SonyZX Series Wired On-Ear Headphones, White MDR-ZX110

So I've had some difficulty finding headphones that work for me, after my previous, fantastic pair finally broke (and is no longer available on Amazon). I have a big head (22.5" circumference) and the previous two headphones I tried just mashed my ears and gave me headaches. These don't have that issue! I wasn't sure I'd be okay with wired headphones, but I'm doing alright with them so far, and they're lightweight enough that even with glasses they don't really cause any discomfort (sometimes I have to lift the arms of my glasses a bit so the headphones settle more). The sound quality is good, including decent enough bass, and the microphone quality seems to be good as well.My sole complaint, because I just used them with my phone for the first time while I was making calls, is that for whatever reason, they made the volume slider on the phone stay open over what I was doing, and it was also at max volume. Nothing I did to any sliders or buttons changed it or made the slider go away, including after I unplugged the headphones. I had to restart my phone to make it calm down. The brief instructions mention an app that allows for track and volume control from the on-cord button thing, but I have no use for that, and to be perfectly honest if I need an app to be able to control the volume while the headphones are plugged in, then they're not really designed very well. But 9.5 out of 10 times the headphones will be used with my laptop, so it's not a real issue.

The Sony ZX Series model ZX110over ear headphones are quite a surprise for a very low price! The audio is clear and crisp with just the right amount of bass and should satisfy most users. Not quite sure if these are noise canceling but while listening I did not hear much background interferences. I decided to buy the ones without a mic because I was only interested to use them for music! When it comes to audio, Sony is a trusted brand for their quality! The fact that you can experience immersive sound that is almost perfect from a $10 set of headphones is beyond belief, making these a smart investment for your dime!

Straight away, I was let down that these did not produce the kind of rich bass sound I was expecting (hoping for) from what seem to be a quality set of lightweight over-ear headphones.The first thing I did was match their performance against an old pair of JVC "Flats" that I'm keeping around for "heavy duty" careless & carefree activity listening, and initially it seemed as though the JVCs were delivering deeper bass than these Sony; but over the course of a couple of days, and testing them against each other across a range of various audio media, the reality is a lot less straightforward -- depending on the source audio, and what you're expecting or are more receptive to at the time, I've found that there are times when the JVC can produce crisper sound but at the cost of some raw booming bass, and other times the Sony will deliver a more consistent robust sound with a decent amount of bass but with the trade-off of some of the more subtle "hi-range" sounds almost getting drowned out in the crowded room.In general, the Sony set tends to deliver richer and more consistent sounds in the "mid-ranges," whereas the bass, and sometimes some portions of the higher scale, can be either hit or miss... again, depending on what you're listening "TO" and what you're listening "FOR."Despite some of its limitations or lack of meeting certain expectations coming straight "out-of-the-box," they can really kick up their perform quite a few notches with a bit of personalized tweaking in the equalizer settings (if you happen to be listening in an environment where you have access to such sound manipulation)!As for comfort, I was initially put-off by the on-ear feel, worried that I'd have to endure progressive torture in a constant attempt to cancel-out their foreign object pressure they seemed to be exerting against my lobes... but remarkably I'd found myself acclimating to them very rapidly, although I'm still occasionally put off by the fact that the individual earpieces are static and do not provide any "free-range" swiveling motion to help accommodate head shape and ear positioning -- but again, once adapted to, these concerns become less of an issue.I like the pseudo "fold-up" feature in its design, but this could pose some real potential problems if you happen to be less inclined to handle things gently and with patience... otherwise, it's a decent function to provide a bit in the way of space saving.*IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure you're aware of and understand that this particular set (MDR-ZX110AP) are of the "3-banded" TRRS variety (as it incorporates a built-in mic): these will still work with a standard 2-band TRS port, with a teeny-tiny bit of tweaked repositioning, otherwise, if you try to use them in a regular TRS receptacle and insert the plug in fully, you may erroneously come to the belief that the head set is defective, so do keep this in mind, or opt instead for the Plain Jane model with no attached microphone (MDR-ZX110NC).Overall... a very decent head set for the fairly reasonable price. So glad I got 'em.

$10 on sale! Got these for my turntable setup. I've been buying these basic Sony headphones for decades. Good Quality. Great value. Not terribly uncomfortable They don't always last very long, but at least as long as $100+ sets. I'm happy it's wired. Bluetooth is inferior.