Sony Fontopia MDR-ED21LP in-ear headphones review.

Brilliant headphones!


I must have freakishly-shaped ears as I cannot get along with any others...the flat type just fall out of my left ear...don't ask why. I think I have handsome, perfectly formed ears (small, but beautifully formed...I DID play second row in the school rugby team for 9 years...BUT I DIGRESS!) but for some reason these are the only set I've ever used that will stay in...even when walking or running.


I've had the same pair for 9 years now! Don't worry-I do clean them, which, incidentally, is very easy to do.


They are a nice smooth shape which feels unnoticable in the ear.


If you ever lose sound in an ear you might try pulling off the cover and soldering (or getting someone to solder) the two contacts. The flexible cover simply clips back on. Mine did go in one earpiece but that was after 8 YEARS! Reliability isn't an issue, then.


Sound is bassy and with mp3 players' equalizers you can tweak away anyhow.


I use mine to listen to DVD films also. Better than the full ear Technics I was using....GET SOME!

Reviewed by Mark Woods, 2008. LordBeanpod@GMail.com

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Sony NWD-B103 1 gigabyte MP3 player review.

This is a great little MP3 player...it's my first "proper" player and the quality shows...the colour display is readable, the build quality is good and the sound, with the aid of my Sony "Fontopia" earphones (see my other review) and the on-board graphic equaliser is ace!
The capacity on mine is 1 gig which is fine for about 7 albums or so....hours of podcasts or hours of voice recording if you use the built-in microphone which has a selection of 3 different sampling rates. The player recognises WMA and MP3 formats.
Drag and drop using windows (or linux as I do myself) is simple. No iTunes style messing about!
Battery life is good with about 12 hours being the most I've used it for continuosly. All on a 2 hour charge. 3 minutes charge gives about 3 hours playback I've read. The interface is USB 2.0 which also draws charge for the battery - much better than faffing with a seperate lead.
Rgarding your comment about boot-up time, Supermetroid, it's short enough that if you turn the player on, sort out your headphones and plug in, it's on and ready which I find fine in my experience. It could be considered a bit slow if you want "instant-on"!
This cost £20 from HMV in 2006 and I've seen them on eBay for around £4 now in 2008! I'm buying another for the missus.
Highly recommended and easy to use with a good interface; select by artist, album or simply "play all". This really is one of my favourite pieces of gadgetry.

Reviewed by Mark Woods, 2008. LordBeanpod@GMail.com

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