The Sony MDR-MV1 is a professional open-back studio monitor headphone designed for critical listening, mixing, and immersive audio production. Engineered in collaboration with top audio creators and sound engineers, the MDR-MV1 delivers an exceptionally natural soundstage, ultra-wide frequency response, and remarkable spatial accuracy—making it an ideal reference tool for stereo and spatial audio workflows.

Its precision-tuned open-back design minimizes unwanted resonance and coloration, allowing every detail of a mix to breathe with clarity and depth. The custom 40mm drivers reproduce audio from 5Hz to 80kHz with stunning transparency, tight low-end response, and articulate highs that reveal subtle nuances in recordings and mixes.

Built for long studio sessions, the MDR-MV1 combines lightweight construction with plush, low-resilience earpads for exceptional comfort and reduced listening fatigue. Whether you're mixing immersive audio, mastering music, editing dialogue, or simply enjoying high-resolution playback, the MDR-MV1 offers an honest, spacious, and highly detailed listening experience trusted by modern creators and audio professionals alike.

FEATURES

Studio monitor sound for mixing and mastering

Accurate reproduction of the spatial information of the sound source with carefully tuned open back acoustic structure to support mixing and mastering of both spatial and stereo sounds with High-Resolution Audio capability. Uncolored frequency response suitable for production, obtained through collaboration with creators (5 Hz - 80 kHz).

Excellent wearing comfort

Excellent wearing comfort for creators during long studio work and listening. Lightweight, soft and stable fitting provides superior comfort for extended working or listening sessions during the creation of music.

Spatial sound creation

Reproduce accurately each sound's positions and movements in 360 degrees to enable spatial sound experience in the headphones, virtualizing a speaker-based production environment.

Stereo sound creation with High-Resolution Audio capability

By reproducing sound sources neutrally with High-Resolution Audio capability, each sound element can be monitored accurately. It assists the mixing and mastering stages by facilitating the capture of the feel of the venue and space, as well as the changes in sound details.

Carefully tuned open back acoustic structure

When playing spatial sound sources through headphones, the sound field is virtually reproduced by performing signal processing that considers HRTF (Head Related Transfer Function) for the spatial information of the sound source. By adopting an open back acoustic structure that does not acoustically close the housing, the reflected sound inside the headphones is reduced, enabling more accurate sound field reproduction. In addition, for optimal control of the airflow in front and back of the driver unit, the acoustic resistor is used over as large an area as possible to eliminate spatial resonance. Realizes natural and rich bass reproduction without coloring.

Specially developed HD driver units

Through multiple rounds of simulation and prototyping, Sony derived a low-distortion, high-compliance diaphragm shape and corrugation. Achieves reproducibility in the low range, high range playback, and high sensitivity playback (5 Hz - 80 kHz). In addition, the structure with ducts on the back realizes sufficient volume and quick and tight low-range reproduction while maintaining the separation between the mid-range and low range.

Detachable cables for professional use

The cable plug uses a 6.3 mm stereo standard plug widely used in production scenes. By using the bundled plug adaptor, it is also possible to connect to devices with 3.5 mm stereo mini jacks. The connection part to the main unit is detachable with a screw system, allowing for secure connection and cable replacement.

Free 3-Year Warranty

Sound Pure stands behind our products. Free three-year warranty on this item. Coverage exclusions live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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Returns

This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.