Sony MDR-CD3000 vs Sony MDR-R10

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MDR-CD3000 compared with MDR-R10

	SonyMDR-CD3000	SonyMDR-R10
Overview
Released
Released	1991	1988
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	50 mm	50 mm
Back
Back	Closed	Closed
Impedance
Impedance	32 ohms	40 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	Dynamic dome drivers with bio-cellulose diaphragms and neodymium magnets; 20 Hz – 20 kHz stated response; 104 dB/mW sensitivity; 1,000 mW power handling	Dynamic dome-type drivers with bio-cellulose diaphragms; 20 Hz – 20 kHz stated response; 100 dB/mW sensitivity; 300 mW rated input and 1,000 mW maximum input
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	400 g	400 g
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Circumaural closed cups with angled Aura-Nomic drivers, self-adjusting headband and collagen-composite floating-support ear pads, described in Sony's 2002 catalogue	Carved zelkova-wood housings, lambskin cushions and a self-adjusting carbon-fibre headband with magnesium hangers, described in Home Technology Review's contemporary review
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 400 g without the cord, as specified in Sony's service manual	Approximately 400 g without the cord, as specified in Sony's service manual
Works with
Works with	Fixed approximately 3 m 6N oxygen-free copper litz cable with gold-plated stereo two-way plug	Fixed 3 m cord and standard stereo plug; 6.3 mm plug with rhodium and gold plating described in Home Technology Review
In the box
In the box	Headphones, hard carrying case and UniMatch plug adaptor	Hard case, wiping cloth, earphone/headphone cleaning tissue, contact-cleaning tissue and manual