Folding - Sony MDR10RC vs Marshall Monitor

[Paulq]

I posted a while ago that I was (still am - not found any) after a decent pair of portable headphones as I travel a lot by air. I have always used in ears but of late they have really started to bug me so I thought I'd look for a set or relatively unobtrusive folding headphones. Criteria:

Must be able to fold so I can stuff them in my laptop bag on entering and leaving the plane.

Must be reasonable in terms of isolation but I am not bothered about full blown noise cancelling.

Need to be able to reproduce detail sufficiently with adequate (not boomy) bass so no muddy sound. I listen to a lot of rock and prog but also female vocals and some classical and jazz.

Budget preferably under £100 but can stretch a bit of there's something outstanding. Bear in mind they will get bashed about a bit so I don't want to spend the earth.

The two pairs that have caught my eye are Sony MDR10RC at about £55 and the Marshall Monitor around £90.

I am struggling to demo them anywhere so any views on them and which you'd prefer?

Thank you!!!

 

[dalethorn]

I posted a while ago that I was (still am - not found any) after a decent pair of portable headphones as I travel a lot by air. I have always used in ears but of late they have really started to bug me so I thought I'd look for a set or relatively unobtrusive folding headphones. Criteria:

Must be able to fold so I can stuff them in my laptop bag on entering and leaving the plane.

Must be reasonable in terms of isolation but I am not bothered about full blown noise cancelling.

Need to be able to reproduce detail sufficiently with adequate (not boomy) bass so no muddy sound. I listen to a lot of rock and prog but also female vocals and some classical and jazz.

Budget preferably under £100 but can stretch a bit of there's something outstanding. Bear in mind they will get bashed about a bit so I don't want to spend the earth.

The two pairs that have caught my eye are Sony MDR10RC at about £55 and the Marshall Monitor around £90.

I am struggling to demo them anywhere so any views on them and which you'd prefer?

Thank you!!!

I've had 2 of the Marshall Monitors, and both were pretty severely rolled off on the high end, compared to the more neutral headphones like the Thinksound ON1 / ON2, AKG K553, B&O H6, B&W P5, MrSpeakers Mad Dog etc. I'm not familiar with that Sony, but I know that for the Marshall's price, there should be one or more excellent Sony's.

 

[Paulq]

Thanks Dale. That seems to be the consensus regarding the Marshalls along with quite an uncomfortable headband.

I am not expecting the Sonys to be mind blowing but for the price the reviews seem to be favourable.