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Summary: Competes with high end headphones
Review: I purchased these when my friend, a sound man, recommended them. Whether I need to mix a new track in my recording studio, quiet down the tv late at night or listen to my tunes on my portable devices these headphones are all I use. I use these now over my Professional Sennhieser headphones. This was the best purchase I made!
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Summary: Excellent for something within $20
Review: i think its the best after researching for headphones for less then $20. It is surely a excellent value for money...alongwith the Sony tag. It keeps external noise totally out and the stereo effect is good. Obviously you cannot expect to get the best quality in this price range.
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Summary: Good for the price.
Review: I'm no expert, but these headphones are a big improvement over my old and ragged Labtecs. They do a good job of blocking out ambient noise. They also require a brief "breaking in" period before they produce their full range of sound--initially, they sounded a bit muddy. These are by no means the top of the line, but I am noticing hitherto hidden aspects of music recordings from my collection. Overall, they are a good choice if you want some budget audio listening or computer headphones.
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Summary: Excellent Headphones for the Price!
Review: I'm not a true "audiophile", but I needed some headphones to listen to music at work... specifically, at lunch! I put my feet up, turn on some acoustic guitar music on my CD player, and drift off to the wonderful tunes. While listening to "Sounds of Wood and Steel" I can actually hear the breath sounds of the artists!
I use a second pair for recording work at home. Bass response is superior to home speakers, separation is incredible. Sometimes background (outside) sounds get amplified, and that's my only complaint
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Summary: I Get Better Sound from My Sony Walkman Earphones!
Review: I'm not an audiophile so I'm not an expert in stereos and headphones etc but I do know that I just don't like these headphones! The sound level is terrible and flucuates and sometimes even loses sound altogether. I got these headphones about 4 or 5 years ago and had problems with them after only a short period of time and it is quite possible that Sony has worked out and fixed all of the problems with them but I'm not going to blow my hard earned cash on buying a new pair just to find out if they worked out the bugs or not and from my own personal experience I can tell ya that I have been very disppointed with these headphones and that I get better sound through my little Sony Walkman earphones and no I don't use these big headphones with my little Sony walkman, I use them with my sterio and my CD boom box only!
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Summary: Terrible headphones
Review: I've had these for a little while, and there horrible. Buy something else. My reasons: The sound quality isn't as good as most headphones out their, the sound sounds muffled with too much bass, also there extremely uncomfortable. It feels like my ears are suffocating or something. its hard to describe. If you need a new pair, u should steer away from these.
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Summary: Great value headphones
Review: People are rating these headphones against products that cost 2-4 times as much and wonder why they don't sound as good. These headphones are stellar for the price, quite comfortable if you adjust them right and are a little bass-heavy, perfect for listening to rap/rock/techno. I also use them as gaming headphones at LAN parties, they have quite acceptable sound quality. They're very durable and block out sound nicely as well. Out of the maybe 15 pairs of sub $20 headphones I've had, these are by far the best.
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Summary: A sheep in wolf's clothing...
Review: Pros
Cheap, Indestructible, Light, Blocks out external sound really well, Cons
Poor sound quality, very poorly designed headband, Ear cups hurt my ears, Not comfortable, Too large, Cord extremely long. The Bottom Line
They crank out way too much bass and not enough treble. I'd steer clear, but they are cheap and readily available The first indication should be the price: These headphones are only 19 dollars. It's hard to nail down Sony's market for these things, exactly, but judging by their appearance and "reference headphones" name they're trying to pass these things off as high output sound booth style 'phones. The headphones have nice large earmuff style cups on them, with foam padding and a cloth cover. They fit my ears fine, and I have big ugly stick-out ears, so chances are these things won't have laws-of-physics conflicts with too many people's ears. I did notice that the headband is a little tight and it certainly isn't very flexible. If you have a melon head you may not want to wear these for long periods of time. The headband is also very hard to adjust, at least on my pair, and is so tight it feels like I'm about to break it every time I resize it. It does stay put very well, though, so it is likely a set-and-forget sort of thing unless multiple people will be using the 'phones. How's the sound? Well, it [stinks]. But it can be fixed. Sony boasts a bass response of 12 hz for these 'phones, which is a boldfaced lie. If you did get the cones on these things to resonate at 12 hz you certainly wouldn't be able to play much else through them at the same time. As far as concrete audio frequencies go these 'phones do no better than any other cheap ones on the market, but Sony decided to "atone" for this by jacking up the bass volume on these things to insane levels. I couldn't get much else out of these headphones without creative use of a treble boost and an equalizer, and even then only at moderate volumes. It's trendy to pack entirely more bass than you realistically need these days (just check out just about everyone's custom car stereos), but in a pair of headphones it's ludicrous. If the audio gizmo you want to use these with doesn't have good bass and treble controls, tough. In that case you aren't getting much out of these 'phones. If you can tone the bass down a bit these 'phones are average and quite suitable for non-critical listening, but professional headphones they ain't, and accurate their sound rendition isn't, but cheap they are. I personally don't like them a whole lot, but your mileage may vary. NOT RECOMMENDED!
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Summary: Quality sound, comfortable wearing.
Review: The last pair of headphones I was using gave me that "distant and isolated" sound quality. They were a pair of sony's and they recently became unusable after an unfortunate (or fortunate, depending on perspective) incident. So, I was put in the position of buying new headphones. I noticed that these headphones are quite comfortable. They surround your ears and there is no obstruction from excess cushioning to undermine the sound quality on the headphones. The padding sufficiently provides comfort around your ears, but leaves the interior open to accept direct sound. So basically it gives you a more personal musical experience. These headphones are not that much money, and people have thought I paid more than I did for them. So, for the money, they're pretty darn good. And they look pretty cool, too.
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Summary: Could be better
Review: The Sony CD-180 is a very unimpressive headphone, even at (dollar amount). Then again, most closed headphones at this price are a poor choice. Deep bass is lacking badly, but upper bass is exaggerated somewhat, giving them a boomy, fake bass sound. Mids aren't much better - some midrange frequencies are very prominent, and voices drill into my head in a rather fautiging manner, and smear together with insturments to my displeasure. They also have a very hollow quality that probably has something to do with the closed headphone design. Treble is very muted, but lower treble is exxagerated, and it makes the CD180s sound at first like they have a lot of detail, which they don't. Imaging (Placement of insturments) is poor. Everything sounds like it is either coming from the center of my head, or the right or left side, there isn't much in the way of seperation otherwise. They also have a fairly cheap feel, although they are reasonably comfortable - they don't clamp down on your ears overly hard, and they are circumaural (Go around your ear, not on top) so the pressure is put on the area around your ears. They do sound better then other closed Sony headphones in this price range like the MDR-v150,200,250, but sound somewhat worse then the Koss UR-20s which are also closed, and much worse then the open Koss KSC-50s which can be had for the same price. The next step up from the Koss UR-20s with a closed headphone is the Sony MDR-v7506, which is around (dollar amount) - there isn't anything worth buying in between. As always, keep headphone listening volume reasonable - you can damage your ears very easily. As a general rule of thumb if you can't tell someone is talking to you when you are not engrossed in the music, they are up too loud.
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