Sony MDR-7506
A studio and broadcast staple for decades. Foldable, accurate monitoring, no mic.
Tracked 2026-10-19. 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 folding closed-back studio headphone with no mic, used for monitoring your mix. At a tracked $113 it sits at the top of its $83 to $113 range since July 2023, so this is a wait-for-a-sale buy.
It has 40 millimeter drivers and a closed design that reduces outside noise. The 9.8 foot cord is not detachable, and a quarter-inch adapter is included. It folds into a soft case, weighs 8 ounces and has 63 ohm impedance. A fixed cord can be a snag point at a desk. Rated 4.7 across 28,441 retailer ratings.
- Folds into a soft case
- Closed ear design cuts outside noise
- Rated 4.7 across 28,441 retailer ratings
- Tracked price is at the top of its range
- Cord is not detachable
- No built-in mic
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 | Monitoring headphones |
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Sony MDR-7506
$113Tracked 2026-10-19
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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.