Sony PTR10372

53 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Sound (22)
Comfort (13)
Mids quality (11)
Bass quality (11)
Soundstage (7)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 53 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the mids quality and bass quality. The comfort and value for money also get good views.

sound, value for money, comfort, bass quality, mids quality

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the Sony MDR-SA5000 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 73/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the Sony MDR-SA5000

alaTest has collected and analyzed 21 user reviews of the Sony MDR-SA5000 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

81% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Jordi (jr.com)

Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These blow away all of the headphones listed below in my humble opinion.BUT you must have a powerful TUBE headphone amp for these and it better be capable of at least 2 watts or your not going to appreciate 1\/2 of what these amazingly clean cans can do

Comfortable","Compact","Durable","Good Bass","Good Value","Great Sound","Lightweight","Stylish

Dec, 2010

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Consumer review by: Jordi (jr.com)

Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These blow away all of the headphones listed below in my humble opinion. BUT you must have a powerful TUBE headphone amp for these and it better be capable of at least 2 watts or your not going to appreciate 1/2 of what these amazingly clean cans can do

Comfortable","Compact","Durable","Good Bass","Good Value","Great Sound","Lightweight","Stylish

Limited Functions

Dec, 2010

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Consumer review by: mike Klementovich (audioreview.com)

Sony MDR-SA5000

I own the Grado GS-1000 with silver upgraded silver wire...the SENNHEISER HD-650 with silver upgrade...the Sennheiser HD-280 with silver upgrade and have done this shootout against the SONY MDR-SA5000 using the prototype George Wright WHA-22 headphone...

Oct, 2010

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Sony MDR-SA5000

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review by: No name (audioreview.com)

Sony MDR-SA5000

I have been using the Sony MDR-SA5000 ever since it came out several years ago, and have been using it ever since. During that time I have compared this headphone against many other headphones in its price class, namely Sennheiser HD600, HD650,...

Apr, 2010

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Consumer review by: Nameless (amazon.com)

Among the best

Apr, 2010

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Sony MDR-SA5000

Apr, 2010

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Consumer review by: Teacup of Doom (newegg.com)

MDR-SA >>3000<

REMEMBER I BOUGHT 'MDR SA3000' They are a step down but if you look at Sony's website you'll see there is only cosmetic differences and slightly AND I MEAN SLIGHTLY range differences. This was a TERRIFIC buy for me. JUST REMEMBER TO BREAK THEM IN!!

Just to be clear, I own the model down from these. MDR-SA3000 The only difference between them is leather ear pads and 10,002 khz. I can assure you they are the same. Amazing quality, clean crisp sounds even under 4 songs playing at once on a loud...

YOU HAVE TO BREAK THEM IN. The transducers NEED to be broken in. When you first use the headphones you think, "Oh no, I just spent a lot load of money on poor quality headphones." NOT THE CASE. After leaving them on a machine (PC iTunes) for about 30...

Dec, 2009

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Consumer review by: Milosz (pcrush.com)

Very interesting sound

These are very dynamic sounding phones, and while their voicing is on the bright side, they offer a lot of detail, deep tuneful bass, and are not harsh. Like any premium headphone, they benefit from being used with high-quality dedicated headphone...

Sep, 2009