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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS PAIR OF HEADPHONES!!!!!!!!
Review: I bought this cuz it looked cool and it WAS sony. But then, when i tried it, it wasn't as good as i thought. The clip that clips on your ear is very very loose. you stand up and it falls. Also, the sound is great, but u really dont need to put the headphones on your ear to hear it, u can hear it from the other side of the room. This leaks so much sound. And im not a big fan of sound leaking cuz i dont want other ppl to hear my music. So i returned the headphones.
DO NOT BUY THIS, U'LL REGRET IT!
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Summary: The best headphones I have ever owned
Review: I don't know how many head/earphones I have gone through over the years. Most of them have been crappy due to sound and comfort level (more like, lack thereof). I don't like sticking earplugs into my ears because they end up getting to be uncomfortable after a certain amount of time and they end up getting covered in earwax. Besides lack of comfort, earplugs have a tendency to blow out in one ear. There is nothing worse than listening to my music on my portable cd player with only one earplug working. The same can be said about headphones too. Another quality about headphones I don't care for is wearing that annoying plastic arch that holds the headphones together. At least with earplugs, I can easilyi slip the devices over my earlobes. Several months ago, I was perusing the headphones aisle at Target when I came upon the Sony MDR-Q55SL. It had the same properties in both earplugs and headphones I was looking for: ability to slip the headphones around my earlobes and not having to stick two pieces of plastic into my ears. Normally I wouldn't have paid over $12 for a set of headphones but I was sick and tired of using the same POS to listen to my music so I opted for these model in Sony earphones. I haven't regretted buying them since then. The sound is amazing especially when I am listening to my favorite techno, EBM, or industrial cds. The sound quality is just fantastic. The comfort level is excellent too. I can listen to music for hours on end. The MDR-Q55SL is the best set of earphones I have ever bought.
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Summary: I like em
Review: I like these headphones. I recently got a lyra av jukebox 9by the way is the most awesome player ever!!!!!!!!)sry i just really love my lyra. Anyway they take a while to get used to. It took my about 15minutes just to figure out how to get them to stay but after that i could get it evrytime and they are very comfortable. I haave absolutely no problem with the sound quality except when using my lyra im also watching video and the bass took a little while to get used to. I like it, i think they are very stylish,comfortable and have good sound quality.But hey only way your gonna know if u like em is if you buy them and try them out for yourself
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Summary: Nice looks, but that is about it
Review: I lost my set of MDR Q33 and bought these as a replacement (since Sony has discontinued the Q33's). The only nice thing about these were the looks - the sound was disappointing as was the fit. They were not only loose, but uncomfortable. Needless to say that I returned these and luckily picked up a pair of refurbished Q33's on amazon.com.
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Summary: Save your money for something better
Review: I purchased these to replace the cheesy earbuds that came with my Dell Digital Jukebox. I, foolishly, assumed that "Sony" earphones would be a great improvement. Let's see...They are uncomfortable, they're tinny-sounding, and the cord is ackward. Other than than that, they're fine. In other words, I want my money back! Crap.
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Summary: Save your money for something better
Review: I purchased these to replace the cheesy earbuds that came with my Dell Digital Jukebox. I, foolishly, assumed that "Sony" earphones would be a great improvement. Let's see... They are uncomfortable, they're tinny-sounding, and the cord is ackward. Other than than that, they're fine. In other words, I want my money back! Crap.
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Summary: Great design. Bad sound for the price.
Review: I really like the design of MDR-Q55SL. They are probably the most comfortable and well fitting from the several different clip headphones I checked out. The cord is nice and sturdy - also probably the most durable and strong cord of the ones I have seen in other clip headphones. If I could stop here on the design and usability I would give MDR-Q55SL 5 stars. However, when it comes to sound it is a totally different story. For 30$ portable headphones the quality of sound is unacceptable. To see for yourself what is wrong with the MDR-Q55SL sound just compare it to the two times cheaper Koss KSC-50. The latter even though not as nicely designed, in terms of sound are in totally different league. Compared to Koss KSC-50 Sony's headphones sound flat, dull and crude. The bass is quite powerfull but still sounds very cheap and irritably shallow. The highs are too thin. Mid range sounds very dry and cold. Overall the sound is acceptable for 10-15$ headphones but for 30$ it is nothing less but a roberry in a broad daylight.
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Summary: About the best you can get for the price
Review: I used to do a bit of studio and concert sound engineering and I'm really picky about sound quality. I'm always skeptical of open-air headphone designs--and anything under fifty bucks--but I was pleasantly surprised by these ones. For the money they have terrific sound and an acceptable fit too.
I tend to look at the published tech specs of headphones and speakers more than any other factor. These have a frequency response of 16Hz-24kHz which is decent (never bother with anything that doesn't go below 20Hz or above 20kHz because in practice they won't be as good as published, especially at the low end). My opinion is the bass is perfectly accentuated but the highs aren't as bright as I'd hoped--an equalizer helps though. The 30mm driver is nice especially if you're used to earbud-style headphones like the ones that come with iPods: you need a bigger, stronger diaphragm to produce more bass (you also need a bigger duct, which these have as well). The sensitivity is fairly high at 104db/mW which means they don't need as much power to produce big sound, however, the input power is stated at a full watt, which is like twice as much, or more, as most cheap headphones--which means less distortion. The oxygen-free copper cord and gold plated connectors are nice touches you don't find on most cheap headphones.
Be careful when you go to buy these and make sure you read the specs and the package contents because Sony likes to reuse model numbers despite changing the color, cord size/style, and sometimes even tech specs of headphones. Mine came with a pitifully short cord and an "extension" cord. If you have a small MP3 player in a shirt pocket it's nice not to have an overly-long headphone cord, but otherwise you have to deal with the coupler in the middle making it heavier. I also don't like the behind-the-neck style cord, I prefer the split to be equal to each earpiece. The braided design is also prone to twisting and tangling.
As for the comfort, it's a trade-off between not having to deal with a head/neck band, and instead having to deal with behind-the-ear clippy things that are kind of hard to get on right. I foud that getting them positioned right where the sound is best is hard, and once you get them there bouncing a lot or turning your head can move them. They are fairly light though, and I had no trouble putting on or taking off eyeglasses while wearing them.
In short, the sound quality, power handling, and sound pressure output are all great and they're not terribly uncomfortable--better than earbuds in my opinion. Great for sitting at your desk working or stationary exercisers. Great price too.
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Summary: Good if you like very strong bass
Review: I was looking for something to replace the standard iPod headphones. I like the style and price of these. The audio quality seemed like it would be pretty good too.
After receiving the headphones from Amazon I was disappointed in two ways. The first is more minor. I thought the cord would be almost white. It's actually silver, even a little glitter-y. Second was the level of bass -- it's very high. I like high bass for some tracks, but not all. That's what I use the equalizer for. But even when I turn the equalizer off on my iPod, the bass is still almost too strong. I'm not sure how much I'll end up using these headphones.
I thought it was funny how on the packaging Sony says "for the House and Trance lifestyle." Maybe it's true... just a dorky way to say it.
I think I prefer the Sony MDR-EX51LP Fontopia Headphones. Great sound quality, but not busting my eardrums with bass.
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Summary: So-so.
Review: It's comfortable but it tends to be lose. Also, it's not sound proof. I could hear others talking still :/ It looks good though :P
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