Sony MDR-ZX770AP light experience small talk about the "listener"

Sony recently updated the entry series that seems to have been forgotten. It also shifted to the portable device in terms of propensity, and introduced AP and Bluetooth BT derivatives.

Even after listening to the MDR-XB450AP, as the entry series for Sony headphones, the MDR-XB series will show more fresh and fashionable elements in appearance, but the sound style of the subwoofer is not mine. Dish; used to swim in Chinese pop, radio drama, Soundtrack, and only a pair of portable settings, I hope this is a headset that can handle various problems in a balanced manner, so I chose the ZX series.

Since 730 days, although the silver MDR-ZX600 is still in service, the leather part has begun to show signs of shedding, and I have always maintained a happy and new character, and I believe that I am a fan of the ZX series. No resistance, rushed to the day of the update to get the MDR-ZX770AP.

The new ZX series packaging has not been a big innovation like the XB series. It still uses a fully transparent package that I really don't like. The upper left corner uses a white card holder to write the series name and call. The platform corresponding to the function.

I don't like it not only because I personally think that XB's fully sealed carton and internal dark plastic design are more stylish and more suitable for Boxart's display, and it is difficult to recover after disassembly. For me, I have been idle for a while, and I hope that the earphones can be stuffed back into the box and the obsessive-compulsive child in the storage box is obviously inconvenient.

The inner box caters to the overall style and also uses transparent blister. The box is used to show the boxart through the bottom paper.

ZX770AP continues to use the previous style in the design of the exterior, and there is not much change in appearance. Compared with the ZX750AP introduced earlier, more color options have been added, compared with the popular black and white. ZX770AP has added three colors of orange, blue and green. It is also a bit more youthful for the ZX series, which has always been stereotyped.

As a relatively high-end series of ZX products, the corrugated object wrapped in the beam is used as a buffer belt to make the wearing feeling more; the stretched structure uses metal parts to ensure durability.

Integrated with the traditional tradition, the ZX770AP adopts a fold-over structure, which is more useful for storage.

The panel here has been changed from a brushed panel to a matte metal setting, which is well integrated with the logo. Even if it chooses the blue that highlights youth... sky blue, it does not violate , more of a static quiet.

Despite being an old user of the MDR-ZX600, this time there is no direct choice for the MDR-ZX660AP. One of the most important reasons is the full package setup of the MDR-ZX770AP. In addition to experiencing open and full package wear In addition to the difference between the senses, and the ability of the whole package to isolate the outside interference is indeed stronger than the open type, so I chose this.

Through this layer of filter cotton, we can see the focus of this update. This time, the MDR-ZX770AP uses a 40mm drive unit with a high magnetic neodymium magnet, which delivers powerful bass and clear mid-high sound with high efficiency. The experience, the ZX series is close to the balance of the training, so that the ZX770AP can adapt to the performance of various music with this drive unit, and also meet the positioning of its own "listening entry".

In terms of wire, the MDR-ZX770AP has the same serrated setting as the recently released headphones. The flat earphone cable uses the small groove on the surface of the earphone to reduce the friction that easily causes the winding, making the wires difficult to entangle.

In the anti-knot setting, the MDR-ZX770AP is more thorough, and the single-line lead-out setting is indeed rare in the ZX head-wear series.

From this year's Sony product update strategy, it is not difficult to find that Sony's paranoia for hands-free calling and the urgent need to move its own series to the mobile phone and Other portable players, in addition to the new equipment to increase the "AP" In addition to the coverage, the old products also took this opportunity, AP re-launched. Now AP, not only like the previous level of For Android Phone, the line control component that can support gestures for iOS and iPod is Portable playback provides great convenience, at least reducing the number of times the machine has been picked up in your pocket.

Ok, the general design, the appearance of these things, it’s enough to talk about it, then the following is the experience of wearing the experience, and this is just the sense of listening out of the box.

How to say, this is a very lucky look, just a friend around me under my Amway, also chose MDR-ZX660AP, ​​also gave me a chance to put these two goods together, whether it is wearing or Listening, you can have a good comparison.

First of all, MDR-ZX660AP, ​​the ear cotton close to the ear is as soft as the MDR-XB450AP, soft and lug; the beam has a cushioning cortex, and the tensile structure can be adjusted with the head shape, the beam head The condition is not obvious; just because the ear cotton is indeed loose, sometimes when the ear is adjusted more tightly, the adjustment of the beam will be tighter, the MDR-ZX660AP will show the impression of the ear Increase, especially when wearing glasses.

The MDR-ZX770AP with full wrap does not have such a problem. The middle space of the wrapped ear cotton just wraps the ear, and because the texture of the ear cotton is loose, the extrusion effect of the joint lens handle is not obvious, and such a design is also More intimate, in terms of comfort, the full package of MDR-ZX770AP has an advantage.

And with the full package design, the ability to isolate outside interference will be stronger, in a noisy environment outside or in some announcements.

For example, a coffee shop such as Starbuck, which can isolate the outside world, can also be a quiet environment for enjoying music.

However, it is still an old saying that even if the MDR-ZX770AP joins the AP, the call function makes it more suitable for use on the move, but the design of the full package also isolates the outside world, and it will relax the outside world when walking on the road. Especially when crossing the road, it is dangerous; and the setting of the whole package will be relatively hot. In addition to the rapid rise in fatigue due to the rise in temperature, the ear cotton that has been in contact with sweat for a long time is also easily damaged, so avoid these situations. Still sitting down, use it when you are quiet.

The listening experience, since the AP's settings have been added, it proves that the MDR-ZX770AP and MDR-ZX660AP are headphones for mobile devices. I also used my own SONY WALKMAN in the front-end selection. F880 directly pushes to complete this listening experience.

In terms of sound source, MDR-ZX770AP is not a "Hi-Res" certified luxury lunch series, so there is no strong use of Hi-Res Soundtrack for the listening test, and Apple Lossless is used directly on the F880. ALAC can be, the two pairs of headphones are also in the state just after opening the box, the style is still a variety of mix and match of SoundTrack, Chinese, Europe and America, ACG, radio drama Podcast, etc.....

Because they are in the same series, the sound of the two pairs of headphones tends to be the same, highlighting the characteristics of "listening":

The overall sound is cold, the focus will be slightly inclined to the performance of medium and high frequency, the resolution and the separation of the instrument are all good, the performance of the vocal is particularly prominent, but it still appears dry; the low frequency, the tapping elasticity of the drum It is enough, the low-frequency dive is good, if you are facing a friend who is more inclined to this, you will feel that the amount of dive will be slightly insufficient.

In the difference between the two pairs, the performance of the MDR-ZX770AP in the sound field will be significantly better than the ZX660AP. If the vocal performance is performed, the ZX660 will be slightly stiff and dry, and the high frequency performance will be the same. The ZX770AP is in these two. The aspect will be handled even better. After all, as a higher positioning product, this advantage is also appropriate.

Finally, let's say that the ZX770AP's performance on mobile players and mobile phones is also acceptable to me, but after all, the 40Ω impedance is still a little hard for the mobile phone and these players, and the sound may sound like it can't be opened. I I also tried to access the amp, using the combination of iPod Classic + OPPO HA-2 to try again with the same sound source, the sound no longer has that kind of tight feeling, to give a soft, retractable sound performance can stand out ZX770AP real strength.

However, not everyone will choose to bundle a portable amp device when going out, and the added size and weight will be inconvenient. Moreover, the features and operations of the highlighted AP of the ZX770AP are in the access amp. After that, it can't be used, so it's also relatively troublesome. Direct push, 40Ω impedance is also a big burden on the performance of portable devices.

In the end, the direction of the ZX series is not the same as that of the XB series. The design elements can be better blended over time, and the appearance is changed from fashion to fashion, but it is easier and more comfortable. The design, such as the single-wire anti-winding wire setting and the AP's addition, hopes to better integrate the "listening" experience into the use of the entry-level users from an easy-to-use perspective, making it no longer out of reach.

Whether the update of a product is successful depends on whether the update can achieve the four standards of "combination, inheritance, transfer and newness".

MDR-ZX770AP is quite good in the advantages of collecting new elements and inheriting the original advantages. However, in the face of an entry series update, there is such a high degree of completion, which is also Sony's...but in the transformation On the innovative level, the ZX770AP model is available. The addition of AP remote control is also a good example. However, the larger impedance is not suitable for portable devices and the problem has not been solved yet. The 40Ω impedance that is not close to the people is portable. Adding obstacles; and the obvious gap between the products of their own ZX660AP is also a problem..... This also deducted a little score for the update of ZX770AP, and how the flagship name should be retained and inherited, it will be In the future, the emergence of products is even a question worth considering for the development of the entire ZX series.