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 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $15.02
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Avg. Customer Rating:  160 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 16.1 x 11.4 x 9.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: MDRED21LP
Model: MDRED21LP
UPC: 027242613409
EAN: 0027242613409
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 Best of the cheap ear buds... August 13, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As far as I'm concerned the Sony MDR-ED21LP's are the best of the
simple, bud-type earphones. The sound quality is very good with full
base and good high-end without sounding too "tinny". The unique shape
fits in the ear nicely and doesn't cause too much discomfort over
several hours of use (like on airplanes or in the gym). I own several
of these since bud earphones are something I use all the time. Most
consumer-electronic stores don't carry these but they are worth
seeking out. Highly recommended!
A must have for the price/ sound August 26, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
In the past two weeks I have ordered many different types an sizes of earbuds(I figured my ears must be a different SIZE than everyone else's)since most of the ones I ordered didn't feel good on/in my ear. I didn't want to spend a fortune on Earbuds that I would probably lose or sit on and crush. Since I use them with my mp3 player(iriver) and mainly for walking, price was a major concideration. The Sony MDR-EC21LP earbuds I have found to be great in the two areas that I have mentioned "price/confort" I would recommend them very highly to people with different size ears like mine.
 not totally bad January 13, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
well, I've been looking for a new pair of earbuds for my Iriver H10 5GB player because I thought I could find something better than what I was using. The H10 comes stock with a pair of Sennheiser MX400's Which sound pretty good but the headphones that I am actually using with my H10 are the Iriver/sennheiser earbuds that came with the IFP-899 1GB flash player that I had from before. I had figured that they were probably the same headphones, but I was wrong. In doing a side by side comparison I found that the ones with the IFP player sounded better than the MX400's i.e. more bass, better snap with the snare drums etc...the old ones have a gold plated L shaped connector and the behind the neck type cord (one cord shorter than the other), and the MX400's have a regular cord and no gold connector. Maybe the MX400's Just need some break-in time??
Anyway....onto the MDR-ED21LP's....I was going to buy the MDR-ex71's, but they were getting such poor reviews as far as the durability goes, so I looked into the ED21's. It seemed to me that having a 16mm driver unit (over the 9mm on the EX71's) would be a good thing for deeper bass reproduction, and these little tube things would direct more of the sound into your ears, but I did not find this to be the case. I actually took an idea from another reviewer and took off the rubber things and put "foamies" on them and found that I was able to get better bass response this way. I found the high-midrange to be a little bit lacking in these....powerful snare hits just did not POP quite as hard. I do like the way they fit and they seem to be fairly durable. I listen to a lot of bass heavy rock, so I like a good chunky low end, I also listen to some hip hop and rap so I wanted something that could handle some good low bass drops. I still want something very portable so I am sacrificing the sound of a good pair of studio headphones with large drivers for the portability of earbuds. I know I will never get the bass response I really want out of earbuds but the sonys just don't do as well as the sennheisers I already have. I am a drummer and a bass and guitar player and though I don't consider myself an "audiophile" (this term is used WAY to much and over half of the people who claim to be audiophiles probably could not even hear a 3 or 4 db increase or decrease at 400 hertz)I am pretty picky about sound quality, and this is why I am only giving the sonys 3 stars.
it is possible that they just need some more break-in time to get some more bass response out of them, but they still seem to lack a little bit of liveliness in the rest of the range...... still not as bad as the headphones that come with the Creative Zen Micro and Micro Photo's....those things are horrid.... although I don't think there are any headphones under $300 that could make the creative players sound good :)
 Not Pleased February 21, 2006
4 out of 18 found this review helpful
I bought these ear phones after reading previous reviews. My use consists of listening to Ipod while on machines at the gym and riding my bicycle (off road). These are so uncomfortable I cannot use them. They sound so bad I don't want to use them. However, because the package is open, I cannot return them.
Comfort: They appear to be an earbud type of headphone, but with a cover which directs sound into your ear canal. The cover is 'shrink-wrapped' to the earphone, and a small portion of the outside edge of the cover rubs against my ear (VERY irritating). The earphones are also too large to fit into my ear comfortably.
Sound: Bad. I'm comparing to my Ipod OEM and other sony earbuds. I'd rate these a "1" on a scale of one to ten, and the apple earbuds a 5 or 6. These sound so bad they are not even worth critiquing. If you like the sound of your old 1 speaker am radio alarm clock, the sound should be fine for you.
My favorite earphone. March 6, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I continue to buy the Sony Earbuds year after year. They're reasonably priced, are the most comfortable to me, but more importantly seem to offer the best sound quality. I am able to hear many musical details using the earbuds that don't seem to be audible using other speakers (like my car). They are my favorites.
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