not detachable
- No built-in mic, so a separate mic is needed
- Only 95 retailer ratings
Where it fits in a build
Monitor your audio. Closed-back headphones (no mic) are the pro pick if you mic separately; a headset adds a mic for comms or casual use. See every headphones / headset pick
| Type | Wired headphones |
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$99.99Tracked 2026-10-01
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We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.