Customer Reviews

Sony MDR-W25G S2 Sports¿ Vertical, In-Ear Headphones

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Initially, I thought these headphones were not going to be very good. I mainly wanted to purchase a set of headphones so that I can jog/exercise in comfort. My ears are not huge, so I avoided any of the plugs/phones that looked bigger than what could fit inside my ears.

I have a set of Sony MDR EX-51 headphones, and both headphones here have qualities and usage that I like about them.

The MDR-W25G S2 Sport headphone does it's job. The sound quality does not have the thumping bass that the MDR EX-51 has (due to it's sound enclosure ear-plugs), but the fidelity/quality of the sound is much more crisp and clear. Due to the 16mm driver (versus 9mm from MDR EX-51), the sound output is much higher which in return gives the listener an enjoyable listening environment.

Now, unless you are not wearing a helmet while you are biking, it's a joke to use these for any biking activities. The way the ear-piece is designed, you can't just swivel the head set to the back of your head whatever. I like to see how comfortable anyone tries to wear this headphone underneath their helmet.

I bounced around with these while jogging and they actually work. Very light and they do stay on your head fairly well, just make sure that you place the headset angeled a bit forward towards your forehead direction. They are light enough that I don't really feel bothered by them. The cord is just right for my little MP3 player that I attach to my armband. Unlike the MDR EX-51 earbuds, these headphones will not block outside noise and you will not hear yourself "breathing" while you jog.

At work, I think I would prefer the MDR EX-51, because it gives me more bass and they are more comfortable without wearing something over your head. The MDR EX-51 has a very long cord, and because of that I have almost damaged it before buying the MDR-W25G S2 Sports headphones.

Now I have to figure out what headphones will work best while I'm bike riding.

The description of these is wrong, wrong, wrong. the frequency response is only 20-20,000 hz, not 10- 20,000 hz. and the sensitivity is only 104 db not 108 db like the description also says. I have 3 different pair of in-ear headphones and I have tested them all to the same song and the same mp3 player and all of mine are the same. I have the following models: mdr-w08, mdr-w014 ?, and my new ones mdr-w25g. All of them are the same so don't spend the extra money like I did. They work great and are great but if you are expecting a better sound and response you will not get this from these compared to other sony in-ear headphones. I am a total Sony headphone geek, I love the quality. Just don't buy the most expensive as most ofthem are the same. Good luck.

These headphones keep the sweat out better than other similar athletic headphones. These are very affordable and the sound is OK, not great. Someone else mentioned that they are not durable and I support that. I have gone through 4 of these in a year. They tend to break at the joint. Before you buy check out Sennheiser PMX 70 Sport Earphones. I just bought these and I admit they are more expensive, but these have a single cord so the cord does not become twisted and they are made of a firm but flexable material. I have only run with them 2x they are comfortable although they do look a but weird.

Be warned that if you plan on using these while on a treadmill/eliptical trainer, etc.--the headphone cord will not reach from the machine to your head, so you have to be wearing your ipod/CD player (or move your ears out of your head?)

I searched high and low for headphones I can wear jogging or at the gym. I find the "earbud" and "over the ear" styles annoying and uncomfortable and I HATE it when other people have their music up so loud everyone around them is subjected to their usually bad taste in music. This seems to happen more with the earbud headphones than with other types. In any case, I have asked my friends if they can hear my music with these headphones and their answer is always "NO". Having said that, I don't have a desire to go deaf in the next five years, which means I keep the volume at a moderate level.

Also, I don't need to look "cool" - I just want good sound quality and headphones that will stay put and not hurt my ears. The sound quality is superior to the other brands in the same price range, but these headphones are not meant for listening to opera, either, so don't buy them and then complain that you can't hear the third violin.

As for staying put, these do. And, if you are a small person with a small head, then these are great, as other brands in the same style were simply too big for my head even when fully retracted.

So, in a nutshell, if you want headphones for excercising only (but not bike riding with a helmet on, as someone mentioned), then these are great. The only thing I wish is that the cords were retractable so I wouldn't get them tangled all the time.

I purchased a pair of these headphones a year ago to go with an iPod (the iPod earbuds hurt my ears.) I LOVE THESE HEADPHONES AND CAN'T BELIEVE THE SOUND QUALITY FOR $15.00!! They're also very sturdy and I love that they fold up so I keep them in the same small pouch I store my iPod in. I would have given this product MORE stars if I could have!

These have to be one of the most uncomfortable headphones that I've used. I got these for jogging, because I found that the in ear styles fall off to easily, or the sweat just builds up. These allow sweat to escape easily. However, these things are incredibly uncomfortable. I guess it's because they try to make the drivers bigger for better sound quality. I have to squeeze them into my ears, and it just hurts, and is uncomfortable. Now don't get me wrong, the sound output isn't bad. But the way they fit in my ears, I don't get any sound out of my right side because it's such a tight fit, and the sound goes right into the side of my ear canal.

So, I have to wear these loosely, but when I do that, I lose any benefit of the larger drivers because it ends up allowing too much ambient noise from getting in.


I wish there was a way I could measure my ear canals so that this would actually be useful to anyone reading this, but if you think you have big ear canals, these might fit well and feel comfortable to you. But to me... these things are horrible.

These headphones have top-notch sound quality and stay put in your ears while running. The only downside is that when a bit of sweat makes it's way to the earbud, they are virtually unusable until it dries out for a day or two...Otherwise, these are a great value for the active and outdoorsy music enthusiast.

I have used these headphones for a long time. I have occasionally had to replace them when I pulled the wires out of the speakers. The last two pairs were very brittle and broke easily just below the hinges, two pairs in three days. This has not been a problem until now (Feb 07) and previously I found these headphones to be perfect for my needs.

The Sony vertical headsets are good products because they have historically been reasonably small, so you could pull a stocking cap over them when running outdoors in the winter, and since they are 16 ohm units, they provide decent volume, unlike the cheapie earbud 32 or 64 ohm impedance garbage.

However, this particular model has grown (physically)- the white band on the side shows how much fatter it has gotten, so they bow out a bit when being worn. I prefer the previous simpler item (MDR-W08), which I no longer find in my local Target store.