( 37 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 22 2009
I love these earphones! The in-line volume control is wonderful. It's small and not bulky, so it doesn't weigh on your ears. It's very easy to use. The sound is rich and I bought two so I'll have a back-up, because I don't want to be without these even for a day!
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Posted: Jul 6 2009
I travel on the subways a lot, so these headphones are great for being able to quickly turn down for announcements. The sound quality is great, with the ease of volume control a lot more accessible than with most devices. It also allows me to fine tune my volume preferences rather than more standard settings on most headphones/devices. Great product, I was rather happy to find them here on Amazon.
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Posted: May 30 2009
I've been a fan of this model line for at least four generations. Each set lasts me about two years. I discovered them way back in the days of the minidisc, and while the looks of the earpiece hasn't changed, the sound has definitely gotten better. These phones have always had a deep, clear bass presence lacking in most other earbuds. I don't think bass response is flat, but I've always found it a good sound for rock and/or roll. For audiobooks and blogs it's a bit too clear, and you'll notice lots of background noise and compression artifacts you miss with stock white earbuds. With the introduction of the latest version, MDR-E829V, Sony changed the right-angle plug slightly (trimed it down a bit) so now it is compatible with the 1st-gen iPhone (thus generation 2 also). Wow. Quite a shock, hearing what these phones can do even with the poor audio quality of the 1st-gen iPhone. Makes the white ones that come with is sound tinny and weak. They are not, however, a proper iPhone headset as they have no mic and no clicky-switch to control iPhone playback/answer/hangup. Very highly recommended.
