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I bought these replacement earbuds when I lost my iPod earbuds. I was unhappy with the thin sound, so I went out and bought other earbuds. I don't think I'll wear these earbuds again unless I lose the replacement earbuds I wear now and find that these earbuds are the only ones available to me.
However, the sensitivity of the Sennheisers is low so they can't be driven very loudly by my iPhone.For less than $10, I think these are a pretty good value. I bought these along with the Panasonic RP-HV152 earbuds and it was not contest. Sony was the hands down winner in sound and build quality.The fidelity is not as good as the Apple earbuds that came with my iPhone and especially my Sennheiser MX 90 earbuds. Especially for physical activities, traveling, or times when you don't want to take an especially nice pair of headphones to get lost/stolen. For better or for worse, these aren't white so they don't scream Apple user.Rating: 3.5 stars
I have purchased three pares of of these headphones through Amazon. Not sure how i always find a way to destroy them but it happens. I guess thats why the price is so important. Currently im using JVC gummy headphones, which are alomost as good, quality wise, and are readily available instore at the same price.
I have been using the Sony MDR-E818LP for the last 4 years. Its cousin, the MDR-E828LP, is really just the MDR-E828LP with a winding case included.I couldn't be more pleased with the Sony MDR-E818LP earphones. I have been extremely satisfied with these and will probably not make the switch to another model for many years to come. The MDR-E818LP earphones are comfortable to wear and the sound production is supérb.The frequency response of 12 Hz - 22,000 Hz is quite impressive and allows the earphones to produce deep bass sounds and to capture the nuances of higher treble sounds. I would, however, recommend the MDR-E828LP version of these earphones because these come with a carrying case. Besides, as of this writing, they are cheaper and come with free shipping.
Probably due to the shape of my ears, and the awkward design of these buds, the left bud always sat a little further away from my ear canal, causing the sound balance to be unequal. And, for all the trouble I had getting the single pair of covers to slide over them without tearing, they were extremely ready to come off at the slightest opportunity, and using these without the covers did not work for me, since it was mainly the friction from the covers holding them in my ears. I bought these hoping for somewhat better sound than came from the stock set of free earbuds that came with my mp3 player. I would assume that a deviation from the plain round design would be for some ergonomic purpose: either to make them fit more comfortably, or make them stay in the ear more firmly. If you're planning to buy some ear buds, I would steer you away from these. If I worked at it, the friction from the covers held them in place well enough, so long as I sat in one place, as in a car, airplane, waiting room, etc. They seem designed to fall out of the ear, and do not fit as comfortably as the simple round design of the cheap, free buds that came with my mp3 player.
Nevertheless, in under two weeks, one of the two covers has simply vanished, and I cannot locate any replacement covers for this model. As soon as I tried them, I noticed that the sound was a little better, but, not so much better that I would have gone out of my way to purchase these. I did my best to make sure that, anytime I picked these up, I located both covers before carrying them to a new location. Since I had them, I decided I might as well try using them.As others have said, these have a strange shape. Strangely, this is not the case. Since I have not, yet, owned them a whole month, I hope to be able to return them and try another design. If, for some reason, your heart is set on these, Krazy Glue the covers on, or, no matter how careful you are, you'll lose one of them and have nothing for your trouble.
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