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(59 customer reviews) 19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
great sound for the price,
December 29, 2008 G. Poirier "educator, mountain biker, camper,... (Fontana, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony MDRE828LP/SLV Lightweight Earbuds (Silver) (Electronics)
I have some really good headphones and earphones. I own Ultimate Ears super-fi 5's and Grado SR80's. I don't know if that makes me an audiophile or not, but I *do* know what good ear/head phones sound like. These sound pretty good for the money. I use them when I work around the house or ride my bike. The UE's are too isolating and the Grado's too bulky to use other than lying down or sitting down. So, these are good to wear when active. They fit in my ear nicely and have a pretty even sound. Might be thin in the bass end of things for you, but I find they are more or less accurate with a bias toward the high end of things. They're good enough to let me know that Metallica's "Death Magnetic" has very bad sound quality. Devin Townsend sounds crisp if a bit thin in them. They have pretty good details for little earphones that cost under $20.
As another review notes, they are not "silent," "retractable" or "behind the neck." I have no idea why the product...Read more
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Good, for the price,
November 6, 2008 JasonDC - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony MDRE828LP/SLV Lightweight Earbuds (Silver) (Electronics)
It's tough to go below 4 stars for a $10 price tag, but my complaint is that these aren't good for movement. If you're a runner, you'll need something else because these will fall right out of your ears. I've even had trouble keeping them in on some occasions when I'm merely walking.
Still, if you're just sitting in a car or on an airplane there's no reason you shouldn't get these. The only thing keeping this at 4 stars is the price/quality ratio, and as the price goes up my rating would go down.
34 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Wind up storage case, not retractable,
December 13, 2008 RVRoadie (The Villages, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony MDRE828LP/SLV Lightweight Earbuds (Silver) (Electronics)
The product title is more than a little misleading. I was expecting a spring loaded retractable cord that takes the slack out of the cord while using them, and winds up the cord for storage. What you get is a convenient wind up case for storing the buds. It works well, just not what I expected. The product packaging doesn't contain any of the following words: Retractable, Silent, Behind the Neck. Sony refers to this product as having a Convenient Winding Case. Somebody just made up the amazon product title, not good.
