... Sony Acoustic Twin Turbo Circuitry uses sound chamber and ducts for improved efficiency, gets high sonic output from your portable stereo. Silent Cap prevents sound leakage, makes your music less likely to disturb your neighbors. Neodymium magnet assures maximum energy in minimum size. Neodymium ... Read review
Sony offers the MDR-E818LP Fontopia Ear-Bud Stereo Headphones. Fontopia in-the-ear design ... more
fits snugly, yet comfortably inside the ear so you can enjoy music while exercising, skating or dancing. Sony Acoustic Twin Turbo Circuitry uses sound chamber
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These discreet lightweight Sony MDR-E818LP headphones are of a Fontopia design ensuring ... more
maximum in-ear comfort. Neodymium magnets guarantee powerful bass and clear treble, while Acoustic Twin Turbo Circuit makes for an enhanced sound so that you can ge...
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These Sony MDR-NC22BCE7 noise cancelling in-ear headphones reduce ambient noise and ... more
provide a quieter environment to enhance your audio entertainment. The 13.5mm driver units are capable of reproducing vocal and instrumental sound with vivid clarity, n...
Advantages: Cheap, so far reliable Disadvantages: Nothing special
...while exercising, skating or dancing. Sony Acoustic Twin Turbo Circuitry uses sound chamber and ducts for improved efficiency, gets high sonic output from your portable stereo. Silent Cap prevents sound leakage, makes your music less likely to disturb your neighbors. Neodymium magnet assures maximum energy in minimum size. Neodymium is far more powerful than conventional Samarium Cobalt or Aluminum magnets."
Well that all sounds ... ...sales pitch. Far be it from me to question the intelluctual properties of 'neodymium' but I'm sure it's just inflated, absolute jargon.
They fit snuggly into the ear, with minimal padding, but enough to prevent rubbing and still deliver decent sound quality. They don't particularly stand out from the crowd, with theie predominantly black colour with silver trim, but I suppose that's all you expect from a set of headphones, especially ... more
So, time for a new review...so low-and-behold, I've gone for something rather left-field for me, but I've chosen a pair of headphones I've recently had to purchase to replace my beloved iPod ones that have perished through years of loyal service.
Now, how on earth do you realistically review headphones, just basic portable headphones for an mp3 player, which can even stretch over the 150 word limit, let alone push past several hundred words? Well, lets find out...
They came in the seemingly mandatory plastic packaging along with a cardboard backing which is nigh on impossible to tear into. In big bold letters along with the manufacturers logo are the words "BASS SOUND" - so on that basis these should pack a musical punch. Now, I'm not a listener to anything heavily 'bass' orientated, much more of a guitar-band man, but nonetheless a good piece of bass emphasis can enhance even the worse piece of music. After a couple of weeks usage, they don't notably increase the audible bass level but at least they work!
Next stop, and here's a manufacturers product description...
"The fontopia in-the-ear design fits snugly, yet comfortably inside the ear so you can enjoy music while exercising, skating or dancing. Sony Acoustic Twin Turbo Circuitry uses sound chamber and ducts for improved efficiency, gets high sonic output from your portable stereo. Silent Cap prevents sound leakage, makes your music less likely to disturb your neighbors. Neodymium magnet assures maximum energy in minimum size. Neodymium is far more powerful than conventional Samarium Cobalt or Aluminum magnets."
Well that all sounds delicious and aerodynamically ingenious but it is clearly an over-hyped sales pitch. Far be it from me to question the intelluctual properties of 'neodymium' but I'm sure it's just inflated, absolute jargon.
They fit snuggly into the ear, with minimal padding, but enough to prevent rubbing and still deliver decent sound quality. They don't particularly stand out from the crowd, with theie predominantly black colour with silver trim, but I suppose that's all you expect from a set of headphones, especially at such a low price.
Speaking of the price, you can pick up a pair of these headphones from Amazon.co.uk for just £6.08 (yes, that does appear an odd price) so extremely cheap for something you could end up using every day. It's also ranked 254 in the Electronics & Photo category, so a relatively popular piece of kit.
So, surely that must be enough for a review on a very basic pair of headphones? I'd like to think so, so on that bombshell, I hope you've enjoyed you read. At 464 words, I'd like to think so!
Advantages: Good sound for none gold plated, cheap and Sony Disadvantages: Had two pairs break on me
...for £7- and they were Sony as well. Because I was skint I decided to get these and if they sucked, then later on I would get a better pair when I would afford it. Now let me tell you something, the selection of decent earphones these days is pretty small. Every company seems to be obsessesed with making earphones with those rubber cushions on- which I hate. They always fall out of my ears and end up covered in ear wax, plus when the rubber went on ... ...I figured since they were Sony they shouldn’t have broken in within a year. Argos provided me with a new pair so I thought all was well and I could enjoy my iPod again. WRONG Within the week the hissing returned. Now this was worrying considering I’d hardly used them. Joe told me he had had his pair longer than mine and they still worked fine. Figuring it must be my usual run of bad luck, I decided enough was enough, and returned them again. This ...
sirmitchalot 23.07.2009
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Advantages: Durable, Good Sound Quality, Inexpensive Disadvantages: No In-line Volume Control
...bass and clear treble sound, Sony Acoustic Twin Turbo. The cord length is 1 metre.
These headphones are both durable and inexpensive. Ive had a set for around a year now and use them almost everyday and the sound quality is just as good as the day I got them. The sound quality is very good for such an inexpensive set of headphones. They have a great high tech look and would be a great addition to your Sony Minidisc Player or Personal CD Player. ... ...to your ears only and helps ensure that your music does not disturb others. These particular headphones are also very light and they fit snugly and comfortable in your ears!
They are available from SonyStyle.com for around £5.
*I WOULD HIGHLYRECOMMEND THESE HEADPHONES IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW SET*
*ENJOY* ...
pjb_1986 30.11.2004 (02.12.2004)
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MDR-E818LP DE SONY The best in these headphoes is their excellent performance in sounds of low frequency. Bass is better than other headphones of more size. The means are good, the range of the voice reproduces it well. In the high frequencies it diminishes their performance a little. Ideals for reproducers of MP3.They are very robust and comfortables. Their weak point is the cable, it is necessary to be careful, if he/she is given a tug, they can ... ...Their alone weight: 6 grams.Others: Sony acoustic twin Upsets Circuit for enhanced sound quality.Maxim develops: 50mW. The cable is of 1 meter OFC.These microheadphones is advisable, for price, sound quality and robustness.This I model this coming in different blister, of white color, but it is the same one.Alone it changes the box.I hope this opinion understands each other a little well.good-bye. ...
salvatierra77 02.07.2006
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Advantages: great sound, great fitting Disadvantages: none
I have bought a lot of headphones in the past but none compare to Sony's headphones. They are a really good fit in your ear so they don't fall out when walking, running or doing any other activity, they have a really good sound with a bass enhancer to provide a really good sound. The lead is a good length which is ideal for using with items in your pocket and the connection plug fits into most appliances including Ipod's mp3 players and some mobile ...
madmace1984 27.11.2007
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Advantages: Great Value Disadvantages: Uncomfortable if you don't like In-Ear Headphones
...use a Neodymium magnet and Sony Acoustic Twin Turbo Circuitry the bass sounds fantastic. I know it's easy to turn up the volume to enjoy your tunes and not realize how aggravated those in close proximity are, to prevent this the has a silent cap which prevent the sound from leaking into ears of others. After awhile, especially if you like you musice loud, after a while you earphone can start to make that buzzing sound which isn't really great for ...
shister_not 07.06.2006
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