Xdr-8000 Vertical in Ear Ultralight Sport Running Headband Headphones

Bueno exelente

Comfortable and great audio quality headphones. Great for the gym.

Then look at these. Do they sound as good as the old Sony’s? Nope. These aren’t audiophile headphones, these are you just need some headphones to plug in your device. Go spend a few hundred +++ bucks if you’re picky about what your headphones sound like. Seriously - look at the price - what do you expect?For anyone who hates earbuds, has small or sensitive ears (your ears hurt like heck from earbuds of any size) earbuds that won’t stay in because you’re a runner, etc. these are great. If you’re super active and are worried about the cord, get Bluetooth earphones.These don’t have good bass in my opinion, so if that’s really important to you look for something else. The little Sony mdr W series headphones had great sound for little $12 earphones. Amazing for little cheap earphones in fact. Like many, many other people I have no idea why they decided to discontinue them. They have a serious cult following, and would still sell like hot cakes. The only annoying thing was that one side would usually go out from the cord being tugged. Anyway.....I am guessing the same will happen with these. Also they should be $10-$12 earphones, not $24.99 but I was paying for the design/comfort factor.They are the tiniest bit less comfortable than the Sony’s in my opinion, but absolutely the best substitute I have found. JLab makes a Bluetooth pair of “audio rewind” earphones that sound good and are also very comfortable. I purchased those at the same time. You can find them here for here for $15. They are larger (small round piece of foam over your ear) and pretty much look like the headphones that went with Sony Walkmans from the 80’s. Search for JLab audio rewind headphones.I give these 5 plus stars for comfort, but 3 for sound quality. So I split the difference and gave them 4 stars overall. Since I just purchased them I don’t know about their life span. Tiny and or sensitive ears rejoice! I am not a big reviewer, but comfortable earphones for small ears are difficult to find. As long as you aren’t a sound snob these will work.

I grew up using partial over the ear but this style is difficult to find these days. I use the headphones when exercising, during yard work, or fix-up projects around the house. I wear an extra large male hat size.My favorite is the Maxell SL-3, hp-200. I like the way they feel as they are the most comfortable of the group. The sound is well balanced throughout the frequency range. The over the ear component aligns with the middle of each earpiece so the angle feels good. One potential drawback is that the cord is a straight plug connector as opposed to the firm rubber right angle plugs that are more common. I remember having many of these straight connectors that eventually went bad at the connection.My second favorite is the Sonxtronic XDR-8000. These have ends that go into the ear. They are comfortable. These are lacking in the base and low frequency range and require a higher volume setting to achieve the same sound as the padded Maxell and Panasonic headphones reviewed. The sound is a bit “tinny”. I am keeping these because while they don’t sound the best, they don’t have the foam pads and thus will hold up much better for those times when I am sweating heavily.My third favorite is the Panasonic RP=HT21. These headphones have the overall best sound and have a very full stereophonic sound. They have the best bass and low frequency sound. They have a very good 90 degree connector plug. The cord is a great length. The problem is that they are narrow and sized for a person with a smaller, narrower head than mine. Furthermore, the over the head portion attaches to the earpiece at its front section. This design causes the earpiece to flare away from the back of the ear and the sound suffers. If you hold the earpieces to your ears with your hands the sound improves significantly. In addition, this design results in a pinching effect that is very uncomfortable. If the headpiece connected to the mid point of the earpiece I believe the problems would be solved and this would jump to the #1 favorite position. At the price I am willing to keep them and see if they become more comfortable with time, but I am very doubtful.Totally unacceptable is the Sony MDR-A17G. Although they say Sony on the item, I doubt they are really made by Sony. The earpiece quality is terrible and had extra plastic that scratches the ear. The overall quality looks very cheap. The sound is terrible, with a very tinny sound and no bass. These will be returned.

awesome product

I haven't had the opportunity to compare these headphones to the Sony ones that everyone seems to be raving about. Rather, I am comparing these to my old Apple earphones that I have been using. Because I have very small ears, it has been difficult to find an earphone that fits comfortably. These headphones are very lightweight, comfortable and stay in my ears without slipping. I have not tested them while running yet, however, they seem very secure when I shake my head quickly back and forth. The sound seems fine to me, I do not have high expectations, coming from an Apple earphone, but the sound these produce has a much higher quality and volume to those which I previously had. The cord is a bit long, which may prove to have its uses. There is no volume button, but that seems to be a feature on more expensive headphones. I really like the headband style, which allows me to rest the 'phones around my neck when not in use. This makes it easier to keep them in my ears, as the old bud-style ones were always slipping out and dangling around. A huge upgrade for a decent price!Update: 2 months later, the clip that holds the ear piece has broken off and the head phones are unusable. I ran about 15 miles per week with these. They were not comfortable, I had to keep adjusting them while running. The jack is very large and as such was hard to plug into my phone through my standard armband. I have contacted the seller about a refund.Still have not been contacted by the seller, so I am downgrading my review to one star. I would appreciate some of that customer service that I see others have received after their earphones broke in the exact same manner.