Product Description

Sony MDR-EX500 Monitor Quality Earphones Multiple layer diaphram and newly designed 13.5mm driver unit for producing high-resolution sound. Wear anywhere with any MP3 player Our EX headphones range is fun affordable and delivers great sound quality on the move. In-ear and foldable over-ear styles give a secure fit and long-term wear comfort perfect for using with any MP3 player. Crisp clear and powerful sound The high power Neodymium driver found inside our headphones is super poweful and delivers a wider frequency response to your ears - reproducing deep bass dynamic vocals and clear treble sound. Enjoy crisp warm audio at any volume. Don't miss a beat Get the most out of your music with bullet shaped soft earbuds that create a tight seal to maximise sonic quality and stop audio leakage. The ergonomic design and soft hybrid silicone construction ensures enhanced wearing comfort and a great fit for any ear. Good vibrations Experience premium sound quality with no unwanted vibrations. Selected headphones feature a rigid aluminium or magnesium housing that helps to prevent redundant vibrations giving a smoother bass response and clear mid-high range sound. Fits all ear sizes Choose from different earbud sizes for a more secure custom fit. Your headphones come with different sizes of interchangeable hybrid silicone rubber buds for great sound isolation and total comfort. Total portability Making your headphones extra easy to carry when you're not listening to music the supplied carry case also keeps them safe and protected. So when you're done listening just slot them safely into the case and sling them in your bag until next time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2089 in Consumer Electronics
• Colour: SILVER
• Brand: Sony
• Model: MDR-EX500LP
• Released on: 2008-09-10
• Dimensions: 2.20 pounds

Features

• High quality Sony sound
• 3 x earbuds for best fit (s/m/l)
• Includes carry case
• High resolution sound

Manufacturer's Description

MDR-EX500SL

Experience brilliant, studio quality audio, true bass and wide sound. Hear every vocal and every instrument as they were intended to be heard with no distortion thanks to incredible built-in audio technologies and design. If you’re serious about music quality then the EX500 will not disappoint.

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Quality Sound

Sony is the only electronics company to design and develop their own driver units which has given them the freedom to create these large new 13.5mm driver units which deliver brilliant precision audio reproduction. For the best audio performance the MDR-EX500SL are hand crafted and tuned by Sony engineers for optimised sound quality.

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Unique vertical in-ear design

The saying ‘fits like a glove’ should apply to headphones! You no longer have to put up with discomfort often experienced from traditional in-ear headphones. The MDR-EX500SL are innovatively vertically positioned in-the-ear allowing a closer fit so you can indeed wear them all day. As well as providing this comfort they also isolate sound leaving you to concentrate on nothing but your music.

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Crystal clear audio reproduction

The innovative built-in multiple layered diaphragm ensures high resolution, distortion free audio reproduction whilst the magnesium casing used on these headphones is extremely strong which means they avoid unwanted vibrations and ensure a smooth bass response is achieved.

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Ready to go

The MDR-EX500SL comes with a luxury leather case and 3 sizes of hybrid silicone rubber earbuds (S,M,L) to enhance the secure fitting, increase sound isolation and comfort.

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Customer Reviews

An extremely good pair of ear phone - You just need to know how to get the most out of them!
I am surprised to see these earphones got a 1 star review by a previous reviewer as they don't justify that in the slightest. I agree at first you think there is little difference between these and another pair of similar earphones but there are a few factors which you need to be aware of before deciding their fate.

1) They do need a little time to settle down as I had heard about this before but until I got these, had never experienced it. After about 5-10 hours of listening they seemed to 'pop' and suddenly the sound became extremely clear. Might be me or could be they settled in properly.

2) MP3 encoding does make a difference - I have noticed that because of the massive frequency range these earphones can handle, a lower encoded MP3 track compared to a higher one IS obvious. Listening to tracks at a 128kbs format compared to the recommend 320kbs you'll not realise certain instruments or sounds are diffused to softened. Listening to a 320kbs track and the clarity is amazing.

3) Finally, if you're like me your previous headphones were probably pretty decent in the first place and may have achieved a 80-85% sound quality. These I feel, achieve a 90-95% sound quality because of their frequency range which IS hard to find in earphones at these prices (I've checked all around before getting these). I would not say the sound is 100% quality as only earphones of £200 upwards might be able to achieve close to this mark.

Overall I find the earphones sit nicely into the ear and offer a good resistance to falling out when walking or similar activities. They do not whistle when walking about which some earphones are prone to (my previous Creative ones did!). The case they can be stored in offers a very nice option and is solid.

I agree these might not be everyone's cup of tea but if you're like me and want a good range of sound (frequency) and have the ability to buy/store mp3s of a high encoding these are an extremely good choice for the price. Otherwise you'll just have to pay a LOT more for near perfect sound.

So get these earphones, get the best quality MP3's, get a BIG mp3 player to fit them on and.......enjoy! I am.....

Excellent Earphones - The best at this pricepoint.
I needed a new pair of earphones to replace my trusty long serving MDR-EX71's. I decided to try and find a set with a little more bass this time around, my first purchase was some sennheiser cx500's. they didn't deliver the clarity of higher frequencies that i had become accustomed to with my sony's so they went back. next up was a pair of sony MDR-EX85LP's, soundwise they were excellent, the bass response was not quite as good as my 71's but I put this down to the fact that they had not burned in yet, Unfortunately the design of the phones meant they hurt my ears after a short time of wearing, they also leaked considerably more sound into the world due to their design. so they went back.
The MDR-EX500LP's were my third attempt and I managed to find them for a great price on amazon and just hoped that they would deliver at least to the standard of my 71's. I should not have worried...
Firstly, I love the design, the brushed metal finish and the mesh look are great and ooze quality.
The wiring seems a little flimsy but i'm sure it will last as well as my previous sony sets have. I wasn't bothered about the case, nice tho it is, i'll never use it, I would have preferred a spare set of ear buds, that was until I realised how well they fit onto the ear pieces, you'll never lose one, they are really nice and tight!
The silicon ear buds are extremely comfortable and when the earphones are inserted you really do not notice that they are there after a short time, the earpieces look like they might be heavy but they just don't feel that way at all once they're in place.
Most importantly, the sound quality is, for my tastes, absolutely spot on. I listen to a wide range of styles, Contemporary, Indie, Rock, metal, RnB, Hip-Hop, Motown, Soul you name it really!... These earphones adapt nicely to a variety of music. Bass is clean, crisp and direct, it doesn't wallow, it doesn't boom and over-resonate around the soundscape. The Bass drives and compliments the overall sound which is exactly what I like my bass to do. If you are after a full on bass overload, in ear phones will never satisfy you completely, only cans can do that.
High frequencies are accurate and shine like they should, cymbals sparkle and Instruments lower down in the midrange can be picked out even in the busiest of mixes.
Vocals are clear and expressive, One track I listened to earlier had a number of layed guitar parts, they were noticably defined and I felt almost like I was sat in a studio monitoring the sound!
I can't comment on longevity hence this only being four stars. If they still running in another twelve months it will be a 5 star review.
To my ears listening to MP3's ranging from 128 - 320 kbps They are the best in ear phones I have owned or tested.

Comfortable, innovative designed earphones with good sound.
I purchased these earphones after i noticed a decline in quality of my cx500's which had glorious great sound providing it stayed in the ear's properly. Amazon were advertising these new phone's on their home page. As i needed a new pair, i thought i wouldn't go for the previous models, and the experience i had with the Sony ex90's, i really had to think about purchasing these one's. With it's advertising i decided to go for it, and how surprised i was by the innovative design which allows the phones to stay in it's place in the ear canals. WELL DONE SONY FOR THINKING THAT OUT. As for the sound quality, we'll i feel my old phones still have the little more precise edge. Don't get me wrong the bass is there. I am more of a treble man the a bass guy and i feel that could have been more crisp. Then again these are brand new and perhaps may take a little while to wear in. But where it excels, is in it's innovative fitting and reasonably tough construction that why i felt it deserved five star's. I only wished they provided a clip on hook, so i can attach the wire to my garment instead of tucking it under my jumper to stop it from falling on the floor where it can get damaged.
Thoroughly recommend this product to anyone.