Archive for the 'Sony' Category
Sony MDR-AS40EX Headphones Review
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Although the headphone market continues to burgeon with new models, it can be surprisingly tough to find a decent, fitness-friendly pair. A few companies, such as Sennheiser, have stepped up to the plate with sport-branded earphones that feature design attributes meant to keep them secured on the head during activity. Now, we can add Sony [...]
Sony MDR D777LP Altus Headphones Review
Monday, April 30th, 2007When Sony introduced its Altus MDR-777LP headphones, the company touted the “80KHz frequency response” along with a couple of other unique features. First off, that number doesn’t mean a single thing without some sort of qualifier like “plus or minus N decibels.” But marketing speak aside, the Altus is a pretty good set of full-size [...]
Sony MDR-EX90LP Review
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006It may be hard to believe now, but Sony used to rule the portable audio world. And if the company keeps turning out quality headphones, it may keep a share of that world. Sony’s latest pair of low-profile earbuds, the MDR-EX90LP, stand to help the case. These $100 ‘phones aren’t jaw-droppingly new or advanced, but [...]
Sony MDR-710LP
Monday, May 29th, 2006Sony offers a broad assortment of well-designed, high-performance headphones ranging from full-size studio monitors such as the MDR-V700DJ all the way down to Fontopia-series earbuds, such as the MDR-EX71SL. At CES 2006, the company introduced several new additions to its headphone lineup. The $59 Sony MDR-710LPs are a portable headband model that strikes a good [...]
Sony MDR-DS4000
Saturday, May 27th, 2006Wireless home-theater headphones are a great idea. They’ve been around for years, but design compromises always seemed to negatively impact their performance. Luckily, that’s not the case with Sony’s MDR-DS4000s. They retail for $299 but outperform models that go for a lot more.
