Dan Clark Audio E3 vs Sony MDR-MV1

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E3 compared with MDR-MV1

	Dan Clark AudioE3	SonyMDR-MV1
Overview
Released
Released	December 2023	April 2023
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	–	40 mm
Back
Back	Closed	Open
Impedance
Impedance	27 ohms	24 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	5th-generation single-ended v-Planar planar magnetic, 72 × 45 mm (Headfonics); Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS); dual-mode bass port; ~90 dB/mW; distortion < 0.1% ref 80 dB white noise	Dynamic, 40 mm; 5 Hz – 80,000 Hz (JEITA); 100 dB/mW; maximum input 1,500 mW (IEC)
Audio features
Audio features	–	Supports Sony's 360 Virtual Mixing Environment; 360 Reality Audio certified
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	455 g	223 g (better)
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Over-ear, closed-back; protein-leather and vegan suede ear pads (Headfonics); self-adjusting headband suspension; Gorilla Glass 3 clad cups; folding gimbals	Circumaural, open-back; suede-effect synthetic leather ear pads, user-replaceable (sold as service parts)
Works with
Works with	Detachable VIVO cable, chosen at purchase - 2 m or 3 m with 6.35 mm or XLR plug, or 1.1 m or 2 m with 2.5 mm, 4.4 mm or 3.5 mm plug	Detachable cable with machined aluminium connectors and a screw-type locking ring at the headphones and a 6.3 mm plug; 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter; cable 2.5 m long (What Hi-Fi)
Colours
Colours	Black and blue	Black
In the box
In the box	–	MDR-MV1 headphones, cable with 6.3 mm plug, 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter