Sony Active Style Headphones

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I bought these about a year ago and love them. They were great for the price and stay on well. But over time one earbud got to have a lower volume. I think i'll shell out the money for a more expensive pair this time.

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I bougt these earphones for running. The first time I used them I had no problems. The second time I used them only one earbud was working. The third and last time I used these headphones I was electrically shocked repeatedly first from one side and then from the other. I had only been running for 3 minutes when the shocks started and was not even beginning to sweat. Sadly I had bought these BECAUSE they were Sony. I will return these to the store and move on to a new brand.

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Bought these to replace a pair of 3-yr old Skull Candy ear buds. The SC buds had a straight plug and failed at the strain relief - one channel had intermittent connection. Probably failed because of the way I run the wire while I'm exercising. Purchased these on Dec 18 because they were a sport-type and had a 90-deg plug. Today, Jan 2, the left channel has a significant decrease in output - it sounds like I only have one phone in. I verified that it is not the iPod, nor is a L-ear vs. R-ear matter. The phones are broken after two weeks... Other knocks against them is that they feel like they will fall out all the time, and they tangle too easily when I'm not wearing them. Unfortunately I don't have the receipt anymore so it looks like I will be eating the $18 that they cost.

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I was happy with these at first - I've never had good luck with this style of headphone before, but the added "nub" that fits behind the ear and the closed-loop design makes them stay on better than other models I've tried. The sound quality is "ok" - nothing amazing but it works. Unfortunately, after three weeks of use the right earbud became "muddy" sounding and only plays at about the third of the volume it is supposed to. I don't know if it is the "water-resistant" design failing, and sweat damaging the interior, or if there is a problem with the wiring, so that the full signal isn't getting to the headphones. Regardless, I'm already shopping for a new pair of headphones. I do not recommend these, and overall I'm very disappointed in the product. I used these headphones while distance running. I have previously owned one of Sony's "over the head" style sports headphones, and I had much better results with that, and will be sticking to that design in the future.

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Left side stops playing after about 20min of workout. Thought it was gettting wet from sweat but started wiping sweat off during run? This did not fix the issue. Run inside in AC so its not that much moisture but it stops working every workout.

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These are the best sport headphones I can find for the money! Great sound quality compared to Skullcandy, JVC and other price competitors and the headphones comfortably stay in my ears when I'm active. I prefer these any day over ear buds that constantly fall out and give me a headache after prolonged listening.

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Worked great for a couple months and then the left stopped working...a week later the right stopped as well.

Comments about Sony Electronics Sony Active Style Headphones:

Not only does the right ear bud short out as soon as a drop of sweat touches them, they constantly keep coming out of my ears. This happens EVERY time I work out. Since I work for a living, I don't have time to keep going to a store to buy new headphones, therefore I've become an expert on how horrible these are because I'm forced to use them!! I look forward to the day that I can hear my music while I workout.

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I ride my bike to/from work 13 miles each direction every day and I like to listen to podcasts or audiobooks on my iphone and I occasionally need to take a call or participate in an early morning meeting. These are ideal for the podcast/books use-case, but since they don't have headset capability they really don't work for the phone -- I've tried an accessory that plugs in-line and handles the phone part, but it doesn't fit well in my bike's iPhone case and it's really inconvenient. I'd love to have these with headset/mic integration! They're really the first headphones I've found that I feel safe using on the bike, I can hear the world around me but it doesn't drown out the podcast/book sound.

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I bought a pair of these and after about a month of use I noticed the right earbud began to lose sound quality and is now completely inoperable. I will not purchase these again and would advise others not to as well.