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Sony CE Clip-On Headphones in silver ( MDR-Q55SL/SLVR )

Sony CE Clip-On Headphones in silver ( MDR-Q55SL/SLVR )

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: pros and cons
Review: This headphones is a more expensive unit compared with other comparable products. Is this worth it? It depends.

Among the headphones that I have tried so far, this one definitely sounds different. The frequency response is rather flat, meaning the bass and the treble do not get boosted as much. I think over the years my ears got so used to bass/treble boost that I first felt strange listening music thru this headphone; music sounded airier. Also, the sounds get dispersed across the left and right better than the other cheaper headphones. This makes possible to hear the details of each sound element better. I was actually amazed how much detail I was missing with other headphones. With a bit of boost, the bass sounds and subtle detail of sound can blow you away. I would think those are pros depending on your tastes.

Now, the cons. Sometimes I feel the bass and vocal sounds do not get "centered" correctly; I tend to hear them a bit toward the right than usual. I don't know why this happens, but I can assure it's not my ears! Also, the vocal doesn't come out very clearly with this headphones. If you listen to a lot of vocal music, you might be dissapointed. For instrumental music, it works just fine. Another thing is that the ear clips are not as comfortable as a set of Sony headphones that I used to own prior to getting this one.

Also, by construction, this one isn't suitable for listening in a very noisy environment. You can hear too much noise from outside.

Overall, I have a reservation about recommending this headphones for casual listeners. If you know what you are getting, this may be an interesting headphones to try.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Worst heaphones i have ever used
Review: Unfortunatly, I did not listen to the many people that discouraged me from these head phones, but intstead went ahead and bought them because they looked cool. DO NOT MAKE MY SAME MISTAKE!!! First of all, the fit is horrible. These things flop around on your ears like a couple of floppy cocks. One jump in the air, and they flew off my ears, onto the the floor. The sound would be good except for the fact that the leak so much sound that everyone within about a 15 foot radius of me can immediatly identify what song i am listening too. At times i think more sound is leaked from these phones, than actually enters my ear. because of this, i am forced to turn my mp3 player up all the way jus to get some decent volume. I have come to realize that sony makes only one thing with quality: TVs.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Bad sound, ugly on your head, but comfortable.
Review: Well, these headphones look good online. They are comfortable and easy to put on and feel like you're not wearing them. That's about all that's good about them; the sound is very poor - it cannot support a large amount of bass. At high volumes the sound is intrusive and scratchy. Also, they extrude far out on your head, so you don't really want to wear them in public. Anyway, if you're looking for some good headphones for about the same price, go with the silver Sony MDR-G72LP Street Style Headphones. They look great, sound great, and are built well.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Bad sound, ugly on your head, but comfortable.
Review: Well, these headphones look good online. They are comfortable and easy to put on and feel like you're not wearing them. That's about all that's good about them; the sound is very poor - it cannot support a large amount of bass. At high volumes the sound is intrusive and scratchy. Also, they extrude far out on your head, so you don't really want to wear them in public. Anyway, if you're looking for some good headphones for about the same price, go with the silver Sony MDR-G72LP Street Style Headphones. They look great, sound great, and are built well.


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