Sony MDREX36V/BLK EX Earbud Headphone (Black)

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches ; 1.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B001EYU3JO
• Item model number: MDREX36V/BLK
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (101 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

9mm EX Drivers --- Allows for a comfortable fit and a deep and full sounding bass performance all in a small package. In-Line Volume control --- Allows you to control your volume without having to take out your player from where you are carrying it. Cord adjuster --- Allows you to conviently control the length of the cord. Three sizes of ear buds --- You can pick the size that right for you for comfort and performance.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for what they're meant to do, February 16, 2010

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JMiller72 (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony MDREX36V/BLK EX Earbud Headphone (Black) (Electronics)

The Sony MDREX36V are a pair of passive noise isolating earphones. What this means is that a seal is created within the ear canal, to keep a reasonable amount of ambient noise out. The main advantage of using earphones to do this instead of full-size noise canceling headphones is that active noise cancellation introduces artifacts into the music, degrading sound quality.

The 36V's come with small, medium, and large size tips of the famous Sony hybrids, a comfortable alternative to harder ear tips. It's easy to get the tips on and off, which is a good thing, since it's necessary to try out all of them; until you find the best fit for your ears, sound quality and/or isolation will suffer. Included also is a small draw-string pouch that's just big enough to put the earphones in, a welcome addition at this price point.

With the in-line volume control, you can adjust the volume on the cord without changing settings on your computer or media player. And because earphones like these are relatively close to your ear drums, unlike open-air headphones or speakers, it's necessary to get into a habit of LOWERING THE VOLUME, for your own hearing safety. I feel the need to emphasize this: passive isolation is theoretically safer than using ear buds or open-air headphones because you don't need to drown out outside noise, but only if you keep volume levels reasonable. Cable noise can be a problem unless you wear them over the ear. The left ear bud has a small dot, which makes it possible to distinguish left from right in the dark.

After a month and a half of listening to these earphones, I finally found a short, sweet way to sum up their strengths: they sound good with pop, rap, and folk and not so good with everything else. These phones make my synthpop more engaging, giving the bass a clean, enjoyable sound that isn't fatiguing, and to my ears poppy vocals are clear. Rap and folk benefit in the same ways from the presence of the bass line. However, with rock and metal and all their subgenres, the bass and mids are noticeably muddy, and the mids particularly lack detail. What this means for most people is that guitars and vocals will lose out big time on rock and metal. Still, for the price, they're quite fun. I'd recommend them to someone coming from bass-light phones who wants to get a feel for what they're missing, or if you only listen to the genres I mentioned. If you're looking for something that sounds good across a number of musical styles, or that has detail across the frequency spectrum, then these aren't for you.

53 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Quality Headphones, February 11, 2009

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Sairenja - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony MDREX36V/BLK EX Earbud Headphone (Black) (Electronics)

These Sony earbud headphones are well-designed for comfort. I recommend them, especially if you're looking for an iPod headphone alternative.

I have been able to hear my music for how it was supposed to be heard for the first time in a long time. These are definitely the best headphones for the price, and if, like me, switching from an iPod headphone, you will definitely notice exceptionally clear quality. As it says on its box, the headphones offer "clear and rich sound with deep bass".

Usually I am used to turning up the volume and losing mass amounts of quality, but even when I max out the volume the sound is very clear through these headphones.

The headphones are very comfortable. I have worn them for hours in a row before and my ears don't feel uncomfortable as they have with other headphones.

I have seen headphones priced around $60-70 that do not offer the range of these headphones (6-23000 Hz). Definitely well worth the money.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sound quality, excellent value, January 26, 2009

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S. Nichols - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony MDREX36V/BLK EX Earbud Headphone (Black) (Electronics)

Absurdly good sound quality and frequency response. Very comfortable. You couldn't ask for better quality for the money. I would recommend these to anybody.

To give you an idea how good these are, I once tried a pair of older/cheaper Sony earbuds some years ago, and the sound was so terrible I sent them back and swore off earbuds forever. I've been using the Sony MDR-J20 h.ear Stereo Headphones (White) behind-the-ear headphones since then, and have been greatly spoiled for any other sub-$100 earphones by the bass and fidelity of their great neodymium drivers. They can be obtrusive and frustrating to wear however, so against my better judgment I decided to give these a try today. I was nervous about wasting my time and money, but my fears were proven to be for naught the second I started playing the first song. They trounced my old J20s in bass, treble, comfort and overall design. A truly great product at a great price. Easy 5 stars.