Well these babies certainly set you back some, and the main question here is "are they worth it?" Great quality sound pumped staight into you rinner ear may sound like a great idea but is this the case in practice? I bought a pair of these 'phones to replace some crappy ones that came with my minidisc player and just weren't doing it justice. My first gripe is that only the version with the long cord can be bought in the uk, as opposed to the short cord (specially for minidisc to join to the in cord controller) ones in asia, fair enough probably because of the minidiscs popularity over there. Now the main plus point ...  Read the complete review

I have had these headphones for nearly 3 years now, and they have never, ever let me down. It was recently that I got my new iPod, and I decided that these headphones were getting a bit old. So I got a cheaper pair of Sony headphones for around £18. The new pair were not too bad to start with, but after about two weeks, started to get worn out already! They sounded as though they were about to blow up at any second! The distortion was driving me crazy. It was then I went back to these headphones. And the sound quality was still amazing. I first got these from a Sony centre when they were a new release. I loved them as soon as I got them - but sometimes ...  Read the complete review

I bought these as a replacement for some earphones which came with my CD player, and what a replacement. I tried them out when I got back from the shop with some hard trance and was sitting there in awe of the quality - usually I need the bass boost on the CD player to do the tracks any justice but now I have to turn it off or it'll shake my head apart! It's good, crisp bass and it doesn't take anything away from the rest of the frequency range. The quality of the sound is like nothing I've heard on a portable, and I'd go as far as saying it's better than what my hifi kicks out! I didn't have any problems with the buds staying in, but ...  Read the complete review

I bought these earphones for two principle reasons. First, I cannot stand cheap leaky earphones so often disturbing my jouney to and from work on the bus. Why they beleive the rest of the bus must listen to their walkman because they are too deaf to hear it themselves confuses the hell out of me. These, however, plug neatly into the ear which means I can turn down the volume, save my own hearing for future use when old, and save the battery life on the iPod. Good all round. They also help block out, in most cases, the idiot with the symbols pumping from his head and prevent others from being toumented with my choice of music. The next reason is obviously a ...  Read the complete review