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4.5 stars
"Perfection Purified"
Pros: Everything.
Cons: The length of the extension cord.
Summary: I am completely THRILLED with these little miracles.
I purchased a Creative Zen Micro and the earphones supplied with it were of a good quality, however, they were large and as a result I was forced to "screw" them into my ear. After half an hour or so my head would ache and my ears burn. I am not a fan of headphones so i decided to hunt down a pairof earphones that would suit me.
I originally looked at the Apple iBuds, but having read a somewhat mediocre review of them I changed my mind. I continued my search and came across this site. I read each review meticulously and made sure i didnt just jump into anything, especially with the price tag. However, having found no other subsitute and becoming increasily annoyed and frustrated with my "old style" earphones, I decided to just get the Sonys.
And boy am I glad I did. The little things slide snuggly into the ear, in my case medium size were correct, without movement or aching. Im actually writting this with them in.
At first when i put them in I instantly noticed the difference...they were strangely comfortable! I kept having to ask myself "are they still in" with constant touching to check.
I then selected my chosen song, in my case it was Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For?". The second the song started the hairs on my neck tingled as i heard sounds that i didnt even know were in the song. Words, instruments, everything! I could hear it all. . . . . in comfort.
I proceeded to stand up and move around the room attempting to somehow slacken the little earphones from my ears, but to no avail. They simply wouldnt move. EXCELLENT. I had constant problems with other earphones simply dropping out of my ears because i had moved my head.
As I moved around the room I soon began to notice that I couldnt ear any "background" noise. IE. I couldnt hear the tv and I couldnt hear my phone that coinsidently began to ring. It wasnt due to the fact I had my volume up loud, infact i had it on 8 out of 20, it is the fact they go deeper into your ear and the rubber prevents sound escaping from your ear. With my previous earphones I had the volume on a 16-18 just to hear certain sounds which decreased the songs quality.
The difference between the "in-ear" and "normal" earphones is that the "normal" ones seem to just BLAST the music out at your ear. So you have to make a descision A) turn the music up louder to hear all the sounds etc, or B) turn the music down so you dont blow your ear drums out, thus decreasing the overall quality of the music.
With the in-ear phones you dont have that dilema, the music just seems to be "there" in your head. Not havin to be readjusting the in-earphones is a blessing! I used to become furious everytime i had to push my earphones into my ear, then as soon as i settled again or moved the ")$%*%)£_ things would fall out or move.
I have had the in-earphones in my ears, untouched, for an hour and a half, and it simply feels like they arnt there!! I cant even hear myself typing on the keyboard! These Sony In-Earphones take the hassle out of listening to your favourite tunes and make listening a pleasure!
If you like your music and will only accept top quality then I would recommend these 150%! They are an unbeleivable investment and are simply " The Future".
10/10
- 4 replies to this review
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all of you summed it up great, also it 3D sound is also impresive along with its bass.
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it's uncanny how our situations are so similar. i too have a zen micro and am satisfied with the sound given by the supplied earbuds, but they're simply too big in the ears and i'm constantly fidgeting with it to make it stick to my ears. i noticed these in-ear buds a while back but wasn't sure about buying them until after i read several reviews. so tonight i stopped by the local compusa and picked these up...and i instantly noticed the difference. there ARE sounds that i've never noticed before. it's absolutely amazing
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i got the 51's which are the exact same in-ear phones without the short cord and extension, (best $thirtyone dollars i have ever spent. i just realized too that the only thing i could find negative is that they are so comfortable that i always check to make sure they haven't fallen out, but of course they haven't, that is why my head is filled with glorious sound
also, a girl in my studio walked right in front of my computer and yelled my name about 10 times very very loud and i just saw her in my peripheral and paused my music. she had to tell me that she was yelling at me for 10 minutes before i even realized she had said anything,
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these are comfortable idk if its 10 because nothing is perfect but hes right you cant hear much backround noise with the volume not that loud it makes it easier to consintrate when for me skatebaording it just gets anoying when people try to talk to you so i jsut leave one out some times but in a fiew ocasions i have pulled them outa my pocket and the little ear fitting fell off luckily i found it but it would be a disaster if i lost one maby you can buy extra ones that would be nice
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