SonyMDR-EX650AP Premium Wired Earphones with Brass Housing, Neodymium dynamic drivers, Smartphone Mic and Control - Black/Gold

Good quality & sound.

I bought these in Feb 2015 from Amazon, they have been with me at home, on holiday across the world, at work and just finished a work call from home today. Cable and connection are fine, the gold/brass driver housing has some discolouring but other than that they still sound great. Have tried others from Sennheiser and Soundmagic but always return to these Sony's ... paid £55.50 back then and based on the BoE inflation calculator that was £74 today in 2025 so at £39.99 its a bargain!

Very comfortable, and just as important a very good sound. Clarity up to the ususal Sony high standard. Compared to my Shures and FiiOs with balance armatures it still stands up, very very slight treble brightness and depending on your music a little low bass boost does not go amiss, but the image is excellent, no distortion to hear, and the value is there to see. Extremely satisfied for the price, miles better than the usual buds supplied with your phone.

Being a bose user I was looking for somthing with the base and noise cancellingThese do exactly that. Working in a dusty environment I was just not prepared to pay around 300 again for the bose I normally have.I thought id give these a go not expecting to much at all. But all I can say is wow!! Yes very good for the tiny cost of qhat id normally pay out.A great purchase.. would highly recommend for anyone looking for sound quality and comfort..

I bought a set of Sony MDR-EX110LP Deep Bass Earphones last month for a tenner as insurance against my current headphones breaking during a long all day Journey. I laughed when one of the ear pieces had stopped working when I started using them on the first train of the day. I had the backup Sony MDR-EX110LP Deep Bass Earphones in my shirt pocket and I was good to go while marveling at my instinct to buy backup earphones. The sound was fine for my needs, they served me well on the journey, but the amount of cable was aggravating and it feels delicate. It also tangled a lot which was a pain when pulling into a station and having to rush to leave the train.So I bought Sony MDR-EX650 Earphones with Brass Housing when I returned home so I don't have the same problem on the next journey. Reviews said they don't TANGLE and the reviews are correct. I wrap them around my fingers and stuff them in the storage pouch with the brass ear pods hanging out side them. The pouch stays flat and and fits a shirt pocket perfectly.The sound was not much better than the ones I bought last month but I read some reviews saying they have to be broken in like a pair of shoes, that they improve after a while. I was skeptical about this but sure enough from yesterday they have sounded amazing. The bass when the volume is high is crisp and punchy, no distortion at all, and this has a downside for me. It was making me turn up the volume too high without realising. I'm more conscious of it now but it just shows what a few extra quid gets you. I'm really impressed with the sound.There is a button on the left sided wire and when pressed it cuts off the music. It says something about a microphone but I have no idea what it means. It's handy not having to take the phone out my pocked and then its cover to cut off the music, but then I have to remove the earphones because of the noise cancelling. After pressing the button on the wire to hear sound around me I hear nothing. My phone is an Android.The brass feels and looks great. A review said they fall out the ear if doing activities but mine have not fallen out my ears once. They also don't feel any different to plastic ones in the ear. I like the brass, it gives them a classy look when in the ears.I paid £49.99, I see they're £59.99 today. Having heard the quality and experienced the robustness of the wire I would buy these again and pay more for them if it was necessary. I still have the backup ones I bought last month and they will probably fit in the flat pouch with these ones when I remember where I put them, If they do then bonus. I'll go one better and get a double 3mm Earphone jack in the pouch too. This way somebody near me on a train can listen to my music too and be overwhelmed by my taste.

These are NOT ANC as it says in the spec also the app it says use is no longer available it's been updated and these are no longer supported. Sound quality is disappointing for Sony very "messy" top end. Already relegated to a back up pair, back to using soundcore which cost £14 with superior sound. Worst Sony's I have ever owned. Avoid 👎

I swithered a long time before deciding to spend £50 on a pair of in-ear headphones. I had read the What HiFi reviews for these (2014 award winners £50-100) and the cheaper Sound Magic E10s (also What HiFi award winners under £50) and poured over other Amazon reviews. A friend opted for the Sound Magic but was I put off by the quite large microphone piece on the cord. The one on these is much smaller.I have a proper separates HiFi at home and have always enjoyed sitting listening to music but most of my listening these days is on the go so it was important that I got the right decision. Having used these for a few days I am confident I made the correct choice.First thing....don't open the box, plug them in and expect to hear them at their best. Spend a bit of time ensuring you select the best fitting silicone rubber buds. This isn't just down to comfort, the better the fit not only serves up better sound isolation from outside but it also helps tune the sound giving a fuller bass without ever swamping the rest of the music. Also I chose to plug them into my HTC One phone and left them playing on repeat for about 6 hours before actually sitting down to listen to them. I think that helped soften any initial sharpness.So on to the listening...I have a 32GB micro sd card in my phone so am not short of storage space. For that reason I like to rip or download my music at 320kbs or higher (sometime lossless). I started out with a FLAC rip of Rush 2112 album (70's prog rock) and was blown away within the first few moments. I didn't think it possible to have such an airy, 3 dimensional, out-of-your-head sound from ear buds but these Sonys manage it with aplomb. Moving on to more modern music I gave Daft Punk's Random Access Memories ago from Spotify. The dance music had great rhythm and well controlled bass. A wee dabble in to some classical music didn't phase these either.As for the button on the cord...yes there is no volume control, but as others have pointed out your phone isn't likely to be that far away and an in line volume control is adding 'resistance' to the music which could affect quality. The button does work well for call handling. Also I use PowerAmp as my android music player. Its menu allows you to decide what button presses do e.g one click to pause/start, double click to advance, treble click or long click to go back. The Sonys handle all the commands well.I don't often take calls while wearing headphones (to be honest it hasn't been an option before) but having tried it a few times, call quality was perfect and the person on the other end never complained or commented that I sound weird (or should that be 'wired').Overall, I am delighted with these. The only slight down side is the claim that the cable will not tangle. Granted it is better than previous earphones I have had, the cable having a textured feel, but it still finds a away to loop itself into a bow! Maybe I need to take a little more care before storing?