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Sony Over-the-Ear Headphones are up for Taking a Beating

Having really nice headphones is great, but there are a couple of problems. First, they tend to be really expensive. Second, they don’t last all that long being wrapped around your iPod and crammed into your pocket. If you want to have a stellar paid of headphones for home listening, go for it, but if you’re looking for a pair to beat up day in and day out, it’s better to go on the cheap side.

It doesn’t get much cheaper than these Sony MDRJ10/BK h.ear Stereo Ear Clip Headphones. For less than $10, these bad boys won’t last forever, but they’ll last long enough so that you won’t mind replacing them when the time comes. And they’re no slouches, either. While they won’t compete well with $200 studio headphones, they work great for the morning commute or going for a jog. They go over your ear, staying in place while also remaining comfortable, and the sound quality is just fine. Why splurge on a pair of really expensive headphones only to have your heart broken in 6 months when they bite the dust? These Sony’s will suit you just fine.

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Published by Adam on July 17th, 2007 and listed in Mobile Media.

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Tim 07/20/2007 06:40 AM 1 point
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I have had a pair of these for a couple of years. I keep them as a back up. I found the sound quality fine, but I find they hurt my ears. Either the speakers are too big for my ear cannals or the plastic around the speakers is to hard for extended use.

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Amy 07/24/2007 12:12 PM 1 point
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I have 3 pairs of these headphones and love them. I take them everywhere and wrap them around my mp3 player with no problem. What I love most is the design. They do not fall off my head, and they are really easy to wear. Ear buds never fit me right.

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feedbucket 07/24/2007 12:25 PM 1 point
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They will take a beating -- but only for about a year. Just purchased my third pair in as many years. I don't throw these around and stomp on them, but I do carry them just about everywhere, wrapped around an iPod and stuffed into a pants pocket when they're not on my head. With both previous pairs, the sound just eventually dropped out in one ear.

But yeah, pound for pound, for the sound quality you're getting at the

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feedbucket 07/24/2007 12:25 PM 1 point
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Err. And the rest of what I was saying:

But yeah, pound for pound, for the sound quality you're getting at the sub $10 price point, they really can't be beat. The way the entire earpiece is a single mold rather than separate parts put together means they won't fall apart after enough use, and the way the buds are angled straight into the ear canal gives you some solid fidelity without having to go the route of those creepy new-fangled earplug types.

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nollik 07/25/2007 12:35 AM 1 point
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They are just great, sound quality MUCH better than the previous buds I had- but they need a PR campaign to qualify them as cool, since my 14 year old granddaughter won't consider using them- since they're "different" from what the other kids have.

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Ceejay 08/14/2007 07:40 PM 1 point
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I own a samsung MP3 player, 512MB YP-F1 and would like to buy this
over-the-ear headphone. Can I use this headphone for this MP3 and can I purchase it at a the 34th Street local store?

Thanking u in advance.

cj

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vore 08/14/2007 08:43 PM 1 point
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These are my standard head phones. Good quality sound when used in the normal way. I reverse them for talk radio (left phone on my right ear etc). I do this to prevent the headphone from protruding into the ear canal. Goofy I know but it works for me.

My only complaint with this head set and any other headset really is at the weakest point...the cord directly at the jack. The wiring always (after a time) becomes frade inside the rubber cord and I always loose a connection in one of the phones. You would think that the designers would double up the rubber at the jack. All in all I give them an 8 out of 10 for sound quality and the ability for the phones to re reversed...lol

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la 05/19/2008 08:11 PM 1 point
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yo, my ears pound everyday no reson.;

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