Sony MDR-E828LP Fontopia Earbuds with Winding Case by Sony
|
List Price: Our Price: $3.45 You Save: $22.54 (87%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $3.38 (click here) Category: CE See more digital camera details and other models |
|---|
Digital camera reviews of Sony MDR-E828LP Fontopia Earbuds with Winding Case
Digital camera Review: 3.5 stars really, but you get what you paid for
Summary: 3 Stars
I've tried so many types of earbud headphones in my time, but it all started with these. But let's skip the autobiography here and talk about the buds. These are the cheapest in its class of earbuds, but at the same time they are the least impressive. Like me, the first thing you'll hear is the warm mids and relatively thumpy bass for earbuds, and it'll suck you in. If this is all that you want, then read no more, these are definitely the buds for you, and nobody can argue with the price. However, if you want detail and crisp highs, you won't find it here.
Let me talk about the more physical features of these buds. The wire is rubber which is great to me, it keeps the wire from tangling. For instance, if you wrap the buds around your ipod or whatever like me, it'll bounce back to being straight when you unwrap them again. Also, the foam pads work great and to me hold these in your ear much better (read: more snug), which provides a bit more bass. Check these out if you're on a serious budget, you can't go wrong for $7.
Digital camera Review: A great pair of earbud earphones
Summary: 5 Stars
These Sony are a great value
They will work with notebook computers and portable radios
Digital camera Review: A sound investment
Summary: 4 Stars
After investing over $40 on the in-ear headphones i've thankfully returned to use the earbud that sony launched years earlier.
-The treble, mid, and bass ear equally balanced compared to other ones including apple's standard ipod headphones. Much sharper and clearer than the in-ears.
-The sharper and clearer sound creates a much more surround experience in lounge, soundtracks, scores and acoustic music.
-Strings and brass instruments are infinitely clear.
-Light bass and percussion instruments are satisfactory, if not, clear as the drummers from the movie Drumline.
-Any high quality recording/bitrate music will define the vocals and instruments seperately. This makes it more superior than the in-ear headphones (in-ears are overwhelmed by the bass and few high frequencies; it losses the atmosphere from the earbuds by blending most of the sound together like over the ear headphones).
-A few negatives though
-High bass music (rock, hip-hop, RnB, club, etc.) may lose bass quality and rattle headphone components(depends on music). Bass is only a little bit lacking on power, but sufficient for overall listening.
-Extremely high volume will literally rattle the components within the earbud. Over a couple years the earbuds will lose their durability within its headphone components, and some sounds will rattle. This can be cured by easily replacing it for less than $15.
Any lack in quality is mostly the result of low bitrate(for mp3s and other compressed music files), low recording quality (on the recording studio end), and/or synthesizers.
For the sake of sheer quality and expendibility, this earbud headphone from Sony has no contest.
Digital camera Review: Above average sound, below average quality
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought these at my local Best Buy and I knew they were definitely an improvement over the ones that came with my MP3 player, but they didn't absolutely wow me. Nevertheless, they had pretty good sound quality. The only thing that I didn't like was that they don't have a great build quality. The black part that touches your ear came off on mine, and when I tried to put it back together, the right ear disconnected. I went back to best buy and got a different set of earphones, and those were nowhere near the sound quality and they were $15 more. I took them back and got these again, and my new pair hasn't broken since (I've had the new pair for about 6th months, the old pair was about 9 months). Overall, I am definitely satisfied with these headphones, but I haven't found a pair yet under $30 that makes me go "Wow!" But these come closest.
Also, When laying down with these on carpet, you can barely feel them, and I usually find headphones uncomfortable. I think I like these because they're nnot in-ear, they hang on the ear. That is a problem when running, though, so I keep a pair of in-ear earphones for that.
Digital camera Review: Always on top.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had these headphones for at least a year, and no matter how many earbud headphones I compare against them, they never come close to matching the sound quality. Not even apple comes close.
The bass and treble come through exceptionally well. It probably has to do with the magnet they have in there. The combination of price and technology is unmatched in the earbud category and the case is very useful for keeping them from getting damaged.
The only gripe I have with these, and many other headphones is the right angle jack that plugs into the device you'll be using them with. Only some of the in-ear types have straight jacks (say, for ipods, or remotes) and the rest don't. That's unfortunate really. They should all be straight and have a tiny adapter included to cover people with preferences.
All in all, these headphones are incredible. I love them day in and day out. What else can I say...they're Sony.