- Earbud headphones are closed type to reduce outside noise.
- Neodymium magnets for high power and low weight.
- Soft, silicon earbuds are washable, removable and replaceable; two sizes of earbuds included.
- 9 mm driver units for powerful sound. PET diaphragm extends bass and frequency range.
- Include carry case, earbuds and a 3.5mm audio adapter. Bulk packaging.
Product Description
Fontopia® Headphones in-the-ear design for 2.5mm and 3.5mm(w. adapter) devices — fits snugly, yet comfortably inside the ear; eliminates the headband so you can enjoy music while exercising, skating or dancing Sony’s first closed-type Fontopia design. Sony makes listening on the go even better with this MDR-EX71SL earphones.
Reducing outside noise for high-intensity listening, the MDR-EX71SL is Sony’s first closed type Fontopia Design Bud Style Headphones. Hear the powerful, resonant bass response.
Additional features include a super-light in-the-ear design, new, super-small 9 mm drivers which are ultra-compact drivers that produce powerful sound with space left over for the sonic isolation of the newly-designed soft silicon earbuds.
Two sizes of earbuds that accommodate a full range of ears, an ultra-high-power neodymium magnet, a carrying case, and a 3.5mm adapter is also supplied.
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In terms of sound quality, these headphones are good. This particular product is provided in bulk packaging. There doesn’t seem to be a downside to going this route as opposed to paying the full price for the commercially packaged versions which sell for 2-3x as much on Amazon. Not shown in the picture, they also come with a nifty little felt carrying bag, which is useful.
I purchased these particular headphones after my Shures started fraying at the point where the headphone meets the wire. I was not interested in dropping another couple hundred dollars on headphones, so I was looking for the best mix of cheap and quality sound reproduction I could find. I was keyed in to this particular set based on evaluations performed by Sigfried Linkwitz on his site, Linkwitz Labs. For anyone in the audio world, Mr. Linkwitz is a highly respected designer of crossovers (linkwitz-reily) and speakers. These headphones measured extremely flat in frequency response in his tests. Given this fact, combined with the price, these suit my needs perfectly.
The only caveat to this mostly positive review is the connection wire. I’m not quite sure what they were thinking, to be honest. The wire that the headphones are attached to, with the mini plug on the end is about a foot long. Apparently they expect you to plug this into the extension they provide (which for some reason also has a microphone on it)…except that the plug at the end of that wire is a smaller (<3.5mm) jack for phones. So then to get this thing back into your media player or computer jack's standard 3.5 mm, you have to plug in ANOTHER adapter. It's just completely insane. Best bet is to just buy a cheap extender wire with a female 3.5mm on one end and the male on the other and just bypass the insanity.
Rating: 4 / 5
Sony MDR EX71SLB – Headphones
They stay in my ears well, even when running, the sound quality is great and they’re reasonably priced.
Rating: 5 / 5
Sony MDR EX71SLB – Headphones
Love Sony Earbuds, but Chord is way too short you have to hold it 6 inches from your face. No wonder it is so cheap, must be some kind of factory error!
Rating: 1 / 5
Sony MDR EX71SLB – Headphones
My original headset for iPod touch 3rd Gen has broken, and I was seeking for a substitution. My thought was to buy an ordinary headset as well as an adapter for remote control and mic.
Surprisingly, when I received this earphone, I found that there is an adapter which includes a control button and mic! And it works perfectly with iPod touch 3rd Gen!
Pros:
* With remote control (but no vol+/-) and mic working with iPod and iPhone
* Fits both 2.5mm and 3.5mm devices
* Includes carry case and 2 extra pair of earbuds
* Pretty good sound quality for the price, at least better than iPod original ones
Cons:
* 3 sections of lines, which makes it too long
* The earbud section is with 3.5mm male, but it’s too short for individually use
Rating: 5 / 5
Sony MDR EX71SLB – Headphones
One must use a short adapter with these. I assumed it was an original iPhone miniplug adapter in the picture, but it turns out that the plug on the end of the headset cord is smaller than a miniplug.
Rating: 3 / 5
Sony MDR EX71SLB – Headphones