Sony MDR-EX650AP Earphone with Brass Housing,Microphone and Control - Black

Okay so I've owed many in ears the past year. From Sennheiser to Bose to Audio Technica (the makers of the M40x over ears, my personal favourite headphones) and honestly have yet to find the perfect in ears for me.These are about as close as I'm gonna get. At least without spending a tonne of money and risking build quality (in my opinion the Beoplay H3 2nd gen and Sony XBA H1 might be better but the build of the Sony and price of the Beoplay won't allow me to take that risk).The packaging is pleasant, shows the earbuds in a transparent window, has the accessories stored under the card material used to wrap the headphones into their display.The pouch is a coin purse style where you push at the ends and the sides pop open. And WHY has noone else done this?! It actually works perfectly and is the only pouch I ever want to use.The headphones themselves feel premium. The materials used are good quality and the cable doesn't like tangling (you can get it to but it really takes some doing). They fit snugly in the ears with the beautiful hybrid silicone tips which I even prefer over comply foam tips. The profile is just about negative. They won't stick out further than your outer ear. They come with a one button remote and mic which also helps.And the sound.I don't think it's entirely flat. But it certainly doesn't detriment it. They sound fun, lively, and have a decent thump to them, which on an S7 Edge's crappy DAC is a wonder. They have a tiny bit of soundstage, nothing special, but the clarity is just about there. I listen to a lot of heavy, layered music where distinguishing the vocals over a mash of guitars and drums has proven a task too hard for Momentum in ears, so the fact these have a good amount of presence in that range, even though I still believe the mids are recessed a little, is great.These are worth their asking price. The £60 RRP I believe is right. So the fact I got them at £25 is kind of a steal I'd say.They fit any genre, they make you want to listen to them, and then putting them away, you get a genius pouch to keep them in. Honestly, I'm impressed. Sony just don't seem to do bad headphones I guess.

I'm writing this review as I am about to buy these earphones for the second time, as one of my rabbits chewed through the wire on my previous set (don't worry, I've not going to give them a one-star review for that, as some Amazon reviewers would). I rarely write reviews, as I'm exceedingly lazy, but thought this product truly deserves it.There's a very good reason I'm buying the exact same earphones again, and that is that they are, in my opinion, the best earphones you can get for the price. Since it's a while since I bought my original pair I did a bit of research, and I still stick by that opinion.First up, the main thing most people are interested in - sound quality. It is simply amazing for earphones at this price. The dynamics are great, with rich warm bass all the way through to crisp highs. If I find a new song/album that I really get into, I make a point of lying in bed and listening to it on these bad boys. The same goes for long-beloved music - I notice new things in albums I thought I knew by heart. This is true when listening on my now-decrepit iPod Nano, and even more so when I plug them into my hi-fi amplifier in the living room. I also sometimes use them in this configuration when playing my PS4, and this gives a level of immersion I thought only possible with over-ear headphones (incidentally, this is how my rabbit got at them - I was sitting on the floor, very much immersed, and the wire was dangling at perfect rabbit head-height).Second of all - durability. I have put these headphones through the wash. Twice. They are not advertised as washproof, but to my amazement they worked perfectly afterwards. And were lovely and clean. I wouldn't recommend it though, it was an accident both times - I may be exceedingly lazy, but I'm not a complete idiot. Looking back on my order history, I see I ordered my original pair in August 2015. So they were working as good as new, despite four years of heavy use and two accidental wash cycles, right up until the moment The Unstoppable Destructo-Bunny sank her teeth into them (the wee cow also managed to chew through three digital aerial cables until I worked out an impenetrable way to protect the back of the TV).I have also bought my mother a pair of these as a present, and my brother bought a pair on my recommendation - both of them were equally impressed with their performance and robustness.So, in summary, if you are looking for a £60-or-less pair of earphones that have fantastic sound and will last, these can't be beat. In fact, I don't think any sub-£100 earphones can beat them. Also, if you get rabbits as pets, don't let them near any wires even for a second.

With the current heatwave in the UK, these are much more confortable and less sweaty than my full "over ear" headphones.The earbuds themselves are well designed and sturdy, they are not too heavy and the largest of the 3 hybrid silicone caps fits me perfectly. The sound quality for music, TV, movies and gaming is very good, much better than my previous Sony MDR-EX450s. Bass is not out of this world, or equivalent to the bass boost range, but it is still sufficient for most uses. If you really like your heavy bass beats I would suggest the bass boost range.The cable design uses a type of plastic I have never seen before, it is much more rigid than the traditional earphone plastic, but still flexible enough to bend when it has to. This results in the cables hardly ever tangling, and if they do, you can untangle within 20 seconds. This is my favourite feature.The microphone and call button are discrete and work perfectly. The little plastic bubble containing them is on the length of cable for the left earbud, so you never have to look for the little L or R on the earbuds, you just check the location of the plastic bubble.There is no in-line volume control, but these days all devices have built-in volume control, I do not see this as an issue.Extremely happy with my purchase. If you read the other Amazon reviews for this product, you will see that it outclasses many more expensive earbuds from other manufacturers.