Product Description

Another great SONY product, Dispatched within 24 hours with UK warranty

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7532 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: MDREX90LP.CE7
• Released on: 2006-08-22
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
The Sony MDR-EX90LP Stereo Headphones really make a statement. They say that you know something about style and you're serious about music. With 13.5mm drivers and great-looking metal housings that reduce vibration, these headphones deliver crisp, quality sound from a tiny package. Perfect for work or play, the MDR-EX90LP system includes a handy hard leather carrying case for storage when you're finished with your activities. Three-size earbuds ensure a snug and comfortable fit for your listening pleasure.

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Customer Reviews

Excellent Headphones
I bought these headphones as a replacement for my Sony EX71SL's when they fell to bits on me last week. Having used the new ones for a couple of days I have found the following pros and cons over my old headphones:

Pros:
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Sound quality is absolutely fantastic. No distortion in the bass at all - even at louder volumes, clear mids and crisp treble. On performing a direct comparison the sound is much more open and life like - fantastic. You can feel totally engrossed in the music and pick out subtle details you would never have heard with the EX71s. Whilst the EX90s do produce noticably less bass than the EX71s, it is by no means non existant and in my opinion is much more realistic. The bass has a much richer sound to it.

These headphones are not as expensive as some "higher end" models available. Given the sound quality they produce, I think they represent pretty good value for money.

Cons
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The headphones are larger and make my ears ache slightly after extended use - and can be awkward to insert on occasion.

The headphones do not isolate as well - this has the effect of drowning out the bass levels in a more noisy environment and leaking more sound to irritate your fellow commuters. This has the advantage, though, that announcements can be heard without having to remove the headphones - sparing you the embarrassment of having to be physically evicted from a train which has broken down.

Conclusion
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In conclusion I am extremely happy with the new headphones. They offer a clarity massively surpassing that of the EX71s. I am slightly disappointed that the headphones do not isolate as well and leak more noise (hence the loss of one star), though this is more than made up for by the improvement in the overall sound. Highly recommended.

Amazing Headphones, but lots of FAKES on Market Place
When I first heard these headphones I was absolutely blown away - really, really great headphones... So I thought I'd buy them on the marketplace as they were so cheap.

Unfortunately when they arrived they sounded like the cheapest earphones I'd ever heard -so I knew something was wrong. Having looked a bit on the internet, sure enough I found that the packaging and quality clearly shows they are fake.

This might explain why there are quite a few bad reviews - simply because there are a lot of fakes in circulation on eBay and Amazon Marketplace. If you want these headphones, please make sure you buy them directly from Amazon rather than a 3rd party - otherwise you'll probably end up in the situation I'm in now.

Great, but pricey - yo uget what you pay for
Always been a fan of sony ear phones since back in the day when a walkman was a tape player. Recently bought some sony ex 71s - great fit, good sound but frankly awful. The ear buds fell off and if you lost them - silly money to replace (now you can buy them for a couple of quid here on Amazon), the wire coating was too soft and it kinked, stretched and the rubber came away exposing very frail copper strands. So they went in the bin. Looked for new ear phones. These looked good, but my last experince of Sonys put me off. A few months down the line after reading lots of reviews I took the plunge.

They are amazing! Superb sound compared to ex71s, I've played a range of music and it all sounds superb - my eclectic tastes range form Kate Rusby, via the Gorillaz, to Hendrix so I've tried them with a range of musical styles. On full volume it was very reminiscent of being 12 and putting the stereo speakers very close together then putting your head between them! Great stuff.

Robust metal phone bodies. Same silly rubber ear buds but now its a couple of quid to get replacements so no big deal. Big bonus which I would expect at this price a proper storage case (leather) with a hard plastic winder insert. The cables look considerably more robust, fingers crossed. I'll be hanging onto my guarantee card and receipt just in case.