Impressions: Sony MH755

A few days ago while aimlessly browsing the web, I came across this article:

The highest-sound-quality earphones in history, now only 20 yuan

At the time it felt pretty badass, and also pretty bullshit, so I figured—I may not be as rich as Old Wu the Second, but 20 yuan is something I can grit my teeth and fork over, so I decided to test for myself whether it’s really that magical.

According to the original article, this Sony MH755 earphone can only achieve the so-called sound quality improvement on Windows with the Foobar 2000 Convolver plugin. Of course it also works on Android, but only if you root it. I don’t make a habit of rooting, so this is a PASS for me.

I originally tried to see if there was a Convolver plugin on Linux, but couldn’t find one, so I went back to Windows.

The original article explains the usage clearly enough, and this earphone still uses that ancient “one long, one short” style, and the default cable is terrifyingly short—without an extension cable it’s basically unusable.

Of course that doesn’t stop me from listening.

So let me talk about the general impression. I listened to a few songs, all sorts of genres, and the impression was pretty clear.

• First of all, the earphone itself isn’t actually that bad to listen to. It’s different from those low-end earphones that go boom-boom or have piercing highs—it’s actually somewhat balanced, which is probably why this earphone has the possibility of being tuned.
• After the so-called Convolver + tuning treatment, the earphone’s sound did indeed get a bit better: it trimmed the somewhat muddy bass and brought out the mids, but because the highs were too piercing, the tuning just bluntly reduced the overall volume… emmmmm, that’s a bit too…
• After adjusting it and listening a bit, I think there’s really no need to tinker with this earphone. First of all, it only works on Windows with Foobar; on Android you need to root and use a dedicated player—it’s so troublesome it’s almost unusable, only good for playing around.
• And the earphone itself isn’t that unpleasant to listen to. If your demands aren’t high, it’s actually not bad for casual listening, and the cable is very short—paired with something like the BTR3 as a Bluetooth earphone it’s just about okay.

All in all, for this earphone: it’s only good for playing around, not for using.