Difference between revisions of "Sony MDR-10"

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MDR-10 open-air headphones were shipped with the WM-F8, the first AM/FM walkman (a TPS-L2 sized device), in 1984.  They have a distinctive dog-leg attachment from the plastic arm to the speaker cones, and the wire-arm tips are red and blue, like the MDR-4 series.  They were available in many color variants.
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MDR-10 open-air headphones were shipped with the WM-F8, the first AM/FM walkman (a TPS-L2 sized device), in 1984.  They have a distinctive dog-leg attachment from the plastic arm to the speaker cones, and on most the wire-arm tips are red and blue, like the MDR-4 series.  They were available in many color variants, all with black foam earpads.
  
 
== Variants ==
 
== Variants ==
* Grey with blue speaker cones and red/blue wire-tips (WM-8, WM-F8 circa 1984)
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* Grey with blue speaker cones and red/blue wire-tips (WM-F8 circa 1984)
 
* Black with red accents (retail packaging, MDR-10TK)
 
* Black with red accents (retail packaging, MDR-10TK)
* All-black variant
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* All-black variant (WM-8)
 
* Orange (lufthansa in-flight headphones).
 
* Orange (lufthansa in-flight headphones).
  

Latest revision as of 01:27, 27 August 2023

MDR-10 open-air headphones were shipped with the WM-F8, the first AM/FM walkman (a TPS-L2 sized device), in 1984. They have a distinctive dog-leg attachment from the plastic arm to the speaker cones, and on most the wire-arm tips are red and blue, like the MDR-4 series. They were available in many color variants, all with black foam earpads.

Variants[edit]

  • Grey with blue speaker cones and red/blue wire-tips (WM-F8 circa 1984)
  • Black with red accents (retail packaging, MDR-10TK)
  • All-black variant (WM-8)
  • Orange (lufthansa in-flight headphones).

Data[edit]

General

  • Manufacturer: Sony
  • Model: MDR-10
  • Type: Headphones
  • Years of manufacture: 1984 - 1987 (roughly)
  • Made in: Japan
  • Original price: approx.: $15, included with $75 WM-F8.

Technical data:

  • Impedence: 32 Ohms
  • Frequency Response: 20 - 20 Khz
  • Weight: 27 grams (without cord)

Pictures

  • MDR-10TK Retail Packaging (USA)

SONY-MDR-10TK-Retail-Pack-1984.jpeg

  • MDR-10TK Retail Specifications (USA)

SONY-MDR-10TK-Retail-Specifications.jpeg

  • MDR-10 in Walkman WM-F8 Retail Packaging (USA)

SONY-WM-F8-Retail-Packaging.jpeg

  • MDR-10 Lufthansa Version

SONY-MDR-10-LUFTHANSA.jpeg