MDR-D66 Review

Model Name: MDR-D66SL  
Price: 11,000 yen   
Release: 2000
Availability: Japan and Asia only
Driver: 40mm
Dependency: 40 ohms at 1 kHz
Frequency: 10 Hz- 20,000 Hz
Sensitivity: 108dB
Weight: 120g
Colour Variety: Matte black only.

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Cord Length: 0.5cm plus 1.0m extension
Cord Arrangement: Single-sided
Cord Type: Litz OFC
Foldable: Yes, bendable headband.
Plug: Gold-plated Stereo miniplug
Included Accessories: 1.0m extension cable, plush carry bag, gold-plated Stereo plug adaptor, warranty card.

Sound: Great bass on decent amps and crisp, clear lows. Above-average mid-range although better than the D22s. Sounds great even when not broken-in. Think two times better sounding than E888s, plus higher treble, and much, much lower bass. 9/10

Quality: No cheapness like the D22s, high-quality plastic, awesome elastic headband, although it could be a bit flimsy at times. One big problem- the single sided cord protrudes from two points- one hard yank, you're dead. 8/10

Style: COOL!! Can be a bit big, but wearing it in places where there's heaps of Asian students walking around with E805s will sure make you noticeable. Big silver cap, good enough to be your mirror! But seriously, it's not a big goofball can, it's a portable non-noticeable one. 9.5/10

Value: Not very good, although I got one and I think it's a good buy! If you're tired of earbuds and can't quite put up with European uglo-phones, you'll think this is a bargain, even at 11,000 yen. 8/10

Isolation: Pretty good, although still a bit behind from MDR-EX70. But very good for a portable headphone. Crank up the volume on the train and say goodbye to yankin' bastards and kids. 8.5/10

Overall: Very, very good, for me at least. I haven't had any experience with European headphones (ie. Grado, Sennheiser etc) and this is my favourite yet. Good sound yet easily driveable from MD and looks great!

I'll give it a: 9/10 Overall!