Headphones reviews

I bought these as a replacement for my Bose Triport headphones. These are quite a bit larger than I expected, but the sound quality is fine and I'm happy with the purchase.

The cord is long enough for me to move about, and it plugs into the headphones as well, so if you accidently move too far the cord will merely disconnect, rather than pulling the headphones from your head, a fate which my Triports suffered regularly.

Good mid-range headphones for a decent mid-range price.

If I could have reviewed these headphones when I bought them, I would have given them 5 stars easily, but that was awhile ago, and I purchased them for even less than what Amazon is listing them at now (I bought them for about 75 dollars--that was when a dollar was worth more than today). When I think about how long they have lasted, and the fact that I could get 40 bucks for them in resale value easily if they were sold today, I must say--this is one of the best electronic purchases that I have ever made! I only have a very minor short in the cord now, and that is replaceable anyhow, even though it is not even bothersome enough to replace yet...

Even so, I wouldn't sell these for 40 dollars, as they are still worth more than that to me while I wait for the next generation of headphones to hit the market in force (two years I wonder???). But I can not believe they have lasted as long as they have. I have used these about an average of two hours a day, and have probably used them for over a thousand hours total, and they still sound nearly as good as my dad's brand new $350 Bose QC3 or whatever the heck they are called. Granted, these are not noise-canceling, but if you listen to your music as loud as I do, you shouldn't need that nonsense (annoying battery charging feature and on/off switch anyhow); plus, my cord stretches a lot further and I can watch movies even though the receiver is on the other side of the room.

In any case, I would still say these are a pretty good deal, but honestly...they should have a decent pair of wireless headphones on the market now that are full surround sound for $150 bucks. It's been over three years since I've bought these things, come on now. This is the world of electronics, not the internal combustion engine.

Yesterday I finally recieved my new sweet headphones in the mail. All I have to say is that they are indeed incredible. They are a little bigger than I imagined, but that's not what's important (not when you're paying this much!). The most important part is that they sound GREAT! They give all of music more depth and sometimes it's overwhelming. They give such a clear and pure impression of what all of my songs sound like, and I have already found them very useful for making music on my computer. It's too bad that some of my music was ripped in poor quality (64kbps - 96kbps) and with these I can really hear the difference. But, in contrast, my music that has been ripped in high quality (+128kbps) sounds excellent.

I have one small complaint that doesn't really merit a lower score, but I feel should be mentioned. The jack that plugs into your computer or MP3 player or what have you, can't be plugged in all the way. If I push it in as far as it goes, nothing sounds right, and the headphones sound worse than my $20 pair. This is easily remedied by pulling the jack out a bit. It seems almost as if the jack has two different settings depending on how far you push it into whatever you're listening to. At first this really scared me, because it worked fine at first, and then I plugged into my MP3 player and it immediately sounded awful. After some playing with it I figured out what it was. It's a little annoying, but I didn't feel it needed take the rating down (4 and a half might actually be more appropriate).

Overall, these are excellent headphones, and if you can deal with the odd little jack thing, then you are sure to be pleased with them. I have yet to see how they work outside of the house, hopefully just as well as inside! Unfortunately they don't look waterproof, which is too bad because I live in the northwest, and it rains quite often.

yeah, i'd have to say these cans are pretty freakin' sweet. Sound is great, better than most sennheisers i've heard, especially at this price. The bass is mabye just a tad bassy, but barely. one of the most comfortable pair of headphones i've ever had the pleasure of putting on (around) my ears. They dont make your ears to warm like many high end phones, and the pads are uber soft. Sony may be a big faceless corporation, but they sure make some great audio equipment.

I was looking to replace an old pair of Koss(yard sale purchase years ago)with more comfort and maybe better sound.After reading 10 or more reviews I chose the Sony. Very comfortable.No clicks,hum,or buzz.The sound is good and picks up things on the cd's I had not heard on my speakers.I am glad I did not pay listed retail($99.99).I think these are a value at the Amazon price.I received excellent service through J&R electronics.I did not go 5 stars because I had no other brands of equal quality or price to listen to and compare.