MDREX15LP in-Ear Earbud Headphones, Black, Model Number: MDREX15LP/B

These are excellent headphones with clear sound and a good level of bass. I use them to play my retro consoles like the 3DS and my handheld emulation devices. Everything works great with these headphones—the cable is quite long and feels durable, so it’s less likely to break easily. They’re also comfortable to wear in the ear and come with a good variety of ear tips to ensure the right fit. If you’re looking for a high-quality pair of wired headphones at a very good price that deliver clear sound, these are a great option.

> MUSIC QUALITY – The sound-quality of music using the Sony MDREX15LP earbuds is very good – with typical (mediocre) earbud base. That’s just a matter of physics, earbud drivers are simply too small to produce good base. "Base boosted" earbuds produce louder base (which smothers the high- and mid-tones), but "loud" (lacking any detail) is not the same thing as "good"). Suggestion, use the earbuds when you are out, but purchase a Sony ZX headphone set for listening to music at home -- and enjoy the base. > VOICE QUALITY – Clean, clear and crisp in the voice-range, without fiddling with an equalizer – largely because the base is poor. So, these (or similar) earbuds are clearly the choice for listening to audiobooks, podcasts, talking on your phone, etc. Listening to music, with base-rich music, with Sony MDREX15LP earbuds , can be very enjoyable -- but Sony ZX headphones produce far superior base than any brand of earbuds, at any price. > Loud vs efficient. Sony MDREX15LP earbuds are very efficient --- the volume is "loud" at low volume settings -- not TOO loud, there is plenty of room for adjustment. But, louder than many other earbuds and louder than most headsets, at the same volume settings. Practically speaking, "efficient" means that the earbuds do not drain the battery on your battery-operated device as quickly. "Efficient" is a good thing. Also, if you pay attention, you can usually lower the volume, and the sound quality will be just as good -- and your battery will last longer. Always play music at the lowest setting that you can hear well. Or you can crank up the volume and plan on being deaf by the time you are 50 --- 40 if you use garbage "base-boosted" earbuds. > EXERCISE, ETC – Stays in place better than most earbuds. But, if you engage in strenuous exercise, consider Panasonic ErgoFit, which fit deeper in your ear. The down side of the Panasonic ErgoFit is that they fit so securely that it is difficult to get them out of your ear quickly, to answer a phone, etc. In fact, the Panasonics originally came witha little "piggy-tail" tab for extracting the earbuds. > SYMMETRY – The Sony MDREX15L are close to being bilaterally symmetrical – It doesn’t really matter if you put the put the left earbud in your right ear, etc. However, the Panasonic ErgoFit are not, they fit deeper into the ear, and are shaped differently to match your right and left ear canals. It can take a while to get used to inserting the right Ergofit earbud into your right ear, and the left into the left. > ISOLATION – All truly in-the-ear earbuds, with cup-shaped rubber cushions, are good at reducing outside noise, better than headphones – often good enough for air travel (depending on the aircraft and the location of your seat). Many earbud brands claim to feature “noise cancellation” but do not actually have any noise cancellation circuitry. Passive isolation (such as provided by the Sony MDREX15LP earbuds), is NOT noise cancellation. Feedback reduction (on wi-fi earbuds with microphones) is often called noise "cancellation", but isn't. Beware that while true noise cancellation works moderately well for aircraft engines (and similar sounds), it doesn’t work at all for screaming children or random noise. If your earbuds feel loose in your ear, you may need to install large cushions on the earbuds, to get them to seal in your ear canal good enough to provide good isolation. > COMFORT – The secret to comfort when using earbuds is to use the smallest cushions which work for you. Three sets, small, medium, and large are included with the Sony MDREX15LP earbuds. You might be most comfortable with smaller cushions. It a can also take a while to build up tolerance. So, if earbuds hurt your ears, build up slowly wearing them a little longer each day. It can take weeks to get to the point that you can wear them all day long without pain. Changing, or replacing, earbud cushions is easy -- just pull the cushion off, and push the new one (or cleaned one) back on. > PLUG – The plug is angled, at 90 degrees, unfortunately. If you pull on the cord, you won't easily pull the plug out the socket, but you will put on strain on the cord (where the cord attaches to the plug), and potential damage it. In my experience, this is how most headphones fail. UPDATE -- I've owned about 20 sets of Sony MDREX15LP earbuds over the past 5 years and never experienced this kind of failure --- I don't know what Sony did to fix the problem. My Senegal parrot is now the main cause of failure of my earbuds --- but that's a different story. So, I change my recommendation; I prefer the right-angle plugs since they are no longer a source of failure. > PACKAGING – The Sony MDREX15LP earbuds that I purchased came in wonderful frustration–free packaging — in a small plastic bag in a small easy-to-open cardboard box. But, I can’t promise that you won’t get a horrible retail anti-theft pack. Amzn used to promote and feature frustration-free packaging -- but, sadly, doesn't anymore. Update, every set (20 sets) of Sony MDREX15LP earbuds that I've purchased from Amazon over the past 5 years has been in "frustration free packaging". Thumbs up for both Sony and Amazon. > SLEEPING – The Sony MDREX15L don’t stick out as far as some other brands, and so, may be more comfortable when resting with your head to the side (or inside a helmet). Panasonic ErgoFit fit deeper in the ear, and are a little more comfortable in such situations. APTEK offers a nice earbud set for sleeping that is even smaller–but the cushion is built-in, so you can’t choose the cushion size. However, even with the APTEKs, I cannot comfortably sleep with an earbud in the ear that is on the pillow. My solution – I just use one earbud in the ear that is NOT on the pillow. In fact, I recycle earbud sets where one earbud has failed, by cutting the failed earbud off, and using the working earbud, shifting the earbud from ear to ear if I change sides. > TIP – CLEANING EARBUDS – The build up of earwax is a serious problem. It can actually muffle and distort or block the sound, and when it gets that bad, effective cleaning is difficult or impossible. The best and simplest strategy is to take a look at your earbuds every few days, and vigorously scratch/flick the open hole of the cushion several times. That breaks loose the wax into flakes, which you can then just blow away. Wiping (such as with a Q-tip) doesn’t work so well (unless you take the cushions off, clean them, and reinstall them), because wiping with a Q-tip may just grind wax into the little screen in front of the speakers, which is then impossible to clean. Caveat, Sony MDREX15L earbud cup-cushions are a slightly different shape from other brands, with a smaller hole, and seems to collect less earwax -- even so, regularly checking and clearing earwax is a good thing to do. If you purchase the Panasonic Ergofits it becomes more important to monitor them for earwax buildup. UNDOCUMENTED FEATURE: On the model without the microphone ONLY -- there is a little slider, just above the Y-split of the cord. If you slide the slider up to the earbuds themselves, and install the earbuds on your head, with the slider (and earbuds) on the back of your neck, your earbuds will stay in place (hang from your neck), even if you take the earbuds out of your ears. The model with the microphone does NOT have this feature.

Works with Roku remotes. Sound quality good. Comfortable to wear.

I got these for my keyboard piano class at school, and the audio quality surprised me! It sounded like I was playing out loud to me, but the sound is sealed very well in the headphones. When I took one ear bud out and played, I couldn’t even hear sound from the other one. They are very comfortable and lightweight, and work really well for a wide range of devices, I used it for my laptop as well and it still felt very good quality. Now these are DURABLE! I accidentally left these in the pocket of my windbreaker, and put it through both a heavy wash and dryer cycle. Not only did they come out un-damaged, but the audio quality was just the same! This came as a shock to me, and I thought I’d have to buy new ones! The quality is unmatched for the price, definitely get these over any dollar store earbuds…

They arrived in a soft-wrapped Amazon bag, which smushed the box a tad. However, the plastic box frame was able to keep the contents safe. They're solid for the price. They come with a couple different rubber ear pieces, which makes fitment extremely variable. The color is cute, and they work just fine. I like the wired ones for use in music production as well as retro gaming (most PSPs don't support bluetooth earbuds unfortunately). I like them a lot!

I was in the market for some simple earbuds for my Quest 2 and I came across these. I really like 'em. The sound is clear and loud, and the bass is strong. For the price and simplicity, you can't go wrong with these buds.

It is not working anymore after a few months. Not durable, but the sound is great thou.

These are some of my favorite inexpensive earbuds. They sound clean and they are tiny! I like to wear these when I sleep and they don't bug my ears too much to sleep on my side. I think the price to quality and performance ratio is pretty insane. I go through a lot of earbuds but these are the only ones I have repurchased. I am not an expert but these sound pretty flat to me. In my opinion these are a little lacking in the bass department but are great for spoken word, ASMR, etc. Pretty much what I use them for exclusively.

Estaba queriendo comprar unos audifonos que no fueran extremadamente caros como es la tendencia con los que son de marca. Encontré estos a un precio razonable y como eran Sony y tenían buenas calificaciones los compré. Yo solo quería unos audifonos para escuchar mi mpusica cuando voy en el transporte y he tenido muchas malas experiencias con productos "sin marca" (patito o pirata), se oyen muy bajo, no se yen bien, se descomponen rápido, etc. Cuando recibí los audifonos mi primera impresión fue de "Qué es esta basura?" "con razón están tan baratos..." esto con solo verlos, el cable es extremadamente delgado, siento que se puede desprender fácilmente del auricular o del conector. En fin, mi opinión cambió por completo cuando los conecté a mi aparato y uempecé a escuchar música... El volumen es muy bueno y la calidad de sonido es excelente, no es exageración, pero me ha hecho decubrir sonidos nuevos en muchas canciones que según yo me sabía cada melodía. Es realmente sorprendente. Ahora solo espero que no se me vayan a romper con algún jalón o maltrato, mientras tanto voy a disfrutar de toda esta nueva música que me han dejado descubrir estos audifonos. Ya estoy tentado a comprar algunos de mayor precio para ver si la calidad va en directa proporción, pero por lo tanto voy a aprovechar estos al máximo.

Basic price, great sound. Noise isolation excellent. Some slight wind noise while jogging or biking. Treble, mids and bass sounds equally appealing. These are buds have a go to for many years.

Good Sound but Bad Quality. Sound stopped coming from left side after about one week. Not recommended.

I’ve had a couple of pairs of these headphones and have accidentally left them in my laundry. They came out of the washer and worked, still sounding clear as a bell. They can take a real beating. Very good quality sound for the price point/quality.

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