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Summary: Quite good earbuds considering the price.
Comment: Very good earbuds, considering the small price. Sounds excellent in everything except rock; a guitar sounds really loud and scratchy. I consider the case that comes with these to be useless. Overall a very good product.
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Summary: A nice set of earphones, but ....
Comment: I bought these earphones from Amazon, and used them religiously with an ipod shuffle while bicycling for exactly seven months. The sound quality was more than acceptable and the earphones were very comfortable. HOWEVER, they are no longer usable because the white coating on the wires has become sticky and has started to disintegrate, exposing the wires underneath. These earphones come only with a 90 day warranty from Sony. Sony will replace them with a refurbished pair for about the price of a new pair - $29.00. Previous reviewers have noted the same problem and suggested that Sony respond to this. They have. They have discontinued the product.
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Summary: what good it can be if it causes hearing loss?
Comment: I loved this headphones. They were the excellent iPod headphones replacements. They have got fabulous reviews. But just do a google search typing ear buds hear. All serious studies done by different universities and doctors are concluding that that due to how close the ear-buds are present to the eardrum, they effectively magnify the sound by between 6 and 9 decibels compared with traditional over-ear headphones. Unlike headphones that go around the ear, these go inside the ear canal and can be louder because you're projecting that sound into a much smaller cavity with the ear speakers closer to your inner ear where we have a delicate system of sensory cells that are responsible for initiating the hearing process. Those cells are very, very sensitive to noise damage. Earbuds allow sounds in the environment to leak in, often causing the user to turn up the volume.
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Summary: Good earphones...but don;t lose the earbuds!
Comment: I bought these because I travel a lot and like to listen to music, books, etc in the plane. The sound on these are good for the money. When inserted into the ear, they do a good job of muffling most of the ambient noise. One complaint: the silicone earbuds will become dislodged and can be lost easily.
Recently I lost one of the silione earbuds during a flight. Could use the earphone without them but it was very uncomfortable. Sony charges $8.95 for a SINGLE large earbud and $6.95 for a SINGLE small or medium.
That's a little on the ridiculous for a small piece of silicone that costs mere pennies to produce; not to mention you don't even get a pair. They are hard to find also. I found a company called Audiocube that sells a pair for $10. Better than $14 Sony wants but still expensive. Shipping is $7 in US so you're out $17 if you want a pair for backup.
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Summary: Great! So far...
Comment: I bought these to replace my old Panasonic RP-HJE50s, which were a decent pair of in-canal earbuds but unfortunately stopped working for some odd reason one day. Not knowing what happened to the Panasonics, I was hesitant on purchasing another pair. The only other earphones that come close to the Panasonics are Sony's EX71LP. However, this model, the EX81LP, was on sale when I went to purchase on Amazon, so I decided to take it. I love these! They are comfortable to wear, do not fall out of your ears, and the sound is incredible. As for the "the cord melts after a few months" story, I stuck to the safe side and got the NEXT 1-yr warranty from Amazon; at least I can turn to them if I have the cord problem, which I hope never happens. But I am rather surprised that Sony is keeping this product on the market if the cord stories are true.
I'm giving it 4 stars because I have no problems with it currently, but the cord threat does loom large over me. If I do have problems down the road, I'll try to update this review.
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