The world's largest manufacturer of quality consumer electronics continues to lead the way with its innovative Blu-ray PS3, SXRD televisions, and extensive line-up of personal computers and portable audio products, including an extensive selection of noise cancelling, ear buds, folding street style, wireless, full size, in-ear, and professional DJ headphones. Led by the reference Altus MDR-D777LP and MDR-SA3000 stereo headphones, Sony continues to push the envelope while keeping even its top models affordable. The MDR-NC50 noise cancelling headphones keep the technology affordable while its competitors charge considerably more.
Sony headphones are designed with high-definition driver units up to 80KHz, ambient sound-in switch which allow users to listen to outside noise (similar to open-type headphones), and aura-nomic designs to cover the entire ear. Certain models feature ambient noise reduction with phase-canceling process (provides noise reduction of 14dB at 300Hz), up to 95ft. transmission range, 40mm driver, auto tuning, power on/off, and recharge, and 2.4GHz RF digital transmission. Others feature professional styles to monitor DJ recordings/provide high fidelity listening, oxygen-free copper litz cord, rugged design, Sony UniMatch Plug for portability and much more. There is a general acknowledgment that Sony has some wireless headphone models (especially their wireless surround sound) that are sonically stunning and technical groundbreaking.
People living an active lifestyle are well served by Sony’s extensive selection of in-ear headphones, ear buds and around the neck models that not only stay in place during arduous workouts, but sound great as well. With dozens of models to pick from, Sony has a large lineup of quality headphones. Popular models include the Sony Studio Monitor Series MDR-V300, Sony RF Wireless, Sony MDR V700DJ, Sony MDR-NC6 Noise Cancelling Headphones, Sony MDR V6, and much more.
More than sixty years have gone by since its early days in Japan as the manufacturer of magnetic tape recorders and Japan’s first transistor radio. A world leader in audio and video recording and playback, Sony Corporation has pushed the envelope with SXRD, Blu-ray high-definition video, and superior high-end audio reproduction through the development of SACD. One of the world’s largest media companies through Sony BMG Music Entertainment and producers of video game consoles and games with its PS3 system, Sony has the entire home entertainment world covered.
While its headquarters are located in Tokyo, Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. subsidiary of Sony Corporation, is based in New York City. The company announced that its consolidated annual sales for the fiscal year which ended on March 31, 2007 totaled approximately $70.3 billion. By the same time, the corporation recorded a total of 163,000 Sony employees worldwide.
You’ll find that almost every electronics retailer carries Sony headphones. You can find them at convenient stores like Target or Wal-Mart, or you can visit Amazon or eBay to find the lowest prices. Retailers like zZounds, SweetWater Sound, Shop4Tech and many of the others we’ve featured throughout our website also carry various Sony headphones.
