Sony MDR-V150 Monitor Series Headphones
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Customer Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
For the price, these are excellent headphones. I bought them primarily to use on my iPod, but they sound great on my laptop and home stereo. The earbuds I own are Senheiser CX-300's. While noise blocking earbuds like my CX-300's are great for airplanes and other noisy environments, they just don't produce the quality of sound of "cans" or outside the canal headphones. Even with earbuds costing $100-plus, I would still argue there is a sacrifice. Buds are still a great choice if you want something small, mobile and discrete; however, if you don't mind lugging around something a little larger, the V150's are great.
With an impedance rating of 24 ohms, an iPod, laptop or other mobile device won't have any problem lighting these up; and even at 24 ohms the V150's sound pretty darn good - especially when you consider their price. I also have a pair of 64-ohm Senheiser "cans" (HD-250) along with a portable amp. This set-up is ideal for my iPod as far as sound goes, but a pain to lug around. The MDR-V150 won't fit in your pocket, and are a bit bulky, but are still portable and for less than half the price of a decent set of buds, sound twice as good.
As far as comfort, they are snug but comfortable, and the cables and jack are heavy duty and well insulated.
One note, if you use these in an office or tight space and like to blast, take in mind your neighbor is going to hear you.
Customer Review: Excellent headphones!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had these headphones for 5 years. After 4 years, the plastic that holds the ear phone to the head band fell apart on both sides, which I fixed with some glue & they just recently broke beyond repair. I'm most likely going to buy another pair because I think 5 years of student-use is an amazing life span for headphones!
I am moderately picky about sound quality and I thought these were great; there's actually bass in the music as opposed to ear buds that filter it out completely. Another thing I cannot stand about ear buds is that they fall out way too easy when these stay secured to your head when you're working or just plain don't feel like dealing with putting the bud back in your ear every 12 seconds. I also don't prefer the feel of plastic being crammed in my ears.
Some people are complaining about the fit being too tight which is a little understandable. When you first buy them, they're brand new & just like a new pair of shoes, they will tend to feel awkward & uncomfortable until they shape out a little and you get used to them.
All in all, I would recommend these headphones! I'm not used to buds and you may not be used to on-ear headphones, so they might be uncomfortable for a while but the mild discomfort you may feel for the first month or so is well worth the amazing sound quality & durability!
Customer Review: Good and inexpensive
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these to use with my iPhone and iPod when I am doing some activity that might beat up my more expensive but excellent Sony studio monitor headphones ( MDR7506 ) such as when I get out of the shower and my hair is wet or working in my work shop. I have completely given up on the Apple head phones; the sound is quite excellent for the price but they tilt in my ear and get totally mufled in a few seconds of putting them in.
These Sony MDR V150 phones are just perfect for the rough use I bought them for:
They plug right into my first generation iPhone with out having to use a jack addapter ( my studio Sonys need an adaptor; the Monster one is excellent; Monster 3.5-mm Headphone Adapter for iPhone 1G ; have used same one for years no prob. = I don't agree with all the negative reviews).
Smaller V150 phones allows me to shave and still continue to listen to my podcasts. I don't worry about getting soap or water on them like I do with the prized MDR7506 studio monitors.
They are lighter and fit tighter so stay on better when bending down when working.
Very nice, durable, strain relief on the well made plug.
Good enough quality sound in a throw away (and buy another pair just like them), durable, inexspensively priced, headphone.
Customer Review: Not perfect, but everything they should be
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had these headphones for at least one or two years now. The sound quality they put out is up to par; good balance, sufficient bass, and enough exclusion of external noise. They're about as comfortable as cheap studio headphones will come; which, unless you're extremely picky or have a misshaped head, shouldn't be a problem at all. They don't come in too tight on your ears, and the pads are comfortable and durable. As far as overall durability goes, I can't complain because I have no problem patching things up with black electrical tape, but for the average consumer this could be an issue. Mine have cracked on both sides where the adjusting mechanism slides up and down, and have completely fallen apart on one occasion. But mine have also been through a lot (trips especially), and like I said, it's really simple (and efficient, and subtle) to fix them up with electrical tape. Also, one more thing that should be noted (but has been pointed out enough times in all the other reviews), is that the cord length and durability is perfect for most situations. Low-priced, quality, studio-style headphones. Which I think a lot of people are looking for these days. It's worth your money, and then some. Don't believe me? Most stores will let you open the package up and try them on, so go decide for yourself.
Customer Review: SWEET PHONES
Summary: 5 Stars
For years I'd gone through headphones like a junkie goes through smack. I walk, and ride the train a lot so I constantly like to have the discman going... (I haven't caught on to that whole I-POD craze yet). Being the cheap bastard that I am, I would constantly replace the old crappy broken headphones with another pair of crappy headphones, soon to be broken. A vicious cycle, which introduced me to various breeds of phones, like those little I-podish ones that you stick inside the ear lobe.. What in the F*** is with those? JUNK
ANYWAY... One day a guy at an electronics store recommended these to me, and I was like Pppph, F off clown.. those are like twenty five bucks (they are significantly cheaper here). But something inside of me made me change my mind and I bought them anyway. Great choice, I've had 'em ever since.. and they ROCK! I haven't heard the music this vibrant and clear since the last time I took mushrooms, and they are extremely comfortable, unlike those little mothers in YOUR ears.
So yeah, the phones are sweet. They even come with an adaptor so that you can plug them into a stereo receiver, or.. thats right, a monitor.
Dig. The cord is pretty long though, so you may want to wrap it up with an elastic while traveling, I personally have tripped on it once or twice.