Sony MDRXB50AP Extra Bass Earbud Headphones/Headset with Mic for Phone Call, Blue

Greetings!I bought these earbuds back in 2019 and I got to say that these earbuds have to be one of the BEST I have ever bought!Even now in 2024 they are still kicking after all this time just that they do wear out after a long time but I will be buying myself a few pairs to have after they kick the bucket!Really good for heavy use, excellent for gaming, really good bass if you love to jam out to music, cable takes a good punishment when I would carry it freely in my jean pockets.They are worth the money! Buy them!

So I have been on a tirade of buying earbuds, from 10 dollar cheap-ies to Bose 99.99 earbuds.... and I have to say I am blown away.First off, my use case is for my cellphone only. I use these with my Google Pixel XL like all earbuds I buy. Which means no EQ tweaking, not much power driving them, just cell phone spec usage.Secondly, I am blown away at how well these sounds. Its crazy to have it hit so low in terms of bass, it doesn't shake your head, but it lightly vibrates your ear and you get this weird feeling because normally bass that low, you feel it more than you hear it. With these, because it does vibrate your ear a little, you can hear it, and your brain goes "shouldn't I feel this?". Which isn't a bad thing, its nice to hear details you normally don't with cheaper headphones, or headphones with specs that simply don't hit that low. The highs are crisp, the mids are clear and "flat" like they should be. I am very impressed with the sound quality of these earbuds. While I am promoting the bass, even though they are "extra bass", its not extra base in the sense of "muddy" its more like "extra base vs other earbuds" which means quality sound. Trust me, the bass is NOT overpowered.Thirdly the fitment. Most earbuds out of package don't feel right, they don't seal in my weird ass ears and I end up playing with the various tip sizes to get a proper fit. However with the way these seal, the basic size right out the gate fit no issue, it more so rests on your ear instead of going INTO your ear. (best way for me to explain it). Think of other earbuds as a giant rock that only seals a cave entrance once its been inserted inside the cave by a few feet. Where as the sony's are like a giant boulder that seals along the outside of the cave entrance like a cover stone. I actually prefer this as they seal well which helps with the bass response.Finally, the comparison. I have reviewed sennheisers (which I am a huge fan of their normal studio headphones, but not their earbuds) and other cheap off brand as well as cheap known brand earbuds. These sound the absolute best. Even comparing to the 99.99 bose earbuds, these sony's just sound way better. The only difference between the sony's and the bose is that if you want to lay your head down on a pillow, resting on the side of your face and ear, the bose are way more comfy and you can sleep with them in, while these protrude just a little to where you might get some ear agitation which isn't a huge deal. So at the moment I use the sony's as long as I can, and IF I sleep with my earbuds in (binaural beats use) then I will switch to the bose so I can lay on my ear with zero discomfort or ear pain.6/5 I recommend you try these sony's. I got the blue pair as I like a little color in my life, ive had enough black and white earphones/earbuds to last a lifetime, its nice to get blue or red at times when possible. Doesn't change the overall performance of the earbuds so I highly recommend them.

I spent a long time searching through different earbuds and their reviews before finally deciding on these. The biggest criticism I would offer, following the sentiments of several other customers, is that you do hear an annoying bumping sound whenever the cord is tapped or scraped. I use these earbuds primarily for doing work at my desk, so I rarely experience this sound, but for anyone wanting to use these while exercising or moving, I would caution them about this issue.Other complaints include that the button for playback on the cord does not include volume control, so it's function is limited, and the earbuds do start to feel a little uncomfortable after a long time wearing them.As for the sound quality, I was a bit nervous about the "Extra Bass" feature of the earbuds, but after a month of using them, I have to say that it is not overwhelming at all. In fact, these earbuds provide exactly the sound quality I was looking for. Not at all unbalanced, and a clean quality to the sound at both ends of the range. The earbuds are also well-built, as they haven't shown any sign of wear in the time that I've owned them.In all, while I do notice the flaws I listed above, I feel that these are the best earbuds I've owned in a long time. Well-built and sturdy, fairly comfortable to wear, and great sound quality. I would absolutely recommend these and purchase them again in the future!

when I got these, they sounded better than your cheap everyday earbuds but I noticed that they didn't have much bass. It wasn't until the third time I used them that there was no sound in the right earbud and now there's moments when I plug them in that there's no sound again from the right earbud. For context my previous earbuds, skullcandy ink'd 2, lasted me three years since I kept good care of them by not shoving it in my pockets, neatly wrapping them up in a circle whenever I put them away, and being careful not to tug/yank on them while plugged in. It was pretty disappointing to see that these new earbud I just bought came broken, nonetheless they're still comfortable to use and ok to listen to music but I would recommend to buy something else.3/29/18- It's been a good 8 months since I bought these earbuds and I did have problems with them at first but I've changed my phone recently and to my surprise all of the problems I had was because of my old phone, not these earbuds. The sound hasn't dropped at all after changing phones and the bass sounds much better now. I take back what I said about these earbuds, if you're looking for an affordable earbud headset(they were $29.99 when I bought them) with good bass then I'd suggest buying these sony earbuds.

One favorites for fuller sound and deep base, using running and cycling and other activities in a smaller before head set