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Sony MDR-EX57LP
The Sony MDR-EX57LP earphones is amongst the most ergonomically well-engineered in-ear design ever manufactured by this long-time headphone giant. The EX57LP has an extremely lightweight yet robust construction, slim-profile sizing and nicely secure in-ear fit that makes it a top candidate for city walkers, office and dorm listeners, or light gym workouts. Easy non-invasive in-ear fit provides mild isolation and a comfortable wearing experience along with unexpectedly terrific sound quality at this great price. Perfect earbuds for any iPod / MP3 player or laptop / PC. Sets of extra-soft silicon eartips included.
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Product Features:
- Great sounding, great-fitting earbuds suitable for all portable listening applications
- Modern stylish looks without being overly flashly
- Excellent audio 'bang-for-the-buck' earbud value!
What's In The Box:
- 3 sizes S/M/L eartip sleeves
- Cord adjuster
- Carrying / storage pouch
Applications:
An excellent replacement to the discontinued MDR-EX56 model, the Sony MDR-EX57LP earbuds significantly ups the ante by delivering improved sound quality and more modern looks versus its forebearer. Expect truly excellent sound quality nearly unheard of at this price along with the durable build quality Sony headphone products are famous for worldwide. Stunning frequency response of 6Hz in the lows swings up to a clean 23,000kHz in the uppermost highs for true full-range musicality that leaves nothing out of the equation. The MDR-EX57LP's high-power, low-impedance neodymium magnet speaker arrays are both robust for maximum durability and musically well-detailed, meaning your portable player of choice will easily drive these lightweight earphones to their full audio performance capacities.
Package includes 3 sets [S/M/L] of silicon eartips; try them all for the most comfortable, best-sounding fit. A cord adjuster and handy travel carry-pouch are also conveniently provided within the Sony MDR-EX57LP earbud packaging.
Specifications:
- Connector Type: 1/8
- Headphone Type: Earbud
- Driver Type: Dynamic
- Isolation: -5dB ~ -8dB
- Impedance @ 1kHz: 24 Ohms
- Detachable Cable: No
- Cord Length: 3.9ft (1.2 meters)
- Cord Type: Straight Y
- Coupler Size: Small
- Ear Coupler Type: Earbud
- Manufacturer Warranty: 90 Days
- Sensitivity: 100dB
Average Rating
Posted by Cosonic from Alexandria, Egypt on 2012-01-14
Recommend Product: No
Pros: lightweight, comfort, design
Cons: Poor lows, Weak mids, Annoyingly sharp highs, Almost no staging at all !
So I won't deny the good design, comfort and good style of these pair, but as I said before sound quality is all that matters.
I used to have a pair of Creative EP-830 which is way better than these in terms of sound quality, powerful bass, clear mids and crisp highs.
The only complaint I had with my Creative ear-buds was a little bit sharpness with higher mids at high volume, also the staging wasn't satisfying.
When I saw these pairs on the shelf of a local retailer, I was tempted by design and being a Sony product, I thought this would be better than my Creative, but I was totally wrong !
Bass is very week (Incomparable to Creative's stunning bass).
Lower mids are weak also, and it gets better as we move toward higher mids resulting in unbalanced, un-natural listening experience.
Highs is the only powerful response coming out from these pair, and even it comes in a too powerful way resulting in sharp annoying sound experience,
With almost no sound staging at all.
I've tried these pair with my Nokia 5130 XpressMusic, Samsung Galaxy S and iPhone 3G, I even connected them to my Dell Studio laptop, trying with all their players equalizers to tweak the sound and to grasp a pleasant sound experience out of them, but I've failed with them all.
My advice is Go for another pair !
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Posted by akinari-kun from White Rock, BC on 2011-02-27
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Outstanding clarity, Very comfortable, Fantastic Price
Cons: Midrange could be slightly warmer
I've been using a pair of Sony MDR-EX85s for almost two years, and these ones blew those right out of the water in terms of clarity and price.
The build quality is standard Sony fare, with plastic enclosure with pseudo-metal trim. The cord is quite thin and tangles easily, which can be a pain sometimes.
Overall, these headphones are definitely worth the price. My one and only major complaint is that the mids could sound a little warmer with a larger tone, but other than that, these headphones are nearly perfect.
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